G.Skill SSD Phoenix Pro 60GB MLC SATA300

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

1
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Very impressive 284MB/s read and 272MB/s write in ATTO, Best ATTO score out of all SandForcebased drives we have tested, Available in capacities up to 240GB, 3year warranty, Included mounting bracket.
Outstanding 286/273 MBps read/write speed with ATTO, SandForce SF1200 processor supports TRIM, SMART, and RAISE, DuraWrite technology extends NAND lifetime, Toplevel enthusiast operational I/O performance, 3Year G.Skill limited product warranty, 60/1

Cons:

No USB MiniB connection
Does not deliver on advertised 50,000 IOPS, More expensive than other similar products, Lacks integrated USB MiniB data connection, Not 3rdGeneration SATA6.0 compliant

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Last revision on March 11, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Very impressive 284MB/s read and 272MB/s write in ATTO, Best ATTO score out of all SandForcebased drives we have tested, Available in capacities up to 240GB, 3year warranty, Included mounting bracket
Outstanding 286/273 MBps read/write speed with ATTO, SandForce SF1200 processor supports TRIM, SMART, and RAISE, DuraWrite technology extends NAND lifetime, Toplevel enthusiast operational I/O performance, 3Year G.Skill limited product warranty, 60/1

Reviewers Didn't Like

No USB MiniB connection
Does not deliver on advertised 50,000 IOPS, More expensive than other similar products, Lacks integrated USB MiniB data connection, Not 3rdGeneration SATA6.0 compliant

Expert reviews and ratings

To sum up, if you are looking for a blisteringly fast drive that will keep up with and in some case surpass 99% of other drives out there in terms of IOPS performance and a three year warranty on top, then the G.Skill Phoenix Pro Drives are certainly...

By Clunk.org UK on November 16, 2010

100

These new SandForce-based drives are really setting the standard for enthusiast solid state drives. The older drives we took a look at are really becoming budget drives and these new drives are becoming standard. These SandForce drives are really...

By ThinkComputers on July 19, 2010

Although the rating and final score mentioned in this conclusion are made to be as objective as possible, please be advised that every author perceives these factors differently at various points in time. While we each do our best to ensure that all...

By Benchmark Reviews on July 04, 2010

The Phoenix Pro's cost-per-GB is higher than the other drives we tested, but it does a fairly good job of justifying the price premium by offering somewhat higher overall performance. We were particularly pleased with the drive's performance in...

By HotHardware on August 26, 2010

100

G.Skill torna sul mercato “high end” con un prodotto veramente interessante, il disco Phoenix Pro si è rivelato affidabile, efficiente e veloce. Il G.Skill Phoenix Pro è semplicemente il disco da 60Gb più veloce che abbiamo...

By Nexthardware on August 02, 2010

Un peu de transparence ! Pour ce test, nous devons admettre que le temps nous a un peu manqué, d’autant plus qu’une manœuvre maladroite de votre testeur lui a fait perdre l’intégralité de ses résultats IO Meter...

By Revioo on July 23, 2010

In Anbetracht dessen, dass G.Skill in ihrer Phoneix Pro SSD den ansonsten so starken SandForce SF-1200 Controller verbaut hat, ist die Leistung nicht immer angemessen für ein solches Produkt. Im Vergleich zur Corsair Force SSD, welche auf dem...

By Technic3D on July 09, 2010

Avec son Phoenix Pro, G.Skill nous livre un excellent SSD, dont la principale force est l'écriture et plus particulièrement des petits fichiers, avec en supplément des progrès de quelques Mo/sec par rapport à l'OWC. La...

By CowcotLand on July 01, 2010