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OCZ Trion 100 480GB SSD Review

Storage/SSD by stefan @ 2015-12-19

TLC NAND, even with its lower performance, is setting the baseline for the next breed of affordable SSDs so now we will be able to look a step further at 480GB capacities which were never chosen before by the mainstream segment of buyers. Thanks to the pseudo-SLC cache Trion 100 employs, which varies in size depending on the total storage capacity of the drive, regular users which use the drive for activities which do not require sustained writes of large files will not get to see a big difference between this SSD model and other, higher priced MLC variants because they will mostly work with the included cache.

Packaging, A Closer Look

After OCZ was acquired by Toshiba, we have seen more and more OCZ SSDs with the reliable Toshiba NAND, while using the Barefoot 3 in-house developed controller. The Trion 100 is the first OCZ-branded product which sports both controller and TLC NAND from Toshiba (OCZ helped with validation only), and thanks to the technology used, the new breed of SSDs have an incredibly low price per SSD, making them ideal to be pre-installed in laptops or most desktops which do not need the latest and the greatest in terms of performance (which means normal users, mainstream category). TLC (Tri Level Cell) NAND is taking the MLC model to a new level by creating more states in the memory cell so you can now store 3 bits per cell; the downside is significantly lower endurance/write cycles. Let’s take a look at the Trion 100 480GB and see what we have got; the product is shipped inside an iconic packaging model, which features a photo of the main product on the top, along with the total storage capacity:

A small product description is available on the back side of the packaging, along with the main product features:

What will we find inside? Well, we have the main product sitting inside a transparent plastic mold, a quick installation guide but also some words related to the warranty on a separate leaflet:

The Trion 100 SSD chassis is entirely made of aluminum and on the top cover there are no mounting screws under the sticker as other reviewers have mentioned:

The bottom aluminum cover is snapped together with the top component so it is quite difficult to take apart without causing a bit of damage to the enclosure:

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