| Marca | Patriot |
|---|---|
| Produttore | Patriot Memory (Direct) |
| Dimensioni prodotto | 10,01 x 6,99 x 0,71 cm; 45,36 grammi |
| Numero modello articolo | PTL120GS25SSDR |
| Dimensioni Hard-Disk | 120 GB |
| Piattaforma Hardware | PC; Mac; Linux |
| Le batterie sono incluse | No |
| Peso articolo | 45,4 g |
| Aggiornamenti software garantiti fino a | sconosciuto |
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StuBnew
small and fast? same old complaints
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A good performing bargain drive
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 27 aprile 2016
PhotoGraphics
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 27 aprile 2016
I’m no stranger to Patriot but like many people I’m learning my way through the sometimes complicated world of SSD’s. Not only is there a lot to learn but technology is changing at a breakneck pace as SSD’s start becoming more and more common as replacement drives and even the default drive in new computers and laptops.
SSD’s are more “memory devices” than “hard drives” so it’s no surprise that the industry leaders tend to be companies with experience in manufacturing computer memory. Patriot is known as a long-time respected brand in that business. They have a full range of SSD’s in a variety of capacities and capabilities. I am testing the Torch LE series, which is a value line that Patriot does not sell direct or in stores, only through Amazon and only in “bulk” packaging (by that I mean no retail box, no mounting kit, no cables/screws and no driver disk). The unit arrives in a clear plastic clamshell case with a small one page spec sheet. You are expected to know how to install it and how to set it up. In exchange for the simplistic marketing presentation you pay an industry-leading low price.
I am not a novice to what makes computers work having built about a half-dozen of them from scratch. I’m also not completely new to SSD’s … I just finished converting the primary drive in my high-end home workstation using a premium SSD of a different brand and my top-of-the-line laptop is 100% SSD. Patriot asked me to evaluate the Torch LE series for them and provided me with a discounted sample unit. As always my review is based on my own real-life experiences with the product.
Before installing the drive in my home workstation as supplemental data storage drive I read numerous reviews to see what issues I might expect to face and then I contacted the manufacturer for technical advice. Not surprisingly the first thing I learned was for the best experience I should update the drive’s firmware. This advice is made very clear at Patriot’s website and is most certainly the reason for some of the issues other users faced. So if you buy this drive (or any SSD from any manufacturer) check FIRST to see if there are firmware updates and do them before doing anything else.
How easy is it to update the firmware? Honestly, not that easy. I’ve done that task dozens of times with other electronic components but the process here sent be back to tech support several times before I was able to do it right. In the end I looked at that experience as a valuable lesson about how good Patriot is at taking care of their customers. In a nutshell, I got fast responses and good advice throughout the process.
So here’s a condensed version of what you need to know before installing this drive:
1. The firmware update for the Torch LE is not listed on the tech support page at Patriot. To find it you need to go to the product description page (remember, Patriot does not sell this drive direct, only through Amazon). On the drive’s spec page there is a huge banner headline that tells you there is a firmware update available and how to download it. That part is easy.
2. After you download it you’ll find that the app is zipped using 1z, a protocol the average person is probably not familiar with. Unlike most downloads these days the app is NOT self-extracting. You have to go to the 1z website and download an extraction tool. There are a dozen or more choices available and when you get it you’ll be faced with another dozen or so options on HOW to extract the file. None of it is as easy as pushing a button.
3. Once you extract the file you’ll find the tool to be a goldmine. It’s a basic tool but it will tell you a TON of information about your SSD drive (apparently not only for Patriot brand drives either). BE VERY VERY CAREFUL THAT YOU ARE READING THE INFO FOR THE PATRIOT DRIVE NOT ANY OTHER SSD YOU MIGHT HAVE INSTALLED!! In my case it only read my other brand boot drive because I had the Patriot drive hooked up via USB 3.0 – I learned I had to install the drive inside my computer using a SATA cable for the app to recognize it. Then it displayed both of my SSD drives … it is important that you don’t accidentally flash the wrong drive!
4. After installing my new Patriot Torch LE it fought for dominance in my system against my DVD drive. The only way I could get both to be recognized by my computer (with some great handholding by Patriot tech support) was trial and error switching my SATA cables around until everything played nice together.
After all was said and done I ended up with what’s considered to be the “Rolls Royce” of SSD drives (of another brand) as my primary boot drive and the Patriot Torch LE SSD as my supplemental data drive. I ran numerous benchmarks and real-life tests and found the bottom line is that in terms of performance the budget Torch LE series is impressive with comparable read speeds and a slightly slower write speed that is imperceptible in real life. As you know, specs are dependent on so many variables they are best considered a guideline for comparison … performance in your system the way you use it will probably be different. There are several places you can search for benchmark tests of this drive under controlled conditions. I’m satisfied that there is no reason I can think of not to save the money and buy a Torch LE series unless your needs are super demanding. If you can’t measure the difference in terms of real-life benefits, why pay for it?
Final point is that even at the price point Patriot sells this drive with a 3 year warranty. Overall I like this drive and would recommend it as a good value performer. I would knock off a little for the difficulty in flashing the firmware but then I would need to offset that by giving kudos for a much better than average tech support experience. My gut tells me that equates to a total rating of 4.5 stars.
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micro.master
Economic OS storage.
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 26 novembre 2017