fanxiang S101 512GB SATA III 2.5"
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average speed (19th percentile)
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average capacity (35th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 12 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 512 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 500 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 500 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | fanxiang S101 | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO LNM109P002T-RNNNU | XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 512GB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 500 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW | 1480 TBW | 3000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fanxiang S101 | 18.8 | 22.8 | 53.5 | 34.8 | 42.2 | 68.4 | 79.3 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.7 | 97.4 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 85.9 | 95.3 | 23 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.9 | 96.9 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 82.9 | 95.3 | 19.7 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO LNM109P002T-RNNNU Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.5 | 78.5 | 91.1 | 52 | 24.1 |
| XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS Compare | 92.8 | 90.5 | 93.9 | 78.5 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 29.7 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 93.9 | 81 | 93.9 | 55.4 | 98.6 | 95.3 | 43.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 9, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall33.7
- Budget73.8
- Gaming22.6
- Laptop31.8
- Console11.1
- Portable8.4
- Workstation32.4
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