When we looked at the Neutron SSD not too long ago, on the whole I was very impressed with the capability of the new LAMD controller and its potential to take on the known and well trusted SandForce SF-2281 IC. As expected with a next level model, the GTX has put the icing on the cake for the LAMD controller, showing with a higher level of performance that it is a new contender on the market and I believe that given time and a few more integrations into other drives that it will shake things up and diffuse the market with options.
Onto the drive itself, the integration of Toshiba’s Toggle NAND memory gives the drive along with its new controller the blazing speeds that we have seen and as are claimed rightly by Corsair. Further more, the slim 7mm profile and amazingly lightweight build make it ideal for the ultra book market and any user that wants to upgrade their SSD now has an option that not only offers compatibility, but great performance as well.
Obviously, there is the question of long term reliability from the controller being new onto the market and as one will respect, this is a time will tell answer, but with the uptake by a huge name in the memory market, it would be safe to say that the research and development has been done and all these questions would have been asked by Corsair themselves. Everything considered, if I was to be in the market for a new drive, the Neutron GTX is a big winner and would definitely be in the short list for purchase.
Bottom line, everything new has its risks, but the Neutron series of drives have shaken the market right up and shown that you don’t have to have components from the dominant names to produce a drive with top end performance across the board. In time I’m sure we’ll be seeing more of the Neutron series and the LAMD ML87800 controller.
Is a shame that Samsung released the 840 series a few weeks after this, otherwise it would probably be the best SSD on the market