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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
No current retailer price
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 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T1X0M | Crucial T710 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 128GB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 530 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | 64 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 4800 TBW | 2400 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 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 99.6 | 5.3 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 88.9 | 95.7 | 89.3 | 92.5 | 88.1 | 95.3 | 9.7 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.3 | 93.9 | 92.5 | 94.1 | 95.3 | 9.2 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T1X0M Compare | 99.1 | 99.3 | 97.5 | 98.1 | 80.7 | 45 | 3.1 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.1 | 85.6 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 77.5 | 10.7 |
Usage Scores
- Overall33.8
- Budget63.6
- Gaming19.7
- Laptop22.5
- Console9.3
- Portable7
- Workstation30.3
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