Patriot SSD's doubles cache

[Kal-EL]

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Patriot Memory, a global pioneer in high-performance memory, NAND flash and computer technology, today announced the release of their Torqx M28 Series with capacities in 128 GB and 256 GB, backed by a new industry leading 10 year warranty for all Torqx SSD products.

The Torqx M28 SSD has been specifically designed with cutting-edge technology by increasing the DRAM cache from 64 MB to 128 MB of cache in conjunction with its current NAND flash technology. The ultimate result is an SSD that allows faster transfer rates between the controller and the host device. Compared to today’s hard drives, the Torqx SSD provides for better stability, faster access times, and lower power consumption. Consumers will also find added value with Patriot's included SSD bracket which makes using SSDs universal across all platforms; desktop or mobile.

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[Buckeye]

I like the 10 year warranty on those, my MTRON PROs have a 5 year for full replacement.

Haven't seen any tests done with these yet.

[Deux]

Yay for band-aids... Now twice as meh

Cache just masks controller issues for the most part, especially in lower end drives. With a decent controller (Ex. Intel) you don't need much cache.

[Russianhaxor]

WIth a 10 year warranty i would rape those SSDs.

[punx223]

i have 2 of the warp v2.0 drives in raid 0 and they fly... granted each once in awhile they get a small stutter but otherwise they have been EXCELLENT

[crustytheclown]

I am sure that this warranty won't matter to anyone when it comes to actually buying an SSD - let me explain what I mean.

1) Who cares what happens in 5 or 10 years for an average or an enthusiast user? We are gonna have 3-4 new generations of SSDs, I don't think that someone will keep an "obsolete" SSD that long.

2) I believe that they simply put that 10 years warranty label in order to have something eye-catching in order to 'beat' Intel's SSD, which imo are BY FAR the best SSDs out there ;)