G.SKILL Phoenix Pro 60GB 2.5IN SATA2 Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD Sandforce

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*Apps load promptly. (Smaller apps like Daemon Tools or VLC take practically nothing, larger apps like Photoshop or Lightroom take about four-6 seconds) *Windows 7 score of 7.2.Ʀ.5" adapter.*Quick windows loading time (PC off to function prepared is about 40 seconds) *No three.5" adapter.*Price Price tag Value. Paid 169$, I wonder how substantially it'll be in six months. Maybe for an individual upgrading from a rubbish technique this would look like an unbelievable upgrade, but in truth it is just a good upgrade - not a lot much more. Apps load more rapidly and that's entertaining. Great as an OS drive. In all probability not worth to upgrade if you currently have a Raptor.Phenom II 945 @ three.75Gigabyte 890xa-UD32x Gigabyte HD4850Important Balistix DDR3 1600 @ 1666 8-eight-eight-24G.Skill Phenix Pro 60GBWD Caviar Black 640GBCorsair VX550Win 7 64-bit House Premium Manufacturer Response:.Dear BuyerThank you for your G.Ability buy and review. Glad to hear the SSD is operating wonderful in your system. As far as all round speed, the SSD will nevertheless be an upgrade more than any regular HDD. The average seek time on SSDs are a lot lower, which is what allows them to open applications and execute much much more swiftly. Pricing will constantly go hand in hand with technology/performance. So hopefully in the close to future these will develop into much less pricey and additional reasonably priced to everybody.Thank youGSKILL SupportGood quality and client service are our top priorities.Tech Assistance Email: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept E-mail: rma@gskillusa.comG.Talent Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

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Following hunting about at too several SSD's, I decided to take a stab at this G.Talent. I ought to say, when I saw the boot time and load occasions improved by anyplace from 15%-20% I was extatic. None so far.

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13 second boot occasions. what additional desires mentioned? nada

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Very quick! Doesn't even seem like the similar laptop! Feels like a 躔 upgrade, luckily it's not!! None, it's less expensive than 躔. I wasn't seriously positive how to set this up, but G.Skill assistance was really nice to point me in the correct path. Saved dollars by not going to a neighborhood pc shop. Thanks.

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Like other people have stated it's quick! Windows 7 installed in about 15-20 minutes. Boots in 12 seconds and loads apps instantly. Scores a 7.7 in Windows Exp. None.

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These babys are quick and easy to install!I got three operating in Raid and hitting 500-600mb study 200-400 write!!!!You will really like these drives! None These comes with mounting plate and added screws which is a good add.

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I purchased two of these Phoenix Pro 60 drives (the 60GBP2 version) and installed Win 7 in minutes below a RAID1 set-up. Speeds had been great: 350 MB/s study and 250 MB/s write (I rounded these numbers off).The Windows 7 x64 default ACHI driver functions fine. The BIOS/RAID detection routine would FAIL to detect a single of the drives. I solved this challenge by changing the port assignments on my P658XD Premium SATA connectors. Once the drives had been on Port0 and Port1, the problem went away.On idle for about an hour, I came back to locate that one of the new Phoenix Pro SSD drives had died.Now with ACHI and the remaning 60 GB SSD, the laptop blinks a BSOD screen in the course of the Win 7 initialization right after I set up the Intel SATA II drivers. My 3 week old Phoenix Pro 60 SSD is at present only reaching 157 MB/s read and 60 MB/s create speed on my boot drive (using IDE). My week old Phoenix Pro 120 SSD is also sluggish: 176 MB/s study and 141 MB/s write (CrystalDiskMark three). I ran "HD Tune two.55" tests. Both of my G.Talent SSDs show peaks and valleys in the performance graph, where my Intel SSD shows a comparatively flat (consistent) overall performance line. My conclusion is that the G.Skill drives are poorly constructed. Here's my future program: I'm going back to RAID1 when the RMA arrives tomorrow. If the Phoenix Pro drives die or won't take the RAID drivers, I'm sending them BACK! Manufacturer Response:.Dear CustomerWe are sorry to hear yo uare getting such concerns. Please send the SSD in for replacement and the new drive ought to operate substantially greater. For optimum single drive performance, make confident to enable AHCI mode. With the most up-to-date drivers, your speeds need to be considerably greater. If you continue to have this problem, don't hesitate to make contact with us directly and we can aid get them up to speed. Thank youGSKILL HelpHigh quality and buyer service are our leading priorities.Tech Assistance E-mail: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept Email: rma@gskillusa.comG.Ability Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

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Really fast. WEI 7.five. It takes 10s to get to desktop, and I don't even see the welcome screen. Video drivers took 5s from the Set up click to the Finish click. You know the 40 updates that you get when you 1st set up windows?...properly all of them installed in 2minutes. The two.5" to three.five" adapter plate didn't match nicely in my case, I had to drill some holes but nothing terrible. There's a 2.1 firmware but I don't know if I ought to update it given that it's running smoothly anyways. I installed 2 systems in the past week, one with SSD and one with HDD. I could feel the one particular with HDD slowing down after few days but the SSD stays quick even following all the programs becoming installed.

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other people say it's rapidly... The screws it comes with are 48 Threads per inch and truly short. To mount it in my case I had to drive all about my town attempting to find some longer ones to mount the holding bracket into my Antec 1200 case. ū and 4 screws later, I was in a position to secure the drive but only with 2 screws considering that the holes don't line up with regular HD mounting brackets... I was seriously excited about employing this SSD to install Windows and my applications on, but with it in the pc, I can't get previous BIOS and I updated the BIOS to the most recent. This happened when the SSD came bundled with the Motherboard. Manufacturer Response:.Dear ConsumerWe are sorry to hear you are possessing troubles with the SSD. The mounting bracket ought to bolt on to a chassis via its holes. The screws provided need to screw right into the mounting bracket to hold it in location. You ought to not require additional hardware, but we realize some circumstances may slightly differ. The replacement drive ought to work superior. If you have any issues or questions, please don't hesitate to speak to our help division directly.Thank youGSKILL HelpExcellent and consumer service are our top rated priorities.Tech Assistance E-mail: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept E mail: rma@gskillusa.comG.Ability Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

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Properly, right after doing a lot of analysis, I decided to take a opportunity and snatch a SSD. I do not have a AHCI MB. And let me inform you, IT DOESN'T MATTER!!! This factor is so quickly. I also bought Windows 7 to put on this negative boy and I am quite significantly so impressed. Every little thing is so rapidly and smooth. Quite noticeable. I'd like to consider upgrading from Vista had some thing to do with it to. Obtain IT! Its like going to Blu-Ray from VHS. You won't regret it. None so far. Like all the other evaluations, make confident you disable defrag. I left on indexing which was fine, and disabled hibernate, and moved my pagefile.sys to my other tough drive. Freed up 7 GIGS.

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Rapid read/write but who didn't anticipate it? Not seriously a con, discomfort in rear to set up in my Antec P-183 case. I had to order screws from Antec that matched the thread on the bottom of drive. I really should have purchased either the 100GB or 120GB. Windows 7 and WoW take up 35 GB of space. 10ish is reserved by the OS/drive automatically. Moved temp directory to a metal drive. Manufacturer Response:.Dear ConsumerThank you for your G.Ability obtain and assessment. Glad to hear the SSD is functioning effectively in your method. We are sorry to hear there was a slight challenge with screws, but glad you have been able to resolve the challenge. Windows 7 does take very a bit of space, so 60GB must be the minimum. If you have any further queries or concerns, please really feel absolutely free to let us know.Thank youGSKILL HelpGood quality and client service are our prime priorities.Tech Assistance E mail: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept E-mail: rma@gskillusa.comG.Talent Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

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Uncomplicated installation (included 3.five" mounting plate), rapid (but a bit disappointing) seq/rand r/w speeds, quickly delivery from Newegg, nicely packaged by g.skill and newegg, cost was correct (贺 CAD). G.Ability support forum fairly good (though nowhere close to as much info - and chaos - as OCZ's). Newest firmware v2.1 causes "smart command failed" (and delay on boot) on my GA-H55M-UD2H motherboard. Instruction manual need to be a tiny bit far better. Sandforce controller has pros and cons. Do some reading so that you fully understand how it functions and what to anticipate. It's incredibly unique from the other SSD controllers. So far, I'm pleased with the drive, but was not blown away by the distinction among my mechanical HDD (a mere momentus 7200.4 @ 100MB/s r/w) and this SSD. Yes, it's absolutely all-around more rapidly and "snappier", but not the thoughts-blowing upgrade that so many have written about. Naturally it depends on what apps you run and how you use your Computer, and so forth. The firmware needs a bit of function/tuning (e.g. the Sensible error). I'm a bit disappointed w/ the sequential writes (under 100MB/s on a clean drive and about 70MB/s as soon as applied a bit), but you shouldn't be undertaking too substantially sequential writing on this low capacity SDD (o/s & applications). Sequential reads at 200MB/s are a delight (cut my backup times in half). General, I believe this drive is a very good worth at the price tag I paid, but at 赔+ (CAD) I would go with the Agility2/Vertex2/ LE. Manufacturer Response:.Dear BuyerThank you for your G.Talent buy and evaluation. We will continue to boost the firmware and fix any bugs in revised updates. Our aim is to have a great firmware that offers each optimum efficiency and long term stability. Your feedback is significantly appreciated as it assists us with this objective. If you have any additional inquiries or problems, please really feel absolutely free to contact us straight and we will be additional than glad to assist you.Thank youGSKILL AssistanceQuality and client service are our leading priorities.Tech Assistance E-mail: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept Email: rma@gskillusa.comG.Talent Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

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-Blazing quickly-Was only ์ :D-Uncomplicated to setup -No Cons -Employed this as a boot drive, have a 3 second begin up and 4 second shutdown, all other data goes to 1tb wd black.*Remeber Never DEFRAG A SSD!!

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I purchased three of these for OS drives immediately after using a 120G version as a dual boot. All operating good. Great support from G.Skill. none Don't be shocked or disappointed when the drive does not benchmark soon after installing OS like it benchmarks with nothing on it. The "real planet" numbers may be reduced but the "real world" perfomance enhance is nonetheless staggering.And yes, I've done all the tweaks...The similar is true for a SandForce OCZ drive that I use for information storage only, so it's just a reality of these. So enjoy the massive performce boost and don't sweat the bench numbers soon after loading them up with data. Completely five stars.

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Got two of these in a RAID . These drives are way rapid Windows boots in seconds Games load in seconds applications set up and load so quickly I often don't see the dialog install box.Some speedy numbers ATTO - 500MB study and writes HD Tune - 474.4MB MAX - 393.6MB AVG - 345MB MIN The 3.five" adapter they offer doesn't even have any mountable holes had to use Zip Ties 1 of the two Drives connectors is kind bent upwards exactly where the power and data connections are. Allowed me to connect when setup internally but when I tried to use the drive in my External drive bay I cant get it in to connect considering that the connectors are bent an 1Ǟth of an inch in the middle of the PCB

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Really like the point! Put it in my wifes computer system and boot and application load occasions are now wonderful. None On an AMD Sempron 2800+ single core with 2GB RAM:-Boot Win7 Ult 32bit in about 10 seconds from POST.-Firefox four loads in two seconds. Adore SSD!

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nice ssd...even though it lasts purchased two drives making use of in a raid 1 array. 1 drive failed within initial week...apparently this is a widespread issue with this drive, guess I ought to have listened to all the warnings in these evaluations. Adore gskill memory, have not had a single concern to date with any gskill solution till these drives. Appears like this business is going downhill rapid just like every person else ie asus, seagate, and so on... I would gladly pay a premium price for one thing I knew was a strong item than buy some thing like this but its all a crapshoot these days... Manufacturer Response:.Dear ClientWe apologize for the incovenience. It is incredibly odd that the drive became defective following a week of usage. Please send it in for RMA and the new a single must perform better. As SSD technologies progresses, we will be in a position to generate greater, a lot more dependable soild state drives. If you have any further questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to speak to us directly. Thank youGSKILL AssistanceTop quality and customer service are our top priorities.Tech Assistance Email: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept E-mail: rma@gskillusa.comG.Talent Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

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Quiet, Incredibly Fast, Sufficient storage space/size, Uncomplicated Install, Normally good Newegg service,...... Noone came to the house to install it for me! I ordered the 60GB size and it delivers a lot of space for my major Windows 7 files and programs. Any programs that don't automatically load on my C drive I put on my normal HDD. An individual said don't put your pagefile on the SSD, large mistake! You'll want to put it there mainly because of speed, but I would go in and manually set a constant size for it so that Windows doesn't retain changing it. I'm so satisfied with this drive that I'm about to obtain yet another for my HTPC.

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Rapidly, Quiet, and quick. Wow is all I can say when I installed the OS. Boots up just as quick. Only has 60 GB's of storage. Cost nevertheless desires to come down. When costs are ideal will make an great Raid setup.

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This issue is super fast, only have Windows and a couple other applications on this drive since its just 60gb, but Windows loads in seconds. Significantly far better than my old pc that requires forever to load. 60gb is sufficient to do windows and maybe a couple other programs or a game or two. Do not attempt installing steam on your ssd because all steam games have to be installed the exact same spot. It can be a bit frustrating attempting to set up some points on this drive and some factors on my 1TB drive. I attempted junction points, but it wasnt what I was expecting it to do. I am nevertheless fairly delighted with this drive, but cant wait to have a single huge adequate to install every thing on. I also saw a 120gb ssd for โ or so far more than I paid for this 1 ideal just after I got my shipment, but isnt that at all times the case. My technique-Antec Nine Hundred Two V3ASUS M4A89TD PRO/USB3 AM3 AMD 890FXAMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHzEVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570G.Ability Ripjaws 16gb 1600 DDR3 SDRAMG.Skill Phoenix Pro Series 60gb SSDWD Caviar 1TB 6.0gb/s HDDLG Blu-Ray BurnerLG Blu-Ray driveCorsair 750w psuWin 7 Property Premium