Patriot Warp v2 128GB SSD Review

First Impressions

As this is a 2.5” laptop drive, it is by very definition one petite power house. In a nut shell it is 99.88 x 69.63x 9.3 mm in size and weighs in at a cruiser weight range of 91 grams. This is easily half the weight of a modern laptop drive, and in our opinions anything which can make your laptop lighter is a good thing.


The Warp v2 is not only lighter than your typical drive but it is also going to be completely vibration free, which once again makes it perfect for laptop and even desktop applications. As a bonus, it can withstand 20Gs of shock and still keep on working. This makes it the perfect companion for all you road warriors out there who love to use their laptops on the road, in the sky and darn near anywhere else that isn’t perfectly stable. You can still use it in a desktop replacement system as there really is nothing better than overkill, and anything which can make your precious data that much safer will definately appeal to many of you.

Moving on, you can see Patriot has opted for the de facto standard all metal chassis for their Warp v2. This has become a necessity and not an ascetics issue as there is a heck of a lot of flash chips which do get a little warm and an all metal body makes for a perfect heatsink.


In a dash of flair and élan, the Warp’s label is done in an almost holographic, color-changing sticker. This label not only adds a bit of character to it with its colour changing ways, it also makes for a good anti-knock off and anti counterfit system. Will this deter hard core knock-offs from China? No, but it does add a bit of extra hassle factor to any nefarious plans of replicating this drive and selling it as a "Pattriot"


As you can see, barring the stickers, the outside of this drive is completely free of any PCB board. This of course is typical for SSDs but it sill warms our hearts to see the ancient controller board become integrated into the internals of this drive. I have seen too many spindle-based drives lost to static discharge frying the relatively fragile chip found on the bottom of most drives.

On a side note, we probably never will get tired of seeing smooth clean lines on these bad boys. To us this smooth, clutter free setup is the epitome of 21st century tech.