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Judging by the results we've gathered on the previous pages, it looks like OCZ did a good job with the implementation of Toshiba's A19 nanometer MLC NAND. A closer look at the performance results reveals that the Arc 100 with 240 Gigabyte capacity is a rather quick drive.   

Checking the the performance numbers we measured up to 484 Megabyte per second for sequential reads and 482 Megabyte per second for sequential writes. Regarding random throughput the Arc 100 has been able to provide 69'800 IOPS while performing random write operations and 82'400 IOPS performing random reads. Since the Arc 100 is based on a OCZ's own Barefoot 3 M10 controller there will be no performance drops when transferring compressed data. Only in the case of sequential throughput rates we would love to see higher numbers, but on the other hand certain compromises need to be made with entry level drives.

A closer look at pricing reveals, that the Arc 100 120GB costs 79.90 USD, the 240GB model accounts for 119.90 USD and the 480GB drive sells for 239.90 USD at launch. Usually prices drop by 10 to 20 during the first month after release. Once that happened OCZ definitely has a SSD in its portfolio that sells at a very reasonable price point and offers solid performance. The Arc 100 is not yet the cheapest drive but as we mentioned it's a perfectly reasonable product.