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Looking at the results, the Inferno scores even better than the previous SandForce-based solid-state drive tested, in general. It only really faltered in the Windows 7 boot test, where it was behind by one mere second slower, and the AS SSD benchmark which reported a tad lower overall score. There were pretty impressive numbers otherwise, especially in PCMark Vantage and Call of Juarez. So overall, it just further widens the performance lead of SandForce over the competition in the SATA II department.
Another great thing about the Inferno is that Patriot has taken the time to revitalize its apperance. With its varnished vivid red surface, it does not look like all the other standard black boxes on the market.
The package also contains what is needed to mount it in a desktop chassis, using a 3.5" drive bay. Many models also do, for example the Corsair Force and OCZ Agility 2, however some others do not, like the Zephyr, also from Patriot.
Currently priced at $290 (not counting the $25 MIR valid until the end of September), it does compare well to the offerings from the other manufacturers, for example, the Corsair Force 120GB that was used as a comparison retails at $286. So for an extra $4, one gets performance one small notch faster, as well as a much better look. There are however much cheaper alternatives based on the SandForce controller and featuring the same capacity, such as the Mushkin Callisto Deluxe, retailing at $260. For now, after the MIR, the Inferno is an awesome deal.
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After more review I'm debating on waiting or not. Looks like the new controllers due out the beginning of the year have the potential to kick some serious ass.
I don't have data for the C400 real drive yet, but the Sandforce 2000 controller has started production and is expected to have 500MB/s read/writes. I just hope the prices aren't bad. I might still pick up a drive in the mean time.
Additionally, SF-2000 SSD Processors feature:
announced the availability of the SF-2000 Family of SSD Processors optimized for SSDs deployed in mission-critical Enterprise and Industrial computing applications. These chips feature a 6 Gigabit-per-second SATA host interface, industry applauded DuraClass™ Technology, an unprecedented 60,000 sustained random read/write IOPS (Input-output Operations Per Second) and sustained sequential read/write performance of 500 Megabytes per second. In addition to state-of-the-art performance, reliability, security, and Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) connectivity enhancements, the SF-2000 family supports single-level, multi-level, and enterprise multi-level cell (SLC, MLC, & eMLC) NAND Flash families from all major suppliers with its high-speed ONFi2 and Toggle Flash interface.
Support for advanced 30nm- and 20nm-class Flash with Asynch/ONFi2/Toggle interfaces with data rates up to 166 Mega Transfers per second
Enhanced dual-ported SAS bridge support, including non-512-byte sector sizes, e.g., 520, 524, 528, 4K, etc., with Data Integrity Field (DIF) for true Enterprise-class SAS drive behavior and performance
TCG Enterprise security with selectable multi-banded 256/128-bit AES encryption with line-rate double encryption for data written to the drive
Advanced ECC engine correcting up to 55 bits per 512-byte sector to assure high data integrity and support for future generations of Flash memory
Power and performance throttling options to support green computing initiatives
Industrial temperature support (-40 to +85 degrees Celsius)
Was looking at it some more. With the new drives coming out, the inferno is starting to look better as a for now drive.
At least I'm thinking the red would match well with my motherboard.
I know the Vertex 2 puts up a 7.7 as well.
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But I'm curious if it's the chipset in my laptop that's not letting it go higher.
That'll leave me with getting 7.9 from my CPU(7.7). Everything else is already there.
I heard Crucial Real SSDs have 7.9. The bigger ones anyway.
Please come back soon.