Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F180GB3-BK (180 GB)

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Item 7299: Corsair Force Series 3 180GB CSSD-F180GB3-BK
BrandCorsair
FamilyForce Series 3
PartCSSD-F180GB3-BK
Size180 GB
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed6 Gb/s
ControllerSandForce SF-2281
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Warranty3 year
CSSD-F180GB3-BK Reviews1 (avg: 4.3/5)
$ 269.56
Disk Controller Interface Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE240G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 240 3 124.99 1.92
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE180G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 180 3 109.99 1.64
Crucial v4 CT256V4SSD2 PHISON PS3105-S5 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 174.99 1.46
OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-240G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 3 164.99 1.45
A-DATA Premier Pro SP900 ASP900S3-256GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 179.99 1.42
OCZ Vertex Plus R2 VTXPLR2-25SAT2-240GB Indilinx Barefoot 2 SATA 3 Gb/s 128 240 3 year 169.99 1.41
SanDisk Extreme SDSSDX-240G-G25 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 3 169.99 1.41
Crucial v4 CT256V4SSD2BAA PHISON PS3105-S5 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 184.99 1.38
Transcend SSD320 TS256GSSD320 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 188.99 1.35
OCZ Agility 4 AGT4-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest 2 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 189.99 1.35
Plextor PX-M5S Series PX-256M5S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 189.99 1.35
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR240GB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 3 179.95 1.33
Mushkin Enhanced Callisto Deluxe MKNSSDCL240GB-DX SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 240 3 179.99 1.33
Patriot Torqx 2 PT2256GS25SSDR PHISON PS3105-S5 SATA 3 Gb/s 128 256 2 194.85 1.31
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos deluxe MKNSSDCR240GB-DX SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 3 184.95 1.30
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 197.95 1.29
A-DATA XPG SX900 ASX900S3-256GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 199.99 1.28
Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 199.99 1.28
Crucial v4 CT256V4SSD2CCA PHISON PS3105-S5 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 203.93 1.26
Corsair Force Series GS CSSD-F360GBGS-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 360 3 289.99 1.24
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD1 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 209.99 1.22
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2BAA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 209.99 1.22
PNY XLR8 SSD9SC240GMDA-RB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 3 199.99 1.20
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD1CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 213.57 1.20
A-DATA XPG SX910 ASX910S3-256GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 5 214.99 1.19
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256N/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 219.99 1.16
Corsair Force Series GS CSSD-F240GBGS-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 3 207.99 1.15
PNY Prevail SSD9SC240GCDA-PB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 5 208.24 1.15
PNY XLR8 PRO SSD9SC240GCDA-RB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 5 209.99 1.14
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR180GB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 180 3 159.99 1.13
Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F240GBGT-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 3 214.99 1.12
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-240G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 3 217.99 1.10
OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 233.90 1.09
Super Talent TeraNova FTM24N325H SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 2 220.00 1.09
Corsair Force Series GS CSSD-F180GBGS-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 180 3 169.99 1.06
Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F240GB3-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 3 227.74 1.05
Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/240G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 3 229.89 1.04
Plextor PX-M5P Series PX-256M5P Marvell 88SS9187 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 5 250.59 1.02
PNY Prevail Elite SSD9SC240GEDE-PB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 5 239.99 1.00
Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3B/240G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 3 239.99 1.00
PNY Prevail Elite SSD9SC240GEDA-PB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 5 244.17 0.98
Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F240GB3A-NB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 3 244.40 0.98
Intel 520 Series SSDSC2CW240A310 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 5 244.99 0.98
Intel 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A3K5 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 180 5 183.98 0.98
OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT2-256G Indilinx Everest SATA 3 Gb/s 512 256 3 262.99 0.97
Transcend SSD720 TS256GSSD720 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 269.99 0.95
OCZ Vertex 3 - MAX IOPS Edition VTX3MI-25SAT3-240G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 254.99 0.94
Patriot Pyro SE PPSE240GS25SSDR SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 3 258.55 0.93
Intel 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A310 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 180 5 194.17 0.93
OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest 2 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 5 281.90 0.91
Intel 520 Series SSDSC2CW240A3K5 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 5 268.16 0.89
Kingston SSDNow KC100 Series SKC100S3/240G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 5 275.99 0.87
OCZ Petrol PTL1-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 296.99 0.86
A-DATA S511 AS511S3-240GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 3 282.33 0.85
Kingston SSDNow KC100 Series SKC100S3B/240G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 5 287.03 0.84
OCZ Vertex 3 V3LT-25SAT3-240G.oem SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 240 3 299.99 0.80
Plextor PX-M3 Series PX-256M3S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 5 319.99 0.80
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-180G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 180 3 249.91 0.72
Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F180GB3-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 180 3 269.56 0.67
OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGTE180G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 180 3 283.62 0.63
Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F180GBGT-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 180 3 368.83 0.49

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2013-05-16 $269.56 -51.91
2013-05-14 $321.47 +51.91
2013-04-06 $269.56 -16.22
2013-04-04 $285.78 +58.82
2013-04-03 $226.96 -1.17
2013-04-03 $228.13 -1.18
2013-04-03 $229.31 -1.18
2013-04-02 $230.49 -1.19
2013-04-02 $231.68 -1.20
2013-04-02 $232.88 -1.20

Manufacturer's Specs

Performance
Sequential Read550 MB/s max
Sequential Write520 MB/s max
Random 4K aligned Write85,000 IOPS max
Power
Active2 W max
Idle/Standby/Sleep0.5 W max

External links

Corsair
http://www.corsair.com/
Force Series 3
http://www.corsair.com/ssd/...
CSSD-F180GB3-BK
http://www.corsair.com/forc...

Corsair CSSD-F180GB3-BK Reviews & Benchmarks

TweakTown - Corsair Force Series 3 180GB Solid State Drive Review (86/100) - April 26, 2012

Other Corsair Force Series 3 Reviews & Benchmarks

ProClockers - Corsair Force 3 240GB SSD Upgrade Kit - July 5, 2012
Tom's Hardware - Ten 60 GB SandForce-Based Boot Drives, Rounded-Up - March 1, 2012
The Tech Report - SSD performance scaling across the spectrum - Size matters, but how much? - Feb. 1, 2012
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: December 2011 - Dec. 29, 2011
X-bit labs - Corsair Force GT Series 240 GB and Corsair Force 3 Series 240 GB Solid State Drives Review - Dec. 6, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: November 2011 - Nov. 23, 2011
The Tech Report - SSD scaling outside the sweet spot - A look at performance scaling from 120-320GB - Oct. 19, 2011
Legit Reviews - Corsair Force 3 120GB SSD Review - Oct. 13, 2011
OCAHOLIC - Corsair Force 3 120 GB - Oct. 10, 2011
The Tech Report - SSDs in the sweet spot: Modern contenders at 120-128GB - Surveying the meat of the market - Sept. 25, 2011
X-bit labs - SandForce Driven: Seven SSDs on SF-2281 Controller - Sept. 10, 2011
Hardware Heaven - Corsair Force 3 240GB SSD Review - Aug. 26, 2011
Hardware Secrets - Corsair Force 3 vs. Force GT 120 GB Solid State Drive Review - Aug. 24, 2011
ProClockers - Corsair Force III 120GB Solid State Drive - July 28, 2011
VR-Zone - Corsair Force 3 120GB SSD drive review - July 27, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Second-Gen SandForce: Seven 120 GB SSDs Rounded Up - July 25, 2011
Hot Hardware - SATA III SSD Round-Up: OCZ, Corsair, Patriot, Crucial - July 12, 2011
The SSD Review - Corsair Force Series GT 120GB SATA 3 SSD Review – Force Series GT vs Force Series 3 SSD Compared - July 9, 2011
The SSD Review - Corsair Force Series 3 120 GB SSD SATA 3 Review - Incredible SSD Performance at An Unbeatable Price - July 6, 2011
TweakTown - Corsair Force 3 120GB Solid State Drive Review - July 5, 2011
HEXUS - Corsair 120GB Force Series 3 SSD review - June 29, 2011
Guru3D - Corsair Force 3 120GB SSD review - June 28, 2011
KitGuru - Corsair Force 3 120GB SSD Review - May 31, 2011

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