Corsair Force LX 256GB Review

👤by Richard Weatherstone Comments 📅08-06-14
Conclusion

Knowing that the Corsair Force LX was an SSD designed for the budget conscious we weren't expecting blistering performance but truth be told for the price, we were pleasantly surprised. Not only did the Force LX beat some of the more expensive drives soundly but it also topped the CrystalDiskMark (Synchronous Read speed) benchmark chart. Hitting close to the specified 560MB/s, the Corsair Force LX is certainly no slouch where read performance is concerned. Sadly the same cannot be said when analysing write speeds.

There is so much emphasis put on read speed that it is easy to forget write speeds. Granted, a disk will inevitably read more than it writes but write speeds shouldn't be wholly discounted. The Force LX didn't disgrace itself by any stretch of the imagination but it didn't exactly set new standards either. If write speeds are an important aspect of any potential SSD purchase then you would do well to remember that the bigger the drive, the better the performance so unless you want a drive larger than 256GB, the Force LX may not be for you. This performance was backed up by our 12hr IOPs test where small (4k) chunks of data are written continuously over a 12 hour period. Again, not a poor result but not the best either.


That said, perhaps the most attractive aspect regarding the Corsair Force LX is the price. Today's review sample costs just £95 GBP / $129 USD and for that you get a very solid performing piece of kit. If you are looking for a performance boost to either your desktop, notebook or indeed an ultra-book thanks to the low profile (7mm) then you could do a lot worse than opt for the Corsair Force LX because for the price, we defy anyone to offer a higher performing SSD with the same amount of storage.

In summary
Embarrassing much more expensive solid state drives, the Corsair Force LX 256GB offers tremendous 'bang per buck' which makes it an ideal upgrade choice for those still equipped with mechanical drives.

Pros
+ Aggressively priced
+ Great read speeds
+ 7mm Casing

Cons
- Mediocre Write speed




Click here for an explanation of our awards at Vortez.net.


13 pages « < 10 11 12 13

Comments