Testseek.com have collected 103 expert reviews of the SanDisk 2.5 inch Ultra Plus Series SATA600 and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for SanDisk 2.5 inch Ultra Plus Series SATA600.
May 2013
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103 Reviews
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219 Reviews
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The editors liked
Home grown firmware
Software and NAND
Very compact design geared towards notebooks and ultrabooks
Low max latency during consumer and enterprise workloads
Available in 64GB
128GB and 256GB capacities
Marvell 88SS9175 controller
Features nCache Technology
Good sequential read and write speeds
Performs equally well with compressible and incompressible data
SATA 6Gb/s interface
128MB DRAM Cache
Support
The SanDisk Ultra Plus is great-looking and comparatively affordable. The drive offers decent performance
Low cost
7mm form factor fits in Ultrabooks
Very fast when writing large files and reading small ones
Good all-around performance for the price
7mm profile will fit in many thin laptops and ultrabooks
The editors didn't like
Lower burst performance than many mainstream and high-performance consumer SSDs
Weaker enterprise workload throughput
Mediocre random write performance
The SanDisk Ultra Plus' overall performance could use some improvement compared with similar drives' numbers. The drive doesn't come with desktop accessories
Abstract: Today we are taking a closer look at two Sandisk SSDs in the 256GB segment: the affordable Ultra Plus 256GB and the high-end Extreme II 240GB. Sandisk is the biggest manufacturer of USB sticks and memory cards and also makes ToggleFlash flash chips. I...
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Published: 2013-04-04, Author: Mike , review by: micromart.co.uk
Abstract: SanDisk hasn't been known for producing high-end SSDs, instead concentrating its efforts on the mainstream segment of the market. Its new drive, the Ultra Plus, has a high-end name, but it costs just £147, or 61p-per-gigabyte. That makes this 256GB part t...
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Published: 2013-03-27, Author: Mike , review by: alphr.com
SanDisk's Ultra Plus is a mid-range bargain thanks to a combination of mainstream controller and high-end memory chips...
Price point is decent, good performance with compressible and incompressible data, IOPS performance is above average,
a lot of competition, A marginal price drop would help, outperformed by market leaders, Kitguru says: A solid all round purchase, especially if you need to deal with incompressible and compressible data on a regular basis, Rating: 8.0, Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6
The SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB is a well rounded, capable Solid State drive that now hits the £130-£140 mark in the United Kingdom. It is not at the same performance level as the fastest drives available today, but the results throughout our testing are cer...
Looking first at build quality and design the Ultra Plus takes a different approach to many alternative models. We get a compact casing, ideal for notebooks, which can be expanded for those who need it. The plastic casing is solid enough but minimises wei...
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Published: 2013-02-17, Author: Matthew , review by: micromart.co.uk
Abstract: Pricing in the SSD market has a tendency to shift rapidly and quite dramatically at times. Given that the balance of price to performance is crucial to how well an SSD sits in the current market, it can be quite a challenge to say for certain which drive ...
It's a tough call between the Ultra Plus and its main competitor, the Samsung SSD 840. With its MLC NAND, the SanDisk drive has a clear lead in sequential write performance, but in sequential read the Samsung SSD has a distinct advantage. Random perfor...
Decent midrange performance, Uses inhouse NAND and firmware, Available to OEMs in mSATA X110 form
Isn't always as fast as competing SSDs
In some ways, SSDs are becoming a lot like graphics cards. A select few are grabbing the headlines for their benchmark-breaking capabilities, but the models that sell in volume are typically a bit further down the ladder. The SanDisk Ultra Plus is one of...
