Pros & Cons
Pros
Bought to replace a 500gb samsung ssd for games. My motherboard an hp sunflower gives speeds upto 1500 mbs. I use this ssd as a secondary one, store games on it, and the performance is exactly the same as my primary samsung ssd.
I have an elderly laptop, which was painfully slow, but useful for zoom and equivalent meetings. This works well and is faster on boot-up.
Super super super impressed. Fell over in amazement. Can't complain with that.
Best for the money. Because it has cashe as promised. Would highly recommend for the price.
For me this is the second nvme drive that i have connected to my z390 master board, so i was aware of any implications that would mean. Watched a few vids on youtube on how to upgrade sata to ssd and went for it. Check if your board has the correct fi... Read More
Cons
The drive connector is displaced a corresponding distance from it's proper position. I get the same issues in an alternative caddy. Failed on day one, has my data readonly, so can't return for refund. Don't buy this for a 3.
Highlights
Quality
They're fast and reliable, easy to install, and very competitive speed-wise with the big name brands.
Benchmarks as shown, totally satisfied with this.
I had a few problems getting it to work but these do not reflect on the product itself.
I did mark down the fitting to only two stars, not the fault of the product but one of how all these types of drives can be a l... Read More
Price
As with everything the price is up from when i got this a year ago for a budget gaming rig.
But still a decent price for storage amount.
The price has come back down now.
Easy to install, and the fastest in it's price range.
Packaging/appearance
Took only s couple of minutes to get out of the easy to open packaging.
First thing that i must mention is that you must follow the link provided in the packaging to register for the full five years ... Read More
Competitiveness
Which is normally a couple of pounds more than it’s rivals at the lower end.
I have been using the sp 256gb ssd for over 2 weeks now with my xbox one s and an external exclosure to improve the load times ... Read More
This silicon power formats much closer 2tb than the samsung!
The same into a 480gb yucun ssd took 28 minutes.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I had a few problems getting it to work but these do not reflect on the product itself
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Physical installation was dead easy but there were some software issues
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It seems that if you are replacing an oldstyle hdd with a ssd then the ssd needs to have much more capacityor at least the same as the unit it is replacing
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Which does make a difference when loading windows and background apps at startup
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You do get a confirmation email
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I did mark down the fitting to only two stars not the fault of the product but one of how all these types of drives can be a little challenging on a pcs motherboard due to the positioning of the slots not the fault of the product
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Fwiw previously i had bought a 256gb samsung nvme drive and use that as my boot drive
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So far so good as it was only installed 2 hrs ago