Crucial Adrenaline Solid State Cache Review

Pros:

• Affordable
• Significantly increases speed of general tasks
• Easy to set up
• Lets you keep you regular hard drive with its full capacity and everything on it

Cons:

•  Speed only increases after repeated uses of a program.

Overall, I was surprised and very pleased with the results of the Adrenaline. Crucial is marketing it as hassle-free, plug-and-play, near SSD performance and they hit the nail on the head. It could not have been easier to use. No formatting, no partitioning, no worrying about which drive to install programs. Just plug it in and your computer is faster. As far as performance goes, the aim of this drive is to make general everyday computing feel quicker, which it accomplishes. Looking at the numbers in the benchmarks is one thing but when you wake up in the morning and hit the power button on your tower, that is when you really feel the difference. Everything is ready to go much faster, programs open significantly quicker, and the system just feels more responsive.

One of my favorite things about the Adrenaline though is the fact that aside from the speed boost, nothing has changed. I don’t have to worry about which drive to install a new program like a would with a small SSD boot drive and I didn’t have to reformat and start over. Its so simple and that is why it is great. The only issue I have with it is that unlike a regular SSD, everything is not blazing fast the first time. It takes a few boot ups or programs starts for the software to recognize your habits and cache it.

At only $100, there are very few easier or cheaper ways to make such a large performance difference to your computer. I would recommend this drive to anyone who wants to make their existing computer noticeably quicker without the hassles of a small SSD or the price of a larger SSD.

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