Testseek.co.uk 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
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Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Solid performance
Remains good at steady state
Shield Plus warranty
Competitively priced
Affordable
Reasonable performance
Reasonable endurance
The OCZ ARC 100 series is the most affordable solid-state drive on the market. The drive has good performance and supports encryption
Balanced sequential read and write speeds
Decent IOMeter performance
Affordable price
IOPS is strong
Incompressible and compressible data equally good
Low pricing
Key indicators point to good long term performance
The editors didn't like
Limited encryption support
No cloning software bundle
Eclipsed by other SSDs in most tests
Not as fast as other affordable drives
No accessories in package
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
Faster read speeds available elsewhere
Inconsistent small file performance
Facing stiff competition from the likes of Samsung.
In terms of design and build quality the OCZ ARC gets off to a good start by using an all metal chassis. It's a simple aspect of an SSD but it always feels (and looks) nicer than a plastic alternative. The branding applied to the SSD is stylish and the us...
Abstract: There is absolutely no shortage on the market any more when it comes to Solid State Drives (SSD), but not all of them are aimed at the same users and setup scenarios. So to add one more to the list, OCZ has just launched its new range of ARC 100 drives. A...
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From the results, it's clear why OCZ is focussing on and heavily promoting performance in mixed workloads and sustained performance/consistency, as the Barefoot 3 controller certainly impresses here. Its peak performance and especially the speeds in the P...
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....
IOPS is strong, incompressible and compressible data equally good, Low pricing, key indicators point to good long term performance
Facing stiff competition from the likes of Samsung.
The OCZ ARC 100 is a drive that has been designed and released to target the widest possible audience in the budget sector.There is no doubt that the OCZ ARC 100 is a very capable drive – I rate the OCZ Barefoot 3 M10 controller very highly as it can deal...
The Toshiba OZC RC100 series is all about offering an easy to upgrade to a drop-in solution that offers NVMe level storage performance, at an attractive price. At 26 to 30 Cents per GB for the 240 and 480 GB models that mission is accomplished well. We do...
Well Priced, High Quality Components, Sturdy construction
A Bit Slower Than Its Competitors
Toshiba has worked hard at reviving the OCZ brand and it shows. The construction of the OCZ ARC 100 is impressive. Toshiba has used their high quality components throughout and will no doubt give years of reliable service. The housing's stamped metal cons...
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Published: 2015-05-20, Author: stefan , review by: madshrimps.be
With the ARC 100, OCZ has succeeded to bring another affordable SSD product on the market, which is utilizing the Barefoot 3 M10 controller, the latest Toshiba A19nm MLC NAND and while it does not break records, it is very durable as it has been demonstra...
The OCZ ARC 100 proved to be a very capable SSD and had no problem performing as advertised. The SSD Guru software is an added plus and will definitely help you get the SSD tuned for optimal performance. The 3-year ShieldPlus warranty program is another...
