OCZ Arc 100 240GB SSD Review

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The ARC 100 series of drives are available in 120GB, 240GB, 480GB sizes. The 240GB version I will be reviewing comes is available for around £73 which makes it a nice value drive overall. OCZ quote the 240GB drive as having a 480MB/s read and 430MB/s write which are not class leading by any stretch but are solid for the price range.

Specifications

Capacities	120GB, 240GB, 480GB
NAND Components	Toshiba A19nm Multi-Level Cell (MLC)
Interface	Serial ATA (SATA) 6Gb/s (SATA III)
NAND Controller	OCZ Barefoot 3 M10
Form Factor	2.5-inch, 7mm height (fits ultra-thin notebooks)
Dimension (L x W x H)	100.20 x 69.75 x 6.70 mm
Weight	110g
Sequential Reads (240GB)	480 MB/s
Sequential Writes (240GB)	430 MB/s
Random Read Speed (4KB, QD32) (240GB)	75,000 IOPS
Random Write Speed (4KB, QD32) (240GB)	80,000 IOPS
Steady-State Random Write Speed (4KB, QD32) (240GB)	18,000 IOPS
MTBF	2 million hours
Endurance	Rated for 20GB/day of host writes for 3 years under typical client workloads
Warranty and Support	3-Year ShieldPlus Warranty, Toll-Free Tech Support, 24 Hour Forum Support, Firmware Updates

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