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CONCLUSION
Both the ARC 100 and Vector 180 ended up being very good solid state drives with impressive IOPS performance so although the Trion 100 was never marketed as a model with a higher standing compared to those two (actually it was always marketed as the entry-level guy) I wasn’t expecting such a drop in write speeds. It’s still much faster compared to a regular mechanical disk drive so people going from that to this will see massive difference but when you get the 3rd lowest performance score in IOMeter and lowest average write in HD Tach RW out of 53 drives (some of which are even 2012-2013 models) that means that there’s definitely room for improvement for both OCZ and Toshiba especially when for example Samsung with their 850 Evo series offer a more solid product (better performance, higher TBW and longer warranty). True write performance as many point out from time to time is not the most important aspect of any SSD targeted towards casual consumers (for the majority of users read is the primary concern and besides you still have 7GB of fast SLC on the drive) but it's our job to point out everything, good or bad.
Once again price is what may turn things over but unfortunately with a current price tag of USD149 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and 179Euros inside the EU (Amazon.co.uk) the Trion 100 480GB costs roughly the same as the 850 EVO 500GB. To be honest here OCZ is doing their best to fix this since in the USA the Trion 100 480GB is currently 12% cheaper compared to the 850 EVO 500GB (this wasn’t the case up until a week or so ago) but we don't think that it's enough to cover the differences these two models have. Overall the Trion 100 480GB is still a valid upgrade for people going from a regular mechanical drive to an SSD so if that applies to you we really suggest taking a look.
PROS
- Price
- Build Quality (Toshiba A19nm NAND)
- Read Performance Levels
- OCZ ShieldPlus 3-Year Warranty
- SSD Guru Software
- Durability (1.5 Million Hours MTBF / 120TBW)
CONS
- Write Performance Levels
- Bundle
