Product Comparison: PNY CS1111 vs PNY Optima

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PNY CS1111 240GB Internal 2.5 inch SATA III Solid State Drive

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PNY Optima 240GB 2.5 inch Internal Solid State Drive

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General Specifications

Brand

PNY

Model

CS1111

Optima

Origin

China

About the Product

PNY CS1111 was designed to be an easy and cost-effective HDD replacement for your existing PC system, helping to realize faster boot times, quicker application launch and better overall system performance – all in a more cost-effective way compared to an HDD.

Our next generation solid state drive is designed to meet the increasingly demanding needs of the mobile computing market. These SSD’s are designed to offer long lasting, high performance storage designed for gaming, photo/video applications and faster system performance.

Key Specs

Capacity

240 GB

Read Speed

430 Mb/s

500 Mb/s

Write Speed

300 Mb/s

320 Mb/s

What customers say about "Key Specs"

PNY CS1111 240GB Internal 2.5 inch SATA III Solid State Drive

SSD's are awesome. Improved the speed of my standard hard drive a bunch.
This was my first SSD, I'm very happy, I get very fast speeds.
Faster than a speeding bullet. Do it!
Very fast SSD, improves computer speed quite a bit.
The SSD drive came quickly and works well. The speed is great.

PNY Optima 240GB 2.5 inch Internal Solid State Drive

Easy to install, speeds are exceptional, runs cool and quiet.
Great SSD for the price. Works just as advertised. Good solid write/read speeds. No hiccups so far.
Really fast drive - It speeds up everything I install them in.
The write speed is not as good as my samsung or crucial.

Size & Weight

Height

0.27 in.

Width

3.95 in.

Depth

2.75 in.

Weight

2.82 oz.

Features

Form Factor

2.5

Interface

SATA III

Memory Chip Type

MLC NAND

Encryption Algorithm

AES 256-bit

Extras

Low power consumption, S.M.A.R.T. Support, Trim Support, Error Correction Code (ECC), Reliable storage

NCQ Support, Trim Support, Low power consumption

What customers say about "Features"

PNY CS1111 240GB Internal 2.5 inch SATA III Solid State Drive

Speeds are great, I will probably buy another one to set up a RAID 0 array and get close to double the speeds.
The speed difference is incredible. Definitely great price. Great product.
I found that installation was easy, and required only a couple of small screwdrivers.
I installed it in my laptop and now it does everything faster.
Quick easy installation. Great performance.

PNY Optima 240GB 2.5 inch Internal Solid State Drive

This drive was a great price and has not disappointed.
This hard drive made a significant impact on the speed of the system. It was very easy to install.
Great speed and storage. Price was nice too.
It is a really fast drive. It is a great compliment to the laptop and installing windows 10 on this was a breeze.
Lack of mounting screws and SATA cable.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

3 year(s)

Certifications

CE, FCC

Other Information

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