Final thoughts and rating
If you've got £175 to spend, it's hard to ignore the impressive performance of Corsair's F80 drive.
But that's a big if, as the majority of consumers are likely to be put off by a cost of over £2 per gigabyte.
And, if performance isn't paramount, there are immediate alternatives; other 80GB SSDs can be had for under £160 and a variety of quick 64GB models are now available at around the £100 mark.
But with the enthusiast user in mind, Corsair's Force Series range is all about delivering results and it doesn't disappoint.
The Force Series F80 is the quickest 80GB SSD we've ever seen, and two of them in a RAID 0 configuration deliver jaw-dropping numbers.
Get past the price barrier and you'll find that the F80 is everything an SSD should be - fast, smooth and roomy enough to act as a system drive.
The Good
Excellent read and write performance
Ideal capacity for a system drive
TRIM support
The Bad
Costs over £2 per GB
HEXUS Rating
Corsair Force Series F80
HEXUS Awards
Corsair Force Series F80
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