Patriot has launched a new line of STA SSDs, P200 series, which are they latest entry-level SSDs .The drives connect via the SATA 6 Gbps interface and come in capacities of 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB. These are 2.5” form factor drives measuring 7mm tall
Patriot is using unspecified 3D NAND flash with a Silicon Motion SM2258XT four channel controller for the 256 GB, 512 GB, and 1 TB models and a Maxiotek MAS0902A controller for the largest 2TB capacity. Both controllers are DRAM-less, but do support SLC caching.
Patriot rates the drives at up to 530 MB/s sequential reads, 460 MB/s sequential writes, 90,000 random 4K read IOPS, and 80,000 random write IOPS. Patriot rates the P200 drives at 160 TBW (256 GB model), 320 TBW (512 GB SSD), 640 TBW (1TB model), and 1000 TBW (2TB drive) depending on the capacity.g.
The P200 series is backed by a three-year warranty and is priced at $31.99 for 256 GB, $49.99 for 512 GB, $87.99 for 1TB, and $189.99 for the 2TB SSDs respectively.
