GSkill Phoenix Pro 120GB Solid State Drive Storage   Page 1

Reviewer: RWL Staff Article Publish Date: 9/20/2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Without doubt hard disk drives have dominated the market for almost 5 decades starting off with just a few megabytes and reaching capacities of several terabytes. Technology however did not stay the same through the years and so hard disk drives underwent many changes such as the replacement of the old IDE protocol and rotational speeds of up to 7200RPM with SATA and supported speeds of up to 10000RPM, without taking into account SCSI and SAS drives. However even with such high speeds hard disk drives have not even managed to surpass the initial SATA protocol and that was one of the many reasons behind why several companies decided on researching solid state drives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

     G. SKILL", established in 1989 by enthusiasts, is a leading memory module Manufacturer based in Taipei, Taiwan. With traditional strengths, we have built an excellent reputation by meeting market demand and fostering business competitiveness both locally and internationally with our dedications to provide competitive prices, On-Time Delivery, Assured Quality, Customer-Oriented Services and Diversity of Products. At G. SKILL, we apply a top priority to quality standards. All of its products are put through a series of rigorous tests and strict quality control procedures. In addition to commissioning qualified IC testing houses to test our products, they are hand test 100% twice in factory and office, to ensure the highest product yield and quality. G. SKILL strives to achieve the highest and most advanced quality from the initial design, through manufacturing solder-paste printing, through surface mounting, to on-line visual inspection, system compatibility testing, packaging and finally to safely and reliably shipping our products to customers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Now as many of you know we are already working on an SSD roundup which is almost done. However since we are a week or so away from that launch today we bring you a taste of what’s to come. GSkill in the past was mostly known about their impressive memory modules but during the past 3 years or so they have made quite a name for themselves in the SSD market. Today we are taking a look at their latest and fastest model to date, the Phoenix Pro 120GB based on the latest SandForce SF-1200 controller.