SSDs are state of the art memory components. Over the recent years we have seen the market grow and diversify. With the explosion of TLC SSDs in the marketplace these days it is a race to the bottom more than ever. Companies are trying to find ways to reach those penny hoarders by developing cheaper and cheaper SSD models to replace archaic HDDs. Toshiba/OCZ's latest offering is such a product. The OCZ TL100 (http://thessdreview.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3d9b6193ffd32dd60e84fc74b&id=5798a9921f&e=1230c2ab07) represents their attempt to win the race to the bottom and is for those who don't need that much capacity and are looking to upgrade their laptops and desktops to flash storage. By utilizing Toshiba's 15nm NAND and a TC58 DRAM-less controller, the TL100 has some of the basic ingredients for a low cost SSD. No DRAM typically means a few dollars saved on manufacturing costs per drive and could result in better power consumption performance.
Although, with that said, there is a trade off in performance, which we will be analyzing more closely in today's review. Once our testing is all said and done we should have a good understanding of just how good, or bad, of an option the TL100 is. So, read on to find out!