Sandisk Extreme Pro 480GB Review

1. Introduction2. Sandisk Extreme Pro 480GB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. IOMETER8. Closing Thoughts9. View All Pages

The Sandisk Extreme Pro 480GB has certainly not disappointed. Sequential performance is excellent and, like many of the latest drives is pushing the SATA 3 interface to the absolute limit.

Sandisk are not primarily focusing on just sequential performance however, because speeds well in excess of 500 MB/s are no longer talking points. The Sandisk tiered caching system is set not only to deliver ultimate performance, but ultimately long term reliability. Sandisk are standing beside this drive with a reassuring 10 year warranty.

The Marvel 88SS9187 controller deals exceptionally well with both incompressible and compressible data work environments and will suit the demanding enthusiast user who will appreciate the benefits – such as video editors.

Right now there is no shortage of competition in the Solid State sector, with a handful of drives vying for the most sales. A drive that frequently comes up in a discussion is the Samsung 840 Evo. In the last 6 months, prices have dropped from £510 to just under £300 (from Amazon). Crucial are also offering their M500 480GB and 960GB drives for £160 and £300 respectively.

Scan are currently selling the SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB for £257.38 inc vat. Cheaper high performance options are certainly available, but we are confident that the Sandisk Extreme Pro will appeal to the enthusiast audience who demand long term, sustained performance with enhanced reliability. The 10 year warranty is certainly proof that Sandisk are standing by their new flagship product.

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Pros:

• 10 year warranty.
• IOPS is strong.
• sequential performance.
• incompressible and compressible data

Cons:

• It isn't cheap by today's market pricing.

Kitguru says: One of the highest performance Solid State Drives that money can buy, backed up with a 10 year warranty.

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