After Toshiba picked up the bankrupt OCZ we have seen OCZ drives move to using Toshiba NAND. With the launch of the Trion 100 though things are a little different. For the first time this is full Toshiba drive that is branded with the OCZ branding. The Trion falls in OCZs product lineup as a budget drive under both the Vertex and Vector drives. The Trion 100 is the first TLC based drive for OCZ, TLC (Triple Level Cell) is similar to MLC but with an additional layer to provide a higher storage density and with that help lower costs as well. So today I’m going to dig into the Trion 100 and find out what makes it tick and then run it through our performance testing to find out how well it performs. Then at the end of the day we will put all of that together along with the price and find out if the Trion 100 is the budget drive for you.
Product Name: OCZ Trion 100 480GB
Review Sample Provided by: OCZ
Written by: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
Amazon Link: HERE
Specifications | |
Max Read | 550 MB/s |
Max Write | 530 MB/s |
Max Random Read | 90,000 IOPS |
Max Random Write | 54,000 IOPS |
Steady-State Random Write | 3,200 IOPS |
Usable Capacities | 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 960GB |
NAND Components | Toshiba A19nm Triple-Level Cell (TLC) |
Interface | Serial ATA (SATA) 6Gb/s (SATA III) |
NAND Controller | Toshiba |
Form Factor | 2.5-inch, 7mm height |
Dimension (L x W x H) | 100.00 x 69.85 x 7.00 mm |
Weight | 48g |
MTBF | 1.5 million hours |
Product Health Monitoring | Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) Support |
Operating System | Windows / Linux / Mac OSX |
Power Consumption | Idle: 830mW, Active: 4.8W |
Operating Temperature | 0°C ~ 65°C |
Storage Temperature | -45°C ~ 85°C |
Shock Resistance | 1500G/0.5ms |
Vibration (Operational) | 20G (10-2000Hz) |
Vibration (Non-operational) | 20G (10-2000Hz) |
Certifications | UL C/US, FCC, CE, C-Tick, KCC, BSMI, VCCI, WEEE, CSA |