Super Talent MasterDrive SX SAM28GM25S 128GB SSD
Jul 21st, 2009 | By SimonI’m never looking for very sophisticated packaging when it comes to hard drives; if the drive comes in a sealed anti-static bag then I’m happy. With the Super Talent MasterDrive SX you get a nice package with a picture of the drive and specifications on the back.
The sides of the box don’t relay any useful information for potential buyers. I would have been happy if it were just colored blue with Super Talent’s name written across.
Opening up the box, the drive is padded on the sides by soft foam. There is a tiny bit of cushioning on the top of the drive but nothing for the bottom.
Unlike the Indilinx controller based drives that I've reviewed in the past, you will find that there is no jumper connection for firmware upgrades. The only connections available are the SATA data and power cables. The drive chassis is brushed aluminum and held in place by 4 torx screws.
There’s a problem with the power consumption chart. The numbers can’t be right unless you’re measuring the power consumption of the system that hosts the drives (but then that’s not clearly stated and it’s confusing)
mitrax wrote:
Sorry for the confusion, the result listed is the power consumption for the entire PC.
why are you showing the old gskill?….
why not post the top (new) drives against new ssd reviews?
also 128gb differs greatly from 64gb as cache doubles etc…
thanks
showtime wrote:
For comparison between various types of SSD’s available, not necessarily to compare different manufacturers selling the same SSD. Those numbers will be pretty much the same, it is more interesting to compare old J.Micron vs Indilinx vs Samsung for those looking to upgrade.