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Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue 256 GB Solid State Drive Currently, Western Digital only offers the WD SiliconEdge Blue drives for the desktop and mobile PC market. However, you can count on more solid state drive models in the future. This first-generation solid state drives come in three capacities - 256 GB, 128 GB and 64 GB, and boast the following features : WD Quality and Reliability - These SSDs were designed and tested in WD's Fit Lab on hundreds of systems to pass our rigorous data integrity and reliability screening.

Fast Data Transfer - Up to 250 MB/s read and up to 170 MB/s write transfer rates allow your system to run faster so you can work more efficiently.

Low Power Consumption - Translates to longer battery life for portable computers.

Advanced Wear-Leveling - Lengthens SSD life and preserves speed with a combination of dynamic and static wear-leveling algorithms designed to overcome performance degradation that occurs as a result of continual heavy use.

TRIM Command Support (Windows 7) - Helps maintain the SSD's performance throughout its lifespan.

Native Command Queuing (NCQ) - Increases the performance of SATA drives by placing read/write commands in the optimal sequential order for the fastest execution.

Advanced Error Correction - Enables error-free data transmission by deploying advanced correction technologies to detect and correct errors. In this review, we will be looking at Western Digital's ultimate solid state drive for desktop and notebook PCs - the 256 GB SiliconEdge Blue (SSC-D0256SC-2100). Let's find out how well this drive performs! For more details, read our Comprehensive Review! To discuss about this review, head over to the forum thread! Lowest PriceGrabber Price Review  Comprehensive Review Model  SSC-D0256SC-2100 Formatted Capacity  256,060,514,304 bytes Guaranteed Sectors  500,118,192 Bytes Per Sector  512 bytes Cache Buffer  Unknown Memory Channels  Unknown Internal Data Transfer Rate  250 MB/s (maximum read)

 250 MB/s (sustained read)

 170 MB/s (maximum write)

 140 MB/s (sustained write) 4 KB Random Access  Up to 5,000 IOPS (read / write) Average Access Time  Unknown Power On To Ready  1 second Power Consumption  3.5 W (Write)

 2.2 W (Read)

 0.6 W (Idle) Interface  Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s Supported SATA Data Transfer Mode  3.0 Gbits/s

 1.5 Gbits/s SATA Hotplug Capability  Yes TRIM Support  Yes (Microsoft Windows 7) Maximum Height  9.5 mm

 0.374 inches Maximum Width  69.86 mm

 2.75 inches Maximum Length  98.9 mm

 3.9 inches Weight  NA Power Requirements  5.0 V ± 5% Ambient Temperature  0 °C to 70 °C (Operating)

 -55 °C to 125 °C (Non-Operating) Maximum Shock  1000 G @ 0.5 msec (Operating)

 MIL-STD-810F, Method 516.5, Procedure I Maximum Vibration  16.3 G RMS

 MIL-STD-810F, Method 514.5, Procedure I, Category 24 Maximum Altitude  Up to +80,000 feet

 MIL-STD-810F, Method 500.4, Procedure II Drive Acoustics  0 dBA Non-Recoverable Read Errors  < 1 in 1015 bits read Endurance  Read : Unlimited

 Write : 3 years @ 70 GB writes / day

 50,000 power on/off cycles MTBF  1,400,000 hours Warranty  3 Years Limited Warranty Our Review System Tech ARP is committed to developing new ways to improve your experience with us. As part of our continuous efforts to improve the value of our reviews to you, we are implementing a multi-tier review system. This review system is designed to allow you to quickly receive information on the latest hardware or software. This new system also allows you to quickly get the gist of the review without reading through it. This can be very useful, especially in situations where you need to make a quick purchase decision. In this new system, we start with a Product Overview whenever a company sends us a press release about their latest product. We shift through extraneous PR-talk to create a straightforward summary of the product's features as well as specifications. This allows you to quickly find out all the pertinent details about the product, without reading through official press releases. When we receive the product for review, we will quickly take photos of it and create a Pictorial Review. The purpose of a pictorial review is to allow you, the reader, to quickly examine the product visually. It may help you make better purchase decisions, especially if you cannot wait for the full review. After thorough testing, we will post a Comprehensive Review of the product. This adds on to the pictorial review with comprehensive test results and our final conclusion on the product. But no matter whether you are reading a Pictorial Review or a Comprehensive Review, you can always read the summary of the review as well as examine the product's specifications right on the first page. In all our new reviews, we will maintain the first page as a Product Overview page. If the product is listed in PriceGrabber, you can also check out the lowest price online. We hope this new review system will make your experience a lot more enjoyable and informative! Support Tech ARP! If you like our work, you can help support out work by visiting our sponsors, participate in the Tech ARP Forums, or even donate to our fund. Any help you can render is greatly appreciated!

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