The mind boggles as to why Intel appear to be discriminating against Mac Users.

Support also appears to be very poor from Apple as well regarding third party SSDs.

The only thing that gives me a smidgen of extra information about my Intel SSD is a third party trim enabler for Mac OSX.

Other than that, Ive just gotta keep backing up every day and keep an eye on the warranty period.

On the bright side of things, if Intel are as reliable as they say they are, when our drives do fail in the future, then Intel are bound to have developed some awesome new SSDs by then: ) Regards Rodney Ferguson.

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Just keep in mind that to maximize the performance of this drive that you will need both a SATA III cable and a motherboard with SATA III ports.

Close double click image to zoom in Corsair Neutron Series 2.5 512GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CSSD-N512GB3-BK ( 102 ) Write a Review OUT OF STOCK.

Ownership: 1 week to 1 month Eggxpert Review A good standard for SSD 5202013 2:06:50 PM Pros: The Neutron 3 (CSSD-N128GB3-BK) is Corsairs second-in-line SSD in the 120-128 GB range, right behind the higher-end Neutron GTX (CSSD-N120GBGTXB-BK).

The only difference between these two drives is the price and better max readwrite speeds for the GTX.

This review focuses on my experience with the Neutron 3 and compares it to other SSDs Ive used.

This SSD utilizes a SATA III (6 Gbs) connection and boasts maximum sequential readwrite times of up to 540211 MBs, respectively.

But what do these numbers really mean If youre still using an older hard disk drive (HDD), these numbers mean that it is time to upgrade.

Ive used 3 different SSDs in the past year, with the Neutron 3 being the newest, and it does indeed outperform the other drives (the OCZ Vertex 3 and OCZ Vertex 4).

Running Windows 8 Pro x64, I was getting 14:80 second boot times with the Neutron 3, starting from when the Windows 8 logo appeared to when the system was actually usable.

Using a benchmarking tool, my actual sequential readwrite times for the Neutron 3 were 493.95 MBs read and 247.40 MBs write.

For the Vertex 4, my sequential times were 474.30 MBs read and 247.89 MBs write.

The Neutron 3 outperforms the Vertex 4 in this test.

This drive has an actual usable space of 119.24 GB, which will be exactly the same as all 128 GB drives.

The drive will requires virtually no set up, aside from mounting it in your case and plugging in the cables.

It comes with a 2.5 to 3.5 bracket, so you will be able to fit the drive anywhere a standard HDD will fit.

There is no need to worry about getting another bracket to make it fit in your case.

One of the easiest upgrades you can make is switching to an SSD.

You will notice an immediate, pronounced difference on an SSD compared to a hard disk drive.

The OS will boot lightning-quick, programs will open faster and be more responsive, and your PC will feel new again.

The first time I booted my OS from an SSD, I was astounded by the speed at which it ran.

An SSD can give new life to old hardware, at the sacrifice of total disk space.

Cons: The SSDs case seemed a bit flimsy to me as compared to the OCZ Vertex line.

Not that this matters at all when considering the actual performance of the drive, but it definitely didnt feel as sturdy as the Vertex line.

I guess this would only matter if you planned on playing Frisbee with the drives, though.

Another negative point is that the drive does not come with a SATA III cable in an effort to minimize packaging.

None of the SSDs Ive ever bought have come with a SATA cable, however, so this is just the industry standard.

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