Mike Jennings is a content manager at Stone Group Ltd, with a background in technology writing and marketing. His freelance journalism career spans PCs, laptops and peripherals, with a keen interest in gaming, consumer and business hardware.
Corsair Neutron 240GB review Blistering speed that beats that of our favourite SSDs, and it has a reasonable price, too
£165
LaCie ThunderBolt Series 120GB review Impressive speed from both connections, but the rugged construction, high price and low capacity give it niche appeal
£162
SanDisk ReadyCache 32GB review Not quick or capacious, but ideal for those looking for SSD-style speed boosts on the cheap
£36
Integral CryptoSSD 128GB review A neat and effective solution for encrypting SSD content, but it’s far too slow and much too expensive
£277
Crucial V4 256GB review Provides a decent performance boost for SATA2 PCs and is cheap enough to justify the extra capital
£125
Plextor M5S 128GB review Slow in all but one of our tests and with a price higher than its rivals. Better SSDs are available
Samsung 840-Series Pro 256GB review Quick, but it isn’t fast or cheap enough to beat our favourite high-end SSD£187
Samsung 840 Series 256GB SSD review A fine performer with innovative architecture, but there are faster drives£131
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB SSD review A superb price and well-balanced performance make this a great buy£131
Toshiba THNSNF 512GB review The fastest SSD we've ever seen, but it’s expensive and has a short warranty£369
Intel 335-Series 240GB SSD review Decent performance at a great price from a top brand; this is a great SSD£143
Corsair Neutron 240GB review Blistering speed that beats that of our favourite SSDs, and it has a reasonable price, too£165
LaCie ThunderBolt Series 120GB review Impressive speed from both connections, but the rugged construction, high price and low capacity give it niche appeal£162
SanDisk ReadyCache 32GB review Not quick or capacious, but ideal for those looking for SSD-style speed boosts on the cheap£36
Integral CryptoSSD 128GB review A neat and effective solution for encrypting SSD content, but it’s far too slow and much too expensive£277
Crucial V4 256GB review Provides a decent performance boost for SATA2 PCs and is cheap enough to justify the extra capital£125
Plextor M5S 128GB review Slow in all but one of our tests and with a price higher than its rivals. Better SSDs are available£130
Corsair Force GS 240GB review Almost as quick as top-spec SSDs for far less money - this is an excellent mainstream drive£165
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB review A good-looking and reasonable-value drive, but there are cheaper and quicker rivals£103