Used Patriot 240 GB 2.5″ SATA III SSD (Burst/Burst Elite Series)

Upgrade Notice: Second-hand SSD inspected for performance and wear—ideal for budget-conscious users needing faster storage than HDDs.

⚙️ Key Specifications

• Capacity: 240 GB

• Interface: SATA III (6 Gb/s), backwards compatible with SATA II/ I reddit.com+15bhphotovideo.com+15reddit.com+15cclonline.com+3techpowerup.com+3targetcomponents.co.uk+3

• Form Factor: Slim 2.5″, ~7 mm height—fits laptops & desktops matrixwarehouse.co.za+2bhphotovideo.com+2geewiz.co.za+2

• Controller: Phison S11 (PS3111‑S11)—DRAM-less architecture with SRAM cache reddit.com+5techpowerup.com+5reddit.com+5

• Sequential Speeds: Read up to ~555 MB/s, Write up to ~500 MB/s (Burst); Burst Elite variant: ~450/320 MB/s reddit.com+7techpowerup.com+7mdcomputers.in+7

• Random IOPS: ~40–80 K for 4 KB reads/writes cclonline.com+3techpowerup.com+3targetcomponents.co.uk+3

• Endurance: Rated for 160–180 TB total bytes written (TBW) targetcomponents.co.uk+12mdcomputers.in+12bhphotovideo.com+12

• Reliability: MTBF ~2 million hours mdcomputers.in+15bhphotovideo.com+15bhphotovideo.com+15

• Features: TRIM, wear leveling, SMART, bad block management reddit.com+14bhphotovideo.com+14targetcomponents.co.uk+14

• Warranty (new): 3 years; Used units typically carry no warranty.

✅ Pros & Cons

✅ Great for:

• Budget upgrades from HDDs—offers substantial speed improvements reddit.com+10chaoscomputers.co.za+10cclonline.com+10.

• Simple laptop or desktop use, light gaming, and media storage.

⚠️ Considerations:

• DRAM-less design may cause slower writes when nearly full—keep usage under ~80% to avoid performance drops tech-critter.com+1reddit.com+1.

• Reports of performance degradation when used as primary boot drive under heavy load reddit.com+1reddit.com+1.

🛠️ Buying a Used Unit? What to Check

• Health & usage stats: Verify via CrystalDiskInfo—aim for >70 % remaining life.

• Performance testing: Run benchmarks like CrystalDiskMark or ATTO to ensure speeds are within spec.

• Secure erasure: Perform ATA secure erase before use to clean old data.