Corsair 2.5 inch Nova Series SATA300

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 13 expert reviews

Excellent:

7
Good:

4
Average:

0
Bad:

2

Pros:

Impressive sequential read/write speeds.
Fastest reads out of all the drives in this roundup (210MB/s average).
Lower price than other drives, A slight increase in speed, Great availability.

Cons:

A shock resistance rating of only 40Gforces.
No significant speed increase

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Last revision on February 20, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Impressive sequential read/write speeds
Fastest reads out of all the drives in this roundup (210MB/s average)
Lower price than other drives, A slight increase in speed, Great availability
Outstanding 270/203 MBps read/write speed with ATTO, IndilinxECO SSD processor supports TRIM, SMART, and GC, 2Year Corsair full product warranty, Very good enthusiastlevel operational I/O performance, Lightweight compact storage solution, Resistant t

Reviewers Didn't Like

A shock resistance rating of only 40Gforces
No significant speed increase
Lacks integrated USB MiniB data connection, Not 3rdGeneration SATA6.0 compliant, No public firmware updates available

Expert reviews and ratings

Decent performance for a small-capacity SSD, but a 64GB disk is better value overall....

By Expert Reviews on May 15, 2011

What are your minimum requirements for an SSD? We know what ours are. First, we'd like a controller chipset that not only delivers good performance but keeps doing so for longer than a few weeks.Next, we want enough space for our operating system of...

By TechRadar on August 05, 2010

On the first page, we spent quite a few words on exploring the various model SSDs Corsair sells on the market, and for one simple reason. Out of all the models listed there are only two worth considering, either because the others were superseded or...

By Techgage on July 14, 2010

It is worth shopping around for the Nova series SSDs as some stores have them priced quite close to the Force drives, where there is a gap in pricing the Nova offers an ideal entry into...

By HardwareHeaven on June 20, 2010

The Corsair Nova drive is impressive, but...

By TopTenREVIEWS on June 01, 2010

'Nova,' as in 'new,' might be a misnomer—but the old ways are good, too With all the fancy new controllers out there—the SandForces, Toshibas, Da Vincis, and what have you—we were a little concerned that vendors would...

By Maximum PC on May 04, 2010

With all of the attention being on the SandForce controller lately it is good to see Indilinx come out with the Barefoot ECO controller that allows you to take advantage of the speeds of the Barefoot controller, but at a lower cost than before. This...

By ThinkComputers on April 20, 2010

Anyone who has ever used an SSD or, if you're fortunate enough, owns one will talk until we're blue in the face about how amazing they are. How they can transform even the most average system into a performance beast.We've run multiple...

By Overclock3D on April 19, 2010

The Corsair Nova 128GB is another solid showing from an Indilinx-powered SSD; while there’s not a huge jump in performance from last year’s Indilinx Barefoot drives. Compared to standard Indilinx Barefoot SSDs that use the 40nm Samsung NAND...

By Bit-tech.net on April 12, 2010

As its name suggests, the Nova Series V128 is a 128GB drive. Like the other drives represented here, it uses a standard 2.5-inch form factor. And other than a couple of decals, the V128’s only outward features are its power and...

By ComputerPowerUser on April 09, 2010

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