SanDisk Ultra II (240GB) SSD Review
by Kristian Vättö on September 16, 2014 2:00 PM ESTPower Consumption
As I mentioned on page one, the Ultra II does not support DevSleep, but it does support slumber power. SanDisk decided against DevSleep support based on the fact that there are only a handful of systems that support DevSleep and most of them are already equipped with M.2 SSDs. In other words, DevSleep is not a feature that adds value to the aftermarket buyer because it will not be supported by the device anyway.
Overall the Ultra II has great power characteristics. The slumber power is low (although not the lowest) and under load the Ultra II is very efficient and stays at about 2W.
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theuglyman0war - Thursday, September 18, 2014 - link
considering a RAID with one of the value SSD offerings. Would be nice if these reviews included RAID considerations in these reviews. ( does the SLC n-cache, or the MPR parity effect RAID perhaps? [158Gbit of usable capacity:132 of final user capacity does this effect RAID in ANY way?] )And how about a shootout between the mx100 evo 840 and ultra II in RAID configurations.
As many seem to go on about how final user experience is fine with these value SSDs I would imagine that at RAID speeds that would be doubly true? And the savings more meaningful?
steveshin10 - Friday, September 19, 2014 - link
I always saw your reviews well. Thank you.But I have a question about your TRIM Validation test.
If I want know about my SSDs Trim Performance then I only just follow your method?
What are difference "MS WHCK's Trim Performance test" and your test.
And I want know how working about the "WHSK's Trim Performance Test Workload"
Do you know that? or How can I trace (or see, or known) the "WHCK Trim Perormance Test Workload"?
Thank you.
kgh00007 - Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - link
Is TLC nand even a good idea considering what is happening to the 840 EVO and older data?I'm worried about TLC nand loosing data if it is powered off for a long time.
sirkiwi - Friday, October 24, 2014 - link
Excellent alternative to the MX100. I'll grab a Sandisk rather than a Crucial for my next build.