240GB

The Patriot Blast Solid State Drive (SSD) is the perfect solution for those looking to increase the performance and storage space of their system. Available in capacities of 120GB, 240GB, 480GB and 960GB the Blast SSD fits the needs of everyday users looking to eliminate lag time with their traditional HDDs.

 

Built with a SATAIII 6Gb/s interface that is backwards compatible with SATAII 3Gb/s, the Blast SSD has transfer speeds of up to 560MB/s read and varying between capacities, write speeds of up to 425MB/s (120GB), 530MB/s (240GB) and 540MB/s (480GB and 960GB). Measured at 7mm high in a 2.5" form factor the Blast fits neatly into any Ultrabook™, laptop or desktop PC.

 

Advanced features include end-to-end data path protection (ETEP), advanced wear-leveling, advanced garbage collection, smart ECC, smart refresh, guaranteed flush technology and smart flush technology. The Patriot Blast is Compatible with Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows, 7, Windows® 8, Windows® 8.1, Mac OS X, and Linux systems and backed by Patriot's award winning build quality and 3-year warranty to deliver one of the most reliable choices in SSDs.

Storage Capacity:   240 GB

Platform Supported:   Mac

Platform Supported:   PC

Features:   DuraWrite

Features:   Garbage Collection

Features:   Multi-level Cell Flash

Features:   DuraClass

Features:   RAISE

Features:   TRIM Command

 

Maximum External Data Transfer Rate:   6144 MB/s (48 Gbit/s)

Maximum Read Transfer Rate:   550 MB/s

Maximum Write Transfer Rate:   515 MB/s

 

Drive Interface:   SATA

Drive Interface Standard:   SATA/600

 

Drive Type:   Internal

Drive Width:   2.5"

Height:   0.4"

Width:   2.6"

Depth:   3.9"

Weight (Approximate):   4.16 oz

 

 

      Windows XP

      Windows Vista

      Windows 7

      Macintosh OS

      Linux

 

Certifications & Standards:  

      CE

      FCC

 

Green Compliant:   Yes

Green Compliance Certificate/Authority:   RoHS

Country of Origin:   Taiwan

 

Limited Warranty:   3 Year

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