Seagate 600 Series SSD SATA600

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 22 expert reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

11
Average:

1
Bad:

5

Pros:

Good price/performance ratio relative to its primary competition.
Available in 120GB, 240GB and 480GB capacities.
Link A Media Devices (LAMD) LM87800 controller.

Cons:

OEM packaging does not include any accessories.
Does not support hardware based encryption.

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Last revision on April 15, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Good price/performance ratio relative to its primary competition
Available in 120GB, 240GB and 480GB capacities
Link A Media Devices (LAMD) LM87800 controller
Good sequential and random read and write performance
Performs equally well with compressible and incompressible data
Rugged, ultraslim design
Available in both 7mm and 5mm thicknesses
Top-end performance on some of our benchmark tests

Reviewers Didn't Like

OEM packaging does not include any accessories
Does not support hardware based encryption
Higher power consumption than other current-generation SSDs
Merely modest small-file performance
More overprovisioning may lead to longer drive life, but also means less available storage space
Not as fast as other highend drives
Low MySQL Enterprise performance
Warranty based on time or usage
Not as fast as Samsung's 840 Pro

Expert reviews and ratings

While manufacturers have announced larger capacity SSDs (2TB and more), for storing a lot of files, a mechanical HDD is still a much more affordable option. This looks set to change in the future though, as SSD production volume increases lead to lower...

By APC Magazine on January 20, 2015

For the current SATA-standard drives, Seagate offers a regular and Pro version, the latter adding in a little more endurance thanks to higher-grade NAND stock and the use of higher over-provisioning. We tested the standard 600 SSD in its 480GB capacity....

By PC Advisor on June 01, 2014

The Seagate 600 SSD is a good value but high-performance solid-state drive. Now over one year old, it's available at very competitive prices, around 42p per gigabyte for the larger 480 GB capacity model. Share this article Find the best price ...

By Macworld UK on May 14, 2014

As its first consumer class SSD, Seagate did a pretty good job. One should note however that...

By hardwarebbq.com on February 07, 2014

The Seagate 600 is the manufacturer's first consumer solid-state device, and it's a great first effort with some unique...

By PC Mag on October 30, 2013

Seagate's stab at the SSD market isn't exactly a smashing success. The 600 SSD 480 GB has more or less satisfactory speeds, but they're nothing exceptional, falling far behind its best competitors. And it costs nearly £100 more than the Crucial M500....

By DigitalVersus on August 14, 2013

There's no doubt that a solid state drive can make your laptop or desktop PC run faster and boot up quicker. Seagate's SSD 600 is among the fastest of the recent solid state drives we've seen, and it's also power efficient, light, and rugged. Definitely...

By Good Gear Guide on July 29, 2013

Seagate’s first consumer-focused SSD is an admirable effort that delivered very good performance on several of our benchmark tests. Laptop upgraders, however, will want to mind its power consumption at idle, and value hunters will want to weigh this...

By Computer Shopper on July 09, 2013

Seagate is well known for their fantastic hard-drive products, where they share a huge market share with Western Digital. The company recently announced their entry into the consumer SSD market. They had SSDs before, but none that could compete with...

By techPowerUp! on July 02, 2013

Buying Guide Best SSD: 10 of the top SSDs on test It's good to finally see another major player in the storage sector enter the bear pit that is the consumer SSD market - and Seagate's 600 series looks pretty damn good from the off. The only problem is...

By TechRadar AU on June 27, 2013

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