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Patriot Zephyr 128GB JMicron Solid-State Drive Review

Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 8:18 am
by Apoptosis
Patriot Zephyr 128GB JMicron Solid-State Drive Review

Patriot faces some stiff competition with a number of SSD's already on the market with performance specifications on par or exceeding that of the Zephyr. Will the JMicron JMF612 controller-based Zephyr SSD series rise above with its combination of price vs. performance?

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Patriot is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year and since their 1985 inception, the California based company has grown to become a global company with a solid reputation for providing quality memory and storage products. They didn't jump into the SSD market full force as some others have, but they have taken a more conservative approach instead. They are adding to their SSD lineup this month, releasing a value line of SSD's carrying the moniker of Zephyr - a name with roots to Greek mythology. The Zephyr line offers capacities of 64GB and 128GB at $184 & $358, respectively, and can only be found at Amazon.com for the first few weeks of availability. There is also a 256GB version but we have not received word on pricing yet. They all carry the newer JMicron JMF612 controller...
Article Title: Patriot Zephyr 128GB JMicron Solid-State Drive Review
Article URL: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1290/1/
Pricing At Time of Print: $358.40 shipped