Testseek.com have collected 163 expert reviews of the OCZ 2.5 inch ARC 100 Series SATA600 and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for OCZ 2.5 inch ARC 100 Series SATA600.
September 2014
(79%)
163 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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184 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Reasonably fast performance
With good large-file read and write speeds
Uses the same Barefoot 3 M10 controller as some premium models
Decent Performance
Great Warranty
Competitive Pricing
Available in 120GB
240GB and 480GB capacities
Good sequential and random read and write performance
Performs equally well with compressible and incompressible data
SATA 6Gb/s interface
Toggle Mode MLC NAND flash
Large DRAM cache
Supports TRIM and i
Competitively priced
Great warranty program
Vertically integrated solution
Build Quality (Toshiba A19nm NAND Flash)
Very Good Overall Performance
Price per GB
Stable/Reliable Performance
Sturdy construction
Excellent drive tools available with OCZ toolbox
TRIM Support
3-year warranty
Low power consumption
Silent operation
Well Priced
High Quality Components
Great performance in a relatively low cost SSD
Nearly identical to the Vector 460
New no-frills ShieldPlus Warranty program (see below)
Reasonably speedy large-file read and write speeds
Same Barefoot controller as pricier Vertex 460
The OCZ ARC 100 series is the most affordable solid-state drive on the market. The drive has good performance and supports encryption
Silky smooth operation as a system drive
Good sequential reading and writing performance at very low queue depths
Excellent 4K random writing performance at low queue depths
Very good 4k random reading performance at very low
And very high queue de
Good and consistent performance
Price
3 year ShieldPlus warranty
Sticker on the drive makes it stand out
The Arc 100 is relatively affordable
Reasonably fast and ships with one of the simplest software utilities around.
The editors didn't like
Though reasonably fast
It's slow relative to other current offerings
Capacity tops out at 480GB
Ships without mounting brackets
Middling Overall Performance
No Accessory Bundle
Random write performance at low queue depths could be better
Does not support DEVSLP
Does not support TCG Opal or eDrive encryption
Mixed performance
Not Available In 1TB
No 2.5 to 3.5 adapter included
Final Thoughts
OCZ has built a reputation of manufacturing quality
High performance SSDs. If you are in the market to replace that aging and slower mechanical drive
Then the ARCr 100 240GB SSD from OCZ is just the drive
A Bit Slower Than Its Competitors
Price may still be too high
Given the current market cost/GB landscape
Crucial's MX100 drive costs a little less and delivers better performance overall
No 1TB model
Fewer in-box niceties than previous OCZ drives
The new SSD doesn't come with any accessories or software
It has a short three-year warranty
And its performance ranks behind that of other recently released drives
Sequential reading and writing performance isn't the strongest
But then again
This is a budget SSD.
No accessory bundle
Compared to Crucial's MX100
It's pricier
Slower
Has less endurance and lacks some encryption features.
Good and consistent performance, Price, 3 year ShieldPlus warranty, Sticker on the drive makes it stand out
No accessory bundle
When it comes down to it this is not the fastest solid state drive out there, but it is not designed to be. As I mentioned in the introduction of this review this drive is more of a value-oriented drive and its price reflects that, but let's not take awa...
Published: 2014-11-20, Author: Victor , review by: Bjorn3d.com
Overall, the ARC 100 delivers good performance especially at higher I/O requests. The drive may not be the fastest on the market for every single workload but it is no slouch either. It delivers more than acceptable performance for its price. We do lo...
Available in 120GB, 240GB and 480GB capacities, Good sequential and random read and write performance, Performs equally well with compressible and incompressible data, SATA 6Gb/s interface, Toggle Mode MLC NAND flash, Large DRAM cache, Supports TRIM and i
Random write performance at low queue depths could be better, Does not support DEVSLP, Does not support TCG Opal or eDrive encryption
OCZ's ARC 100 SSD is an excellent choice for the cost-conscious consumer looking to upgrade their storage to a faster or higher capacity solution. Powered by the same Indilinx-infused Barefoot 3 M10 controller as the Vertex 460, the ARC 100 uses Toshiba's...
Published: 2014-10-09, Author: George , review by: hitechlegion.com
OCZ returning to the mainstream segment is an interesting development to say the least, and its importance should not be underestimated. One needs to keep in mind that OCZ did not drop out of the this particular segment due to their products lacking per...
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Published: 2014-09-01, Author: Kristian , review by: anandtech.com
The ARC 100 provides what I expected it to do, which is its strength and weakness. The Barefoot 3 platform does provide excellent performance consistency and it has proven to be reliable over the last two years, but the performance in lighter workloads is...
Published: 2014-08-30, Author: Sean , review by: thessdreview.com
Although the OCZ ARC 100's peak speeds do not saturate the SATA 6Gb/s bus, it achieves what it was designed for; it is an entry level SSD at a value price point....
Published: 2014-08-13, Author: Joe , review by: legitreviews.com
The OCZ ARC 100 240GB (1GB byte = 1,000,000,000 bytes) drive yields 223GiB (1Gib = 1,073,741,824 bytes) available to the user as reported by Windows. This is typical for a drive of this capacity after the spare area and Windows takes their share. So no...
Before we weigh in with our final verdict, we'll bust out a few of our famous value scatter plots. These plots use an overall performance score compared against a common baseline. This score is based on a subset of the performance data from our full suit...
The ARC 100 series has been released in a market where a rule, more for less applies. Stringent competition required companies to make compromises. OCZ has been doing exactly that, making compromises. But not in the overall build quality. The ARC 100 ser...
Published: 2014-08-13, Author: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
Decent Performance, Great Warranty, Competitive Pricing
Middling Overall Performance, No Accessory Bundle
OCZ ARC 100 Solid State Drives, Find Them At Amazon.ComOCZ has labeled the ARC 100 series SSDs as value-oriented options, targeting budget-conscious, mainstream users. While performance was good overall, the ARC 100 is not a barn-burner like some higher-e...
