Corsair 2.5 inch Force LX Series SATA600

Metascore

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 16 expert reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

7
Average:

2
Bad:

2

Pros:

Nice Price. Strong performance on most tests. SSD Toolbox software available via download.
Low price, Mostly strong performance, SSD Toolbox software available via download
Fast sequential performance, Great upgrade from mechanical HDD

Cons:

Middling large file write speeds. 512GB max capacity. No added accessories for larger laptop and desktop installations
Modest sequentialwrite speeds versus recent drives, No 1TB option, No inbox accessories (spacer, transfer cable, or bay adapter)

Last revision on June 21, 2016

Editors Liked

Nice Price. Strong performance on most tests. SSD Toolbox software available via download
Low price, Mostly strong performance, SSD Toolbox software available via download
Fast sequential performance, Great upgrade from mechanical HDD
Solid design, Great read activity performance, Good MSRP out of the gate

Editors Didn't Like

Middling large file write speeds. 512GB max capacity. No added accessories for larger laptop and desktop installations
Modest sequentialwrite speeds versus recent drives, No 1TB option, No inbox accessories (spacer, transfer cable, or bay adapter)
Competition is cheaper, Erratic performance in used state
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Expert reviews and ratings

By APC Magazine on January 20, 2015 70

While manufacturers have announced larger capacity SSDs (2TB and more), for storing a lot of files, a mechanical HDD is still a much more affordable option. This looks set to change in the future though, as SSD production volume increases lead to lower...

By Computer Shopper on September 22, 2014 70

Aside from ho-hum sequential-write speeds at the 256GB capacity, the Force LX is a solid-performing SSD at a reasonable price. Read...

By Expert Reviews on September 19, 2014 80

The 512GB LX excelled in our benchmarks, writing large files at a blistering 573.8MB/s and reading them at an equally impressive 480MB/s. We did manage to exceed 600MB/s when writing large files, but we only managed this feat once. We wouldn’t expect...

By Kitguru.net on August 04, 2014 80

Overall we are pretty impressed with what the Corsair Force LX 512 GB Solid State Drive has to offer. In terms of the physical drive itself, it is very similar to other models we have seen in the past. It feels well put together and the 7 mm form factor...

By play3r.net on July 16, 2014 86

Corsair normally do something out of the ordinary when they produce products; whether that be by design, performance or of course value, but is there a happy medium between all three? I have had the Force LX 256GB drive in my test system for a while now...

By MyCE on June 23, 2014 80

The last few weeks were very exciting for Solid State Drives. The arrival of PCIe and M.2 that can give speeds up to 10Gb/s shows the direction that consumer drives will be moving forward. Setting aside all this, we need to see what is currently...

By thessdreview.com on May 27, 2014 86

The Corsair Force LX solid state drive and the new Silicon Motion controller perform exactly how they should for an entry-level SSD. It would have been nice to have had a few goodies thrown in as well, but it's hard to go wrong with a price point this...

By LanOC Reviews on February 21, 2015

So at the end of the day where are does the Corsair Force LX stand? Well as I mentioned when we started, this is a price point drive from the beginning. Corsair kept things cheap on the casing and the controller to help this be an entry level SSD. Even...

By uk.hardware.info on November 28, 2014

Samsung's 850 Pro SSDs are without a doubt the fastest SSDs of this moment. Given that this product does not seem to have any flaws, we heartily recommend it to those who are looking for the fastest possible SSD. The Vector 150 and AMD Radeon R7 SSDs...

By PC Mag on October 30, 2014

The Corsair Force LX (256GB) is a solid-state drive (SSD) with a good capacity at a reasonable...

By vortez.net on October 07, 2014

Knowing that the Corsair Force LX was an SSD designed for the budget conscious we weren't expecting blistering performance but truth be told for the price, we were pleasantly surprised. Not only did the Force LX beat some of the more expensive drives...

By eTeknix on September 18, 2014

Corsair is known to provide us with a wide spectrum of Solid State Drives and we have already tested many of them in the past. Now the time has come for their newest entry level and budget drive in the Force family; the Corsair Force LX 256GB Solid State...

By PCPer on September 05, 2014

The Corsair Force LX is a solid performer thanks to its Micron 20nm synchronous flash and Silicon Motion controller. We were happy to see this performance available in costs/GB lower than competing units. While more limited on write speeds, the smaller...

By MadShrimps on July 28, 2014

Alright then, the tests are over and it is time to draw up the conclusions; not a long time ago we have reviewed an affordable SSD from KingFast, (F8) which was bringing to the table decent performances while keeping the sell price to very low levels....

By Overclock3D on July 19, 2014

To start things off, we think it's worth mentioning the price of these SSDs before getting bogged down by performance figures. The 128GB version comes in at around £55, the 256GB version at £93, and the 512GB version at £180 ($80, $130, and $250...

By Legit Reviews on July 17, 2014

Solid-State Drive (SSD) have been steadily growing in capacity and thanks to improvements to the manufacturing processes the price of NAND and SSD controllers has been falling at an impressive rate. This means that fairly large SSDs are now fairly...

By HEXUS.net on July 14, 2014

Corsair has now augmented the Force LX series of SSDs with a 512GB model costing £200. Featuring the Silicon Image controller allied to 20nm NAND from Micron, this is a value-conscious drive aimed at, we imagine, folk coming to SSDs for the first time....

By Phoronix on July 05, 2014

The latest solid-state drive in our office is the Corsair Force LX 256GB SATA 3.0 that's been put through its paces under Linux and is working out quite well.For a new system build in our automated benchmarking test farm I bought the Corsair Force LX...

By MyCE on June 23, 2014

By Legit Reviews on June 18, 2014

Corsair has a reputation of manufacturering high quality hardware, and the Force LX continues this tradition. It offers mainstream users a high performance SSD, which is a nice change from some of the other mainstream SSD's. Corsair's SSD Toolbox is a...

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