Testseek.com have collected 71 expert reviews of the OCZ 2.5 inch Synapse Cache Series SATA600 and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for OCZ 2.5 inch Synapse Cache Series SATA600.
January 2012
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The editors liked
Performance
Innovation
Easy Upgrade
Works With Any Regular HDD
Price Tag
High performance gain when paired with a traditional HDD drive
Faster than Intel Smart Response Technology
Can be used as a regular (nocache) SSD drive
Can be used with all systems that support SATA2 (or SATA3) technology
Supports TRIM
SMART and 128/256bit AES Encryption
Has a MTBF 2 million hours
Includes 3.5" mounting bracket
3 years of warranty
Provides SSD-level performance without sacrificing capacity
Includes NVELO's Dataplex cache software
SATA 6Gb/s interface
SMART and NCQ
Includes a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter bracket
Easy to install
3 year warranty
Reasonably priced
SSD like performance for mechanical hard drives
Ease of installation
Dataplex Software
Included 2.5 to 2.5 drive bay adapter
Affordability
Low price SSD
Good price-performance ratio
Comes with TRIM command
Can be used as a non-caching SSD
Good warranty
Includes 3.5" mounting tray
Includes DataPlex caching software
Huge performance improvement
Relatively cheap way to get SSD-like performance for a big harddrive
Simple software setup
No tweaks required
SATA 6 Gbps support
Nice looking
Rugged metal case
3.5" adapter included
Near solid state drive performance
Improves Windows 7 boot time
Easy to setup software
The editors didn't like
Can Only Cache Boot Drives (At Least For Now)
Available capacity is half than advertised
Works only with as a primary (boot) drive
DataPLex Software needs relicencing in case you change system components
Requires Windows 7 to operate
Price could be lower for easier user adoption
Dataplex software only works with Windows 7
Does not support hard drives larger than 2TB (yet)
Not as fast when reading and writing randomly generated data
No included SATA cable/power adapter
Caching software requires relicensing upon hardware change
Dataplex only works on primary HDD
High price
Considering this a 60 GB SSD
No support for Linux/MacOS
No tweakable parameters
Dataplex software can only be used on Windows 7 systems
With the mail in rebates OCZ is offering on the Synapse Cache SSDs, the 64 GB version can be had for under $90.00 . The larger 128 GB version also has a rebate available; making the final price under $140.00 . For that price and the performance increase...
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s No, it’s not magic. The Synapse works, and it works very well. In fact, it performed quite beyond my expectations, based on experience with smaller SSDs and Z68 caching, I didn’t quite expect the noticeably large leap in performance we saw with the S...
SSD like performance for mechanical hard drives, Ease of installation, Dataplex Software, Included 2.5 to 2.5 drive bay adapter, Affordability
No included SATA cable/power adapter
The OCZ Synapse Cache SSD is a product that works exactly as described and is a great solution for those of you who are looking to breathe some life into your mechanical hard drives. As mentioned previously, the cost of large capacity SSD's can easily go ...
Provides SSD-level performance without sacrificing capacity, Includes NVELO's Dataplex cache software, SATA 6Gb/s interface, Supports TRIM, SMART and NCQ, Includes a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter bracket, Easy to install, 3 year warranty, Reasonably priced
Dataplex software only works with Windows 7, Does not support hard drives larger than 2TB (yet), Not as fast when reading and writing randomly generated data
OCZ has really hit the mark with their Synapse Series SSDs. Instead of having to choose between the performance of an SSD and the capacity of a traditional hard drive, this innovative caching solution gives users the best of both worlds. The integrate...
We can sit here and say the drive is fast and it is, but then again what SSD isn’t. What makes this drive the drive that is it is the caching system. There is no easier way to get the same or greater than SSD performance from a mechanical drive. No ma...
Near solid state drive performance, Improves Windows 7 boot time, Easy to setup software, 3 year warranty
Dataplex software can only be used on Windows 7 systems
You know I honestly was a little skeptical about these supposed caching drives. I mean I knew what they were supposed to do but I did not expect to see such a performance increase. I mean using the hybrid solution is just like using a normal solid st...
Low price SSD, Good price-performance ratio, Comes with TRIM command, Can be used as a non-caching SSD, Good warranty, Includes 3.5" mounting tray, Includes DataPlex caching software
Caching software requires relicensing upon hardware change
So far, a lot of the solid state drives on the market have been targeted towards the performance enthusiast crowd. However, these drives can cost several hundred dollars, and not everyone wishes to put that much money into one part. OCZ's Synapse Cach...
High performance gain when paired with a traditional HDD drive, Faster than Intel Smart Response Technology, Can be used as a regular (nocache) SSD drive, Can be used with all systems that support SATA2 (or SATA3) technology, Supports TRIM, SMART and 128/256bit AES Encryption, Has a MTBF 2 million hours, Includes 3.5" mounting bracket, 3 years of warranty
Available capacity is half than advertised, Works only with as a primary (boot) drive, DataPLex Software needs relicencing in case you change system components, Requires Windows 7 to operate, Price could be lower for easier user adoption
OCZ’s Synapse Cache solid state drives work quite well at offering a relatively important performance increase to non-Z68 motherboards. Users will see quicker program load and execution thanks to its fast caching feature. This is also achieved without ...
