Corsair Force Series 120GB SSD review - PAGE 2

Inside the package is the solid-state drive enclosed in a rigid plastic shell. The 2.5" to 3.5" bay adapter is wrapped in a small plastic bag, and both items are separated by cardboard, so they are well protected.

The bay adapter is nothing more than a folded metal sheet, and it gets the job done nicely. There are eight screws supplied with it, just enough to install the drive in computer cases.

The drive has a nice black metallic enclosure. The sticker is not really exciting, but the drive is meant to be inside of a computer, so it does not really matter.

On the side are the usual SATA and power connectors. There is also room for a header at the left, however none is present. This leads to believe that SandForce does not expect to release new firmware that needs to be flashed on older drives. Is the technology really that mature?

Corsair backs these drives with a three year warranty, if the two small "Warranty Void If Removed" stickers, each protecting a screw, are not removed of course. This is not any longer than the majority of mechanical drives, and it's just a tad shy of the ten year warranty Patriot is offering on its Torqx Series drives.

That Patriot Torqx features the Indilinx controller and, according to Neoseeker's previous tests, is the best drive to have entered Neoseeker's labs. Now can it hold its crown against the Corsair F120? The next pages will shed some light on that!