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12.12.2019

Silicon Power are not a new fly by night company, they've been around for a number of years now.All companies were new once, even WD, even Samsung.We trust them with our data, why not SP?And so I have.MY Child's 1 year old Win10 laptop had really bad boot times, into several minutes on a cold boot.A bit of research showed the laptop should have a m.2 slot, so I took it apart and yep it did.I was shopping around for a while, and bought the 256Gb version of this m.2 ssd when it was on a lightning deal for a little under £26.A bargain I think.Now this bit is about a laptop niggle; the laptop did not have an m.2 retaining screw for the riser. So, Acer, you go through the trouble of developing and adding the m.2 slot,include an install a riser, pop a pink bit of plastic on it to cover the screw hole (why?), but do not include a screw ! ? ! Say what ? And also, why ? It wouldn't even cost you a penny to include it, in the riser, worried about it dislodging, why add the riser, you were not worried about that ! ?So, you have to buy the screw, but cannot buy 1 or 2, no, you have to buy a pack, of 10. Like how / why would I want that many ? And whilst still niggling, why is it my pc motherboard (thanks ASRock, top notch, saved me 2p) is sold with the screws, but not a laptop?So, screw(s) bought, laptop opened up, m.2 ssd added, screwed in and laptop all safely done up again, and it's time.Time to move all the stuff across, well, in part.SP are new to me in the terms of data, so I copied windows across (50GB speedily done, but cannot recall how long), but all the User data, docs, images, vids, music etc, I have left on the h/drive. And I simply pointed Windows to the files on the old h/drive.So it's a split system, if you will.Windows boots really fast, allowing you to start working almost immediately, definitely sub 10 seconds from a cold boot. And because I minimised the data read/write cycles, as user data is read/written to the h/drive, the m.2 ssd should not notice any degrading, show high levels of % wear any time soon. (as an example, my 2.5" SSD shows as 85% available after 12 months of light 1/2 use (I have a twin win 10 / 7 system, each on separate ssd's))This seems like a good approach to me, as I feel the user data is 'safe', were the ssd to fail, as the h/drive is a removable, accessible medium, and can be extracted out with ease. Plus, worst case, could revert to the old h/drive.Best of both worlds.So it is still fast, some many months later. I have heard my child mention to others how fast it is, or have been asked how come the laptop is so quick.It is fast, timings show it to be in-line with the advertised speeds.A wake up from windows sleep, is instantaneous.My pc has 2 m.2 slots, one is a WD, which I use for Windows 10, again linking to a h/drive, I also run Win 7 on an old 2.5" SSD. Both look to the same h/drive for user data.When Win7 is all done (a month or so away), it'll be time to rethink.Before that though, I'm thinking of using the 2nd m.2 slot on my pc for a gaming drive.SP will be my first thought, just need to wait for a lightning deal.
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24.9.2019

There is a big difference in price, speed. and longevity between single layer cell (slc (1 bit of data per cell)) multi-layer cell (mlc (2 bits of data per cell)) and triple layer cell (tlc (3 bits of data per cell)) ssds.SLC are generally more expensive per GB of storage with a modern controllers and as fast on small file writes as MLC or TLC. Where they come into their own is on large file sizes leading to sustained writes, and longevity in number of read/write cycles of five plus years.MLC will give 5 years of life and are a good all rounder decent right speeds of both small and largish files.TLC drives are very quick on writing and reading small files but really drop speed on long sustained reads and writes,they also have the shortest life span of approximately three years.To lengthen the life of any SSD and HDD it is worth investing in a minimum of 8GB of RAM and more (16~64GB) if you can afford it, and turn off the archaic hang-on known as page filing which pushes data back and forth to and from your storage slowing your computer down. Turning off page filing also extends the life of your drives as they will spend more time just being read, and only writing when genuinely new files are being created.If you have an computer close to the end of it's life it is worth where possible increasing the RAM and buying a TLC ssd and turning off the dreaded page filing to extend the life of your ssd. SLC ssd are good for operating systems where sustained reads, and major rewrites of data are likely over long periods of time or music and video editing. Think long and hard about the data you are putting on the drive, the frequency of accessing and changing of that data and how long that drive needs to remain viable. Some will get away with TLC technology, but some will be better served by the more expensive SLC because of the size of the files created, the need to change the data within then and the frequency those files are read and rewritten.
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18.4.2019

No where near the write speed plastered all over the adds. It says "up to" . If we check the actual datasheet for the controler, we find that only the 1 Tb and 2 Tb meet these specs. Drive actually reads at 3,100 Mb and writes at 1, 100 Mb in crystaldiskmark software. In real life userbenchmark software the max read was 2, 100 Mbytes and the max write at 1,050 Mbytes.CrystalDiskMark 6.0.2 x64 (C) 2007-2018 hiyohiyoSequential Read (Q= 32,T= 1) : 3043.049 MB/sSequential Write (Q= 32,T= 1) : 1047.641 MB/sTest : 1024 MiB [C: 12.5% (29.8/238.1 GiB)] (x1) [Interval=30 sec]Date : 2019/04/15 15:58:11OS : Windows 10 Professional [10.0 Build 17763](x64)Full spec of the Phison controller PS5012E12 from the Phison website says that only the 1 TB and 2 TB can write at the advertised speed. The spec for the 250 GB has the write speed at 1, 000 Mb, so in that respect it fully meets the specs. Just not the specs in the adds.Still for a basic PC build it reads at the expected 3, 000 Mb speed and in real world heavy benching it has sustained 2100 Mb reads and 1000 Mb writes. Overall, this is still 8 to 10 times faster than a SATA 6 Gb ssd.So minus one star because the speed tables are not published anywhere in the add.Other than this and it's a great bit of kit, with no problems to report.
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5.4.2019

Silicon Power 512GB SSD 3D NAND A55 SLC Cache Performance BoostI used this SSD to replace the standard HDD in my sons Xbox one S as I already had it apart for a HDMI retimer chip replacement.if you partition this as a standard 500GB Xbox drive and leave the extra 12gb unused it can and will be used by the drive as overprovisioning to replace 'worn' flash storage locations...there are some really good videos on you-tube on the XFiX channel showing you how to do this.My sons Xbox One S now starts up massively quicker and I make a point of moving this most commonly played games off of his USB 3 5TB Toshiba external drive onto this SSD as it massively improves loading limes and even texture loadingtimes during the games.I did try using an old Seagate 500gb SSHD which also massively reduced the console start up times but didn't help the games loading times or texture loading times...as they only have a 8gb nand flash storage.I personally think the only really worthwhile mod to an otherwise good working Xbox one is to change the HDD for an SSD..Oh and change the APU thermal compound for Arctic MX4.In short I can thoroughly recommend this drive for console mods...I see no reason it wouldn't be a nice upgrade from a spinning HDD in any laptop either.
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5.6.2019

The Silicon Power PCIe M.2 NVMe SSD (512gb) is undoubtedly an amazing NVMe SSD for its price.I have compared its speed with my SanDisk SSD Plus 480gb as a comparison, and as you can see from the pictures,the NVMe has a 6x faster read and just over 4x faster in write speeds.The NVMe does get a bit hot while under writing loads, as you can see by the HWiNFO64 screenshot. Under read loads it sat at around 41°C.Pros:1: Amazing value for money2: Competes with Samsungs NVMe speeds3: 6x Faster reads than Sata SSD4: Up to 20x FASTER reads than a Hard drive5: Games load incredibly fast (GTA5 loads in under 20 seconds!!)6: 5 year warranty is a very nice additionAnd now for why I only gave it 4 stars:Cons:1:Gets a little hot while under write loads2: Doesn't match advertised write speeds (advertised as 2300mb/s)In conclusion, if you are looking for an incredibly fast SSD with enough storage for most people (512gb) with a near unbeatable price as of writing this, this is the SSD for you!**Just make sure that you're motherboard has an M.2 PCIe slot.
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19.10.2019

I'm not sure if a month or two is long enough to make a 5-star review, but for what it costs and my experience so far, I would say it deserves it. Testing it with a tool, it demonstrated that it can deliver the speed advertised.So far, I haven't experienced any issues so I would recommend it to anyone who is worried about spending much on a 1TB M.2 card and at the same time wanting to benefit from the highest speeds possible today.Just a note, I also gave a similar review for Sabrent 1TB. I needed two NVMe but was only able to purchase one from Silicon Power for the price advertised at that time, so I got one made by Sabrent which is also a great product for the price in my opinion.

30.6.2019

Purchased as a cheap second SSD for PC. Already had an SSD for Windows 10 but wanted another for games, so can't comment on boot performance, but perfectly adequate for my steam library and a huge improvement over the elderly HDD it replaced. Comes in very basic packaging, with support software available for download from the manufacturer website. The software is very basic compared to other bigger brand names, but does the job for checking health or upgrading firmware. Only owned for a few months so no verdict on long term reliability yet.

11.3.2019

I use this ssd on my xbox one x, because loading times with this is a lot quicker and even the in game rendering is pretty much instant compared to it's standard. So easy to do to, I got an external drive case as a bundle option for 7.99. I'm very happy saving money with compromise, and also a thing to note is if your using an ssd drive on an Xbox one x you need 256gb at least to use for game and other big brand ssd drives come in 240gb and 250gb making them useless for the job and encouraging you to go for double the size you need!

6.9.2019

I bought this on reviews and price.I have been very pleased, over my Sata SSD for sequential reads and writes it is night and day and only slows down on the big 4K files. However the majority of NVME SSD's do as well.Easy to install depending on your motherboard. (X470 Msi gaming plus) and lightning fast.Really pleased with it. Comes with 5 year warranty and the registration was easy on the Silicon Power website.Would I recommend? YesWould I buy again, Yes based on experience so far.

14.8.2019

Bought this in the Prime Day Deals for £26, but mainly because unlike other NVMe drives with the Phison E12 controller this came with firmware 12.2. This version provides a significant performance over version 12.1. Most others are still running said 12.1 - so kudos to Silicon Power !!. Overall a great drive boot drive and will be looking to get the 1TB or 2TB shortly for my main drive. Installed into a X470 board with Ryzen 3700x.

29.10.2019

Matches up to the speeds that are advertised,my drive doing 3475MB/s and 3075MB/s Read and writes respectively.For just 20 quid more than my year old mx500 and about 6 times as quick its a great value.Same 5 year warranty too.Hanging around the 57-59 degrees mark under heavy load so no complaints there , so far looking like a great drive at a fantastic price will update if I encounter any issues.

10.11.2019

best value. good element base. and use ddr4 new standart of speed. that what make sense fox for now on a trade. + very fast controller.Add foto with speed 4Y.Not for upgrade and worst .... for old system!If you got slot of m.2 - that's not proof of speed. Check your speed in datasheet of your motherboard. Maybe you can win in size or save some money for yourself.With best wishes

21.10.2019

Replaced my wife's laptop's very slow 5400RPM HDD with this. It was taking more than two minutes to boot Windows 10, even after disabling all the startup bloatware with msconfig, now it boots in a matter of seconds. Benchmarked the SSD to see if I should buy another one for myself - dead speeds were OK, write not so much - in spite of that I would definitely recommend.

11.3.2020

Simple to fit and get recognised as a boot drive. You need your own clone software as Silicon Power's offering is USA only I am in the UK. I used the free version of Macrium Reflex which did the job with no fuss. My motherboard an HP Sunflower gives speeds upto 1500 MBs. The NVME is capable of more but not with older motherboards and/or the Microsoft stock drivers.

11.7.2020

I knew what to expect as I have installed one before on another machine. I have an elderly laptop, which was painfully slow, but useful for Zoom and equivalent meetings. I removed the old disk and replaced it with the SSD, booted the machine with a pen-drive containing Ubuntu 20.04, which was then installed onto the SSD. I now have an impressively quick laptop.

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