Introduction

OCZ is one of the earliest adopters of SSD technology, and their products have always been at the forefront of technology. Last year the company was acquired by Toshiba, which is one of the reasons why OCZ is able to release the Trion 100 SSD today. The Trion is based on Toshiba-made TLC flash chips and a Toshiba SSD controller.

The Trion is designed for cost-optimized, read-heavy consumer application, which its pricing reflects. The OCZ Trion 100 480 GB we are reviewing today only costs $185. The following capacities are available: 120 GB ($57), 240 GB ($88), 480 GB ($185), and 960 GB ($370). This makes the Trion one of the cheapest drives, which has it compete with such drives as Crucial's BX100 SSD.

Packaging

The Drive

The drive conforms to the dimensions set forth by the 2.5" form factor. It is made of metal to improve its durability and is only 7 mm thick, which makes it compatible with Intel's Ultrabook specification.


Like most recent SSDs, the OCZ Trion 100 uses the SATA 6 Gbps interface. It is compatible with any older SATA standard, but will, in such a case, work at reduced performance.


You will find the SSD controller and 4 flash chips on the PCB. A DRAM chip is also present; it provides the SSD controller with RAM.


OCZ is using the Toshiba TC58 controller with their drive.


The four TLC flash chips are built on a 19 nanometer process.