Testing Setup:

• Processor: Intel Core2 Quad Q9450
• Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6
• Memory: OCZ 2 x 2GB
• Video Card: Asus EAH 4830
• Power Supply: Coolmax USA 950w Modular Power Supply
• Hard Drive: Seagate 750GB SATA
• Optical Drive: LG DVD
• OS: Windows Vista Ultimate
• Thermaltake armor

Testing:

For testing to ensure the best possible testing I won’t be doing a boot up vista test because it is simply to inaccurate a test for my liking. For a real world type test I will be timing how long it takes to copy over a 10, 100, and 500MB file through USB and SATA. I will be benchmarking the drive through both USB and SATA using Everest Ultimate and HDTune. For HDTune and the file transfers I will be using a 320GB Samsung. For the Everest testing I will be using a 720GB Seagate.

The reason I chose these two drives is because they are a good range of mid and large drive sizes. The reason the 320GB isn’t being used for Everest is because I leant it to a friend before I could benchmark it with Everest (sorry guys)

USB HDTune and File Transfer:

 SATA HDTune and File Transfer:

USB and SATA only go so fast so that is why we see similar speeds for most of these tests one thing worth noting is how the Cavalry Pelican 2.5" SATA and USB SSD destroyed the Samsung in access times by a very note able margin. Lets see how well it does against Everest and a bigger drive.

 Pelican SSD USB Everest:

SATA Pelican SSD Everest:

SATA Seagate Barracuda Everest: 

We can easily see the Cavalry Pelican 2.5” SSD is rock solid all the way through with little to no fluctuation. The access times are incredibly fast. When you are dealing with very important files having a rock solid drive with as little moving parts as possible is key, SSD’s are bulletproof when it comes to longevity compared to standard hard drives. Let’s see the final thoughts: