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SSD test: Integral, Kingston and OCZ

Vincent Lheur
May 19, 2010 7:05 PM
3 SSDs join our product survey: Integral SSD 2.5 SATA II and USB 64 GB, Kingston SSDnow V-series 64 GB, and OCZ Agility 120GB.
 
  • As it's name indicates the Integral SSD 2.5 SATA II and USB 64 GB offers both an SATA-2 connection for use as an internal drive and a USB 2.0 for use as an external storage device. This is also a good way of easily copying the content of the standard drive on a laptop before replacing it with this SSD from Integral.
It comes in 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB and 256 GB versions. We tested the 64 GB version.
 
  • With the SSDnow V-series, Kingston is one of the first manufacturers to make SSDs accessible to all. This explains the popularity of the drive with those who want to optimise performance on an old laptop with a sluggish hard drive. It comes in 30, 64 and 128 GB versions. We tested the 64 GB version.

    • OCZ Agility 120
 
  • Lastly the O.C.Z... three letters which send a shiver down the backs of the necks of performance enthusiasts. And to give us even more of a thrill, this US company is bringing us the Agility in four sizes: 30, 60, 120 and 250 GB. Note that on the 30 GB version, OCZ has announced lower performance levels than for the other capacities. Thankfully, we were able to get our hands on the 120 GB version to test that.
 
SSDs in with the hard drives

For the moment we are putting our SSD tests in with standard internal hard drives. Of course, the ratings are specific to each type of drive and will be homogenised as soon as SSD storage capacities get closer to those of hard drives.

> Test: Integral SSD 2.5 SATA II and USB 64GB
> Test: Kingston SSDnow V-series 64GB
> Test: OCZ Agility 120GB
 
 


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