Super Talent 2.5 inch 128GB UltraDrive ME SATA2 Solid State Drive (MLC)
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Super Talent FTM64GX25H from AMAZON
Review Date: October 22, 2009
Reviewer: Daniel Simo Fernandez, Philadelphia, USA
Very satisfied with the product. Very fast, very light and battery lasts longer in my laptop. I have tested in XP and VISTA, currently running Vista. I had a 7200RPM before it, It seems much faster. Well worth it, if you are thinking about buying it, just DO IT!!
FTM32GX25H SSD
Review Date: January 13, 2010
Reviewer: M. Fields, Wyoming
Very fast product, easily increased our speed 2-3x over the 7200 rpm drives we had been using, would recommend for any workstation that is of a critical nature.
Supertalent UltraDrive ME SSD is a Good Value
Review Date: April 28, 2010
Reviewer: Wayne Ajimine, Honolulu, HI
This SSD works fine without any difficulty at all. Have tried running Open SUSE 11.0 Linux and had no problems at all, and it ran very fast. I then imaged my work notebook drive onto it and have been running it for a couple of months now. OS is Windows XP SP3, 32bit, and drive is fully encrypted (end point protection). Performance is good. It is noticeably faster than the original hard disk but nothing breath taking. I was not expecting a miraculous boost in performance so am not disappointed at all. My main purpose in using an SSD is for greater reliability. I use my notebook computer in many different situations and it can get bumped around quite a bit. Some jobs require me to move around between several different areas and I like to leave the notebook on (not in suspend or hibernation). The drive allows the notebook to run much cooler so I can actually put it in my bag with the cooling fan side sticking out and it is just fine. This leaves my hands free to carry my other tools and test equipment. I also don't have to worry about the hard drive failing with all the moving and bumping that happens. Battery life is also longer by about 40 minutes. This makes my notebook a very durable tool that I don't to treat extra delicately. I can concentrate on my work and not worry about the notebook.
(Almost) Best USB
Review Date: May 3, 2009
Reviewer: D. Guerra, Texas
I have the 8GB version of this, and at the time i bought it, the 16GB werent out yet, but anyways, Its waterproof (which i havent tried yet) and its good just in case you leave it on a desk or table and a drink spills. Very very small, everyone that has seen it says "Wow, i didnt know they make them that tiny".
Now, for the bad stuff:
It gets pretty hot, since its metal, compact, and transferring data fast.
And, the thing that bothers me, is that the width of the USB flash drive is JUST small enough to fit in the USB port, and what i mean by that is that you have to use force to push it in, but after a couple of uses it gets easier.
Good product, if i had the money, i would buy this 16GB
Very fast, but ultimately not worth it
Review Date: August 19, 2009
Reviewer: saturnotaku, Illinois, USA
Like many other solid state drives (SSDs), this one is extraordinarily fast when compared with traditional platter hard drives and even other SSD models. This particular unit is helped by the much-praised Indilinx "Barefoot" controller that essentially eliminates the pausing/stuttering that plagued many early SSDs. Another positive about SSDs is that they can benefit from regular firmware updates that are designed to improve performance, compatibility, and wear resistance. That's where we run into trouble with this Super Talent SSD. The firmware update procedure is nearly impossible because of the archaic way the company requires it be done. Instead of putting the update utility on its support web site in the form of a bootable ISO CD image, they simply package the software and firmware file together in a program that requires using MS-DOS; they even specify a Windows 98 boot disk. Who would have such a thing lying around? I tried several different Windows 98 bootable CD images on my system, and none of them worked properly. Ultimately, it was not worth the hassle. I ended up getting a second standard hard drive, identical to the one already in my computer, and created a RAID-0 array for my new Windows 7 installation. That was much less expensive, gave me much more storage space, and it provided similar performance to the single SSD.