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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 $30
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 P5 Plus CT1000P5PSSD8 | PNY CS2241 M280CS2241-500-RB | Team Group NV5000 TM8FGM500G0C101 | ADATA LEGEND 860 | Western Digital PC SN730 NVMe SDBPNTY-256G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 128GB | 1TB | 500GB | 500GB | 500GB | 256GB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 | M.2 | 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 3.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 530 MB/s | 6,600 MB/s | 4,700 MB/s | 4,500 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 3,150 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC | SLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | false | false | false | false | - |
| Endurance | 64 TBW | 600 TBW | 1500 TBW | 320 TBW | 160 TBW | 200 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 P5 Plus CT1000P5PSSD8 Compare | 78.8 | 88.9 | 78.5 | 55.4 | 89.1 | 95.3 | 50.7 |
| PNY CS2241 M280CS2241-500-RB Compare | 64.4 | 61.8 | 53.5 | 26.8 | 98.6 | 87.1 | 73.8 |
| Team Group NV5000 TM8FGM500G0C101 Compare | 64.1 | 61.8 | 87.2 | 26.8 | 81.4 | 3.7 | 77.3 |
| ADATA LEGEND 860 Compare | 70 | 61.8 | 90.4 | 26.8 | 76.5 | 19.7 | 78.9 |
| Western Digital PC SN730 NVMe SDBPNTY-256G Compare | 57.9 | 83 | 53.5 | 17.8 | 78.3 | 30.9 | 69.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall33.8
- Budget63.6
- Gaming19.7
- Laptop22.5
- Console9.3
- Portable7
- Workstation30.3
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