Slow performance compared to other SSDs (but much faster than a hard drive)
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Toshiba's whole idea with the OCZ RC100 was to bring NVMe to everyone and I think for the most part they were able to. This drive lives up to its advertised speeds of 1600 MB/s read and 1050 MB/s write and the Host Memory Buffer tech works as evident by...
Even though Toshiba's RC100 is the slowest M.2 NVMe SSD we've tested, it's still a kick in the pants after SATA. And because it's so thin and light, it's a worthy laptop...
With the MP300, Corsair is seeking to offer an ‘entry level' NVMe drive that fills a gap in performance and price between SATA drives and ‘premium' NVMe drives. From a performance point of view Corsair has achieved its objective. However, from a price...
All in all, this is a rather impressive drive for its size and the HMB gave it some really solid performance. That being said when pushed to its limits it definitely shows its weaknesses. At least in my testing suite, Anandtech had a similar experience...
The Toshiba OCZ RC100 480 GB currently retails for $155. Compact form factor Good real-life results Much higher sequential speeds than SATA Affordable 3-year warranty User-switchable, between 512 byte and 4K sectors Low random write performance Price...
The RC100 is Toshiba's second NVMe consumer drive, and the company's first drive aimed at the entry level NVMe market. It's a sign of just how fast technology is advancing that we actually have an entry level market segment for this type of drive. Even...
Bridging the gap between enthusiast PCIe and budget SATA M.2 SSDs, the Toshiba RC100 is a good choice for upgrading an ultraportable or a mini-desktop, or as a complement to a larger hard...
Even though Toshiba’s RC100 is the slowest M.2 NVMe SSD we’ve tested, it’s still a kick in the pants after SATA. And because it’s so thin and light, it’s a worthy laptop upgrade.
From the get-go, Toshiba is pricing the OCZ RC100 very competitively with MSRPs that are right on the edge of SATA prices, $0.32-0.33 per GB. It delivers a respectable amount of TBW per capacity as well as a 3-year warranty. After putting the RC100...
Toshiba OCZ RC100 Solid State Drives - Find Them At AmazonThe Toshiba OCZ RC100 family of drives should be available immediately from all of the usual suspects, like Amazon, NewEgg, etc. Suggested pricing the drives is as follows:OCZ RC100, 120GB -...
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