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OCZ Vector 180 960GB
- Max Sequential Read: Up to 550 MBps
- Max Sequential Write: Up to 530 MBps
- Proprietary OCZ Barefoot 3 controller technology combined with the latest Toshiba A19 nm flash
- Power Failure Management (PFM) helps prevent 'brick drive syndrome' that can occur during sudden power losses
- Advanced firmware suite of NAND flash management keeps your drive at higher sustained performance over the long term comparing to competing solutions
- Excellent endurance rating at 50GB/ day of host writes for 5 years perfect for power user applications and workloads
Price: Around $400
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Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
- Max Sequential Read: Up to 540 MBps
- Max Sequential Write: Up to 520 MBps
- 3D V-NAND flash memory architecture
- Samsung's Magician software enables RAPID Mode for up to 2x faster performance
Price: $350
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Mushkin Enhanced Reactor 1TB
- Max Sequential Read: Up to 560 MBps
- Max Sequential Write: Up to 460 MBps
- Silicon Motion SM2246EN controller
Price: $260
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Patriot Blast 960GB
- Max Sequential Read: Up to 560 MBps
- Max Sequential Write: Up to 540 MBps
- Phison S10 Series Controller
- DRAM Cache: 1024MB
- TRIM support (O/S dependent)
- End-to-end data path protection (ETEP)
- Advanced Garbage Collection
- Smart ECC
- Smart Refresh
Price: Around $280
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Toshiba Q300 960GB
- Max Sequential Read: Up to 550 MBps
- Max Sequential Write: Up to 530 MBps
Price: $399
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SanDisk Ultra II 960GB
- Max Sequential Read: Up to 550 MBps
- Max Sequential Write: Up to 500 MBps
- SanDisk nCache 2.0 technology delivers enhanced speed and endurance
- Random read/write speeds of up to 98K IOPS/80K IOPS
- SSD Dashboard and cloning software download
Price: $260
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Patriot Ignite 960GB
- Max Sequential Read: Up to 560 MBps
- Max Sequential Write: Up to 545 MBps
- DRAM Cache: 1024MB
- End-to-end data path protection (ETEP)
- Advanced wear-leveling
- Advanced Garbage Collection
- Smart ECC
- Smart Refresh
Price: $320
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Crucial MX200 1TB
- Max Sequential Read: Up to 555 MBps
- Max Sequential Write: Up to 500 MBps
Price: Around $350
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