G.Skill 64GB Falcon (FM-25S2S-64GBF1)
May 28th, 2009 | By SimonG.Skill has certainly impressed me with their latest offering. I’ve finished the benchmarking a few weeks ago and switched my laptop from the G.Skill FM-25S2S-64GB to the Falcon and have noticed and incredible boost in performance. Videos no longer stutter and there’s no lag between MSN conversations, the JMicron controller made it feel like I was back in the 56k days! Since many of us can’t afford an Intel X25-M MLC SSD, the G.Skill Falcon is a great alternative with significantly improved sequential and random performance over their original design.
To sweeten the deal, G.Skill has managed to cut costs and offer their Falcon line up at prices much less than other retailers like OCZ. How they managed to do that is beyond me, but a penny saved is a penny earned in today’s tough economy.
Advantages
- Eliminates stuttering from original JMicron MLC SSDs
- Performance increase on random read and write
- Lower price than competition for same drive
- TRIM command supported
Disadvantages
- Price per GB still high
- Little differentiation from competition
I’d like to thank G.Skill for making this review possible.