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Patriot Pyro Series SATA600

Based on 5 reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

2
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros

Decent performance.
Works in any application in which other SATA hard drives are used.
DuraClass technology.
DuraWrite extends the endurance of SSDs.
Intelligent Block Management and Wear Leveling.
Intelligent Read Disturb Management.
Intelligent “Recycling” for advance free space management.

Cons

Randomly dismounts sometimes when the computer comes out of sleep mode.
Doesn't come with a drive bay converter to make it work with desktops.
Data transfer rates could use some improvement.

By TechSpot on September 20, 2011

Patriot's Pyro series finds itself in a tough position, just as OCZ's Agility 3 line does. These SSDs are living off the hype of the SandForce SF-2200 controller and their support for the SATA 6Gb/s interface. Yet they fail to deliver the...

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By MadShrimps on March 05, 2012

Considering that the HDD prices have raised a lot in the last time period and the SSDs are not as expensive as they used to be before, it is a good time to invest in one, depending on the available budget. Most people will choose lower capacities...

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By cnet on October 08, 2011

The Patriot Memory Pyro is a decent SSD among its peers and will improve your computer's performance significantly when used as a replacement hard...

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By Kitguru.net on September 23, 2011

If you go shopping this month for a Solid State Drive, then you will be presented with a bewildering array of choices. If we are being honest, most people tend to buy an SSD based around the price and the Pyro may appeal, as it is a cheaper version...

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By APH Networks on September 23, 2011

Unless you have never exposed yourself to the outside world before, chances are that you have heard of Nero. No, I am not talking about Ahead Software's Nero Burning ROM, but rather, Roman Emperor Nero from AD 54 to 68. Known for his obsession with...

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By Vortez on August 17, 2011

Since its inception the SATA 3 SSD has had enthusiasts drooling over faster transfer rates and enticing them to get their wallets out. Never has there been a better time to invest with prices being reasonably affordable and a vast spectrum of...

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By Hi Tech Legion on August 04, 2011

If you read our introduction, you are aware that the Patriot Pyro has an Asynchronous NAND Flash (by Micron), as opposed to a Synchronous NAND Controller. What are the differences and is there a benefit to having one or the other? In theory and...

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By Legit Reviews on August 04, 2011

The Patriot Pyro SSD is a capable and affordable SATA III SSD that doesn't have the raw speed across the board like some of its peers but it also carries a lower price tag than...

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By Hardware Canucks on August 03, 2011

Within each generation of SSDs there is always a controller design which most companies tend to gravitate towards. This time SandForce has taken over and we’ve only seen the beginning of what promises to be a glut of rebadged mid-range SF2281-based...

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By HotHardware on August 03, 2011

The Patriot Pyro 120GB SSD we tested performed as expected, considering the drive’s similar configuration to a couple of others we evaluated in a recent round-up. With highly-compressible data and in most transfer tests, the Patriot Pyro performs...

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