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fanxiang S101 128GB SATA III 2.5"
The 128GB SATA III drive delivers up to 530 MB/s reads and 450 MB/s writes, using TLC NAND with a DRAM-less design to replace mechanical hard drives and cut boot and app loading times. It is shockproof, quiet, and low-power, backed by a 3-year warranty and 1,500,000 hours MTBF, with broad compatibility across Windows, macOS, and Linux. Best for budget-conscious users upgrading an older laptop or desktop for everyday office work, web browsing, or light gaming, where the 64 TBW endurance is sufficient.
Capacity 128GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 530 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 64 TBW
34 Overall Score
Price CA$50
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
- Strong endurance (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average capacity (7th percentile)
- Below average speed (18th percentile)
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 128 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 530 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 450 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 64 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | fanxiang S101 | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 | Corsair MP600 Elite | Team Group MP44L | SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 128GB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 500GB | 500GB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 | M.2 2230 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 530 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 6,800 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | - | false | false | false |
| Endurance | 64 TBW | 600 TBW | 640 TBW | 1200 TBW | 160 TBW | 300 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fanxiang S101 | 18.3 | 22.8 | 53.5 | 7.2 | 67.2 | 68.4 | 98.8 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 91.3 | 96.7 | 98.9 | 55.4 | 82.9 | 95.3 | 52.7 |
| Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 Compare | 77.6 | 61.8 | 53.5 | 78.5 | 69.7 | 87.1 | 22.7 |
| Corsair MP600 Elite Compare | 84 | 61.8 | 53.5 | 55.4 | 93.8 | 95.3 | 58.1 |
| Team Group MP44L Compare | 71 | 86.5 | 78.5 | 26.8 | 68.9 | 87.1 | 74 |
| SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 Compare | 80.5 | 93.8 | 53.5 | 26.8 | 88.1 | 50.3 | 72.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$50
Amazon 1 offer From CA$50
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Usage Scores
- Overall33.8
- Budget63.6
- Gaming19.7
- Laptop22.5
- Console9.3
- Portable7
- Workstation30.3
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