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fanxiang S101 256GB SATA III 2.5"
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 500 MB/s
NAND TLC
33 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)
- Below average speed (19th percentile)
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has improved over time
Based on 12 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) | 500 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 500 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | fanxiang S101 | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 | SK Hynix Platinum P41 | Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2230 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 500 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,100 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | false | false | true | - |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 640 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fanxiang S101 | 18.8 | 22.8 | 78.5 | 17.8 | 42.2 | 68.4 | 89.4 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 91.3 | 96.7 | 98.9 | 55.4 | 82.9 | 95.3 | 52.7 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.4 | 90.5 | 78.5 | 78.5 | 82.9 | 95.3 | 55.2 |
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 Compare | 87 | 95.7 | 78.5 | 55.4 | 88.1 | 95.3 | 54.7 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 Compare | 84 | 97 | 93.9 | 78.5 | 85.9 | 46.1 | 59.2 |
| Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 Compare | 77.6 | 61.8 | 53.5 | 78.5 | 69.7 | 87.1 | 22.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 8, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall32.7
- Budget75
- Gaming21.8
- Laptop29.5
- Console10.6
- Portable7.7
- Workstation32.3
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