<![CDATA[Mushkin is a competitor in memory and SSD drives, as both of the two mostly are similar. Mushkin was founded in 1994 in Denver, Colorado, In the United States. Mushkin produces Memory modules, or RAM, Solid state drives, power supplies and other small quantities of components to computers, but usually source Memory and SSD.

The motherboard that will use the Mushkin SDD drive is the ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1, which it is compatible for 6Gb/s  and has 8 Sata ports, in which the SSD provided from Mushkin is compatible to this motherboard.

I have received a Mushkin SSD 1TB Drive which has a storage  of 1TB. The Mushkin SSD also is a MLC meaning that it doubles on writes on each cell. Usually, MLC is better on terms of life span than a TLC and it is more common and cheaper than a SLC meaning that it will have a long lifespan, and countless amounts of rewrites to the SSD. The max sequential read up to 560 MBps while the max sequential write up to 460 MBps which is fast read and write speeds for a 1TB drive. The IOP’s for Write is around IOPS to 289.0625 Mbps and for the reading of IOPS is 296.875 Mbps. The MTBF of in other terms the average time until the drive fails is on average 1,500,000 hours. With the warranty of only a year, one year to have parts and labor with the ability to turn it back for a new one. The amount of features spans to temperature sensors and that of MLC Flash for a reliable SSD The price of the Mushkin 1Tb SSD is 249.99. Mushkin I would say has done a fair job on the product today, and seems reliable for a 1TB drive

Works Cited

“Mushkin Enhanced ECO2 2.5″ 1TB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDEC1TB.” Newegg.com- Computer Parts, Laptops, Electronics, HDTVs, Digital Cameras and More! N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2017. <https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226855&ignorebbr=1>.

Cook, Robert. “SSD Throughput, Latency and IOPS Explained – Learning To Run With Flash.” The SSD Review. N.p., 16 Oct. 2016. Web. 08 Mar. 2017. <http://www.thessdreview.com/featured/ssd-throughput-latency-iopsexplained>.

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<![CDATA[Today I am reviewing a SSD (Solid State Drive) made by Samsung. Samsung is a multinational conglomerate founded and based in Seoul, South Korea. Started as a trading company in 1938, it is today widely known for its innovation in technology.

A 250 GB SSD was requested for a gaming motherboard. The motherboard provided was
the ASUS ROG Crosshair V Formula-Z, which has eight 6Gb/s SATA ports, six of which support RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 solutions.

This SSD’s specs, attached below, are great.

• 256 GB
• Average Latency
  .8510
• Read: 540 MB/s
  Write: 520 MB/s
• SSD III (6 Gb/s)
• Buffer 3 GB
• IOPS and IOPS conversion to Mbps
  25,000 MBps Read
  22,500 MBps  Write
• MLC
• MTBF: 1,500,000 hours
• Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
  Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years
• $309.99

 
Works Cited
“Corporate Profile – About Samsung – Samsung.” Samsung. Samsung, 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 01 Mar. 2017. <http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/corporateprofile/>.
“SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series 2.5″ 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7PD256BW.” Newegg.com- Computer Parts, Laptops, Electronics, HDTVs, Digital Cameras and More!Newegg Inc., n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2017. <https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAADF3ZD3050&cm_re=ssd-_-20-147-193-_-Produc>.
Shaman, Josh. “Samsung 840 EVO SSD Review.” StorageReview.com – Storage Reviews. Storage Reviews, 19 July 2013. Web. 01 Mar. 2017. <http://www.storagereview.com/samsung_840_evo_ssd_review>.]]>

<![CDATA[Toshiba was founded in 1875, the headquarters is located in, Minato City, Tokyo, Japan. Toshiba makes a gross income of over $68 billion a year, with over 204,000 employees. Toshiba also operates with a global network with more than 740 companies.
The type of motherboard we are wanting to get a Hard Drive for, is a business motherboard, from Gigabyte. It has two 3Gbs SATA connectors and six 6Gbs SATA connectors. I was asked to present a 1-2TB SATA Hard Drive.
TOSHIBA P300 Internal Hard Drive

• Capacity: 2TB
• RPM: 7200
• Latency: 4.17mls
• Buffer: 64MB
• MTBF: 1,500,000
• Warranty: Limited 2yr parts, and labor.
• Cost: $74.99

This Hard Drive is amazing for it’s price. It is difficult to find a Hard Drive with the capacity of this, at such a low price. I am actually using this one to build my computer, just because it is so cost efficient. It’s RPM is really good also, and I would recommend this for any computer, that you wanted to have a good 2TB Hard Drive.
 
 
 
Work Cited
Newegg.com. “Toshiba.” Hard Drives. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2017.
Toshiba. “Toshiba Leading Innovation.” About Toshiba. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2017.
 
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<![CDATA[Seagate Technology is an American data storage company formerly incorporated in 1978 as Shugart Technology. Since 2010, they are incorporated in Dublin, Ireland, with operation headquarters in Cupertino, California. (wikipedia.com)
The motherboard that this hard drive will be working with is the MSI 970 Gaming Motherboard. The motherboard has 10 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports and can support up to RAID 0/1/5/10 modes.
This hard drive has 2TB of storage with transfer rates up to 140 MB/s and the drive also has 64MB of cache. The rotational speed is 5400 RPM and the read/write speeds are 150 MB/s. The form factor of this drive is a 3.5in and has a 2 year warranty of parts and labor. There are obviously pros and cons for this drive, but the Pros overpowers the cons by far. Also, the price is fairly low with a price of $69.97 and is a very good drive in my opinion for the price.
 
 
 
 
Works Cited:
“Barracuda 2TB Hard Drive.” NewEgg. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Mar. 2017.
“Barracuda 2TB Hard Drive.” (n.d.): n. pag. Seagate. Web. 7 Mar. 2017.
“Seagate Technology.” Userbenchmark. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Mar. 2017.
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