Reviewers Liked
- SSD Optimizer software is very good and includes several nice features, Reliability, 5year warranty
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Expensive, Under performs compared to other mainstream SSD offerings with lower prices
Intel 540s SSD 2.5" Series SATA600
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Intel's choice to release a TLC based drive was obvious with the value segment blowing up in the past few months. With pricing becoming more and more cut throat, it doesn't seem like the Intel 540s Series will fair too well in sales compared to everyone...
By thessdreview.com onYou can consider yourself lucky if you purchased an SSD last year. Since then not a lot has happened when it comes to the performance, while the prices have gone up. However, using a hard drive as boot disk is not necessary at all - there are more than...
By uk.hardware.info onIntel set the bar very low for mainstream SSDs with the SSD 540s, but the market will continue on. This drive delivers less performance per dollar compared to market leaders and fails to compete with offerings from Tier 3 manufacturers. If you want...
By Tom's Hardware UK onIntel set the bar very low for mainstream SSDs with the SSD 540s, but the market will continue on. This drive delivers less performance per dollar compared to market leaders and fails to compete with offerings from Tier 3 manufacturers. If you want...
By Tom's Hardware onThe current pricing of the Intel SSD 540s makes my recommendation quite simple: don't buy. The 180GB and 360GB models are only a few dollars cheaper than the next size up, and the four standard sized models are priced above many MLC drives. The OCZ TR150 provides better performance for a far lower price. The SanDisk X400 provides much better performance, the same 5-year warranty period of the 540s, and M.2 models for a significantly lower price. ADATA has also recently announced M.2 versions of the SP550, which will probably be only a little more expensive than the 2.5" drives, providing a very welcome cheap M.2 option.
By AnandTech onThe Intel SSD 540s is their first entry level consumer SSD in quite a while, and our first look at Silicon Motion's new SM2258 controller. It's a little surprising to see Intel being an early adopter of a third-party SSD controller after their...
By AnandTech ongli SSD Intel 540s offrono minori prestazioni per prezzo rispetto ai leader di mercato e non solo. Se volete un SSD affidabile, questo potrebbe essere il migliore modello TLC al di fuori dei prodotti Samsung. Allo stesso tempo non ci sono ragioni per...
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Il est important de comprendre pourquoi une marque lance un nouveau produit. Intel commercialise une gamme très étendue et travaille avec une constellation entière de partenaires. À première vue, le SSD 540s ne paraît pas compétitif face aux SSD...
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