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February 2012
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230 Reviews
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Exceptionally strong performance up against OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS, Incredibly fast compressible speeds in our mixed-workload tests, Industry-leading reliability testing, Custom firmware and engineering shows its value
More expensive than other SandForce SF-2200-powered SSDs with synchronous NAND
When we reviewed the Intel SSD 510, we called it a comfortable pair of shoes due to the midrange performance but supreme reliability. If we're keeping with shoe references this time around, the SSD 520 is a great pair of running shoes with little rocket b...
The Intel SSD 520 Series is blazing fast, and right now, it is the fastest 2.5” SSD drive that we have tested. Depending on pricing, I expect it to be a very nice update to the Intel 510 Series, especially as it has hardware AES256 encryption and the warr...
We've given the Intel SSD 520 an Editor's Choice award for good reason. While we greatly value Intel's reputation and tradition of reliability and compatibility in the SSD space, the SSD 520 is a wonderful performer as well, generally finding itself in th...
Published: 2012-02-06, Author: Joe , review by: legitreviews.com
While Intel comes late to the SF-2281 party, their 520 Series SSDs bring a promise of unparalleled reliability and top notch performance that will likely see them fly off store shelves given their already solid reputation....
Fastest SATA storage device ever tested, Delivers over 83K IOPS performance in IOMeter, Outstanding 559/528 MBps read/write speed with ATTO, Builtin 256bit AES data encryption, Hardwarelevel data compression preserves NAND longevity, 5Year Intel product warranty support, Enhanced powerloss data protection, Lightweight compact storage solution, Resistant to extreme shock impact, Low powe
Expensive enthusiastlevel product
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Strong Performance, 5 Year Warranty, Intel's Track Record For Reliability
Pricing Somewhat High, Not any faster than other SandForce-based SSDs
The Intel SSD 520 SeriesIntel SSD 520 Series solid state drives should be available very soon from OEMs and retailers. Although we have yet to see any actual street prices, Intel's has set pricing (in 1K quantities) as follows:60GB - $149120GB - $229180GB...
Very strong performance with read-heavy enterprise workloads, 20% over provisioning adds substantial performance in all profiles with write activity, Intel quality and reliability testing brings the SSD 520 into the realm of light-duty enterprise SSDs wit
Still can't compete at the endurance levels of eMLC or SLC-based SSDs
The Intel SSD 520 is industry-leading fast and offers the reliability enterprises require for both workstation and light enterprise SSD use. With over provisioning users can tweak the 520 for even better performance and endurance. While not living up to e...
Choice is good though. The Intel Series 520 SSD 240GB model as tested today is an incredible sexy and high performing product, it's late to a crowded SandForce 2281 market though. Intel certainly holds ground amongst the competition, though I dare to stat...
Excellent performance. The speed of SandForce's latest controller with the backing of Intel's testing and firmware validation
A tad more expensive than other similar drives. SSDs in general are still limited in storage capacity given the premium you pay per gigabyte
The last great SSD that we tested carrying 100% Intel tech was the SSD 310 Series. This drive was later replaced by the not too exciting SSD 320 Series, which was still limited to the SATA 3Gb/s interface. The SSD 510 Series came about last year using...
Big performance jump over the X25-M, five year warranty
What the original 510 Series should have been
Intel's 240GB 520 Series SSD drive is fast and, assuming there are no surprises from Intel regarding our unit's random read results, if you have an X25-M SSD drive and are thinking of upgrading, there's very little reason not to.Compared to Intel's X25-M...
