Test of SSDs

SSD were initially presented as the right solution to decrease power consumption associated with storage unit in notebooks. However, with times and after testing first SSD samples to be released, things have changed, or evolved. Couple of weeks ago, Tom’s hardware ignited fire by publishing a test aiming to compare power consumption of SSD vs. 2.5”HD, with rather surprising conclusions: SSD might drain more power in some cases (test procedure was questionable), but definitely pointing a question mark on the real power saving factor associated with SSDs.
Today, the French website Hardware.fr published an in-depth test aiming to compare SSD models to 2.5”HD, involving SSD from Samsung, Intel, OCZ and SuperTalent. Results are interesting even though it is difficult to conclude as SSD are just born compared to HD:
- All SSD are not born equal performance-wise
- SSD power consumption is not as low as claimed by manufacturers, and can even be higher that 2.5 »HD, whoever the latest have lower performance level.
- SSD are sometimes fasters than the best 2.5 » HD, however performance level can drop significantly depending on the type of request.
In summary, if the technology seems powerful and full of potentials, SSD are not fully evolved to really compete against 2.5” HD yet, and depending on the type of request mostly used by users, one storage unit might be more advantageous than the other.