Corsair Nova Series CSSD-V256GB2-BRKT vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Solid State Drives
Item 4610: Corsair CSSD-V256GB2-BRKT
Size256 GB
Cache64 MB
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
ControllerIndilinx Barefoot ECO
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Warranty2 years
$ 636.70
Disk Controller Interface Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR480GB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 559.99 0.86
OCZ Petrol PTL1-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 309.99 0.83
Plextor PX-M2 Series PX-256M2S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 128 256 3 314.99 0.81
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos deluxe MKNSSDCR480GB-DX SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 599.99 0.80
OCZ Petrol PTL1-25SAT3-512G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 512 3 649.99 0.79
Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD2 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 654.99 0.78
Plextor PX-M3S Series PX-256M3S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 5 329.99 0.78
Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD2CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 659.99 0.78
Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD2BAA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 659.99 0.78
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 339.99 0.75
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD1 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 344.99 0.74
Plextor PX-M3S Series PX-512M3S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 512 5 692.00 0.74
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-480G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 649.99 0.74
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2/256GZ JMicron JMF618 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 349.99 0.73
Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F480GB3-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 659.99 0.73
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTX320G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 320 3 440.00 0.73
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 354.99 0.72
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2BAA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 364.99 0.70
OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 369.99 0.69
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3/256G SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 369.99 0.69
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256N/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 370.53 0.69
A-DATA S511 AS511S3-480GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 699.99 0.69
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3D/256G SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 379.99 0.67
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3N/256G SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 379.99 0.67
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 381.03 0.67
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series SVP200S3/480G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 732.79 0.66
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2N/256GZ JMicron JMF618 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 399.99 0.64
Corsair Performance Pro Series CSSD-P256GBP-BK Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 399.99 0.64
Samsung 470 Series MZ-5PA256B/AM Samsung S3C29MAX SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 433.99 0.59
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW300G310 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 300 3 514.99 0.58
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW300G3B5 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 300 3 520.00 0.58
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW300G3K5 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 300 3 529.99 0.57
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2D/256GZ JMicron JMF618 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 453.19 0.56
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2BW300G301 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 3 Gb/s 300 3 542.00 0.55
Plextor PX-M2P Series PX-256M2P Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 470.29 0.54
Samsung 470 Series MZ-5PA256/US Samsung S3C29MAX SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 476.83 0.54
Kingston SSDNow V+ 100 SVP100S2/256G Toshiba T6UG1XBG SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 494.50 0.52
Kingston SSDNow V+100 SVP100S2B/256G Toshiba T6UG1XBG SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 529.51 0.48
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 529.99 0.48
Patriot PS-100 PS256GS25SSDR PHISON PS3016-S3 SATA 3 Gb/s 64 256 3 540.53 0.47
A-DATA S599 AS599S-256GM-C SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 576.04 0.44
Corsair Nova Series CSSD-V256GB2-BRKT Indilinx Barefoot ECO SATA 3 Gb/s 64 256 2 636.70 0.40
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 721.44 0.35
Super Talent UltraDrive ME FTM56GX25H Indilinx Barefoot SATA 3 Gb/s 256 2 726.99 0.35
Cavalry Pelican Elite CASD0256P2 JMicron JMF602 SATA 256 1 726.99 0.35
Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue SSC-D0256SC-2100 JMicron JMF612 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 1198.95 0.21

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2011-10-18 $636.70 +26.33
2011-07-25 $610.37 -45.13
2011-07-15 $655.50 +9.11
2011-06-30 $646.39 -6.80
2011-06-27 $653.19 -2.31
2011-06-27 $655.50 +2.31
2011-06-26 $653.19 -2.31
2011-06-26 $655.50 +2.31
2011-06-20 $653.19 -2.31
2011-06-20 $655.50 +2.31

Manufacturer's Specs

General
ControllerIndilinx Barefoot
FlashMLC
Performance
Sequential Read250 MB/s
Sequential Write195 MB/s
Power
Active2 W max
Idle/Standby/Sleep0.5 W max
Reliability
Warranty2 years
MTBF1 million hours

External links

Corsair
http://www.corsair.com/
Nova Series
http://www.corsair.com/prod...

Corsair Nova Series Reviews & Benchmarks

Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: May 2011 - May 31, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: April 2011 - April 27, 2011
Techgage - Corsair Nova Series V128 128GB SSD - July 14, 2010
X-bit labs - Roundup: Nine Solid State Drives from Corsair - July 8, 2010
The Tech Report - Today's solid-state drives: The value perspective - Quantifying the value of today's SSD goodness - July 6, 2010
The Tech Report - A look at new SSDs from Corsair, Kingston, Plextor, and WD - Fresh faces throw their hats into the ring - April 14, 2010
Legit Reviews - Corsair Nova Series V128 SSD Performance Review - April 13, 2010
Hardware Secrets - 128 GB Solid State Drive Round-Up - April 12, 2010
Benchmark Reviews - Benchmark Performance SSD Testing: AHCI vs IDE - April 9, 2010
Benchmark Reviews - Corsair Nova V128 SSD Review - April 7, 2010
Guru3D - Corsair Nova V128 SSD review - March 30, 2010

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