SP 512GB SSD 3D NAND A55 SLC Cache Performance Boost SATA III 2.5" 7mm (0.28") Internal Solid State Drive (SP512GBSS3A55S25)

The performance SP Silicon Power 4TB SSD 3D NAND A55's delivers makes it equally versatile. Its innovative design combines 3D NAND and an SLC caches for efficient write speeds, allowing for fast boot-up times alongside rapid file transfer capabilities even when the drive is under stress. While the 2.5-inch form factor is widely accepted by the public, in my opinion, ease of use for many systems is also considerate for performance enhancement. Overall, an excellent drive for those looking for decent speeds and dependability.

I have bought many of these. Never have they disappointed. They work perfectly to bring a new breath of fresh air to old laptops. Boot time increases. Thé storage is perfect for my needs.

Works perfectly, installed it in a computer I built for my Dad. Very pleased with the performance improvement and it was a great value. I have a 500gb version of this in my Xbox One, for over a year now with no issues.

The solid state drive works well in my laptop. It's faster than the original mechanical drive. There were no problems formatting it for my laptop either!! Thank you.

Pros:-Cheap for a 4TB SSD-Temps never went above 55C even in torture test (1.8 TB Data transfer with different types of files)-Works well for a Steam Drive (older/less demanding titles) with good load times (more in "Other" section).-Also good for general use except for what I'll be covering in the con section.-Better than having a mechanical hard drive.Cons:-No DRAM so this drive Failed the "large constant speed transfer test". it stayed at top speeds until it hit 1TB out of 1.86TB of constant data transferring. Once it passed the 1TB mark the speeds dropped down to 90MBps Average for the remainder of the test. Once the test was over with, and the SSD was left to rest a bit (a few minutes) I was able to regain it's original speed for short burst (under 1GB file size) downloading 10 Minutes to go and do another 1.1TB transfer round (to make sure it was not a fluke) with it repeating at the same 1TB mark. So without any DRAM it's best for small burst file transfers or installing a game, etc.. So this drive is not good as a Emergency Backup Drive, or if you need to save files that are not larger than 25% of your overall SSD capacity (like 4K video production work). If that is what your looking for in a SSD then get a SSD with DRAM.Other:As for gaming a majority of games will work very well with zero issues though you'll maybe have a 3 to 10 extra seconds of initial load times compared to a NVME SSD, but it'll still beats a 1-3 Minutes initial load time of a 7200RPM mechanical hard drive. There are some new titles (Ratchet & Clank for example) that will need a NVME SSD instead of a SATA3 SSD, but for the rest this SSD can really handle them with no problem, and for someone that may be on a tight budget this SSD is a good deal for someone that needs speed & capacity, but it still needs to be budget friendly.

I've bought quite a few of these to upgrade all my computers. They make my older computers perform amazingly well for such an economical upgrade. I've been using them for a few months now and haven't had a bit of trouble with them.

I have an old HP laptop I forced back into service after my normal laptop had a bit of a battery malfunction.However, the old HP laptop would constantly lockup with "100% Disk Usage". After trying all the fixes I could, I swapped the HDD to this SSD and it's been smooth for weeks now since I did it. No lockups, no slowdowns, nothing.The laptop isn't a powerhouse and I'm sure its not working the SSD too hard but wow am I impressed with how well this worked. Looking back I wish I would have tried this on other laptops in the past which had the same issue.

Performance is quite good and predictable for a drive of this price point, much better than some more expensive drives from better known manufacturers. Read speeds are about the theoretical limits of the SATA bus, depending on factors like your file system, file size, etc. of course. Writes are slightly lower in burst, and substantially lower in sustained writes that overrun the SLC. However, I did find that they were able to sustain much faster write speeds than the budget line of a *major* SSD / memory manufacturer. These drives are also rated at almost twice the write durability. So, pretty good value for money.Silicon Power chose to cut cost by forgoing metal in the SSD case, these are plastic, so these drives will not sink heat off very efficiently. However, they do run on the cool side even with this handicap, so long as they're not in an unventilated hotbox of a system, they should be OK. As of these writings, these drives are not in the smartctl database (7.3/5671), so expect reduced telemetry on systems where you don't install their bloatware. It'd be very nice (and go a long way towards their credibility) if Silicon Power made the SMART info for their drives public.