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

$ 540.53

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

Plextor PX-M2 Series PX-256M2S	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s	128	256	3	314.99	0.81
Plextor PX-M3S Series PX-256M3S	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s	512	256	5	329.99	0.78
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2BAA	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	334.99	0.76
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-480G	SandForce SF-2281	SATA 6 Gb/s		480	3	629.99	0.76
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	339.99	0.75
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTX320G	SandForce SF-1200	SATA 3 Gb/s		320	3	440.00	0.73
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2CCA	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	354.99	0.72
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256N/AM	Samsung S4LJ204X01	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	359.99	0.71
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/AM	Samsung S4LJ204X01	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	359.99	0.71
OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT3-256G	Indilinx Everest	SATA 6 Gb/s	512	256	3	368.84	0.69
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3/256G		SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	369.99	0.69
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3N/256G		SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	379.99	0.67
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3D/256G		SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	379.99	0.67
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2/256GZ	JMicron JMF618	SATA 3 Gb/s		256	3	394.99	0.65
A-DATA S599 AS599S-256GM-C	SandForce SF-1200	SATA 3 Gb/s		256	3	397.99	0.64
Corsair Performance Pro Series CSSD-P256GBP-BK	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	399.99	0.64
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2N/256GZ	JMicron JMF618	SATA 3 Gb/s		256	3	399.99	0.64
Samsung 470 Series MZ-5PA256B/AM	Samsung S3C29MAX	SATA 3 Gb/s		256	3	433.99	0.59
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW300G310	Intel PC29AS21BA0	SATA 6 Gb/s		300	3	514.99	0.58
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2BW300G301	Intel PC29AS21BA0	SATA 3 Gb/s		300	3	519.99	0.58
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW300G3B5	Intel PC29AS21BA0	SATA 6 Gb/s		300	3	520.00	0.58
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW300G3K5	Intel PC29AS21BA0	SATA 6 Gb/s		300	3	529.99	0.57
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2D/256GZ	JMicron JMF618	SATA 3 Gb/s		256	3	454.13	0.56
Plextor PX-M2P Series PX-256M2P	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s	512	256	3	470.29	0.54
Samsung 470 Series MZ-5PA256/US	Samsung S3C29MAX	SATA 3 Gb/s		256	3	476.83	0.54
Kingston SSDNow V+ 100 SVP100S2/256G	Toshiba T6UG1XBG	SATA 3 Gb/s		256	3	494.50	0.52
Kingston SSDNow V+100 SVP100S2B/256G	Toshiba T6UG1XBG	SATA 3 Gb/s		256	3	529.51	0.48
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1CCA	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	529.99	0.48
Patriot PS-100 PS256GS25SSDR	PHISON PS3016-S3	SATA 3 Gb/s	64	256	3	540.53	0.47
Corsair Nova Series CSSD-V256GB2-BRKT	Indilinx Barefoot ECO	SATA 3 Gb/s	64	256	2	636.70	0.40
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 RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1	Marvell 88SS9174	SATA 6 Gb/s		256	3	759.95	0.34
Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue SSC-D0256SC-2100	JMicron JMF612	SATA 3 Gb/s		256	3	1198.95	0.21

Price History

Recent Price Changes

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
2012-01-19	$448.00	-91.43
2012-01-08	$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