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Technical Details
| Brand | Corsair |
| Item Weight | 82 g |
| Product Dimensions | 13.7 x 3 x 11.1 cm |
| Item model number | CSSD-F120GB3-BK |
| Hard Drive Size | 120 GB |
Additional Information
| ASIN | B0051A8T52 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 20,435 in Computers & Accessories (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 82 g |
| Date First Available | 19 May 2011 |
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Product Description
Step up to SATA 6Gb/s performance with a Corsair Force Series 3 SSD. Your system responds better, boots quicker, and loads applications faster. Ideal for notebooks, Corsair SSDs run cooler and quieter than traditional hard drives, using less power.SATA 3 connectivity— Works seamlessly with SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3) systems.Fast performance— Quicker boot up, faster application loads and dramatically better system performance.Silent operation—No moving parts means zero noise and high reliability.Low power—Extend battery life for notebook users.Backward compatible—Works with SATA 3Gb/s (SATA 2) systems.Backed by Corsair—A respected name with a passion for great service and support.
Product Description
Corsair 120GB Force Series 3; 120 GB; 6.35 cm (2.5 "); Serial ATA III; 550 MB/s; 510 MB/s; 6 Gbit/s
- SATA 3 connectivity: Works seamlessly with SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3) systems
- Fast performance: Quicker boot up; faster application loads and dramatically better system performance
- Silent operation: No moving parts means zero noise and high reliability
- Low power: Extend battery life for notebook users
- Backward compatible: Works with SATA 3Gb/s (SATA 2) systems
- Backed by Corsair: A respected name with a passion for great service and support
- SATA 3 connectivity: Works seamlessly with SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3) systems
- Fast performance: Quicker boot up; faster application loads and dramatically better system performance
- Silent operation: No moving parts means zero noise and high reliability
- Low power: Extend battery life for notebook users
- Backward compatible: Works with SATA 3Gb/s (SATA 2) systems
- Backed by Corsair: A respected name with a passion for great service and support
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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
By R. K. Lloyd
This drive had a recall in June 2011 due to an issue with its Sandforce controller - any drive with a manufacturer date of 1122 (week 22, 2011) or earlier has to return the drive to get the fixed version. There's also a firmware update (currently 1.3) that you have to apply (annoyingly only via AHCI and via Windows - Corsair should really release a bootable ISO to apply the firmware to allow non-Windows users to patch their firmware). It would be nice if Amazon could confirm that the Force 3's they are shipping have a date greater than 1122 (considering the recall, it would be very irresponsible of them to ship the older hardware).
Also beware that Marvell SATA 3 controllers aren't too clever and don't provide the full bandwidth needed by this very fast drive. Atttach to it an Intel SATA 3 controller if at all possible (AMD users should generally be OK - the SB850, for example, is supposed to work fine with this drive).
Assuming you get everything sorted, this is one heck of a quick drive - probably only slightly bettered by the GT version of the drive (which is 40-50 quid more than this one). I can't give it 5 stars because of potential hardware, firmware and controller issues, but it's a 5-star drive if you manage to avoid those problems.
Also beware that Marvell SATA 3 controllers aren't too clever and don't provide the full bandwidth needed by this very fast drive. Atttach to it an Intel SATA 3 controller if at all possible (AMD users should generally be OK - the SB850, for example, is supposed to work fine with this drive).
Assuming you get everything sorted, this is one heck of a quick drive - probably only slightly bettered by the GT version of the drive (which is 40-50 quid more than this one). I can't give it 5 stars because of potential hardware, firmware and controller issues, but it's a 5-star drive if you manage to avoid those problems.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By QuiteDrunk
Amazon Verified Purchase
bought this SSD about 4 weeks ago, was a bit deubious with all the firmwear issues this SSD had and negative feedback from consumers but from july all Force 3 SSD's were recalled and sold with new firmwear just like the one i got from amazon and had no problems installing it what so ever. this drive is fast, windows media index rates it at 7.7 and from a compleatly powered down system to up and running takes about 9 seconds, full restart from powered up machine takes 12-15 seconds depending on how many apps you have open at the time of restart, i use this as OS HD and have a 600GB wd velociraptor for game installs and media storage and the 2 are perfect together. cant falt this product at all at the moment but the real test is durability... lets see how long it stays faltless... but even if it dose give up the ghost Corsair are a very reputable company and i know from personal experiance they will do what ever they can to fix any problem should one arise.
very happy with this purchase rate the product 5*/5*Corsair CSSD-F120GB3-BK Force Series 3 120GB Solid State Drive - Read 550MB/s, Write 510MB/s
very happy with this purchase rate the product 5*/5*Corsair CSSD-F120GB3-BK Force Series 3 120GB Solid State Drive - Read 550MB/s, Write 510MB/s
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Simply amazing. Super super fast. Makes everything else so slow. Everything loads in my PC nearly instantly. Boot time is 8 seconds! Worth every single penny.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good SSD
Bought this SSD to replace a Hard Drive in my Dell laptop. This drive has lived up to expectations in all regards. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sussman Pro
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nothing wrong
Performs as fast as you would except. There's no turning back to HDD once you have tried SSD!
Thumbs up!
Thumbs up!
Published 5 months ago by jussi palojärvi
5.0 out of 5 stars
great!
Very pleased with the product.It is much better than I even expected!The efficiency is absolutely perfect and fast speed.Great job,congrats!
Published 7 months ago by Yoshi
5.0 out of 5 stars
Time for upgrade!
It's been a while that I wanted to upgrade my standard magnetic hard drive and with this Corsair my computer is faster and it's temperature is really low.
Published 10 months ago by Josef Ioannou
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great drive
Never had any problems, i had in in a windows 7 machine but then decided to put it in my 2010 imac for OSX Lion and use the existing 1tb for storage, works really well, the imac... Read more
Published 11 months ago by JJW3
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent product
SSD installed with no problems. It worked perfectly so I did not have to install the firmware upgrade. Speed fantastic - well up to expectations. Would buy Corsair again.
Published 11 months ago by Mike Holden
4.0 out of 5 stars
Deesy
Great disk. Speed is fantastic. Ended with about 15 sec boot time for Windows 7 Ultimate, when before took about 45 sec for Sony Vaio SA2 laptop.
All was good. Read more
All was good. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Deesy
5.0 out of 5 stars
So good I bought 2!
Excellent, my laptop boots up in 20 seconds and shuts down in 5! easy to install, recognised easily, very light but very solid. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr. H. T. Mustoe-playfair
1.0 out of 5 stars
DEAD AFTER 4 HOURS
All seamed good, fresh install of win 7 and she was quick. But started acting up, tried it in 2 other machines locked 2 in bios an other couldn't find it. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Paul Maclugash
5.0 out of 5 stars
economic buy
it is a wonderful item and was quickly instaled and quick in getting windows 7 started! it seems that the speeds refered confirms. the pc did not warm up as high as before! Read more
Published 12 months ago by Teresa
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