atriot Warp Series SATA II 2.5" SSD

Patriot Warp Series SATA II 2.5" SSD - 128GB (v2)

So the product we received from Patriot memory is their 128 GB Warp Series SATA II 2.5" SSD. These V.2 series SSD drives are available in capacities of 32GB, 64GB and 128GB, with a cost of roughly 80 to 100 USD per 32 GB. The Flash memory NAND type is MLC, as explained on the previous page.

The drives are advertised at an incredible 175 MB/s read and 100 MB/s write speeds, at theoretical maximum. The seek time on these puppies is even more amazing; at less than 1 ms. 0.2ms as we actually measures. The average seek time for a traditional HDD is roughly 9ms. Do the math.

These factors combined are important. The speed will increase your overall PC experience as the vertebrae of overall system speed and performance is your boot drive. Also storage performance like this would for example greatly enhance load times of games.

Not bad for a product weighing 90 grams. The Patriot Warp series V2 drives come with a full two year warranty.

Features

• Available in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB capacities
• Interface: SATA I/II
• Raid support: 0, 1, 0+1
• Dimensions: 99.88 x 69.63x 9.3 mm
• Weight: 91g
• Sequential Read: up to 175MB/s
• Sequential Write: up to 100MB/s
• Shock Resistant: 1500G/0.5ms
• Vibration Resistant: 20G/10~2000Hz with 3 Axis
• Operating Voltage: DC 5V
• Power Consumption: 280mA~330mA
• Operating Temperature: -10°C~70°C
• Storage Temperature: -55°C~125°C
• MTBF: >1,500,000 Hours
• Data Retention: > 5 years at 25°C
• Data Reliability: Built in BCH 12-bit ECC
• O/S Support: Windows 2000/XP/Vista Linux, and Mac OSX
• Certification: FCC/CE/RoHS
• 2 Year Warranty

Patriot labels the product an MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) of 1.5 million hours, which is a highly statistical figure and I just wish SSD manufacturers would just drop this value.

It would be more interesting to see a value in terms of lifespan. E.g. if you write 10 GB of data per day, how long would it take before a drive would wear out completely. Some numbers say with average daily usage, the MLC drives will last ten years. But only the future will tell really. Heck a traditional HDD can die within 2 years just as well.

In the Warp Series V2 Patriot offer three drives:

PE128GS25SSDR Patriot Extreme Flash, 128GB Warp SSD Drive 2.5 SATA V.2 Specs
PE64GS25SSDR Patriot Extreme Flash, 64GB Warp SSD Drive 2.5 SATA V.2 Specs
PE32GS25SSDR Patriot Extreme Flash, 32GB Warp SSD Drive 2.5 SATA V.2

Patriot also launched an even faster V3 series warp SSD, which we do hope to get our hands on as well.

•  PE256GS25SSDR Patriot Extreme Flash, 256GB Warp SSD Drive 2.5 SATA V.3

That last one comes with a rather high price tag, yet is cable of achieving even faster speeds, 240 MBps read and 160 MBps on write performance -- wow ! 

As stated, we will be looking at the more affordable V2 128GB version, which comes at an advertised price of roughly 300 USD. We've even spotted them on eBay for 250 USD already.

Packaging and boxing. Nice dark design cardboard box. The SSD is carefully protected inside.