S836 Elite
SATA 2.5" · SATA 3 6GBps · SandForce SF-2281
Specifications
| Interface | SATA 3 6GBps |
|---|---|
| Controller | SandForce SF-2281 |
| NAND Type | MLC |
| DRAM Cache | N/A |
| Warranty | 3 years |
| Active Power | 3 W |
| Idle Power | 0.6 W |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s |
| Seq Write | 520 MB/s |
Overview
A new gladiator in the SSD arena is BIWIN and they offer the S836 Elite, a SATA 3 drive capable of offering speeds of up to 550 MB/s read and 520 MB/s write. Available capacities are 60 GB, 120 GB, 240 GB and 480 GB. IOPS number at 4K aligned random write disk access is 65,000. The Elite is one of three families that the company released along with Smart and Pro series.
Inside the S836 Elite is SandForce SF-2281 processor accompanied by modules of Intel 25 nm synchronous NAND flash memory. The drive supports AES 256-bit encryption and is available either as an MLC-based synchronous drive or a asynchronous one. OS-dependent TRIM commands are also supported. The S836 Elite comes with a warranty of three years and a Mean Time Between Failure of 2,000,000 hours.
Specifications:
- Sequential Read: Up to 550 MB/second
- Sequential Write: Up to 520 MB/second
- NAND type: MLC
- Interface: SATA 3 6GBps
- Controller: SandForce SF-2281
- Form Factor: 2.5 inches
- DRAM Cache: None
- Power Consumption (Active): 3W
- Power Consumption (Idle): 0.6W
- TRIM support: Yes
- SMART support: Yes
- Warranty: 3 years
- MTBF: 2,000,000 hours
Reviews
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“For a company that has just hit the North American SSD market to put out a product that shows far better than any other of the same configuration is unheard of.”