In the mood for some free hardware? Well then you’re in luck: our awesome community team in conjuction with OCZ is holding a giveaway for a trio of SSDs. The prizes include the 512GB and 256GB PCIe (M.2 w/adapter) versions of OCZ’s top-tier M.2 SSD, the M.2-based RD400, along with the 512GB version of their VX500 SATA SSD.
| Toshiba OCZ Giveaway Prize Specifications | |||
| Capacity | RD400 256 GB |
RD400 512 GB |
VX500 512 GB |
| Controller | Toshiba TC58NCP070GSB | Toshiba TC358790 | |
| NAND | Toshiba 15nm MLC | ||
| Sequential Read | 2600 MB/s | 2600 MB/s | 550 MB/s |
| Sequential Write | 1150 MB/s | 1600 MB/s | 515 MB/s |
| Random Read IOPS | 210k | 190k | 92k |
| Random Write IOPS | 140k | 120k | 64k |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 single-sided | 2.5″ SATA | |
| Protocol | NVMe 1.1b over PCIe 3.1 x4 | AHCI | |
| Write Endurance | 148 TB | 296 TB | 296 TB |
| Warranty | 5 years |
The giveaway is running through April 24th. You can find the full details for entering the giveaway over on the storage section of our forums.