Patriot Memory PPSE120GS25SSDR (Direct) Pyro SE SATA 6.0 Gb-s 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive
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- SandForce SF-2200 series SSD processor paired with qualified MLC NAND flash for best performance, value and reliability
- SATA 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s and 1.5Gb/s
- TRIM support (O/S dependent)
- DuraClass technology
- DuraWrite extends the endurance of SSDs
- Intelligent “Recycling” for advance free space management (Garbage Collection)
- Intelligent Block Management and Wear Leveling
- Intelligent Read Disturb Management
The Patriot Memory Pyro SE is the perfect choice for those looking to upgrade to get blazingly fast start up times and near instantaneous access to their data. Powered by the latest SandForce SF-2281 processor and utilizing the ultra-fast SATA III 6 Gb/s interface, The Pyro SE brings the improved performance of synchronous NAND to the brand offering Performance Users and Gamers the speed advantage they demand. To ensure the Patriot Memory Pyro SE provides rock-solid performance, technologies like TRIM, DuraClass, and DuraWrite have been included. Offering read/write speeds of 500+ MB/s, the Pyro SE will chew through large file transfers and make even the most demanding applications a smooth experience. With the Pyro SE, Patriot memory has continued pricing very aggressively to offer one of the best price-per-performance ratios on the market. Backed by Patriot Memory’s award winning build quality and 3-year warranty; the Patriot Memory Pyro SE will deliver one of the most reliable cho
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Patriot Memory PPSE120GS25SSDR (Direct) Pyro SE SATA 6.0 Gb-s 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive
List Price: $ 229.99
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best upgrade for a desktop or a notebook computer,
Have been using several of them for almost 6 months now. Very reliable brand and model. Faster than the one without SE model number.
GENERAL INFO about SSDs:
Probably I will point out what most heavy users already know. Upgrading the regular hard drive (even 7200 RPM ones) on a computer to an SSD is the BEST upgrade to improve your system performance. The OS will boot fast, the programs will be more responsive and the power consumption will be less, which is important especially on a portable computer.
AVAILABLE CAPACITY:
Now about the reported size of an SSD. Almost all SSDs will have reduced size due to its technology. The memory size reported in the specs is the actual size of the FLASH memory on the SSD hardware board. But the SSD controller chip (which is like a CPU with cache and I/O) will use some of this memory redundant. Complex algorithms are utilized to double the performance of a regular hard drive and file read/write operations. These complex algorithms use some extra FLASH memory so reducing the available size.
AVAILABLE CAPACITY considering the OS:
If the size is very important to a user then he/she needs to check how much disk space the OS is using. For a fact Windows 7 uses a lot. 10-20% for recovery/system protection (it is like a small backup system), which can be stopped and some disk space will be saved. Program installation directories contain many unnecessary files, left over by the installers. and so on. Shortly, much bigger space than a 10GB can be saved on a Windows system by cleaning up stuff and keeping the system clean (unistalling old/unused programs, etc.)
Yes, SSDs are small but they will almost double the performance in many respects.
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|upgrade for my brother,
What do you do when you have a sibling always on your computer? You upgrade theirs so they get off yours! LOL Since I had good experiences so far with Patriot Memory, I went and looked for one of their latest and what a great opportunity to use my brother as a test subject.
Now he is running older Intel 775, which was my one of my older gaming systems.
QX6800 I think, Asus Striker II Extreme, Patriot Xtreme 1866MHZ I believe, Corsair HX650? and video card Evga 570GTX. Still a beast for what he uses it for and now it is even better. He cannot get enough on how fast everything loads now (windows 7 in 15sec) and now is off my back 🙂
Now I know this board is Sata II and is Nvidia chipset but the performance gain is still worth it and when he upgrades to sata III he be ready.
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|Great drive, but getting your rebate is another story…,
I purchased this drive and other computer parts from different vendors to build a replacement gaming rig. While I have no issues with the performance of the drive itself, the steps that Patriot are going through to keep from paying my rebate are mind numbing to say the least! Of the five vendors, Patriot is the only one to deny my rebate stating I failed to provide a copy of the receipt with the item circled; hell, not only was it circled, IT WAS THE ONLY FREAKING THING ON THERE! So to recap; Amazon great, drive performance great, never getting my $40 rebate…sucks!
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