Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue SSC-D0256SC-2100 vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Solid State Drives
Item 4051: Western Digital SSC-D0256SC-2100
Size256 GB
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
ControllerJMicron JMF612
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Warranty3 year
SSC-D0256SC-2100 Reviews18 (avg: 3.7/5)
$ 1198.95
Disk Controller Interface Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR480GB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 559.99 0.86
OCZ Petrol PTL1-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 309.99 0.83
Plextor PX-M2 Series PX-256M2S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 128 256 3 314.99 0.81
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos deluxe MKNSSDCR480GB-DX SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 599.99 0.80
OCZ Petrol PTL1-25SAT3-512G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 512 3 649.99 0.79
Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD2 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 654.99 0.78
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 329.99 0.78
Plextor PX-M3S Series PX-256M3S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 5 329.99 0.78
Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD2CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 659.99 0.78
Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD2BAA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 659.99 0.78
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD1 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 344.99 0.74
Plextor PX-M3S Series PX-512M3S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 512 5 692.00 0.74
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-480G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 649.99 0.74
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2/256GZ JMicron JMF618 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 349.99 0.73
Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F480GB3-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 659.99 0.73
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
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2BAA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 364.99 0.70
OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 369.99 0.69
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3/256G SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 369.99 0.69
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256N/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 370.53 0.69
A-DATA S511 AS511S3-480GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 699.99 0.69
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3D/256G SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 379.99 0.67
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3N/256G SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 379.99 0.67
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 381.03 0.67
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series SVP200S3/480G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 732.79 0.66
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE480G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 480 3 739.33 0.65
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC512D/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 790.85 0.65
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2N/256GZ JMicron JMF618 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 399.99 0.64
Corsair Performance Pro Series CSSD-P256GBP-BK Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 399.99 0.64
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC512N/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 799.99 0.64
Kingston SSDNow V+ 100 SVP100S2B/512GR Toshiba T6UG1XBG SATA 3 Gb/s 512 3 849.00 0.60
Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F480GBGT-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 797.99 0.60
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 SSDSA2CW300G3B5 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 300 3 520.00 0.58
OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT3-512G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 512 3 893.00 0.57
Kingston SSDNow V+ 100 SVP100S2/512G Toshiba T6UG1XBG SATA 3 Gb/s 512 3 898.99 0.57
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW600G3B5 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 600 3 1054.99 0.57
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 3 453.19 0.56
OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-480G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 849.99 0.56
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW600G310 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 600 3 1068.99 0.56
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW600G3K5 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 600 3 1079.99 0.56
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2BW300G301 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 3 Gb/s 300 3 542.00 0.55
Kingston SSDNow V+ 100 SVP100S2B/512G Toshiba T6UG1XBG SATA 3 Gb/s 512 3 930.12 0.55
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2BW600G301 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 3 Gb/s 600 3 1099.99 0.55
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
Intel 520 Series SSDSC2CW480A3K5 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 5 1049.99 0.46
Intel 520 Series SSDSC2CW480A310 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 5 1054.95 0.45
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTX400G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 400 3 899.55 0.44
OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGT480G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 480 3 1079.98 0.44
A-DATA S599 AS599S-256GM-C SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 576.04 0.44
Patriot Wildfire PW480GS25SSDR SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 1138.00 0.42
Corsair Nova Series CSSD-V256GB2-BRKT Indilinx Barefoot ECO SATA 3 Gb/s 64 256 2 636.70 0.40
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 721.44 0.35
Super Talent UltraDrive ME FTM56GX25H Indilinx Barefoot SATA 3 Gb/s 256 2 726.99 0.35
Cavalry Pelican Elite CASD0256P2 JMicron JMF602 SATA 256 1 726.99 0.35
OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGT320G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 320 3 957.00 0.33
Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue SSC-D0256SC-2100 JMicron JMF612 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 1198.95 0.21

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Recent Price Changes

2012-01-25 $1198.95 +199.95
2012-01-25 $999.00 -199.95
2012-01-01 $1198.95 +199.95
2012-01-01 $999.00 -199.95
2011-12-26 $1198.95 +199.95
2011-12-26 $999.00 -199.95
2011-12-25 $1198.95 +199.95
2011-12-25 $999.00 -199.95
2011-12-14 $1198.95 +198.96
2011-12-14 $999.99 -198.96

Manufacturer's Specs

General
User Sectors Per Drive500,118,192
Performance
Sustained ReadUp to 250 MB/s
Sustained WriteUp to 170 MB/s
Power
Read2 W
Write3.5 W
Sleep0.6 W
Reliability
MTBF1.4 million hours
Error Rate (non-recoverable)< 1 in 10^15 bits read

External links

Western Digital
http://www.wdc.com/

Western Digital SSC-D0256SC-2100 Reviews & Benchmarks

Tech ARP - Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue 256 GB Solid State Drive Review Rev. 3.0 - April 12, 2011
ThinkComputers - Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue 256GB Solid State Drive Review | Unbiased Computer Hardware Reviews - ThinkComputers.org (8/10) - Dec. 27, 2010
Tech ARP - Solid State Drive Performance Comparison Guide Rev. 1.2 - Oct. 12, 2010
Tom's Hardware - Tom's Hardware's Summer Guide: 17 SSDs Rounded Up - Aug. 31, 2010
The Tech Report - Today's solid-state drives: The value perspective - Quantifying the value of today's SSD goodness - July 6, 2010
X-bit labs - New Solid State Drives from Intel, Kingston and Western Digital - June 29, 2010
Register Hardware - WD SiliconEdge Blue 256GB SSD - Hard drive maker's solid state offering (50/100) - June 17, 2010
PC Perspective - High End Storage Comparison: Quad-Velociraptors versus Dual-SSDs - May 11, 2010
The Tech Report - A look at new SSDs from Corsair, Kingston, Plextor, and WD - Fresh faces throw their hats into the ring - April 14, 2010
Tom's Hardware - Spring 2010 Solid State Drive Roundup, Part 2 - April 13, 2010
Benchmark Reviews - Benchmark Performance SSD Testing: AHCI vs IDE - April 9, 2010
Benchmark Reviews - JMicron JMF612 Solid State Drive Processor - March 13, 2010
Benchmark Reviews - WD SiliconEdge-Blue SSD Review (8.9/10) Silver Tachometer Award - March 8, 2010
StorageReview.com - Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue SSD Review - March 3, 2010
AnandTech - Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue Review: WD Enters the Consumer SSD Market - March 3, 2010
Hot Hardware - WD SiliconEdge Blue 256GB SSD Review - March 3, 2010
Legit Reviews - Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue 256GB SSD Review - March 3, 2010
PC Perspective - Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue 256GB SSD Review - WD enters the SSD market - March 3, 2010

Other Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue Reviews & Benchmarks

Silent PC Review - Consumer SSD Battle: WD, Kingston, OCZ, Intel - Oct. 30, 2010
Hardware Secrets - 128 GB Solid State Drive Round-Up - April 12, 2010

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