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Mike Jennings

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Intel 335-Series 240GB SSD
Intel 335-Series 240GB SSD review
Internal hard drives

Decent performance at a great price from a top brand; this is a great SSD

£143 inc VAT
Corsair Neutron 240GB
Corsair Neutron 240GB review
Internal hard drives

Blistering speed that beats that of our favourite SSDs, and it has a reasonable price, too

£165 inc VAT
LaCie ThunderBolt Series 120GB
LaCie ThunderBolt Series 120GB review
External hard drives

Impressive speed from both connections, but the rugged construction, high price and low capacity give it niche appeal

£162 inc VAT
SanDisk ReadyCache 32GB
SanDisk ReadyCache 32GB review
Internal hard drives

Not quick or capacious, but ideal for those looking for SSD-style speed boosts on the cheap

£36 inc VAT
Integral CryptoSSD 128GB
Integral CryptoSSD 128GB review
Internal hard drives

A neat and effective solution for encrypting SSD content, but it’s far too slow and much too expensive

£277 inc VAT
Crucial V4 256GB
Crucial V4 256GB review
Internal hard drives

Provides a decent performance boost for SATA2 PCs and is cheap enough to justify the extra capital

£125 inc VAT
Plextor M5S 128GB
Plextor M5S 128GB review
Internal hard drives

Slow in all but one of our tests and with a price higher than its rivals. Better SSDs are available

£130 inc VAT
Corsair Force GS 240GB
Corsair Force GS 240GB review
Internal hard drives

Almost as quick as top-spec SSDs for far less money - this is an excellent mainstream drive

£165 inc VAT
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB review
Internal hard drives

A good-looking and reasonable-value drive, but there are cheaper and quicker rivals

£103 inc VAT
Verbatim SSD 240GB
Verbatim SSD 240GB review
Internal hard drives

A decent drive that’s marred by its comparatively high price

£232 inc VAT