Conclusion
Effectively the RC500 by another name, the Exceria 1TB offers mid-pack performance at a recommended £105 price tag.Kioxia may be a new name to our readers but don't let that fool you into thinking this is some small startup. The new face of Toshiba memory offers the choice of PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 drives in Exceria Plus and Exceria flavours, with the latter topping out at 1TB.
Effectively the RC500 by another name, the Exceria 1TB offers mid-pack performance at a recommended £105 price tag, though we're still waiting on stock. Furthermore, compared to the competition in the same pricing segment, there's no hardware encryption, no 2TB option, and it becomes warm pretty quickly.
These observations take the shine off the drive because there are faster options with arguably even better value elsewhere in this congested market. Kioxia needs to push the price under £100 for it to be considered for recommendation.
Good value at £105
Five-year warranty as standard
No hardware security
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TBC.
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