Zaključak

Zbog specifičnog načina rada SandForce kontrolera performanse ovoga diska su izvrsne i dosežu same granice SATA II standarda. Unatoč otprilike 200 do 300 kuna većoj cijeni i nešto manjem kapacitetu ovaj disk je zaslužio bolju ocjenu od onoga iz Nova serije. Uz veću brzinu u sintetičkim testovima, koja se potvrdila i u real life situacijama ovaj je disk jednostavno superioran. U svakodnevnom je rad s njim izuzetno gladak (brzo dizanje OS-a i aplikacija), te smo brzo zaboravili velika pristupna vremena ili pak niske brzine transfera klasičnih tvrdih diskova. Write Amplification faktor je sveden na minimum i nakon nekoliko tjedana korištenja pad performansi je bio minimalan. Nažalost, većini će korisnika ovaj F120 model ostati financijski nedostupan, no oni koji su spremni izdvojiti oko 2.500 kuna (sa PDV-om) dobit će vrhunski disk za gotovo sve namjene. Onima plićeg džepa za utjehu ostaje 40GB model kojem se cijena kreće oko 1000 kuna, donsoi iste brzine transfera a dovoljan je za instalaciju operativnog sistema, te nekoliko igara i aplikacija.

 

Conclusion

Because of the specific way SandForce controller works, F120 performance is great in almost every situation. Despite the 30 – 40 € price difference, and a slightly less storage space compared to Nova V128GB disk, F120 will get a higher mark. Simply put, its performance both in synthetic tests and real life usage is much better. All work with F120 is smooth, and we were amazed how fast OS and applications load. F120 shows best how easily high access times, and slow transfer speeds of classic HDD can be forgotten. Write Amplification factor is minimal, and after a few weeks of usage performance drop was minimal. Unfortunately, for most of the users its price of around 340 € (in Croatia) will be a large obstacle. But, anyone who can afford it will get extremely fast disk for almost every purpose. As a consolation, F40 model, which is around 140 €, will deliver the same speeds and you can still load it with OS, and a few applications and games.