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
(72%)
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.
Abstract: While manufacturers have announced larger capacity SSDs (2TB and more), for storing a lot of files, a mechanical HDD is still a much more affordable option. This looks set to change in the future though, as SSD production volume increases lead to lower pr...
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Published: 2014-08-14, Author: Chris , review by: tweaktown.com
They're baaaaccccckkkk! Let's get historical for a moment. Everyone I know owned an OCZ Vertex. The same can be said about the Vertex 2, and especially the Vertex 3. It didn't matter what other companies were selling, OCZ set the benchmark and everyone e...
The OCZ ARC 100 series is the most affordable solid-state drive on the market. The drive has good performance and supports encryption
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
All things considered, the OCZ ARC 100 series is an excellent upgrade to a sluggish computer, thanks to good performance and affordable pricing....
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Published: 2017-12-14, Author: Tomas , review by: uk.hardware.info
You can consider yourself lucky if you purchased an SSD last year. Since then not a lot has happened when it comes to the performance, while the prices have gone up. However, using a hard drive as boot disk is not necessary at all - there are more than en...
According to our tests, the Samsung SM951 (NVMe) is the fastest SSD available. It is even faster than the 950 Pro, while it is a lot cheaper as well. Bear in mind that you miss out on official Samsung support in the form of warranty, Magician and firmware...
Totalling up the price reveals some interesting insights as to whether the Genome II is good value in terms of raw components. Its 360mm radaitor AIO coolers - the Captain 360 and Captain 360 EX retail for around £110 and decent PCI-E riser cables can cos...
First of all the best middleclass SSD that you can use. Based on the performance and the good price the Sandisk Ultra II 480GB is the best choice. The Sandisk performs nearly as well as the fastest SATA600-drives in the test, but for a much lower price...
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Published: 2015-07-06, Author: Andrew , review by: techadvisor.co.uk
OCZ ARC 100 240 GB reviewThe OCZ company appeared early in the history of SSDs as a specialist in performance drives, and still makes high-specification drives under its new owners Toshiba. But the ARC 100 is unashamedly a value-focused solid-state drive...
Published: 2015-05-16, Author: Dave , review by: daveplays.co.uk
The build quality of the ARC100 especially the metal casing make for a quality feel overall. In the tests performed the speed of the drive whilst not amazingly fast, are respectable from a value orientated drive.One of the main improvements over past OCZ...
Solid performance, Remains good at steady state, Shield Plus warranty, Competitively priced
Limited encryption support, No cloning software bundle
OCZ Storage Solutions is understandably keen to shake off the spectre of the older company whose record in reliability left much to be desired.Now wholly owned by Toshiba and using the company's A19 MLC NAND across the range of consumer drives, OCZ ap...
