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Corsair P256 256GB MLC Solid State Drive Review
Legit Reviews Hardware Articles —
The Corsair P256 Solid State Drive uses Samsung Multi-Layer Cell (MLC) flash chips along with a 1GB DDR cache chip and the new 2nd generation Samsung controller to deliver 214MB/s read and 190MB/s write speeds! This means that the Corsair P256 is one of the fastest SSDs on the market today, so sit back and check this new bad boy out!
Corsair P256 SSD is very fast rebadged Samsung
DV Hardware —
LegitReviews is the first website to review the Corsair P256, this 256GB SSD uses a second-generation Samsung controller. This disk turns out to be very fast, it offers average read speeds of 196.6MB/s, burst read speeds of 234.1MB/s and average write speeds of 165.6MB/s in HD Tach. Random read/write performance was tested with HD Tune Pro, the Corsair P256 does a lot better than disks with a JMicron controller and the reviewer says he didn't experience any stuttering in real world testing. The SSD had low access times and achieved an average write speed of ...
Hardware Round-UP (11/04/09)
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... Cases
Cooler Master Storm Scout Mid-Tower Case Review @ Tech Lounge
Cooler Master CM Storm Sniper case @ Modders-Inc
GMC X7 X-Station Gaming Case Review @ OCModshop
Storage
Patriot Xporter Magnum USB Flash Drive @ RBMods
Corsair P256 256GB MLC Solid State Drive Review @ Legit-Reviews
An SSD Upgrade Story with the Corsair 128GB Drive @ PC Perspective
Video
XFX ATi Radeon HD 4890 XXX Edition Review @ Club OC
Systems ...
Saturday Shortbread
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... (Assassin's Creed II) Joystiq reports GameTrailer gives sneak peek at Killzone 2 DLC Braid now available on Steam and weekend deal - Peggle Complete Pack 50% off MyCrisis has Crysis Wars free giveaway Hardware HotHardware reviews iBuyPower Gamer Paladin F970 system Hardware-Infos: Phenom II X4 955 test (in German) PC Perspective shares an SSD upgrade story with the Corsair 128GB drive Legit Reviews on 256GB Corsair P256 MLC SSD Rbmods on 64GB Patriot Xporter Magnum USB flash drive HardwareLogic reviews ...
Hardware Roundup: Weekend Edition
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... reviews to discover why.
Cases
Cooler Master Storm Scout - The True Gameing Case @ Bjorn3D
Cooling
Zalman CNPS 9900LED @ Bjorn3D
Prebuilts
iBuyPower Gamer Paladin F970 System @ HotHardware
Storage/Hard Drives
An SSD Upgrade Story with the Corsair 128GB Drive @ PC Perspective
Patriot Xporter Magnum USB Flash Drive @ RBMods
Corsair P256 256GB MLC Solid State Drive @ Legit Reviews
Tech Roundup - April 13, 2009
Techgage News —
... Corsair P256 256GB MLC SSD - Legit Reviews
OCZ Vertex 120GB SSD - Overclock3D
Patriot Viper Series 6GB PC3-12800 - Hi Tech Legion ...
Monday Sampler
PureOverclock.com —
... Case @ TheTechLounge -GMC X7 X-Station Gaming Case @ OCModShop -Cooler Master CM Storm Sniper @ Modders-Inc -Cooler Master Storm Scout Mid-Tower @ TheTechLoungep -OCZ Gladiator Max @ t-break Peripherals: -Microsoft Sidewinder X6 Keyboard @ LanOC -Mionix Saiph 1800 Gaming Mouse @ Vortez Hardware -Orbita Freestyle Mouse @ Hardware Bistro Systems, Storage, and Networking: -Corsair P256 256GB MLC Solid State Drive @ Legit Reviews -Rosewill RNX-N4 Wireless N Router @ Hardware Logic -iBuyPower Gamer Paladin F970 ...
Tuesday Morning Roundup
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... Element S VK6000 Case @ AMDZone - In Win Gundam Case @ Pureoverclock - Cooler Master Sileo 500 Case @ LANOC Cooling - OCZ Gladiator Max @ tbreak - Thermaltake SpinQ heatsink @ Icrontic - NOX Sirocco Laptop Cooler @ Verdisreviews - Vizo Propeller Dual-Fan Card @ Reviewstash - Thermaltake BigTyp 14 Pro CPU Cooler @ Bigbruin - Thermaltake TMG IA1 CPU Cooler @ OCIA Storage - Corsair P256 256GB MLC Solid State Drive @ Legit Reviews - Patriot Xporter Magnum USB Flash Drive @ RBmods - An SSD Upgrade Story ...
Corsair Announces 256GB Solid-State Drive
Legit Reviews Hardware News —
Corsair announced the launch of the Corsair Storage Solutions P256 high-performance 256GB solid-state drive (SSD). The Corsair Storage Solutions P256 SSD is available immediately from Corsairs authorized distributors and resellers worldwide, and is backed by a Two Year Limited Warranty. Legit Reviews took an in-depth look at the Corsair P256 SSD over a month ago and found it to be one of the fastest SSDs in the World and easily one of the best choices for those wanting performance.
The Corsair Storage Solutions P256 has been designed using cutting-edge technology to deliver the ...
Corsair Says P Series SSDs Will Get TRIM Firmware Soon
Legit Reviews Hardware News —
When I reviewed the Corsair P256 SSD back in April of 2009 it wasn't known if the drive would ever support TRIM or not. Months later the guys over at Corsair said that it should be able to support the TRIM comand and that we could expect a firmware update around the time Windows 7 launches. Legit Reviews managed to track down a person in the know today at Corsair and got some answers on when the Corsair P series of SSDs with the Samsung controller would be getting some new firmware that supports TRIM. We went the extra step and talked to Samsung only to find out the holdup might be not so much the firmware, but the ...
