Patriot P210 SATA III 2.5" 256 GB Internal SSD (P210S256G25)
Seven millimetres thick so it fits a laptop bay: 500 MB/s read, 400 MB/s write, and S.M.A.R.T. wear tracking to keep an eye on the health of the drive.
Patriot P210 256 GB SSD, 2.5" 7 mm, SATA III: the easy upgrade for a struggling laptop or desktop PC, for fast start-ups and a smoother system every day. Compatibility: 2.5" 7 mm form factor, SATA III 6 Gb/s interface backward compatible with SATA II, fits any laptop or desktop PC, compatible with Windows 7/8/8.1/10. Technology: latest-generation SATA 3 controller, TRIM and S.M.A.R.T. support for drive monitoring and longevity. Performance: sequential reads up to 500 MB/s, writes up to 400 MB/s, 4K random IOPS up to 50K read and 30K write. Endurance: TBW 120 TB. Ideal for upgrading an office laptop, reviving a slow desktop PC, adding a fast system drive or storing your everyday files. A compact, reliable SSD to move from a hard drive to the smoothness of flash.
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Frequently asked questions about this product
Can it be installed in a computer with SATA 2 ports?
Yes. The P210 is SATA 3 with SATA 2 backward compatibility: on an older computer, it is recognised without any special steps, and it is then the port that caps the speed, not the drive. The gain over a hard drive remains very clear.
What speeds are quoted for the 256 GB version of the P210?
500 MB/s read and 400 MB/s write sequential, with 50,000 IOPS in 4 KB random read and 30,000 in write. It is the latter, the small accesses, that give the responsiveness you feel at startup and when opening programs.
Will it fit in a laptop's 2.5-inch drive bay?
Yes. It measures 10.0 by 6.96 cm, is 7 mm thick and weighs 46 g: this is the size intended for a quick upgrade of a laptop or a tower, in place of the original drive and on the same connector.
How can you tell if the drive is starting to wear out?
The P210 reports S.M.A.R.T. health data, readable by any diagnostic utility: wear, power-on hours, temperature. The TRIM command is also supported, which preserves write speed as the drive fills up.
How many terabytes of writes can this 256 GB drive handle?
120 TB, or nearly five hundred full drive writes. That is a very large margin for office use, where most of the data written comes from system updates and software installation rather than constant rewriting.
Which operating systems does this SSD support?
Windows 7, 8.0, 8.1 and 10. On Windows 7 and 8.0, a driver may be needed before the drive is recognised. Its operating range is 0 to 70 °C, which comfortably covers the inside of a laptop during prolonged use.
Is the drive new and under warranty?
It is new and your invoice serves as the warranty document. Its part number is P210S256G25, to be quoted for any return. The full datasheet lists all the figures for this capacity.
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•Read up to 500 MB/s
•Write up to 350 MB/s
•SATA Rev 3.0 interface (6 Gb/s), backwards compatible with SATA Rev 2.0
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