August 3, 201015 yr For those of you that need or want a solid state cache drive ... pretty decent deal ... $99 at Newegg $95 at buy.com
August 3, 201015 yr Beware, this drive utilizes a JMicron controller. In the SSD realm, it usually means the system will suffer from stuttering (system unresponsiveness) as writes/reads occur to the drive. Preferably, you want an Indilinx, SandForce, Intel, or Crucial C300 as the controller. Anything else will result in subpar performance.
August 3, 201015 yr Are you sure? I have the 30GB version in my HTPC, and it uses a Toshiba controller... at least that's what I've read... I've only had it 2 days, so can't really comment on it yet...
August 3, 201015 yr I've seen mixed reports on the controller, some sites claim the Toshiba is a rebranded JMicron controller with improved cache. The benchmarks from storage review and legit reviews don't do it much flattery either: http://www.storagereview.com/kingston_ssdnow_v_review_snv425s2 http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1237/3/ http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1237/2/ It's tough to see and even tougher to photograph but stenciled on the controller chip are the letters T-O-S-H-I-B-A which apparently is a JMicron JMF618 controller but branded as Toshiba as they are the manufacturer.
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