SanDisk may not be a household name within the SSD market but as one of the primary flash memory suppliers, their products have been used in countless storage products throughout the years. While people typically associate the SanDisk name with SD cards or flash drives, their manufacturing lines are now being leveraged to supply advanced 24nm toggle mode NAND for a new lineup of SSDs. Dubbed the Extreme SSD series, these new drives have capacities up to 480GB and are focused upon delivering high performance while maintaining class leading price points. In this review we will be taking a look at the 240GB version.

Ironically, the first time we saw SanDisk's new 24nm ICs being used, they were within a Corsair Force GS 240GB and paired up with an LSI / SandForce SF2281 controller. The result was quite impressive as the GS remained near the top of our charts and offered a surprising amount of value considering its $210 price tag. SanDisk meanwhile has taken very much the same route as Corsair (minus a few small changes of course) by using the 24nm + SF2281 route but where does that leave it from a value standpoint? Well, that Force GS still hovers around $210 before rebates but the Extreme SSD 240GB can be found for about $185. This actually makes for an interesting situation since SanDisk is able to outprice one of their own customers by virtue of cutting out the middle man and selling directly to retailers.