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The new OCZ Trion 100 SSD series takes the price of performance in a new direction, down. Delivering a significantly faster and more responsive computing experience, these value-oriented Toshiba TLC-based storage solutions provide superior performance and reliability that will optimize any mobile or desktop system.
The most awarded SSD brand of all time brings you the all-new OCZ Trion 100 Series. Designed to optimize your notebook or PC easily and affordably, the trailblazing Trion 100 Series SSDs leverage premium Toshiba TLC NAND flash to go the distance and deliver a superior balance of performance, reliability, and value that will transform any mobile or desktop system.
An industry-leading approach to service that eliminates all the hassle surrounding support and warranty claims consumers may have to deal with. NO shipping costs and NO hassle. (Currently available only for USA, Canada, European Union and Taiwan)
Upgrading to an SSD can feel like you've purchased an entirely new system—not only because of the enhanced speed, but also the initial investment normally associated with the technology. Trion 100 SSDs balance price and performance so you have enough funds leftover for other upgrades.
With 100% Toshiba technology built into every drive, each Trion 100 SSD is engineered for superior quality and reliability, keeping your data secure.
The more power-efficient Trion 100 Series is optimized for lower energy consumption which translates into longer battery life to keep you up and running longer.
Trion 100 offers plenty of real world performance for all your gaming and productivity applications. No fancy behind-the-scenes tricks, just pure storage performance.
Next Gen TLC Technology
Built with premium Toshiba TLC NAND flash
Performance Made Affordable
Superior balance of price and performance
Toshiba Controller & Firmware
Leverages Toshiba SSD controller technology
Better Battery Life
Optimized for lower energy consumption for longer battery life with built-in power management modes
Pros: Price per capacity, this is one of the top 5 or 6 drives on the market; similar to the Kingston V300 240GB, Crucial M500 240GB, SanDisk Ultra-II 240GB, and Corsair Force LS 240GB. Formatted capacity is 223.57GB - or roughly a 6.9% loss from raw. Basic everyday performance is not too shabby, either. On a near empty drive, reads and writes compare similarly to other drives of this capacity at ~525MB/s read, and ~500MB/s write (formatted NTFS @ 16Kb block). However, when the data becomes larger, performance drops quickly... see cons below. Updating firmware via downloadable OCZ SSD Guru software was super simple. Click the Maintenance tab, then click the Update button. That's it! There is also Over Provisioning and TRIM support built into the SSD Guru package, if you so need it. This SSD is built on the latest triple-level NAND flash tech, aka TLC. This allows for higher density, but sometimes at the expense of performance! OCZ has a fantastic ShieldPlus warranty program. They cover return shipping cost and do advanced replacement service should you have a warranty claim. Most manufacturers would never do that!
Cons: For only a couple dollars, you can get another 10-16GB more capacity by going with the Crucial BX100, SanDisk Ultra Plus, Adata SP920, or Samsung 850 Evo. The Trion 100 is a poor performer compared to other SSD's in this capacity. The effective speed is cut in half when the drive has reached >60% capacity. Also, during larger (2GB+) write jobs, performance suffers a major blow. For that reason, I would not use this drive for large data. I think it's best served as an O.S. drive only. There are no accessories included with the drive (no bracket, no SATA cable, no hardware.)
Overall Review: This SSD is targeted at the very budget conscious casual PC user that is looking to upgrade an older machine from a conventional HDD (while using SATA 3 6gbps). You're not going to find this SSD at the top of any benchmark lists. The only list it will top is GB/$. I personally would feel better off with the OCZ ARC 100 that uses the Barefoot 3 controller, or a competitor like Samsung 850 Evo, Sandisk Ultra-II, or Crucial M500 - All are fantastic SSD's for this bracket. I updated the firmware from 11.1 to 11.2 just prior to reviewing this product. At time of this review, I have 61 power-on hours and 31 power cycles on this drive. I have written a total of 194.87GB of data to the drive. From my research, this is first OCZ labelled SSD that is purely a Toshiba made product, including the new Toshiba A19 flash controller driving it. Thank you to Newegg.com and OCZ/Toshiba for providing the review sample! If you found my product review helpful in your search, please check Yes below. Thanks!