Test: Corsair Force LS

Konklusion

Corsair Force LS 240GB-modellen er hermed gennemtestet og det har vist sig at være en ganske fornuftig SSD. Vi kan ikke klage over den nye controller, fordi den viser yderst fine resultater. Corsair viser endnu engang, at de er et firma som kan levere solid state diske, der fungerer som de skal. SSD'en lå ikke øverst i vores tests, men leverede overordnet meget fine resultater.
 

Innovation / Teknologi - 3
En noget utraditionel controller viser at den alligevel kan fungere sammen med Corsairs 19nm Toshiba NAND-moduler. Vores målinger har påvist, at man godt kan opnå hurtige hastigheder selv om der er sparet på controlleren. Udviklingspengene er tydeligvis lagt i firmwaren.

Bundle / Tilbehør - 2
Et noget traditionelt bundle, hvor Corsair leverer kun lige akkurat det der er brug for, skruer og en SSD. Derfor får Force LS ikke mere end 2.

Design / Layout - 3
Corsairs layout er set et utal af gange, men ikke desto mindre er det et nydeligt design, hvorfor den lander på en middel karakter, 3.

Performance - 3
Nu hvor de fleste nyere SSD'er præsterer hastigheder over 500 MB/s i både læsning og skrivning, kan Force LS naturligvis også matche dette. Den har derimod bare ikke lige de sidste par megabyte til at indhente de hurtigste solid state diske, så vi lander igen på et solidt 3-tal.

Pris - 3
Prisen er cirka 1600 kroner og burde efter min mening være lavere. Når tilsvarende diske fra Samsung koster omkring det samme, så burde Force LS være en smule billigere. Der er trods alt tale om en billigere controller, men det afspejles ikke i prisen. 

UK summary

The 240GB Corsair Force LS solid state drive has been shown to be a quite reasonable hard drive. We cannot complain about the new controller as it shows good results. Corsair once again shows that they are a company that can deliver quality SSD's. While the Force LS was not at the top in our tests, it did deliver good performance figures.

Innovation/Technology - 0
A somewhat unconventional controller shows that it can still work with Corsairs 19nm Toshiba NAND modules. Our measurements have shown that it is possible to achieve fast speeds even if money was saved on controller research. Instead development money was obviously put into the firmware.

Bundle/Accessories - 0
A somewhat traditional bundle where Corsair delivers only the bare essentials, screws and the product. Therefore the Force LS earns a mere 2.

Design/Layout - 0
The layout of choice from Corsair has been seen countless times, but nevertheless it is a nice design. Medium ranked, 3.

Performance - 0
As nowadays most newer SSDs provide speeds of around 500 MB/s read/write, the Force LS of course also matches this. Sadly it lacks the last few megabytes to keep up with the faster solid state drives, again earning a medium rank of 3.

Price - 0
The price is around 1.600 DKK and should in my opinion be lower. As corresponding disks from Samsung cost about the same, the Force LS needs to be a bit cheaper to retain a competitive position. There is, after all, a somewhat cheaper controller, yet this is not reflected in its price.

Test: Corsair Force LS

Innovation / Teknologi	3
Bundle - Tilbehør	2
Design - Layout	3
Ydelse	3
Pris	3
Samlet	56%