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- Value-grade mSATA SSDs for netbooks Today, we will be reviewing the 240 GB model from the Intel Solid-State Drive 520 Series - the Intel SSDSC2CW240. Let's find out how well this solid state drive performs! For more details, read our Comprehensive Review! To discuss about this review, head over to the forum thread! To find the lowest price for Intel solid state drives, click here! Lowest PriceGrabber Price Review  Comprehensive Review Model  SSDSC2CW240 Form Factor  2.5" Formatted Capacity  240,057,409,536 bytes SSD Controller  SandForce SF-2281 NAND Flash Model  Intel 29F16B08CCME2 NAND Flash Type  25 nm Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND Cache Buffer  None Interface  SATA 3.0 (6 Gbits/s) Supported SATA Data Transfer Mode  6.0 Gbits/s

 3.0 Gbits/s Other Features  SATA Hotplug Capability

 NCQ Support (up to 32 commands)

 TRIM Support

 256-bit AES Encryption Internal Data Transfer Rate

(Compressible)  Read : 550 MB/s maximum (SATA 6 Gb/s)

 Read : 280 MB/s maximum (SATA 3 Gb/s)

 Write : 520 MB/s maximum (SATA 6 Gb/s)

 Write : 260 MB/s maximum (SATA 3 Gb/s) Internal Data Transfer Rate

(Incompressible)  515-550 MB/s read (SATA 6 Gb/s)

 235-295 MB/s write (SATA 6 Gb/s) Input And Output Per Second (Compressible)  Random 4K Reads : 50,000 IOPS maximum

 Random 4K Writes : 80,000 IOPS maximum

 Random 4K Writes : 60,000 IOPS average Input And Output Per Second (Incompressible)  Random 4K Reads : 46,000~56,000 IOPS maximum

 Random 4K Writes : 16,500~60,000 IOPS maximum Average Latency  80 µs (Read)

 85 µs (Write) Power On To Ready  2 seconds Power Consumption  850 mW (Read/Write)

 600 mW (Idle) Maximum Case Temperature  0 °C to 70 °C (Operating)

 -55 °C to 95 °C (Non-Operating) Maximum Shock  1500 G @ 0.5 msec (Operating & Non-Operating) Maximum Vibration  2.17 G RMS (5-700 Hz) Max (Operating)

 3.13 G RMS (5-800 Hz) Max (Non-Operating) Drive Acoustics  0 dBA Maximum Height  9.5 mm

 0.374 inches Maximum Width  69.85 mm

 2.75 inches Maximum Length  100.2 mm

 3.94 inches Weight  78 g MTBF  1,200,000 hours Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate  < 1 sector (512 bytes) per 10 16 bits read Endurance  Read : Unlimited

 Write : At least 36.5 TB of host writes over 5 years SATA Insertion Cycles  Up to 250 insertion / removal cycles Warranty  5 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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