CONCLUSION

   Testing yet another SSD using the SF-2281 NAND flash controller by SandForce brought back memories from almost two years ago since just like back then half of our test suites liked it while the other half well not so much (sequential and random tests always had strange results with SandForce controllers). This is why i can't figure out the reason behind Silicon Powers choice especially now. Very good news however come from IOmeter where the Slim S60 240GB outperformed every single SATA based SSD in our charts (at least in 4k random write) so for professionals that may count much more compared to our other tests.

   Good overall quality alone is obviously not enough to sell a storage product, price also needs to be right and Silicon Power seems to be well aware of that since as we speak the Slim S60 240GB SSD retails for just USD109.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 135.94Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de). Of course you don't need me to point out to all of you that the SF-2281 days of glory are long past but it still gets the job done and if the price is right (which in this case it is) i just don't see why anyone should have a problem with that. The Slim S60 240GB SSD by Silicon Power offers a very good price/performance ratio and even drops storage cost to a very low USD0.46/0.57Eur per GB so with this in mind it gets our Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality (SandForce Controller & Intel/Micron NAND Flash)
- Good Overall Performance (Best SATA SSD In IOmeter)
- 3 Year Warranty
- Price

CONS

- SF-2281 Age