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Gigastone Game Turbo
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 540 MB/s
NAND TLC
36 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average capacity (17th percentile)
- Below average speed (17th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd 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.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
76/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 21 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 540 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigastone Game Turbo | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 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 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 540 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 4800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigastone Game Turbo | 17.4 | 22 | 52.7 | 17.4 | 37.7 | 56.9 | 79 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.4 | 97 | 99 | 78.3 | 78.9 | 85.6 | 95.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.7 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.3 | 78.9 | 82.6 | 95.5 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.9 | 93.8 | 93.9 | 78.3 | 66.7 | 93.7 | 95.5 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.7 | 99.5 | 97.5 | 78.3 | 0 | 80.5 | 52.9 |
| SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M Compare | 97.5 | 99.1 | 90.7 | 54.9 | 0 | 98.9 | 95.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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