NVMe solid state drives, especially the latest PCIe Gen 5 models, are cool. They offer massive speeds for absolute performance, but they are also very expensive and require the latest hardware. Some people don’t need that or can’t afford it. For many, the good old SATA SSD is more than enough to give an old computer a new lease of life or expand storage for little money.
The good news is that the ADATA SU630 480GB 2.5-inch SSD is now dirt cheap. You can snag it on Amazon for just $29.99, which is a new all-time low price for this SATA SSD with 3D QLC NAND flash storage.
The SATA form factor allows you to install this SSD into a laptop or desktop computer without an NVMe port (or if it’s already occupied by another drive). Although the drive only reaches 520 MB/s, it’s still significantly faster than traditional spinning drives. That’s enough to make Windows load and copy files significantly faster.
Additionally, SATA SSDs are much more durable and, unlike HDDs, do not produce noise or vibration when operating. Additionally, ADATA promises an MTBF (mean time between failures) of 1,500,000 hours, so you can be sure that this drive will last a long time.
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