THE THNSNF512GCSS

Unfortunately our sample was a bulk version of the THNSNF512GCSS so we basically received the drive inside a small static-free bag.

The THNSNF512GCSS has a slim aluminum body which almost feels like if the drive was designed to be used in retail systems rather than being sold separately.

A large sticker placed at the belly of the drive states the model name, serial number, electrical requirements, sector count, capacity and connectivity.

As you can see much like most SSDs out there the THNSNF512GCSS is a 2.5" 7mm drive unlike most 2.5" 9.5mm HDDs.

Right next to the SATA III power and data connectors we see 4 small pins which should be used for firmware updates (just like with Kingston SSDs).

Once i opened the enclosure i was surprised to see that all of the NAND flash modules were placed on one side of the PCB.

There are also several thermal pads ontop of both the NAND flash modules and the Marvell controller.

Toshiba has placed their logo on the Marvell controller chip (just like Kingston does on the V300 and the SF-2281).

A total of eight 64GB 19nm toggle NAND Flash Modules are placed on one side of the PCB resulting in 476,90GB of free space.