Patriot PS-100 PS256GS25SSDR (256 GB)

Patriot PS-100 PS256GS25SSDR vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Solid State Drives

Size	256 GB
Cache	64 MB
Form Factor	2.5"
Interface	SATA
Speed	3 Gb/s
Controller	PHISON PS3016-S3 (more like this...)
Warranty	3 year

$ 448.00

Disk	Controller	Interface	Cache (MB)	Size (GB)	Warranty Years	Best Price	Value (GB/$)

OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT2-256G	Indilinx Everest	SATA 3 Gb/s	512	256	3	219.99	1.16
OCZ Petrol PTL1-25SAT3-256G	Indilinx Everest	SATA 6 Gb/s	512	256	3	223.00	1.15
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	231.87	1.10
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3/256G		SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	239.57	1.07
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD1	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	239.99	1.07
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR480GB	SandForce SF-2281	SATA 6 Gb/s		480	3	449.99	1.07
A-DATA Premier Pro SP900 ASP900S3-256GM-C	SandForce SF-2281	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	244.99	1.04
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2CCA	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	249.39	1.03
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2BAA	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	249.99	1.02
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD1CCA	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	249.99	1.02
OCZ Petrol PTL1-25SAT3-512G	Indilinx Everest	SATA 6 Gb/s	512	512	3	499.99	1.02
OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT2-512G	Indilinx Everest	SATA 3 Gb/s	512	512	3	499.99	1.02
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3D/256G		SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	250.11	1.02
Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F480GB3-BK	SandForce SF-2281	SATA 6 Gb/s		480	3	469.99	1.02
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos deluxe MKNSSDCR480GB-DX	SandForce SF-2281	SATA 6 Gb/s		480	3	469.99	1.02
OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT3-256G	Indilinx Everest	SATA 6 Gb/s	512	256	3	256.11	1.00
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3N/256G		SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	261.09	0.98
Transcend SSD720 TS512GSSD720	SandForce SF-2281	SATA 6 Gb/s		512	3	530.00	0.97
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-360G	SandForce SF-2281	SATA 6 Gb/s		360	3	379.99	0.95
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256B/WW	Samsung S4LJ204X01	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	274.99	0.93
Plextor PX-M3 Series PX-256M3S	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s	512	256	5	279.98	0.91
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256N/AM	Samsung S4LJ204X01	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	285.00	0.90
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/AM	Samsung S4LJ204X01	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	295.00	0.87
Transcend SSD720 TS256GSSD720	SandForce SF-2281	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	299.99	0.85
A-DATA XPG SX900 ASX900S3-256GM-C	SandForce SF-2281	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	299.99	0.85
OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-256G	Indilinx Everest 2	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	5	299.99	0.85
Corsair Performance Pro Series CSSD-P256GBP-BK	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	335.49	0.76
Plextor PX-M3 Pro Series PX-256M3P	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s	512	256	5	374.99	0.68
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW300G310	Intel PC29AS21BA0	SATA 6 Gb/s		300	3	493.00	0.61
Plextor PX-M2P Series PX-256M2P	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s	512	256	3	429.99	0.60
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW300G3B5	Intel PC29AS21BA0	SATA 6 Gb/s		300	3	504.30	0.59
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW300G3K5	Intel PC29AS21BA0	SATA 6 Gb/s		300	3	509.99	0.59
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2BW300G301	Intel PC29AS21BA0	SATA 3 Gb/s		300	3	519.99	0.58
Patriot PS-100 PS256GS25SSDR	PHISON PS3016-S3	SATA 3 Gb/s	64	256	3	448.00	0.57
Samsung 470 Series MZ-5PA256/US	Samsung S3C29MAX	SATA 3 Gb/s		256	3	499.99	0.51
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2N/256GZ	JMicron JMF618	SATA 3 Gb/s		256	3	499.99	0.51
A-DATA S599 AS599S-256GM-C	SandForce SF-1200	SATA 3 Gb/s		256	3	512.00	0.50
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1CCA	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	529.99	0.48
Kingston SSDNow V+ 100E SVP100ES2/256G		SATA 3 Gb/s	128	256	3	693.87	0.37
Cavalry Pelican Elite CASD0256P2	JMicron JMF602	SATA		256	1	726.99	0.35
Super Talent UltraDrive ME FTM56GX25H	Indilinx Barefoot	SATA 3 Gb/s		256	2	726.99	0.35
Crucial M225 CT256M225	Indilinx Barefoot	SATA 3 Gb/s	64	256	5	740.00	0.35
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	759.95	0.34
Kingston SSDNow V+ Series SNVP325-S2B/256GB	Toshiba T6UG1XBG	SATA 3 Gb/s		256	3	945.52	0.27
Kingston SSDNow V+ Series SNVP325-S2/256GB	Toshiba T6UG1XBG	SATA 3 Gb/s		256	3	969.52	0.26

Price History

Recent Price Changes

2012-04-11	$448.00	-51.99
2012-04-03	$499.99	-40.54
2012-02-02	$540.53	+92.53
2012-02-02	$448.00	-92.53
2012-01-31	$540.53	+92.53
2012-01-31	$448.00	-92.53
2012-01-31	$540.53	+92.53
2012-01-31	$448.00	-92.53
2012-01-24	$540.53	+1.10
2012-01-19	$539.43	+91.43

Manufacturer's Specs

General
Flash	MLC
Performance
Sequential Read	up to 210MB/s
Sequential Write	up to 150MB/s
Power
Standby	0.5 W
Operating	5.3 W
Reliability
Warranty	3 year
MTBF	>1,000,000 Hours
Data Retention	10 years at 25°C
Data Reliability	Built in 48/32/28 bit ECC correct per 2K Byte data