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Toshiba OCZ RD400 Series Solid State Drive PCIe NVMe M.2 128GB with MLC Flash (RVD400-M22280-128G)

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M.2 128GB
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Digital Storage Capacity 128 GB
Hard Disk Interface NVMe
Connectivity Technology SATA
Brand TOSHIBA
Special Feature Portable
Hard Disk Form Factor 2.5 Inches
Hard Disk Description Solid State Drive
Compatible Devices Desktop
Installation Type Internal Hard Drive
Color Black

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  • Next Generation M.2 SSD Based on NVMe Protocol (PCIe, Gen. 3 x 4), Designed For Mobile, Desktop, and Workstation Applications
  • Sequential Read: Up to 2,200 MB/s; Sequential Write: Up to 620 MB/s; Random Read: Up to 170,000 4KiB IOPS; Random Write: Up to 110,000 4KiB IOPS
  • NVMe Compliant- Say Good Bye To Legacy Storage Buses; PCI Express Gen. 3x 4- The PCIe Performance Surpass The SATA Bottleneck Once and For All
  • M.2 2280 Compliant- Latest SSD Form Factor For Your Next Gen System Build; Low Power Mode- Requires Less Power When Drive Is In Standby Mode
  • Custom Drivers- RD400 Utilizes Custom High Performance Drivers; Solo M.2 module; 5 Years Advanced Warranty Program

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ata
solid state drive
solid state drive
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Desktop
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Gaming Console, Desktop, Laptop
Compatible with Desktops & Laptops that accept PCIe NVMe Gen 3 drives
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M.2 2280
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M.2 2280
M.2 PCIe
M 2
write speed
620 megabits per second
3200
4900
2300
4370 megabits per second
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3600 megabytes per second
5150 megabytes per second
2500 megabytes per second
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    Toshiba OCZ RD400

    PCIe NVMe SSD

    Introducing a new breed of enthusiast storage, the OCZ RD400 NVM Express M.2 solid state drive series, designed to propel high-end computing into a new realm of possibility. The OCZ RD400’s next generation NVMe interface provides a more responsive PC experience with shorter storage latency than that of today’s traditional hard disk drives and SATA SSDs. Along with high performance, the OCZ RD400 is designed for mobile, desktop, or workstation applications.

    RD400 Specifications

    • Sequential Read/Write: Up to 2,600/1,600 MB/s
    • Random Read/Write (4KiB): Up to 210,000/140,000 IOPS
    • Endurance: Up to 592 TBW (Total Bytes Written)
    • Capacities: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1024GB
    • 5-Year Advanced Warranty Program*
    • *For more information you can contact the official customer service or visit the official website

    Toshiba OCZ RD400 Features:

    Game-changing Storage

    TOSHIBA’s new OCZ RD400 SSD redefines high performance storage for enthusiasts and hardcore gamers that feel held back by commodity storage hardware. With over 200,000 IOPS @4KiB of random read performance at your beck and call, the OCZ RD400 will be your next high-end system.

    Flexibility for the Future

    If you want to harness the power of NVMe now but don’t want to upgrade your motherboard yet, the OCZ RD400 is available with an M.2 PCIe adaptor add-in-card. This option allows your investment to go the distance when you opt for an M.2 platform in the future.

    SSD Utility SSD Management Software

    The SSD Utility management software was designed to help your OCZ drive thrive and lets you be in control of maintenance, monitoring, SSD tuning, OS tuning and more!

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    Toshiba OCZ RD400 Series Solid State Drive PCIe NVMe M.2 128GB with MLC Flash (RVD400-M22280-128G)

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    Introducing a new breed of enthusiast storage, the OCZ RD400 NVM Express M.2 Solid State Drive Series, designed to propel high-end computing into a new realm of possibilities. The OCZ RD400 PCIe Gen3 x 4 outperforms SATA SSDs by over 4.5 times in sequential read (up to 2,600 MB/s), and over 3 times in sequential write performance (up to 1,600 MB/s) so your system won't be deprived of the storage bandwidth your data-intensive workload requires. The OCZ RD400's next generation NVMe interface provides a more responsive PC experience and shorter storage latency than today's traditional hard disk drives and SATA SSDs. Game-changing Storage: Toshiba's new OCZ RD400 SSD redefines high performance storage for enthusiasts and hardcore gamers that feel held back by commodity storage hardware. With over 200,000 IOPS at4KiB of random read performance at your back and call, the OCZ RD400 will be your next high-end system. Get in the PCIE Express Lane: Why keep using an interface that was designed for hard disk drives? PCI Express revolutionizes flash storage for tomorrow's high-speed computing age. The OCZ RD400 boosts bandwidth and puts your data in the fast lane leaving SATA SSDs in the dust. NVM Express: Utilizing NVMe technology, the OCZ RD400 reduces latency in your system's I/O path between the drive and your CPU, resulting in smooth and responsive performance. Good Things Come in Small Packages: The OCZ RD400's compact M.2 2280 form factor packs in high performance and up to 1024GB of storage capacity enabling high-end desktop speeds to exist not only in your notebook, but directly on your motherboard without taking up a PCIe slot. Flexibility for the Future: If you want to harness the power of NVMe now but don't want to upgrade your motherboard yet, the OCZ RD400 is available with an M.2 PCIe adaptor add-in-card. This option allows your investment to go the distance when you opt for an M.2 platform in the future.

    Customer reviews

    4.1 out of 5 stars
    4.1 out of 5
    206 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the speed, performance, and quality of the computer drive. For example, they mention it's brilliantly fast, works really well, and is very pleased with the results. Some appreciate the ease of installation. That said, some complain that it runs very hot and doesn't provide necessary cooling.

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    57 customers mention52 positive5 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the speed of the computer drive. They mention that it is brilliantly fast, has a ridiculous speed increase, and is blazing fast. They also say that it reduces load time on games and improves gaming performance.

    "...For my remote gateway use the improvement in speed has increased the usability of my network." Read more

    "...The drive itself is fast, very small (almost unbelievably so), and OS installation and everything went swimmingly...." Read more

    "Fast drive, great price ($204), easy install & good warranty!..." Read more

    "...The speed of this drive is just... well, the numbers speak for themselves...." Read more

    42 customers mention34 positive8 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the performance of the computer drive. They mention that it works well, produces wonderful results, and works flawlessly using Windows 10. Customers also appreciate the good utility and say that it has no problems with the motherboard or Windows compatibility.

    "...It worked fine, so I ran the free ATTO benchmark and got results that were inline with what is listed from Toshiba for this 256GB SSD, which are..." Read more

    "...This little guy, after some fiddling, conversion and cloning, is working quite well. My boot time went from well over a minute to about 10 seconds...." Read more

    "...It works flawlessly using Windows 10. Fast, reliable...." Read more

    "Linux Mint Mate 18.1. Z170 and Z270 and AMD FM2+ 88X systems. Flawless performance...." Read more

    24 customers mention19 positive5 negative

    Customers like the quality of the computer drive. They mention it's a very good SSD, fantastic, and reliable. Some say that it works about 5x faster than typical SSDs.

    "...Toshiba provides a nice little SSD (OCZ only) management and benchmark utility so that you can test the drive’s performance in your system...." Read more

    "...It works flawlessly using Windows 10. Fast, reliable...." Read more

    "...Not as drastic Real Life; but still noticeable. Love the format, so small. I docked 1 star because of 2, 1 was not recognized...." Read more

    "...Dozens of different failures commenced within minutes of installing the driver...." Read more

    11 customers mention11 positive0 negative

    Customers find the installation of the computer drive or storage to be simple. They mention that it's straightforward and that you need only a Phillips screwdriver.

    "...The installation went smoothly at first then failed when it tried to re-boot...." Read more

    "...is fast, very small (almost unbelievably so), and OS installation and everything went swimmingly...." Read more

    "Fast drive, great price ($204), easy install & good warranty!..." Read more

    "...The process for installing an M.2 SSD is very straightforward, you'll just need a Philips screwdriver and a steady hand...." Read more

    7 customers mention7 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the value of the computer drive. They mention that it is well worth the money.

    "...Overall at the moment this RD400 512GB drive seems to be a good bang for the buck." Read more

    "...wish it came with a standoff but otherwise it's an amazing product for the price!" Read more

    "Excellent price, works great in my 2016 Dell XPS 13" Read more

    "Super-fast. Great deal." Read more

    4 customers mention4 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the size of the computer drive. They mention that it is very small.

    "...The drive itself is fast, very small (almost unbelievably so), and OS installation and everything went swimmingly...." Read more

    "...Not as drastic Real Life; but still noticeable. Love the format, so small. I docked 1 star because of 2, 1 was not recognized...." Read more

    "Small and fast! Getting numbers not far off the rated numbers from the manufacturer...." Read more

    "Small and fast, installed easy and no problems with motherboard or Windows 10 compatibility. No flaws." Read more

    11 customers mention3 positive8 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the temperature of the computer drive. They mention that it runs very hot and does not provide necessary cooling. They also say that it should come with active heat sinks.

    "...PCIe adapter for RD400 is overpriced, as it does not provide necessary cooling (provided small piece of thermal pad is just a joke)...." Read more

    "...These drives need active cooling and should come with active heat sinks. Sticker should be on back so users can install direct contact heatsinks...." Read more

    "...Temperatures never go above 54C now using Noctua Fan with Focused Flow and SSO2 Bearing, Retail Cooling NF-F12 iPPC 3000 PWM..." Read more

    "Bought it just to check it out. Runs a little warm but it's my understanding that is normal. Have it in PCIE mode and it's great...." Read more

    5 customers mention0 positive5 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the compatibility of the computer drive. They mention that it is not recognized by any Dell Optiplex Micro, and that the BIOSes could not detect the SSD.

    "...automatically sets it up using GPT but then after re-booting it doesn’t recognize it...." Read more

    "...Love the format, so small. I docked 1 star because of 2, 1 was not recognized...." Read more

    "...machines with M.2 PCI-E NVMe support, but either the BIOSes could not detect the SSD or Windows could not detect it..." Read more

    "...I tried on Asusx99 deluxe ii with latest 1401 bios it diesnt even recognize on bios....tried with hyper kit.. nope...." Read more

    Toshiba OCZ RD400 Series SSD
    5 Stars
    Toshiba OCZ RD400 Series SSD
    I installed this super -fast OCZ RD400 solid state drive (SSD) which I inserted in a slot on the motherboard of a Windows 10 desktop PC that I want to use as a gateway to access remotely from my laptop.Copying files, downloading software and loading audio and video are tasks that are slow and tie up my laptop so my plan is to off-load them to a fast remote machine which is where this hard drive comes into play. For details of installation read below, but the end result is this SSD exceeded my requirements for a much faster drive.This device comes mounted on a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) card. Unlike a SATA solid state drive, this unit is plugged directly into the system bus through the motherboard. This avoids bottlenecks inherent with the SATA interface.Installation consists of simply inserting the card into place. I tried to install Windows 10 from a DVD onto the SSD as un-allocated space. The installation went smoothly at first then failed when it tried to re-boot. Microsoft can be glitchy, so I repeated the process several times but had the same result.After searching the internet I found a site (tinker try dot com) that suggested the problem was caused by the fact that many SSD drives, like this one, use a newer way of organizing their storage space called GPT (GUID Partition Table -- which stands for Globally Unique Identifier).GPT is superior to the old MBR (master boot record) but it presents some compatibility issues, particularly in older machines. Drives with GPT partitions can be used with most modern 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems, but can only be used as a boot drive in computers with 64-bit operating systems that also support UEFI (unified extensible firmware interface).The Windows installation process recognizes the SSD and automatically sets it up using GPT but then after re-booting it doesn’t recognize it. The site referenced above provided the solution which is to create a USB installation drive that is also partitioned using GPT.After creating the USB installer using the free tool recommended on the site noted above, I booted and then Windows 10 installed in a little over twenty minutes without incident. Afterwards a re-start took only 32 seconds instead of the one minute twelve seconds from the original spinning drive.So now that Windows is installed a Microsoft driver automatically is loaded to access the SSD. But, the instructions that were enclosed with the SSD suggest using the Toshiba driver because it is faster. So, I went to the site (OCZ) noted in the instructions and downloaded and installed the Toshiba driver and it went smoothly.Then I downloaded the SSD utility from the same site and ran it to ensure that the Toshiba driver replaced the Microsoft driver, which it did. As a real world test of the speed of the new drive against the original I created and formatted a 100 GB NTFS partition that took four minutes. Then I created the same size partition on the original drive, and it took 35 minutes to finish.As another test I copied a 1 GB file from a location on to another on the spinning drive and it took 3.43 seconds. Copying the same file from the spinning drive to the SSD took 2.1 seconds. Copying that file from one location to another on the SSD took 1.42 seconds.The benchmark from the SSD utility downloaded from the OCZ site shows sequential read of 1.7 GB/s and sequential write of 721.4 MB/s which is faster than the SATA SSD drive I am using on another computer.Since the manufacturer claims the PCIe interface is much faster than the SATA, I further compared this drive with the SATA by running a free diagnostic tool against both drives. The new SSD got a score of 2411.14 MB/s and the SATA SSD scored 261.3 MB/s.Although I am not using this machine for gaming I loaded Microsoft Flight Simulator X is a pig. It is disk and CPU intensive but it loaded in ten seconds. It took two minutes and forty-five seconds on my computer with the SATA SSD but never played without getting hung-up. With the new drive Missions completed smoothly without the dreaded buffering.For my remote gateway use the improvement in speed has increased the usability of my network.
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    Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2016
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    I installed this super -fast OCZ RD400 solid state drive (SSD) which I inserted in a slot on the motherboard of a Windows 10 desktop PC that I want to use as a gateway to access remotely from my laptop.

    Copying files, downloading software and loading audio and video are tasks that are slow and tie up my laptop so my plan is to off-load them to a fast remote machine which is where this hard drive comes into play. For details of installation read below, but the end result is this SSD exceeded my requirements for a much faster drive.

    This device comes mounted on a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) card. Unlike a SATA solid state drive, this unit is plugged directly into the system bus through the motherboard. This avoids bottlenecks inherent with the SATA interface.

    Installation consists of simply inserting the card into place. I tried to install Windows 10 from a DVD onto the SSD as un-allocated space. The installation went smoothly at first then failed when it tried to re-boot. Microsoft can be glitchy, so I repeated the process several times but had the same result.

    After searching the internet I found a site (tinker try dot com) that suggested the problem was caused by the fact that many SSD drives, like this one, use a newer way of organizing their storage space called GPT (GUID Partition Table -- which stands for Globally Unique Identifier).

    GPT is superior to the old MBR (master boot record) but it presents some compatibility issues, particularly in older machines. Drives with GPT partitions can be used with most modern 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems, but can only be used as a boot drive in computers with 64-bit operating systems that also support UEFI (unified extensible firmware interface).

    The Windows installation process recognizes the SSD and automatically sets it up using GPT but then after re-booting it doesn’t recognize it. The site referenced above provided the solution which is to create a USB installation drive that is also partitioned using GPT.

    After creating the USB installer using the free tool recommended on the site noted above, I booted and then Windows 10 installed in a little over twenty minutes without incident. Afterwards a re-start took only 32 seconds instead of the one minute twelve seconds from the original spinning drive.

    So now that Windows is installed a Microsoft driver automatically is loaded to access the SSD. But, the instructions that were enclosed with the SSD suggest using the Toshiba driver because it is faster. So, I went to the site (OCZ) noted in the instructions and downloaded and installed the Toshiba driver and it went smoothly.

    Then I downloaded the SSD utility from the same site and ran it to ensure that the Toshiba driver replaced the Microsoft driver, which it did. As a real world test of the speed of the new drive against the original I created and formatted a 100 GB NTFS partition that took four minutes. Then I created the same size partition on the original drive, and it took 35 minutes to finish.

    As another test I copied a 1 GB file from a location on to another on the spinning drive and it took 3.43 seconds. Copying the same file from the spinning drive to the SSD took 2.1 seconds. Copying that file from one location to another on the SSD took 1.42 seconds.

    The benchmark from the SSD utility downloaded from the OCZ site shows sequential read of 1.7 GB/s and sequential write of 721.4 MB/s which is faster than the SATA SSD drive I am using on another computer.

    Since the manufacturer claims the PCIe interface is much faster than the SATA, I further compared this drive with the SATA by running a free diagnostic tool against both drives. The new SSD got a score of 2411.14 MB/s and the SATA SSD scored 261.3 MB/s.

    Although I am not using this machine for gaming I loaded Microsoft Flight Simulator X is a pig. It is disk and CPU intensive but it loaded in ten seconds. It took two minutes and forty-five seconds on my computer with the SATA SSD but never played without getting hung-up. With the new drive Missions completed smoothly without the dreaded buffering.

    For my remote gateway use the improvement in speed has increased the usability of my network.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Toshiba OCZ RD400 Series SSD
    Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2016
    I installed this super -fast OCZ RD400 solid state drive (SSD) which I inserted in a slot on the motherboard of a Windows 10 desktop PC that I want to use as a gateway to access remotely from my laptop.

    Copying files, downloading software and loading audio and video are tasks that are slow and tie up my laptop so my plan is to off-load them to a fast remote machine which is where this hard drive comes into play. For details of installation read below, but the end result is this SSD exceeded my requirements for a much faster drive.

    This device comes mounted on a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) card. Unlike a SATA solid state drive, this unit is plugged directly into the system bus through the motherboard. This avoids bottlenecks inherent with the SATA interface.

    Installation consists of simply inserting the card into place. I tried to install Windows 10 from a DVD onto the SSD as un-allocated space. The installation went smoothly at first then failed when it tried to re-boot. Microsoft can be glitchy, so I repeated the process several times but had the same result.

    After searching the internet I found a site (tinker try dot com) that suggested the problem was caused by the fact that many SSD drives, like this one, use a newer way of organizing their storage space called GPT (GUID Partition Table -- which stands for Globally Unique Identifier).

    GPT is superior to the old MBR (master boot record) but it presents some compatibility issues, particularly in older machines. Drives with GPT partitions can be used with most modern 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems, but can only be used as a boot drive in computers with 64-bit operating systems that also support UEFI (unified extensible firmware interface).

    The Windows installation process recognizes the SSD and automatically sets it up using GPT but then after re-booting it doesn’t recognize it. The site referenced above provided the solution which is to create a USB installation drive that is also partitioned using GPT.

    After creating the USB installer using the free tool recommended on the site noted above, I booted and then Windows 10 installed in a little over twenty minutes without incident. Afterwards a re-start took only 32 seconds instead of the one minute twelve seconds from the original spinning drive.

    So now that Windows is installed a Microsoft driver automatically is loaded to access the SSD. But, the instructions that were enclosed with the SSD suggest using the Toshiba driver because it is faster. So, I went to the site (OCZ) noted in the instructions and downloaded and installed the Toshiba driver and it went smoothly.

    Then I downloaded the SSD utility from the same site and ran it to ensure that the Toshiba driver replaced the Microsoft driver, which it did. As a real world test of the speed of the new drive against the original I created and formatted a 100 GB NTFS partition that took four minutes. Then I created the same size partition on the original drive, and it took 35 minutes to finish.

    As another test I copied a 1 GB file from a location on to another on the spinning drive and it took 3.43 seconds. Copying the same file from the spinning drive to the SSD took 2.1 seconds. Copying that file from one location to another on the SSD took 1.42 seconds.

    The benchmark from the SSD utility downloaded from the OCZ site shows sequential read of 1.7 GB/s and sequential write of 721.4 MB/s which is faster than the SATA SSD drive I am using on another computer.

    Since the manufacturer claims the PCIe interface is much faster than the SATA, I further compared this drive with the SATA by running a free diagnostic tool against both drives. The new SSD got a score of 2411.14 MB/s and the SATA SSD scored 261.3 MB/s.

    Although I am not using this machine for gaming I loaded Microsoft Flight Simulator X is a pig. It is disk and CPU intensive but it loaded in ten seconds. It took two minutes and forty-five seconds on my computer with the SATA SSD but never played without getting hung-up. With the new drive Missions completed smoothly without the dreaded buffering.

    For my remote gateway use the improvement in speed has increased the usability of my network.
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    Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2016
    Everyone was making me feel like this was going to fry my motherboard.. I have an asus Z170-AR and I put it in and it worked like a champ. Don't let others scare you out of this purchase. Do your homework, and install the OS correctly, I watched a YouTube video on how to just in case, and this drive will run as it should. It takes some fumbling in bios, but the speed of this drive makes it worth your while, I even saw an increase in speed going from a samsung 850 evo ssd. Just do your homework, and don't eat a meal on your motherboard and everything will be just fine. A SCREW and the SPACER are NOT provided, and this really sucks, but realize that if you buy this and you threw away all of your old MB components and screws, you may have to look online for some. The correct screw size is 2x3mm. I was lucky enough to find a spacer and screw meant for this purpose in a small bag left over from my MB, trust me its a bigger deal than you think. Heat + cranking down your drive that is no bigger than a stick of gum will likely bend and break your new drive. This is especially true when you go to install it. It installs at a 45 degree angle, which is really weird so if you have not seen it before look it up, trust me.. then you have to tighten the drive itself down to the MB, so again the screw and spacer are important. Something else that came up was a gummy pad that was included with the drive, this is just a thermal pad and if you are ordering this drive alone without the card, you will see what I mean. It is just to help disperse heat through the back of the card. If you want a NVME drive but a $300-600 dollar Samsung isnt your style, get this one. It even uses some Samsung components in it. I booted up my computer today and i could have sworn it was up from a cold start in like 7 seconds. If you are an enthusiast and shaving time off of your boot time is what you are looking for, then this drive is right for you. If you are not and just want something that is easier to install, work with, and find help with, (like my mom), then you've gone too far. This will be a headache for you. Go back to SATA SSD cards, they are cheaper, and to be honest less of a headache.
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    Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2016
    I really like this drive, but think twice before using the Toshiba driver. The drive itself is fast, very small (almost unbelievably so), and OS installation and everything went swimmingly. My BIOS recognized it immediately (ASUS X-99 Deluxe II, I-7 6900). The ASUS BIOS has built-in NVME support, and I believe this to be the source of the problem.

    After OS installation (Windows 10 Pro), and a lot of other software, the most recent updates, etc., I recalled reading that sometimes the Toshiba driver can enhance the performance of this drive, so I installed it.

    I have never seen so many Blue Screens of Death in my life, and I fiddle with my computers all of the time. Dozens of different failures commenced within minutes of installing the driver. The errors varied, and it didn't repeat itself, so troubleshooting was a bear. I went back to an earlier restore point... crash. I scanned the system files and tried to repair... crash. I "refreshed" Windows. Crash. I "reverted" to an earlier version... Crash. Finally, I formatted and reinstalled. Everything is fine!

    I decided to try the driver again. On a clean version of Windows (no 3rd party software, no updates), I tried the Toshiba driver immediately. CRASH! BSD! :( over and over. Again, a clean format and reinstall...everything smooth as silk. I'm not letting the Toshiba drivers anywhere near my system again without some sort of ironclad Toshiba guarantee of compatibility and a perceived benefit for doing so. 4 stars for a drive, no stars for the support/drivers.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
    Reviewed in Canada on November 3, 2018
    Works. Fast. Awesome. Added adapter and running it in Mac Mini.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Es una buena unidad NMVe con un buen precio
    Reviewed in Spain on February 9, 2019
    Prefiero las unidades con memoria MLC, ya que nominalmente van a tener siempre una mayor vida que las TLC que usa por ejemplo Samsung.
    Mirando por internet el rendimiento de la unidad es bastante bueno y en ciertas pruebas es equivalente a modelos más recientes.
    Mi experiencia con unidades Toshiba-OCZ es buena y por eso la compré.
    Antes de comprarla hay que comprobar que la placa del ordenador soporte el nuevo estándar NMVe.
    No le doy 5 estrellas porque no trae ningún tornillo para fijarla al puerto M2. Por suerte la placa si traía 2 tornillos.
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    X-Nerd
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bueno, Bonito, para Usuario Rudo (Heavy user)
    Reviewed in Mexico on October 7, 2017
    Actualmente, este es uno de los pocos modelos de SSD que tienen velocidad arriba del 2500 GB/s, y que además es aguantador para uso rudo.

    BUENO:
    - Logré velocidad de 2661 GB/s de lectura y 1215 GB/s de escritura. (FOTO 1)
    - Está entre el 1% de los SSD más rápidos del mundo (Percentil 99). (FOTO 2)

    BONITO:
    - Diseñado con la tecnología más moderna SSD NVMe PCIe

    Para Usuario Rudo (Heavy User):
    - Conserva el buen desempeño durante el uso intensivo en largo plazo ("Steady State"). Nota: El Samsung 950 PRO también tiene este punto fuerte, pero este es un punto débil en el Samsung 960. (FOTO 3)
    - Tiene garantía de 5 años y 148 TB (148,000 Gigabytes), lo que equivale a 81 GB por día de grabación durante 5 años.

    MALO:
    - El precio es casi ocho veces de lo que cuesta un HDD de 250GB, que tiene velocidad de aproximadamente 100 MB/s
    - El precio es casi el doble de lo que cuesta un SSD SATA III de 250GB, que tiene velocidad de aproximadamente 500 MB/s
    - Para los usuarios normales, que no son usuario rudo, en la utilización práctica se siente poca diferencia entre un SSD SATA III versus un SSD NVMe.

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    CONSIDERACIONES:
    - Este producto es para ti si eres usuario rudo de almacenamiento. Por ejemplo: Creación de contenido para canales de YouTube, Trabajo con cinematografía y edición de videos, etc.
    - Este producto está sobrado para ti, si eres un usuario normal, que utiliza el disco duro menos de 10 GB por día. Por ejemplo: trabajo de oficina con paquetería Office, navegación en internet, tarea en la escuela, video juegos, etc.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Bueno, Bonito, para Usuario Rudo (Heavy user)
    Reviewed in Mexico on October 7, 2017
    Actualmente, este es uno de los pocos modelos de SSD que tienen velocidad arriba del 2500 GB/s, y que además es aguantador para uso rudo.

    BUENO:
    - Logré velocidad de 2661 GB/s de lectura y 1215 GB/s de escritura. (FOTO 1)
    - Está entre el 1% de los SSD más rápidos del mundo (Percentil 99). (FOTO 2)

    BONITO:
    - Diseñado con la tecnología más moderna SSD NVMe PCIe

    Para Usuario Rudo (Heavy User):
    - Conserva el buen desempeño durante el uso intensivo en largo plazo ("Steady State"). Nota: El Samsung 950 PRO también tiene este punto fuerte, pero este es un punto débil en el Samsung 960. (FOTO 3)
    - Tiene garantía de 5 años y 148 TB (148,000 Gigabytes), lo que equivale a 81 GB por día de grabación durante 5 años.

    MALO:
    - El precio es casi ocho veces de lo que cuesta un HDD de 250GB, que tiene velocidad de aproximadamente 100 MB/s
    - El precio es casi el doble de lo que cuesta un SSD SATA III de 250GB, que tiene velocidad de aproximadamente 500 MB/s
    - Para los usuarios normales, que no son usuario rudo, en la utilización práctica se siente poca diferencia entre un SSD SATA III versus un SSD NVMe.

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    CONSIDERACIONES:
    - Este producto es para ti si eres usuario rudo de almacenamiento. Por ejemplo: Creación de contenido para canales de YouTube, Trabajo con cinematografía y edición de videos, etc.
    - Este producto está sobrado para ti, si eres un usuario normal, que utiliza el disco duro menos de 10 GB por día. Por ejemplo: trabajo de oficina con paquetería Office, navegación en internet, tarea en la escuela, video juegos, etc.
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    Joe Design
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great drive but reconsider if you already have an SSD
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2017
    I bought this OCZ as I’ve used other OCZ SSD’s in the past and when one failed they replaced it with no issues. So, I gave them some customer loyalty, even though it’s really Toshiba now. I ordered this as I wanted to see what all the NVME fuss was about, even though I had an older motherboard and knew I’d have to mess with the bios, and adaptor cards, to get it to work if I wanted it as a boot drive – that’s another story – but the result was I bought a slighter newer Z77 Extreme 9 board and Asrock kindly sent me an updated bios for that, which means I can now boot from the NMVE.
    Was it worth it? – No! Yes, it benchmarks like lightening and is 5 times faster than either my OCZ Vertex 4 or my Samsung Pro 850, but it doesn’t ‘feel’ any faster when I’m using the drive and that’s really the point – My steam folder is too large for this 500Gb drive, so unless I wanted to keep swapping my current favourite game from drive to drive to get faster loads, there’s really no point. Everyday programs like word, excel etc. load so fast there’s no tangible difference between the drives, but if you’re like me, you have to try it yourself to see. If you have a newer setup and are getting an SSD for the first time then you should get one, otherwise if you already have an SSD, which from a rotating hard drive, is like moving from a floppy drive to a hard drive (thinking back to my Amiga days), resist the urge. I don’t want to sound negative as this drive is good, it runs cool and I’ve had no thermal throttling issues (they include a thermal pad in the box) but I’m just a little disappointed that I didn’t see a huge jump in real-world performance.
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    John
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super!
    Reviewed in France on September 23, 2017
    J'ai mis ça sur mon PC, avec l'OS dessus. Ca dépote! Pour ce qui est de la fiabilité, on verra avec le temps.
    Reconnu sous windows, sous linux.