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
