Eclipse Computers Nebula VR GTX 1080 Gaming PC Review
John Williamson / 8 years ago
Storage and USB Performance
CrystalDiskMark – Sequential Read
In a frustrating turn of events, Eclipse Computers didn’t configure the secondary hard drive properly. As a result, the mechanical disk wouldn’t show up in Windows Explorer and I had to manually create a brand new partition using Windows’ Disk Management tool. While this isn’t a huge deal, the hard drive not showing up will cause panic for those without technical expertise.
Here we can see only the main boot drive is displayed due to the aforementioned error. Please note, the test drive is a connected USB 3.0 device for testing purposes and should be ignored.
Putting this slight annoyance aside, the system’s SSD isn’t particularly fast and lingers behind more premium alternatives. Of course, this is to be expected because the Crucial MX300 targets affordability. The mechanical hard disk performs well and outputs a good read rate while the USB 3.0 performance remains competitive.
CrystalDiskMark – Sequential Write
The boot SSD’s write performance is decent although it struggles to contend with SSDs like the Samsung 850 EVO. Nevertheless, it’s still a good showing and should be ample for most people. The mechanical drive managed a respectable write rate although it was less than I initially envisioned. The USB 3.0 speeds were good and within the 150-160MB/s bracket.
