Corsair SSD Force Series F100 100GB SATA300

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 7 expert reviews

Excellent:

7
Good:

0
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Solid SandForce performance.
Great random IOPS.
Outstanding 284/277 MBps read/write speed with ATTO.

Cons:

Make sure you zero the drive before use.
Limited availability at this time.

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Last revision on January 28, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Solid SandForce performance
Great random IOPS
Outstanding 284/277 MBps read/write speed with ATTO
SandForce SF1200 processor supports TRIM, SMART, and RAISE
DuraWrite technology extends NAND lifetime
Top-level enthusiast operational I/O performance
2Year Corsair full product warranty

Reviewers Didn't Like

Make sure you zero the drive before use
Limited availability at this time
Low scores in HD Tune Pro
Lacks integrated USB MiniB data connection
Not 3rdGeneration SATA6.0 compliant
No public firmware updates available

Expert reviews and ratings

At any moment in the history of the solid state drives, there's always been an "it" SSD controller chipset – a controller that turns heads and generally dominates the news.Now there's a new pretender to the Barefoot's OEM controller...

By TechRadar on August 05, 2010

Man, we are all about SandForce these days. The controller company burst out of stealth mode early this year, and proceeded to rock our socks with every drive that uses its SF-1200 firmware. The Corsair Force F100, like all drives of its ilk, relies...

By Maximum PC on July 13, 2010

100

Looking at the value represented by the drive, generally SSDs do not offer much in this area with costs still being high for reasonably low capacities. The F100 is more expensive than drives...

By HardwareHeaven on June 20, 2010

Well at first I was really unsure on how to even give you my opinion on this drive. Some of the results from the tests were good, but others were quite low. After many days of research I found out a few things about some of our benchmarking...

By ThinkComputers on June 13, 2010

Although the rating and final score mentioned in this conclusion are made to be as objective as possible, please be advised that every author perceives these factors differently at various points in time. While we each do our best to ensure that all...

By Benchmark Reviews on April 21, 2010

Based on the recent Sandforce 1200 controller, Corsair has a very fast SSD in its portfolio. The Forc 100 GByte shows very consistent performance in all our benchmarks which means that there are no major negative performance impacts. Furthermore this...

By Ocaholic on July 29, 2010

When it comes down to benchmarking the Corsair Force Series 100GB SSD, I was quite happy with the results that it was able to provide, despite a few benchmarks that gave it a bit of trouble when it was compared to the Mushkin drive. However, it was...

By Overclockers Club on July 05, 2010

Corsair's Force series SSD leaves a decent impression. The overall baseline performance is certainly fast, and when you look at very specific segments like Random I/O, especially in writes it's where the drive shines over controller solutions...

By Guru of 3D on June 07, 2010

Random write performance of the drive we reviewed may change with future firmware updates. Click here to find out more.Corsair’s late entry into the SSD market meant that it missed the JMicron mess of the early days, but it also meant that Corsair...

By AnandTech on June 01, 2010

It is hard to believe that almost two years has passed since we first rounded-up some of the first solid state drive offerings for the PC. Since that time, the landscape has changed dramatically. Capacities have increased somewhat, but performance has...

By HotHardware on May 25, 2010

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