The drive we are looking at today is THNSNH256GCST. This is a 256GB SATA 3 solid state drive, Toshiba have sent over their OEM version which therefore has the retail packaging absent. The drive itself is covered in a metal case which has no paint treatment. The design of THNSNH256GCST is rather lack-lustre inasmuch that is has no eye-catching design or colour, this may appeal to many enthusiasts who just want functionality and performance rather than displaying the aesthetics.
The back-side of the drive has a specifications label which details the model name, capacity, speeds, serial number and production standards.
THNSNH256GCST has a height of just 7mm, a width of 69.85mm, depth of 100mm and weighs a mere 52g.
A lack-lustre design is the flavour of the day
The specifications label details technical information
Gaining access to the inner-workings of THNSNH256GCST requires a total of eight screws to be removed. Once removed the NAND and controller are exposed. Our drive uses a Toshiba controller which is based on Marvell with eight Toshiba 19nm MLC NAND chips. All of the chips and controller have a small thermal pad to assist with heat dissipation.
The PCB for THNSNH256GCST
