Testseek.com have collected 91 expert reviews of the Seagate 2.5 inch 600 Series SSD SATA600 and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Seagate 2.5 inch 600 Series SSD SATA600.
July 2013
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The editors liked
Ultra-slim 5mm and 7mm form factors
Excellent write performance
Available in 120GB
240GB and 480GB capacities
Link A Media Devices (LAMD) LM87800 controller
Good sequential and random read and write performance
Performs equally well with compressible and incompressible data
Rugged
Ultra-slim design
SATA 6Gb/s i
Build Quality
Lightning Fast Performance
Brand New Product (Room for Improvement via FW Update)
7mm & 5mm Models
3 Years Warranty
Available in both 7mm and 5mm thicknesses
Top-end performance on some of our benchmark tests
Excellent overall performance
7mm Z height
Good price/performance ratio relative to its primary competition.
Silky smooth operation as a system drive
Excellent sequential reading performance
Even at very low queue depths
Excellent 4K random reading performance at low and high queue depths
Excellent 4K random writing performance at low and high queue depth
Seagate's first SSD
Metallic Casing
Decent Performance
Good price/performance
7.5 mm thin--Ultrabook compatible
Good steady state performance
Supports TRIM
3-year warranty
Great write speeds
Solid read speed
Competitive pricing
Solid energy consumption.
The editors didn't like
Slipped behind in our consumer productivity and gaming traces
OEM packaging does not include any accessories
Does not support hardware based encryption
Price (For Some)
No AES Hardware Encryption (FW Disabled)
Higher power consumption than other current-generation SSDs
Merely modest small-file performance
More overprovisioning may lead to longer drive life
But also means less available storage space
Warranty based on time or usage
Not as fast as Samsung's 840 Pro
Bottom Line
The Seagate 600 is the manufacturer's first consumer solidstate device
And it's a great first effort with some unique features
Limited availability
No SSD toolbox for maintaining the drive.
SSDs with better performance available for the similar price
Not as fast as other high-end drives (which are more expensive
Good price/performance, 7.5 mm thin--Ultrabook compatible, Good steady state performance, Supports TRIM, 3-year warranty
Not as fast as other high-end drives (which are more expensive, though), Low MySQL Enterprise performance
The Seagate 600 Series SSD is available online for $400. Good price/performance 7.5 mm thin--Ultrabook compatible Good steady state performance Supports TRIM 3-year warranty Not as fast as other high-end drives (which are more expensive, though) Low MySQL...
Silky smooth operation as a system drive, Excellent sequential reading performance, even at very low queue depths, Excellent 4K random reading performance at low and high queue depths, Excellent 4K random writing performance at low and high queue depth
Limited availability, No SSD toolbox for maintaining the drive.
Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points belowPositiveSilky smooth operation as a system drive.Excellent sequential reading performance, even at very low queue depths.Excellent 4K random reading performance at low and high queue de...
Seagate's first consumer-focused SSD has been a long time coming. Was it worth the wait? Yes and no. For the most part, the Seagate 600 SSD doesn't do anything we haven't seen before. Its LAMD controller and Toshiba NAND are used by other drive makers. S...
Ultra-slim 5mm and 7mm form factors, Excellent write performance
Slipped behind in our consumer productivity and gaming traces
The Seagate 600 SSD is a client drive aimed at enthusiasts that can fit just about any application and offers reliable performance...
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Published: 2013-05-07, Author: Christopher , review by: tomshardware.com
When you ship tens of exabytes of hard drive capacity every year, the solid-state storage game might seem like small potatoes. Sure, the industry is maturing, and flagging PC sales might give big companies reason to reconsider jumping in with both feet. B...
Abstract: If you had asked me back in 2008 who I thought would be leading the SSD industry in 2013 I would've said Intel, Western Digital and Seagate. Intel because of its commanding early lead in the market, and WD/Seagate because as the leaders in hard drives the...
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Published: 2013-05-07, Author: Les , review by: thessdreview.com
The writing on the wall for Seagates transition into the world of SSDs first appeared in July of 2012 when Seagate stole SSD Guru Gary Gentry from Micron to be their Senior Vice President SSD. Stole may be an understatement as our news hit even before Ga...
Abstract: Seagate has released its third generation of SSDs starting with the Seagate 600 and the Seagate 600 Pro Series SSDs. The Seagate 600 is a mainstream consumer SSD solution, and the 600 Pro version will have a dual usage model. The Seagate 600 Pro will find...
