Intel 520 Series 240GB

273 reviews

May, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 273 reviews of Intel 520 Series 240GB. The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 222 user reviews of Intel 520 Series 240GB from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

90% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2025

Expert review by : Andrew Harrison (techadvisor.co.uk)

Intel 520 Series 240GB review

The Intel 520 Series 240GB SSD is a high-performance 2.5in solid-state drive with 6Gbps SATA interface and the latest 25nm flash chips.

The Intel 520 Series 240GB stands as one of the leading SSDs for enthusiast users today. It’s using a SandForce controller that runs conspicuously slower than the competing Marvell or Samsung controllers in sequential write speeds, but maintains...

May, 2012

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Expert review by : David Mitchelson (vortez.net)

Intel 520 Series 480GB Review

Driven by the Sandforce SF-2281 controller, how will Intel's latest Solid State Drive aka Cherryville compare against the might of other popular SSDs?

Excellent overall performance ; Generous accessories pack ; 5 years warranty

Visual aesthetics are lack-lustre

Intel’s 520 Series has, since its arrival taken a firm hold in the SSD consumer SSD market and its obvious to see why.

May, 2012

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Expert review by : Simon Crisp (reghardware.co.uk)

Intel 520 240GB SSD

Review The rumour mill was working overtime throughout 2011 with suggestions that Intel was considering forsaking the Marvell controllers [1] it had used for its previous generation of consumer SSDs, the 510 series. The story went that the company was...

Fast performance SSD from Intel, the company's first to feature a Sandforce controller.

Feb, 2012

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Expert review by : Leo Waldock (itreviews.co.uk)

Intel 520 SSD 240GB review

Intel's new 520 series SSD is the fastest you'll see outside of a data centre.. Intel's latest SSD (Solid State Drive) model 520 feels...

Superb performance, five-year warranty

The price is rather high

SandForce is a superb SSD controller and the Intel 520 is a formidable new entrant to the performance PC/laptop arena. We love every aspect of this drive with one notable exception and that is the horribly high price.

Feb, 2012

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Expert review by : Allan 'Zardon' Campbell (kitguru.net)

Intel 520 Series 240GB Solid State Drive Review

Today we are looking at the latest Solid State Drive from Intel - the 520 series, codenamed 'Cherryv Today we are looking at the latest Solid State Drive from Intel – the 520 series, codenamed ‘Cherryville'. The drive is built around ‘compute quality'...

Class leading performance.

not quite as fast as the latest Samsung drives when reading imcompressible data.

Feb, 2012

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Expert review by : Nathan Edwards (maximumpc.com)

Intel 520 Series 240GB Review

Fast SF-2281 controller and 25nm NAND; Intel reliability

50 more expensive than near-identical drives from Patriot and OCZ

For every season, there is a spin. Intel’s first consumer SSDs, the X-25M series, didn’t have the fastest performance, but they gained a reputation for reliability. We had high hopes for Intel’s 320 Series SSDs, which turned out to be really great...

May, 2012

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Expert review by : Juha Saarinen (pcworld.co.nz)

Intel 520 Series

Chip giant Intel has been at the forefront of solid-state storage for a while now, but its new Cherryville represents a slight departure from past models.

May, 2012

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Expert review by : Stuart Davidson (hardwareheaven.com)

Intel 520 Series 240GB SSD Review

Over the past few years watching the evolution of SSDs, and manufacturer's approaches, has been interesting. Taking Intel as one example it is fair to say that their early implementations of the technology were class leading, offering performance which...

Looking first at the build quality and design of the Intel 520 Series we have a drive which looks good from the top with its brushed metal finish and the casing feels sturdy compared to some competitor products which can have a flimsy feel to the base....

Feb, 2012

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