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Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD review

by Parm Mann on 18 November 2010, 09:02 3.5

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Final thoughts and rating

If Patriot's 120GB Inferno was the only SandForce-powered SSD on the market, we'd be lauding the drive for its super-quick performance.

Realistically, the drive is one of many, and when put up against the award-winning OCZ Vertex 2, the Inferno's performance credentials are clearly second best.

But there's more to Patriot's proposition than sheer speed. Whilst overall performance remains impressive, what gives the Inferno an edge is its competitive £160 price tag - a figure which makes it one of the cheapest 120GB SandForce-powered SSDs currently available.

There are quicker 120GB drives on the market, but if your budget won't stretch past the £160 mark, Patriot's Inferno 2 is a solid choice.

The Good

Good read and write performance
Bundled with a 3.5in mount
Competitive pricing

The Bad

Quicker 120GB SandForce drives are available for a fraction more

HEXUS Rating

3.5/5
Patriot Inferno 120GB

HEXUS Where2Buy

The Patriot Inferno 120GB solid-state drive can be purchased from Amazon.co.uk.

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Posted by jonny4288 - Thu 18 Nov 2010 10:41
There is a huge difference in terms of performance comparing traditional hard drives to ssd's, but with these sandforce 1200 based ssd's, with typical use browsing the web, firing a few emails off, bit of spotify ect, would one even notice the small differences between these drives?

Just wondering what sort of use/application one would see a performance benefit of these similar drives, from my point of view would just go with the cheapest sf1200 based drive as i am not sure on the justification of the higher priced drives… expect maybe database or fileserver, but then thats more the server market than desktop market

Anyone able to expand on this further?
Posted by miniyazz - Thu 18 Nov 2010 13:18
It would be interesting to see how the Intel drives do compared to the SandForce lineup - might they (or perhaps G3 when released) be added at a later date?

Cheers
Posted by Parm - Thu 18 Nov 2010 13:49
jonny4288
There is a huge difference in terms of performance comparing traditional hard drives to ssd's, but with these sandforce 1200 based ssd's, with typical use browsing the web, firing a few emails off, bit of spotify ect, would one even notice the small differences between these drives?
jonny, it will depend on your usage, but for your given examples, you're really unlikely to notice the difference between the high-end SSDs. They're all quick.

As you say, the big difference is between SSDs and HDDs. I recently upgraded a laptop from a 250GB HDD to a 64GB SSD. The SSD is an old model, and it doesn't support TRIM, but after a couple of weeks of use, it still feels very quick. Best upgrade I've had in recent years.

miniyazz
It would be interesting to see how the Intel drives do compared to the SandForce lineup - might they (or perhaps G3 when released) be added at a later date?
Can't promise anything for the G2, but we're hoping to add the G3 to the line up as soon as possible, as well as a couple of PCIe solutions. :)
Posted by this_is_gav - Thu 18 Nov 2010 22:13
jonny4288
There is a huge difference in terms of performance comparing traditional hard drives to ssd's, but with these sandforce 1200 based ssd's, with typical use browsing the web, firing a few emails off, bit of spotify ect, would one even notice the small differences between these drives?

Same as graphics cards (lots of brands using the same chips at similar price points) - everyone wants a piece of a nice pie. ;)

Discernible difference? Nah, not among similar drives (obvious, but it goes for most of the IT world).
Posted by miniyazz - Fri 19 Nov 2010 01:00
Parm
Can't promise anything for the G2, but we're hoping to add the G3 to the line up as soon as possible, as well as a couple of PCIe solutions. :)

Cheers :)

While we're on the topic, I'm sure many people would find it useful to be adding velociraptors in there too (though I must admit, I'd find it only of academic interest).

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