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The objective of this product is to offer the latest generation solid state disk drive with a good price/performance ratio and high temporal longevity.
As we analyzed this product, it is equipped with an internal SandForce controller of 1200 Series. Surely it is not the latest, but undoubtedly it is a controller that can offer good performance at an affordable price.
By contrast NAND flash memory modules, as seen in the previous pages, are the Intel 29F32G08AAMDB, built with 34nm production process, usually with more longevity than the new 25nm chips, but of course this affects the final price of the product, as the 34nm MLCs cost more than those built with 25nm manufacturing process.
The objective that Silicon-Power has set has been achieved without doubt. In addition to offering a product with a good price/performance balance, the Taiwanese company offers us a very tidy product in its construction and also aesthetically. The SSD has a pure aluminum chassis that provides protection over time and proper heat dissipation. Moreover, in a product with very affordable price like this, the company has also provided an adapter from 2.5" to 3.5", very useful, allowing us to install the Velox V20 in all types of cabinets on the market.
Velox V20 Series is available in various capacities:
The product we tested, costs around 90 Euros including taxes. Expense justified, as mentioned above, by the higher production cost of NAND flash memory chips.
The company has also warned us that new types will be available shortly with the latest SandForce 2000 SSD controller series. So stay tuned on our website, as soon as we will try them.
We would like to thank Silicon-Power for giving us the exemplary subject of this review.
Gianni Marotta
Translated by Marco Comerci