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A-Data Ultimate SU650 M.2 ASU650NS38-120GT-C 120 GB
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A-Data Ultimate SU650 M.2 ASU650NS38-120GT-C
120 GB
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Integral MO-300 INSSD128GMSA 128 GB
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Integral MO-300 INSSD128GMSA
128 GB
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128 GB
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Silicon Power A55 M.2 SP128GBSS3A55M28 128 GB
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Silicon Power A55 M.2 SP128GBSS3A55M28
128 GB
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128 GB
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Team Group MS30 M.2 TM8PS7128G0C101 128 GB M.2 2280
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Team Group MS30 M.2 TM8PS7128G0C101
128 GB
M.2 2280
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128 GB
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300 MB/s
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WD Green SSD M.2 WDS120G2G0B 120 GB
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WD Green SSD M.2 WDS120G2G0B
120 GB
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120 GB
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Transcend MTS820S M.2 TS120GMTS820S 120 GB
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120 GB
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Intenso Top M.2 3832430 128 GB
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Emtec X250 M2 SATA SSD Power Plus ECSSD128GX250 128 GB
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Emtec X250 M2 SATA SSD Power Plus ECSSD128GX250
128 GB
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128 GB
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Integral M.2 SATA 2280 INSSD128GM280 128 GB
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Integral M.2 SATA 2280 INSSD128GM280
128 GB
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128 GB
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Transcend MTS400 M.2 TS32GMTS400S 32 GB
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Integral M.2 SATA 2242 INSSD128GM242 128 GB
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128 GB
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Lexar NM100 LNM100-128RB 128 GB
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Transcend mSATA 220S TS64GMSA220S 64 GB
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220S/225S (TLC, 3D TLC)
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64 GB
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V7 SATA III M.2 V7SSD240GBM2SE 240 GB
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V7 SATA III M.2 V7SSD240GBM2SE
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240 GB
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Transcend MTS430S TS128GMTS430S 128 GB
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Innovation IT Superior M.2 00-256555 256 GB
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Transcend mSATA 230S TS128GMSA230S 128 GB
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Transcend 825S TS250GMTS825S 250 GB
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Origin Storage Inception TLC830 Pro M.2 OTLC2563DM.2/80 256 GB SATA
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Kingston KC600 mSATA SKC600MS/256G 256 GB
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51 – 100K
101 – 200 thousand
201 – 400 thousand
401 – 600 thousand
> 600K
Write IOPS
≤ 50K
51 – 100K
101 – 200 thousand
201 – 400K
401 – 600K
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Lifespan (TBW)
≤ 250 TB
251 – 500 TB
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Rewrite (DWPD)
≤ 0.5 times/day
0.6 – 1 time / day
1.1 – 2 times / day
> 2 times/day
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