It's always nice to get something a little different to review, as it makes life interesting. The SanDisk Extreme SSD range is somewhat different from the usual run of the mill SSDs.

Silky smooth operation as a system drive; Excellent sequential reading performance; Very good sequential writing performance; Outstanding 4K random I/O performance at high queue depths; SATA 6Gbps support; TRIM support under Windows 7; Fast access times; Excellent price; Completely silent operation,...

Including a 3.5 inch to 2.5 inch drive converter bracket; would have been a nice addition

TRIM Performance: While SSDs offer many benefits, there are some downsides to using flash memory. One of the biggest issues people run into is performance degradation. Over time, an SSD will run out of fresh blocks and will have to write over data the file system has marked as deleted.

Available in 120GB; 240GB and 480GB capacities; SandForce SF-2281 processor with DuraClass; DuraWrite and RAISE technologies; Excellent sequential read and write speeds; SATA 6Gb/s interface; Toggle Mode NAND flash; Supports TRIM; SMART and NCQ; Well constructed; Reasonably priced; 3 year warranty

Does not include a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter bracket; Not as fast when writing incompressible data

What is the difference between those who have hope, and those who have no hope? The way I see it, those who have hope are people who have something to look forward to on some day, and that day will come, whenever it comes.

SanDisk Extreme PRO 480GB Review Manufacturer: SanDisk UK price: £254.98 (inc VAT) US price: $369.99 (ex Tax) It's been some time since we last reviewed an SSD from SanDisk, specifically the Ultra Plus , a low cost SSD using a cut down Marvell controller and focussed heavily on cost per GB.

SanDisk is a flash memory giant, needing no introduction. The latest in the SanDisk lineup are the Ultra PLUS and Extreme cards, targeting different consumers

Big name backing; Extreme model much faster than expected; Solid pricing and excellent value

Ultra PLUS can't compare in raw speed; so spend the extra few bucks and get the Extreme model

If you have never heard of SanDisk you must have been living under a rock for the past 25 years because they are one of the world's biggest providers of PC and mobile storage solutions be it a USB drive, micro flash or like our topic for today, high performance SSDs.

+ Fast read/write speeds; + 10 year warranty; + 7mm Height; + nCache

SanDisk are one of the more famous memory guys on the planet. Even if you had absolutely no interest in computers you'll be aware of their SD cards which are so ubiquitous it's not stretching it to think that probably everyone reading this has got at least one of their products in a camera or phone...

SanDisk may not be a household name within the SSD market but as one of the primary flash memory suppliers, their products have been used in countless storage products throughout the years.

; - Amazing Price to Performance Ratio; - Excellent Performance; - Low power requirements

; - Half the NAND ICs does seem to limit performance in some scenarios; - Left us craving even more; - No 2.5" to 3.5" adapter bracket included; - So cheap that there is zero reasons to not buy another SSD; even if you don't need one

One of the best and most sensible upgrades available to most notebook users is to switch their existing hard drives with a fast Solid State Drive (SSD).

Who doesn't want a fast SSD? I asked and answered this last time with the

Incredibly consistent and fast speeds; nCache technology; 10-year warranty; 10-year warranty!

Slightly slower in synthetic tests; Slightly higher cost than "value" SSDs