Testseek.com have collected 91 expert reviews of the Seagate 2.5 inch 600 Series SSD SATA600 and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Seagate 2.5 inch 600 Series SSD SATA600.
July 2013
(78%)
91 Reviews
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Abstract: All the major players are jockeying for position in an effort to get you the consumer to purchase their SSD. Seagate has thrown its hat into the ring with the launch of their 600 Series SSD. This drive is aimed squarely at most of you; the mainstr...
Abstract: Over the past few months, Seagate, Samsung and OCZ have launched new versions of their 2.5-in. consumer-class internal solid-state drives (SSDs) -- the Seagate 600, the OCZ Vertex 450 and the Samsung 840 Pro Series. Each boasts 500MB/sec. peak performa...
Available in both 7mm and 5mm thicknesses, Top-end performance on some of our benchmark tests
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
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 ...
Good price/performance, 7.5 mm thin--Ultrabook compatible, Good steady state performance, Supports TRIM, 3-year warranty
Not as fast as other high-end drives (which are more expensive, though), Low MySQL Enterprise performance
The Seagate 600 Series SSD is available online for $400. Good price/performance 7.5 mm thin--Ultrabook compatible Good steady state performance Supports TRIM 3-year warranty Not as fast as other high-end drives (which are more expensive, though) Low MySQL...
Silky smooth operation as a system drive, Excellent sequential reading performance, even at very low queue depths, Excellent 4K random reading performance at low and high queue depths, Excellent 4K random writing performance at low and high queue depth
Limited availability, No SSD toolbox for maintaining the drive.
Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points belowPositiveSilky smooth operation as a system drive.Excellent sequential reading performance, even at very low queue depths.Excellent 4K random reading performance at low and high queue de...
Seagate's first consumer-focused SSD has been a long time coming. Was it worth the wait? Yes and no. For the most part, the Seagate 600 SSD doesn't do anything we haven't seen before. Its LAMD controller and Toshiba NAND are used by other drive makers. S...
Ultra-slim 5mm and 7mm form factors, Excellent write performance
Slipped behind in our consumer productivity and gaming traces
The Seagate 600 SSD is a client drive aimed at enthusiasts that can fit just about any application and offers reliable performance...
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Published: 2013-05-07, Author: Christopher , review by: tomshardware.com
When you ship tens of exabytes of hard drive capacity every year, the solid-state storage game might seem like small potatoes. Sure, the industry is maturing, and flagging PC sales might give big companies reason to reconsider jumping in with both feet. B...
