SSD Face-off
Having a go at doing an SSD face-off with three lower priced SSDs in a typical PC setup. All three SSDs are tested on the same platform in an IDE set up. From the expensive Kingston SSDnow 100 V, to the considerably cheaper Toshiba Q Series Pro and including the OCZ Vertex Plus R2 for good measure we see that money isn’t everything when it comes to picking up an SSD.
Kingston SSDNow V+100 Specs
- Form Factor – 2.5″
- Interface – SATA 3.0 Gb/sec
- Capacities – 64GB, 96GB, 128GB, 256GB, 512GB
- Dimensions – 69.85 x 100 x 9.5 mm
- Weight – 128 – 151 grams
- Storage temperatures – -40 – 85°C
- Operating temperatures – 0 – 70°C
- Sequential Read Throughput – 230MB/s
- Sequential Write Throughput – 180MB/s
- Power specs – 3.6 W (TYP) Active / 0.05 W (TYP) Idle
- MTBF – 1,000,000 Hrs
Toshiba Q Series Pro
- 7mm slim & lightweight design ideal for notebooks and Ultrabooks™
- Provides faster boot-up speed and reduces wait time
- Gives you fast access of application and data
- Consumes less power for energy efficiency
- Quiet operation without moving parts
- Resistance to vibration and shock
- Includes free downloadable NTI Echo data migration software2
- 3-year limited warranty included
- Capacity: 128GB1
- Interface: SATA3.0
- Interface Transfer Rate4: 6Gb/s
- Average Sequential Read: 554 MB/s
- Average Sequential Write: 512 MB/s
- Size (in): 3.94 (L) X 2.75(W) X 0.27(H)
- Size (mm): 100.0(L) x 69.85(W) x 7.0(H)
- Weight: 53 g or 1.9 oz (512GB/256GB); 49 g or 1.7 oz (128GB)
OCZ Vertex Plus R2
- 2.5 Inch
- SATA II (3 Gbit/S.)
- MLC
- 128 MB Cache
- 1,500,000 Hours MTBF
- 101 grams
- 180 MB/s Read
- 80 MB/s Write
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