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2012-06-17 10:51:10


Solid State Drives are a fabulous way to boost a system's performance, but for all their strong points, they aren't an easy upgrade for a lot of people. Performance can vary significantly between manufacturers, only the most expensive drives can replace the need for an HDD in an enthusiast / data-heavy system, and reinstalling a full suite of software from scratch is a major headache.

Corsair's Accelerator Series family of SSDs is designed to reduce the barriers to the SSD option by offering a solution that's accessible without the need to wipe your existing HDD or create a storage plan that ensures you make the best possible use of a small SSD, while leaving the bulk of your data on a rotating platter. With a cache accelerator, you can theoretically enjoy the best of both worlds. This is made possible thanks to specialized caching algorithms developed by Nvelo. Their software, dubbed Dataplex, monitors the data a user accesses on the HDD and caches commonly used bits of data to boost performance.

Corsair claims that

Using an Accelerator Series solid-state cache drive can boost your system's read and write performance up to 5x compared to using a hard drive alone. Just add the cache drive to your system, download and install the intelligent caching software, and start enjoying faster boot times and quicker file access.


We'll investigate how well such claims hold up in the real world.


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