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Review: SK hynix Canvas SC300 (256GB)

by Tarinder Sandhu on 25 June 2015, 17:06

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Conclusion

The firm's latest entrant is the Canvas SC300, available in up to 512GB capacities and featuring excellent reading performance and adequate writing speed.

The market for solid-state drives is already chock-full with a number of high-quality models that vie for your attention. Falling prices and the trickle-down effect from enterprise technology has meant that even entry-level SSDs offer a compelling bang for your buck and a wealth of features.

Now playing in this field is SK hynix. The firm's latest entrant is the Canvas SC300, available in up to 512GB capacities and featuring excellent reading performance and adequate writing speed. Warranty, too, is good, with cover available for five years or 72TBW, whichever expires first.

Its credentials are right up there with the better entry-level drives' so it should be on your shortlist when out shopping for a no-fuss SSD backed by a decent warranty.

The Good
 
The Bad
Solid performance
Remains good at steady state
Competitively priced
Good warranty terms
 
Limited encryption support



SK hynix Canvas SC300 (256GB)

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Just curious - what retailer is selling these? I know this is a UK-centric site, but none of the major international players seem to be offering them (none of the line, not just the 256gb).

Also not sure that $111 (today's conversion for £71) is budget minded - I've seen models from both Crucial and PNY going for at least $20 less at regular price, and both TigerDirect and NewEgg have flash sales with drives going for 1/2 that.
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Also not sure that $111 (today's conversion for £71) is budget minded - I've seen models from both Crucial and PNY going for at least $20 less at regular price, and both TigerDirect and NewEgg have flash sales with drives going for 1/2 that.

£71 includes VAT I believe (which is 20% in the UK) so you should be converting the pre-VAT price (approx £59) to get the US MSRP since default retail prices in the US don't have sales taxes. So it's more like $93.
That makes sense, and I didn't factor VAT - something we don't deal with, and if ordered online, we don't typically deal with sales tax, either, unless the business in question actually has a brick and mortar store in the state you order from.

Still think it's a touch high to be called budget, but it's definitely coming down.
In addition to speeds benchmarks, it would be more important to know an SSD's durability, it's remaining life against total written and reading. Don't you have an further test plan with them?
Dabs will be stocking them today, I am reliably informed. Will update the buy section accordingly.