OCZ Trion 100 SSD

"This gem is an SSD with near-premium performance at a budget price...

The Trion 100 SSDs fall over in most of our Iometer testing, and compared to the other drives we tested they just don't really handle any form of sustained or intensive workloads well. The TLC NAND is likely more to blame than the controller or firmware...

When it comes to performance the Trion 100 competes with many high-performance solid state drives in terms of reads, but falls short in write performance. In many of our tests the drive actually under-performed its advertised write speeds. This is...

It seems that Samsung is still the only company who has mastered the art of the TLC...

The price is attractive, but the Trion 100 just isn't competitive enough right now to be your next...

If OCZ Storage Solutions pushes the price down to sub Reactor levels and truly targets the entry level user we would get behind it. The performance is low in all workloads but still higher than what hard drives offer. The price is the real key here. OCZ may have introduced TLC too soon with so many low cost MLC options still shipping.

The OCZ Trion 100 will win or lose in the market based on where its street price goes after launch. For its targeted market, the OCZ Trion 100 is a strong performer that should tick all the right boxes. If we showed anything here today, it's that at least the OCZ Trion 100 blows the doors off of magnetic storage, which it is looking to replace.

The truth is that I have mixed feelings about the Trion series 100, but in all fairness I am a power user. I want the best performance at all times. Read performance for the Trion series is excellent, but if you copy an ISO or .MKV worth a couple of...

With sequential speeds of over 500MB/s read and write and OCZ's ShieldPlus warranty, the Trion 100 is the latest TLC based SSD in the market. If you are looking for a value based product, be sure to give this one a...

OCZ's budget-focused Trion 100 delivers speedy sequential performance at an enticing price. It's a fine budget SSD pick, though SanDisk's competing, like-priced Ultra II performs better, and includes accessories this drive lacks. Read...

The OCZ Trion 100 480 GB is expected to retail for $185. Excellent price per GB Good read performance Good MySQL Enterprise performance 7 mm thin—ultrabook compatible 3 year warranty Drive hangs during write operations Write performance, especially...

For what it costs, the OCZ Trion 100 series solid-state drive and ideal replacement drive for an older computer that still runs on a regular hard...