Rank #4 in Best 1TB SATA SSD: 10 Ranked, and Why £190 Buys 10MB/s
fanxiang S101 1TB SATA III SSD
Price and rating as shown on Amazon when we collected them. Both change.
The fanxiang S101 is a 2.5-inch SATA III internal SSD with 1TB of storage, listed at £99.99 and rated 4.5 out of 5 across 23,378 ratings. It sits fourth in this guide, and it is the drive that shows how little separates the speed claims at the top of the category: the fanxiang claims up to 550MB/s, the Samsung 870 EVO claims 560MB/s, and the fanxiang is £190.78 cheaper.
The number that does not hold together is on the fanxiang's own page. The bullet points and the specification table both say 550MB/s, but the same specification table also lists a Media Speed of 500MB/s and a Data Transfer Rate of 530 Mb/s — three figures for one drive, with nothing to explain which applies when. Two other fields are worth flagging before you buy: Cache Memory Installed Size is given as 1TB, the same number as the drive's total capacity, and Colour is listed as "Previous Generation", which is not a colour. Everything on this page is taken from the Amazon listing, not from any testing we have carried out.
How those 23,378 ratings break down
An average hides its own shape. This is the spread behind the 4.5 stars.
Specification
Exactly as published on the Amazon listing, field for field.
| Price | £99.99 |
|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5 out of 5, from 23,378 ratings |
| Capacity | 1 TB |
| Claimed read speed | Up to 550MB/s, stated in both the bullet points and the specification table |
| Media speed (as listed) | 500 MB/s |
| Data transfer rate (as listed) | 530 Mb/s |
| Cache memory installed size (as listed) | 1 TB — the same number as the drive's storage capacity |
| Colour (as listed) | "Previous Generation", which is not a colour |
What buyers actually say
Quoted from customer reviews on Amazon
Verified purchase“Great little SSD for the price. It's much faster than a traditional hard drive and works well for upgrading an older computer.Installation was simple and it boots the system noticeably quicker. The 128GB capacity is ideal for a basic OS drive or light storage. Good value overall.”
Verified purchase“Had this SSD for over two years now, over 7 thousand hours of run time and it works just as new, along side this its outlived t other drives I got, one far later and the other earlier. Love it would buy again.”
What it is up against
The rivals it was ranked against in Best 1TB SATA SSD: 10 Ranked, and Why £190 Buys 10MB/s.
Questions people ask
What read speed does the fanxiang S101 claim?
The bullet points and the specification table both state up to 550MB/s over a SATA III 6Gb/s interface. The same specification table also lists a Media Speed of 500MB/s and a Data Transfer Rate of 530 Mb/s, so three different figures appear on the one listing.
How much does the fanxiang S101 1TB cost?
£99.99, against the £290.77 asked for the Samsung 870 EVO in this guide.
How long is the fanxiang S101 warrantied for?
The bullet points state a 3-year after-sale service.
What endurance does the fanxiang S101 list?
512 TBW, given under Product Features. The same section states the drive uses a 3D NAND TLC chip, which fanxiang says lasts longer in writes than a QLC chip.
Will the fanxiang S101 fit my computer?
The listing describes it as a 2.5-inch internal drive with a SATA 6.0 Gb/s connection, compatible with laptops, desktops, PCs and all-in-one computers running Windows 10, 8.1, 8 or 7, macOS 10.4 or later, or Linux 2.6.33. It also lists compatibility with Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
How is the fanxiang S101 rated by buyers?
4.5 out of 5 from 23,378 ratings. Of the 100 entries in the rating breakdown, 75 are five-star and 7 are one-star.
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