Konklusion
Jeg kan ikke sige meget andet end at jeg glæder mig meget til at se hvad PCI ekspress fremover vil gøre for lagermedier i moderne PC'er. Vores intel Z97 + XP941 opstilling er meget speciel og stadig på kravlestadiet i samspillet mellem hvad vi godt vil have, og hvad der er muligt at implementere for nuværende. Alligevel formår XP941 at lammetæve stort set alt hvad der hedder 2,5" SSD'er, rive dem midtover og give dem en kæmpe langemand lige i fjæset. Samsung XP941 håndterer data ca. dobbelt så hurtigt som en god SSD på SATA-600 kabel kan præstere, og det lover godt for fremtiden.
Innovation/Teknologi - 5
Jeg var faktisk i tvivl om jeg skulle nøjes med et 4 tal her, for teknikken er ikke helt moden endnu. Men der skal gives kæmpe klapsalve for at turde lave Ultra M.2 sokkel på et X97 bundkort. Vi finder nok ikke mange andre end ASRock der har modet til den slags narrestreger, og dermed give os mulighed for at kigge i krystalkuglen. Det er cutting edge teknologi, og derfor er XP941 også kun i handlen som et OEM produkt, dvs du tager selv ansvaret for produktet, der leveres i en pose.
Ydelse - 5
Jeg har kun set OCZ Revodrive serien løbe hurtigere end dette lille printkort., der læser og skriver med 1080/800 MB/s. Skrive ydelsen falder til samme niveau som en standard SSD når der er mange små filer, men XP941 vinder stort på den lange bane.
Pris - 3
Prisen er små 2200 kr alt inklusive. Det er cirka dobbelt op ift en god 2,5" SATA baseret SSD, men det er hastigheden også. Samsung XP941 har rivaler, men ingen der hastighedsmæssigt er i nærheden.
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UK summary
There is little more to say apart from the fact that I now look forward to seeing what PCI express can do for storage technology in modern PCs. Our intel Z97 + XP941 is very special, and the implementation is still struggling between what we want, and what is possible right now. Even so, the XP941 obliterates all competition, tear through every 2,5" SSD on the market, and present them a huge middle finger right in the face. Samsung XP941 can handle data overall twice as fast as any good SATA cable based SSD is capable of, and the future is starting to look bright.
Innovation/Technology - 5
I was in doubt whether or not to only give four points. But I must applaud ASRock for having the guts to implement an Ultra M.2 socket at this early stage on a Z97 motherboard. Probably no other manufacturer would dare to do this, and give us the oppotunity to look in the crystal ball. This is cutting edge technology, and thus the XP941 is only marketed as an OEM product. Meaning you take full responsibility for this product, delivered in a plastic bag.
Performance - 5
I have only seen the Revodrive series perform faster than this little circuitboard, reading and writing with 1080/800 MB/s. Write performance drops to the same level as a standard SSD when handling many small files, but XP941 wins in the long run.
Price - 3
The pricetag is 290€ excl. P&P. That is double the price of a good 2,5" SATA based SSD, but so is the performance. Samsung XP941 does have rivals, but none is even close to these read/write speeds.
Test: Samsung XP941 SSD card
Innovation / Teknologi | 5 |
Ydelse | 5 |
Pris | 3 |
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Samlet | 86% |
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