Hardware
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Written by Danrok
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Sunday, 04 November 2012 20:09 |
This chart details the specifications of a selection of 2.5 inch SATA III SSD drives with a 256GB capacity. All SATA III drives will function with a SATA II interface, but at a slower speed.
Prices are as spotted in November 2012.
Comparison chart
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OCZ Vertex 4 |
OCZ Vertex 3 |
Crucial M4
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Samsung 840 Pro Series
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Samsung 830 Pro Series
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Kingston V200
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Price |
$208.99
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$199.99
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$199.99
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$269.99
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$219.99
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$164.99
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Part no. |
VTX4-25SAT3-256G |
VTX3-25SAT3-256G |
CT256M4SSD2 |
MZ-7PD256 |
MZ-7PC256N |
SV200S3/256G |
Max. read (MB/s) |
560 |
550 |
500
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540
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520
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300
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Max. write (MB/s) |
510 |
500 |
260
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520
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400
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230
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Random 4k read IOPS |
90,000 |
40,000 |
45,000
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100,000
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80,000
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32,000
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Random 4k write IOPS |
85,000 |
60,000 |
50,000
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90,000
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36,000
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4,000
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Data encryption |
256-bit AES** |
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256-bit AES** |
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MTBF* (million hours) |
2 |
2 |
1.2
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1.5
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1.5
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1
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Active power consumption |
2.5W |
3W |
0.15W |
0.15W |
.12W |
4.8W
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Weight |
83g |
77g |
75g |
68g |
63.5g |
105.2g |
Warranty (years) |
5 |
3 |
3
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5 |
3 |
3 |
* MTBF = Mean time before failures. ** See the forum thread, below, for comments on data encryption.
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