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Corsair SSD Force Series F40 40GB SATA300

Based on 5 reviews

Excellent:

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Good:

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Pros

Fast Performance and Transfer Speeds, Decreased Boot and Launch Times, 3 year Warranty, TRIM Support (OS), Latest generation SandForce controller and MLC NAND flash, Good OS or Intel RST Drive.
Low price, Good performance, Supports TRIM, 3 Year warranty, Nice looking, rugged metal case

Cons

Limited capacity, Price difference to bigger drives (50 / 60 GB) is small, Reallife performance not as impressive as synthetic, Lower performance than other Sandforce drives

By Hi Tech Legion on June 05, 2011

To be honest, this is my first SSD ever. I have wanted one since their release, but they have always been out of my sensible price range. As of right now, they still are. The smaller drives, like the F40 seem like a teaser to me. They are right in a...

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By TechReaction.net on December 23, 2010

The Force series drives from Corsair are comparable to most other SF1200 controller SSDs on the market. They do perform slightly lower in read and write sustained speeds than the “standard” 285/275. The units tested are the smallest drives...

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By OCModShop on December 11, 2010

The performance of Corsair's Force Series Solid-State Drives is absolutely amazing. Matching a good SSD with your powerful rig really shows off just how fast a computer can be. While 40GB is enough to install Windows 7 and many applications, you...

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By Legit Reviews on November 02, 2010

We've seen several different capacities of Corsair's Force Series solid state drives on our test benches this year and we've been impressed with their performance. Corsair is now offering a 40GB version which will primarily fit the...

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By techPowerUp! on October 08, 2010

Corsair's Force F40 drive sits at the lower spectrum of the SSD capacity carousel. With just 40 GB, the drives most probable use will be as a fast operating system boot drive with a couple of applications on it. With recent games taking up up to 10...

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By TechRadar on September 24, 2010

When it comes to solid state drives, it's all about the controller chipset. Granted, the quality of the flash memory used is important, too, but it's the controller chip that makes the biggest difference to both out-of-the box performance and...

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By Hardware Canucks on September 15, 2010

For whatever reason, the budget conscious market has always been the “bargain bin” of the solid state industry. It is usually where last generation products go to die or where companies try to make a quick buck with low-quality drives that end...

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By Vortez on August 25, 2010

This review has revealed that without a doubt the SSD completely destroys the standard SATA-II HDD. The blistering performance to be had from an SSD is more than significant. The Corsair Force series should convince you that moving to SSD can benefit...

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By StorageReview on August 13, 2010

The new low-capacity 40GB Corsair Force F40 is a stunner. Compared to other boot-only drives it blows the competition out of the water by retaining the high read and write speeds of its higher capacity brothers. In our real-world benchmarks the...

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By Kitguru.net on August 11, 2010

Raid 0 with Corsair F40 is delicious, if you have the funds, make sure to give it a whirl because we are confident you won’t be...

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