The SanDisk Extreme PRO SSD is designed specifically for gamers, PC enthusiasts, and media professionals who require consistent, top-in-class real-world performance out of their storage.

Top-in-class performance; SanDisk pedigree of reliability; Industry leading 10-year warranty

Crucial/Micron M550; Crucial M500; Crucial MX100; OCZ Vertex 460; Corsair Force LS; Corsair Force LX 256GB; Samsung SSD 840 EVO; SanDisk Extreme II; Top-in-class performance; SanDisk pedigree of reliability; Industry leading 10-year warranty; Struggles some with large block random activity

Without a doubt, the Extreme II was one of the best SSDs we ever tested, and I wasn't sure if any company would be able to best its performance with a SATA based product. Little did I know it would be SanDisk looking to raise the bar again, this time with exceptional engineering rather than brute...

Fast speed

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pricey

When you first look at the Extreme PRO series you will raise an eyebrow and will start to wonder that exactly has been changed over the Extreme II series from SanDisk. Well, when we purely talk about peak performance, sure nothing much.

With high performance, best in class consistency and a killer 10 year warranty, SanDisk's Extreme PRO series should be at the top of your SSD shopping list.

SanDisk have just released their latest SSD, the new Extreme PRO SSD that targets gamers and PC enthusiasts who want the best performance from their hard drives. SanDisk boasts speeds of up to 550MB/s (sequential) and 520MB/s (write) that is ideal for not just gaming but also heavy duty multimedia.

SanDisk has such supreme confidence in its products that it's offering a 10-year warranty on its latest solid state drive, the Extreme Pro SSD. It's the first time such a long warranty has been offered on a consumer drive, and it's sure to be one of the main features that will entice many people to...

10-year warranty; Good overall performance; Improved random data performance

Not quite as fast as some other drives we've tested when used as a system drive

Huge capacity, huge performance, huge stability, huge 10-year warranty. You do have to pay premium for this luxury, though

Recently launched, the SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD range sits at the high end of the market. Today we take a look at the 480GB version and compare it to the best the competition has to offer.

We were also lucky enough to get our hands on a second drive which we combined in RAID 0. We are happy to report that performance scaled well and the dual drive config provided exceptional results.