Toshiba tr200 review in Spanish (complete analysis)

Toshiba TR200 technical characteristics

Toshiba TR200
Format	SATA III
Capacities	240, 480 and 960 GB
Controller	Phison s11
Write / read rate	555 read and write 540 MB / s
Memory type	NAND 3D TLC memories
Warranty	3 years.

Unboxing and design

The Toshiba TR200 SSD comes in a small green and white cardboard box. The box highlights some of its most important benefits, such as NAND BiCS memory technology and an advanced Phison's S11 controller.

When opening the box we find the SSD and the documentation, all perfectly protected inside a plastic blister.

The Toshiba TR200 is an economical unit that offers low power consumption during operation. The TR200 Series is the company's first consumer SSD equipped with 3-bit-per-cell 64-layer BiCS TLC technology, technology that previously only shipped with OEM products.

After years of development, their BiCS 3D NAND technology is in its third generation and they have found it worth putting it into mass production. Toshiba now joins the club that Samsung founded and Intel and Micron joined last year. Like all entry-level SSDs in the storage industry, the TR200 is aimed at first-time adopters of the SSD, for example, those looking to upgrade their HDD-based system to solid-state technology.

Although it is an economical unit, users will see a significant increase in overall performance on both laptops and desktops. To this end, Toshiba cites sequential read performance of 550MB / s and write of 525MB / s, while random performance is expected to reach 80K IOPS read and 87K IOPS write.

Toshiba adds that its BiCSFLASH technology also offers increased capacity due to its stacked cell structure, increased strength with its load trap cell and memory hole technology, and better performance. Backed by a 3-year warranty, the Toshiba TR200 is available in 240GB, 480GB, and 960GB capacities.

With its green, black and white design, Toshiba has taken a completely new direction compared to the traditional OCZ white, blue and black color scheme. This sleek-looking SSD uses the same 2.5-inch, 7mm-tall form factor aluminum enclosure. Rotating the unit displays the usual sticker that shows more information about the unit, such as capacity and model number.

Opening the unit is easy and straightforward: simply separate the two parts of the box, which are held together by tabs. Once inside, you will notice that the Toshiba NAND packages are located on the top of the PCB, as well as a Phison's S11 controller. On the other side of the PCB board are more NAND packages.

Officially, Toshiba doesn't tell us much about the specific chips in its SSDs. They never officially confirmed that previous Trion series SSDs used the Phison S10 controller, despite a PCB design identical to that of competing Phison drives, and have not confirmed that the Phison S11 is what is hidden under the markings. Toshiba on the TR200, but the firmware version numbering matches other S11 units. The secret also applies a bit to the NAND configuration.

Officially, both its 256Gb matrix and its 512Gb matrix are used in the TR200 series. Unofficially, Toshiba appears to have done little to change its part numbering scheme in the past decade, making it appear that the 960GB TR200 is the only one using the 512Gb parts. This means that the 960GB model doesn't have much potential, for a performance advantage over the 480GB model, as they both have a total of 16 NAND flash arrays spread across the two channels of the controller.

The construction of the Toshiba TR200 is very similar to other recent Phison SSDs, but the labeling is very different from the Trion 100 and 150. Toshiba has gradually phased out the use of the OCZ brand , and the TR200 eliminates all use of the drive name. itself though OCZ is still mentioned on the box.

Test and performance equipment

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	Intel Core i9-9900K
k Base Plate:	Asus Maximus XI Formula
Memory:	16GB Corsair DDR4
Heatsink	Corsair H100i V2
HDD	Toshiba TR200 240GB
Graphic card	Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti
Power supply	Corsair RM1000X

One of the most anticipated moments is coming! Now we will show you the results obtained from the Toshiba TR200 240 GB, which is what interests us most, right ?. We have used a state-of-the-art test bench with an i9-9900K processor, liquid cooling for the processor, and an Asus Z390 Maximus XI Formula motherboard.

Crystal Disk Mark. AS SSD Benchmark. ATTO Benchmark Anvil’s Storage Utilities

Toshiba SSD application

Toshiba SSD Utility is free management software that provides users with an easy way to maintain, monitor and optimize manufacturer SSDs, like updating firmware and enabling settings to promote long-term performance. The software dashboard provides a real-time overview of things like system status, capacity, interface, updates, and status. You can also control the temperature of the drive from this section.

As noted below, the Benchmark section allows users to subject their TR200 SSD to a series of quick benchmark tests to get an idea of the random, sequential, and average latency performance of the SSD.

Final words and conclusion about Toshiba TR200

The Toshiba TR200 SSD is one of the cheapest SSDs that we can find on the market. With a good Pishon controller, with TLC memories and a 3-year warranty, it offers us enough confidence to give a second life to our computer / laptop or a mid-range device.

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Although many of you know that M.2 NVMe SSDs are the key to gaining extreme performance today, traditional SATA III SSDs offer us an excellent experience to work day after day without leaving a kidney. Its software allows us to monitor, optimize and update our Toshiba SSD to the latest firmware.

Currently we can find the SSD for a price of 39 euros for the 240 GB version. For just 80 euros we have the 480 GB version. Without a doubt, a 100% recommended purchase. Good work Toshiba.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ QUALITY COMPONENTS	- COULD HAVE MLC MEMORIES
+ SATA CONNECTION
+ OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE
+ AVAILABLE IN 240, 480 AND 960 GB.