Toshiba TR200 SSD Review: Affordable SATA Solid State Storage
Performance Summary: The performance of Toshiba's TR200 series SATA SSDs was a mixed bag. In our various ATTO, HD Tune, and CrystalDiskMark bendchmark runs, the drives offered competitive performance with some other recently-released, SATA SSDs, in both reads and writes. In the IOMeter, SANDRA, and PCMark Storage 2.0 tests, however, the TR200s typically trailed by measurable percentages.
The Toshiba TR200 series solid state drives featuring the company's 64-Layer 3-bit-per-cell TLC (triple-level cell) BiCS flash memory don't offer class-leading performance in any particular category, but they are not meant to. Toshiba has the OCZ VX500 series for consumers in need of top-end SATA performance, as well as a fresh line-up of NVMe-based offerings for PC enthusiasts or workstation professionals. Toshiba's TR200 series targets budget-conscious consumers seeking a strong value, and in this regard Toshiba has apparently hit the mark. Toshiba TR200 series pricing look like this:At these MSRPs -- which equate to about $0.30 - $0.37 per GB -- the Toshiba TR200 series drives are some of the more affordable SSDs on the market. However, we suspect street prices will wiggle down a bit lower than MSRP, as availability ramps up over the coming weeks. If you're in the market for an affordable SSD to upgrade a system still chugging along on a slow, spinning HDD, the Toshiba TR200 series is worth a look, though faster drives are available for only a bit more.
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