Corsair CSSD-F180GBGS-BK internal solid state drive 2.5" 180 GB Serial ATA III

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Updated:
2013-03-01 03:25:29

Average rating:88

Uk has collected 75 expert reviews for Corsair CSSD-F180GBGS-BK internal solid state drive 2.5" 180 GB Serial ATA III and the average expert rating is 88 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Uk to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.

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techradar.com

Updated:
2013-04-13 18:38:24

Average rating:80

Corsair doesn't mess about when it comes to solid state drives. It seemingly doesn't matter what sort of configuration you want, you can pick one up from the former memory maestro. I say 'former' only because Corsair has branched out so far that only moth...

Price per GB, Good compressible data performance, Improvement over Force GT drives...
Incompressible data still sluggish, Very close competition...

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vortez.net

Updated:
2013-04-18 02:29:52

Average rating:0

£240 / $239 (At time of review)At the beginning of this month Corsair announced Force GS Series; A new line of Solid State Drives that promise to deliver their most competitive read/write transfer rates yet. Armed with SandForce SF-2281 and SanDisk To...

Sturdy construction, nice aesthetics, Strong sequential performance, Affordable, TRIM support...
There are none...
Equipped with SandForce SF-2281 and SanDisk Toggle Mode NAND the recipe for success is there, has Corsair got all the boxes ticked? Only a few weeks ago we reviewed the Vertex 4 and we were impressed by its performance delivery and there were little t...

expertreviews.co.uk

Updated:
2013-04-19 03:33:47

Average rating:100

Corsair makes some very fast SSDs, with the Corsair Performance Series Pro recently winning an Ultimate award. That's a £275 drive, though, so we were keen to see if the cheaper GS-series models would bring some of that speed to those on a lower budget...

Almost as quick as top-spec SSDs for far less money - this is an excellent mainstream drive...

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uk.hardware.info

Updated:
2013-05-26 02:14:50

Average rating:0

Since a few months back most SandForce-based SSDs come with the latest generation firmware, version 5.0. In addition to better performance, the new firmware also supports new types of flash chips, including the 24nm ToggleFlash chips from the new joint...

The Corsair Force GS 240 GB is an excellent SSD. Now that the problems with SandForce belong to the past with the arrival of firmware version 5, there is no reason not to buy this solid state drive. In terms of performance the Force GS is one of the fas...

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hardwarecanucks.com

Updated:
2013-06-08 01:46:28

Average rating:0

Corsair’s Force GS 240GB may be one of the best SSDs we’ve reviewed over the past year. While it may use a slightly older SF2281 controller, the use advanced NAND allows for killer performance at an unbelievably low price. This drive really does have...

Unlike most SSDs which have been released extremely late in the lifestyle of certain product generations and make no mistake, the SF2281 is edging towards its sunset period– the Corsair Force GS 240GB is a drive which simply could not have been release...

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uk.hardware.info

Updated:
2014-01-23 01:44:15

Average rating:0

In June, 2012 we published a large group test of SSDs with capacities of 120/128 GB and 240/256 GB . Those are still the most popular sizes, judging from what people search for on Hardware.Info. The world of SSDs didn't stand still, and since then a num...

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uk.hardware.info

Updated:
2014-02-16 01:51:52

Average rating:0

Unless you're sporting really old hardware, an SSD is the best sure-fire way to boost the performance of your desktop or laptop computer. There is so much choice now it's difficult to know whether there is a significant difference between various SSDs a...

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tweaktown.com

Updated:
2014-03-01 02:09:28

Average rating:90

We can't tell you what GS stands for. The first SandForce based SSD from Corsair was called Force, easy enough. After arrived Force 3, a clear reference to the new SF-2281 ability to operate at SATA III. There was never a Force 2. Around the same tim...

Right now we're still in a silly season with most of the SandForce drives. While everyone has the TRIM fixing code in the lab, very few are going to release it to the public as is. Just today we learned that 5.0.3 does not pass WHQL certification. We...

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techradar.com/au/

Updated:
2014-04-13 04:37:59

Average rating:80

Corsair doesn't mess about when it comes to solid state drives. It seemingly doesn't matter what sort of configuration you want, you can pick one up from the former memory maestro. I say 'former' only because Corsair has branched out so far that only moth...

Price per GB, Good compressible data performance, Improvement over Force GT drives...
Incompressible data still sluggish, Very close competition...

ocaholic.ch.english

Updated:
2014-06-18 13:39:24

Average rating:100

After the Force 3 and the Force GT Corsair releases a third SSD which is based on SandForce's SF-2281 controller. The drive which is available with 180 GB, 240 GB, 360 GB and 480 GB capacity is called Force GS and it makes use of Toggle NAND flash to give...

Announcement: Despite the circumstance that the rating of a product is based on as many objective facts as possible there are factors which can have an influence on a rating after publication Every autor may perceive data differently over time whereas one...

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uk.hardware.info

Updated:
2014-12-17 04:12:53

Average rating:0

Nearly all SSD manufacturers refreshed their line-up this year. Armed with the test results of sixty 240/256 and 480/512 GB models, we'll be more than able to tell you which SSDs are the best choice right now. We'll briefly cover the SSDs that we've...

Samsung's 850 Pro SSDs are without a doubt the fastest SSDs of this moment. Given that this product does not seem to have any flaws, we heartily recommend it to those who are looking for the fastest possible SSD. The Vector 150 and AMD Radeon R7 SSDs ar...

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goldfries.com

Updated:
2016-12-02 23:22:59

Average rating:0

The Force Series GS is Corsairs higher range of SSD.As with our drive reviews, there's really not much there to describe about drives.The advertised speed is 560 MB/s sequential read — 535 MB/s sequential write based on ATTO and the results are very close...

What's the difference between the GS and the LS that I reviewed last week?The GS unit has 2,000,000 MTBF instead of 1,000,000 of the LS and shock resistance of 1500G instead of 40G of the LS. It doesn't come with the 256 MB DRAM Cache Memory that's found...

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chip.com.my

Updated:
2016-12-02 23:22:59

Average rating:0

By now you're probably wondering “more SSDs?”, but as the saying goes, life is better with more choices, and what better way to get the prices of SSDs to fall down further than having more choices in the market? This month we take a look at the latest hig...

Fast speeds, Stable and efficient...
A little on the pricier side...
The Corsair Force GS is primed to contend with the Force GT as the king of the hill, and why not? The GS is both fast and stable, at a sacrifice of a few MB/s short of the current cream of the crop. If money is no object, you can't go wrong with this spe...

tweaktown.com

Updated:
2013-03-01 03:25:29

Average rating:90

We can't tell you what GS stands for. The first SandForce based SSD from Corsair was called Force, easy enough. After arrived Force 3, a clear reference to the new SF-2281 ability to operate at SATA III. There was never a Force 2. Around the same tim...

Right now we're still in a silly season with most of the SandForce drives. While everyone has the TRIM fixing code in the lab, very few are going to release it to the public as is. Just today we learned that 5.0.3 does not pass WHQL certification. We...

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tech2.com

Updated:
2013-04-18 02:29:51

Average rating:70

T he latest Solid State Drives (SSDs) use Toggle Mode NAND flash paired with a SandForce controller for faster performance. These drives are marginally faster than earlier models such as OCZ Vertex 3 and Intel SSD 520, which use synchronous NAND flash. Th...

The pricing of the Corsair Force GS is: 180GB - Rs.12,500 240GB - Rs.15,300 360GB - Rs. 23,000 480GB - Rs. 32,000 If you've been keeping track of the prices of SSDs, you'll notice that a 240GB SSD now costs as much as a 120GB one would a few months ago...

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silentpcreview.com

Updated:
2013-05-04 01:52:39

Average rating:0

The Force GS is the cream of the crop of Corsair's Performance line of SSDs. Though based on the common SandForce SF-2281 controller, it utilizes fast Toggle-mode NAND chips to power past the competition.

The Force GS 240GB is the latest and greatest SandForce SSD from Corsair, utilizing high performance Toggle-mode NAND to finish first in our real world performance benchmarks. The margin of victory was quite small however, only slightly edging out the...

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rwlabs.com

Updated:
2013-05-07 01:07:25

Average rating:0

Corsair, as usual, has been hard at work coming up with innovative designs for their Solid State Drives. Corsair decided to jump on the 24nm Toggle NAND performance train with their brand new Force GS series of SSD’s. This is not Corsairs first impl...

Corsair keeps knocking them out of the park. The Force GS is their latest homerun. Everything about this drive is impressive right down to the price. The Force GS is available for under $1 per GB directly from Corsair and even less from online retaile...

techpowerup.com

Updated:
2013-05-09 04:26:28

Average rating:94

Corsair is one of the innovation leaders in the memory and power supply market. Their new Force GS SSD introduces Toggle Mode NAND flash. Toggle Mode NAND promises faster performance at lower power consumption. The GS SSDs are available in capacities o...

Great performance, SATA 6 Gbps support, Supports TRIM, 3-year warranty, 3.5" adapter included...
Warranty could be longer, Needs a SATA 6 Gbps controller to perform best...
Corsair's Force GS 240 GB is a great and well-performing solid state drive. It is built on the popular SandForce SF-2281 controller, paired with fast Toggle Mode flash chips, which are a first for Corsair. Corsair has promised improved performance, esp...

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xbitlabs.com

Updated:
2013-05-26 02:14:50

Average rating:0

Reviewing the SanDisk Extreme SSD, the first of the new breed of SandForce-based solutions featuring 24 nm Toggle NAND flash memory, we didn’t expect to return to this topic so soon. However, the original design suggested by SanDisk has been found viab...

The Corsair Force GS is a second product representing a new modification of the second-generation SandForce platform. The SF-2281 controller can be combined with synchronous or asynchronous flash memory manufactured by Intel and Micron or with 32 nm f...

guru3d.com

Updated:
2013-06-28 01:45:47

Average rating:0

in the United States start at $189.99 for 180GB, $239.99 for 240GB, $349.99 for 340GB and $489.99 for 480GB capacities. And if you are an enthusiast performance monger, these prices paired with high-speed Toggle Mode NAND look mighty attractive at th...

The Corsair Force GS Series as tested today is a very fast and high performing product, it does arrive in a very crowded SandForce 2281 market though. The choice for Toggle NAND is a good one, however we doubt that in real-world usage you'd ever notice th...

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anandtech.com

Updated:
2014-01-21 01:39:29

Average rating:0

Introduction to the TRIM IssueTRIM in SandForce based SSDs has always been trickier than with other SSDs due to the fact that SandForce's way to deal with data is a lot more complicated. Instead of just writing the data to the NAND as other SSDs do, SandF...

I may sound like a broken record but all SandForce SSDs except Intel's are more or less the same. While there are small variations in performance, the big picture is still alike. You have a few NAND choices but most manufacturers offer SSDs based on all d...

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hardwarebbq.com

Updated:
2014-01-31 01:22:01

Average rating:0

In one corner we have the mechanical storage drive industry becoming smaller- especially now that Seagate has completed acquiring LACie. But its the opposite that's going on in the SSD Market. It still does need to catch up on higher storage space with si...

goldfries.com

Updated:
2014-02-07 03:13:10

Average rating:0

The Force Series GS is Corsairs higher range of SSD.As with our drive reviews, there's really not much there to describe about drives.The advertised speed is 560 MB/s sequential read — 535 MB/s sequential write based on ATTO and the results are very close...

What's the difference between the GS and the LS that I reviewed last week ? The GS unit has 2,000,000 MTBF instead of 1,000,000 of the LS and shock resistance of 1500G instead of 40G of the LS. It doesn't come with the 256 MB DRAM Cache Memory that's f...

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thessdreview.com

Updated:
2014-09-18 09:17:09

Average rating:0

The Force GS enters the SSD market as Corsair's entry model Toggle Mode NAND SSD candidate and it is one of the few to use SanDisk's Toggle Mode NAND flash memory. By relying on Toggle Mode memory, Corsair is willing to bet that the Force GS Series will b...

Corsair is the first that we know of to build on a great product, as seen in the Force GT which utilizes synchronous memory, and introduce a new SSD using Toggle Mode flash while stating that it will show its strengths in both high sequential and low 4k...

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