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ADATA SU630 480GB 3D-NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD (ASU630SS-480GQ-R)

ADATA SU630 480GB 3D-NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD (ASU630SS-480GQ-R)

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cashkennedy
5.0 out of 5 starsVery Fast Cheap QLC SSD
January 13, 2019
For the low price I paid for this drive the speeds are great for basic laptop or desktop use, obviously much better then using a traditional hard drive. Even the smallest size of this drive is very fast. The endurance is lower then other drives you can buy but shouldn't be a problem for normal laptop or desktop use just to browse the web / edit documents and other basic tasks for a couple years till you are going to replace the computer in question anyways.

This is one of the first QLC drives on the market. QLC stores 4 bits per cell versus previous TLC (3 bits per cell) , and MLC (2 bits per cell). Because of the difficulty from storing more bits per cell the amount of times it can reuse / rewrite over each area is decreased vs TLC / MLC, but modern solid state drives do a good job of leveling the wear across the whole drive so this shouldn't be an issue for normal use inside a laptop or a desktop for a couple of years, but this drive should not be used in a server nor in any situation where the whole drive gets frequently erased or rewritten.

There is a good short news article on anandtech about this specific drive that mentioned that it uses NAND from Intel which should be very high quality because Intel is already using their QLC NAND in drives it is selling to large enterprise customers. The drive uses a Maxio controller with pseudo-SLC caching which seemed to work well as the drive met its quoted write specs.

I purchased the 240gb drive which is the smallest size because i am only using this in a work laptop. Even though the 240gb version is the smallest size it is still very fast and as fast as the larger sizes. The drive did not warm up at all when running crystal diskmark for a few minutes. As you can see from the attached picture of the cystal diskmark results it read at 560MB/s and wrote at 478MB/s which is slightly faster read then in the specs, and almost as fast as sata3-600MB/s allows. I ran crystal diskmark an hour after installing windows 10, so the drive may have had time to fully refresh the cache.
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jax4ever2
1.0 out of 5 starsAdata SU630 arrived bent
July 20, 2019
Like the headline says, it arrived bent!

Why? Because:
1. Shoddy construction consisted of a bottom thin metal shell and a plastic top shell, which makes it much less sturdy when compared to other SSD's out on the market.
2. Blister packaging. Again, plastic to protect electronic components isn't exactly the best practice out there.

I tested the drive in an external enclosure and it did boot up, but the risk of sudden failure wasn't worth the hassle of keeping it and wondering when it would suddenly die WITH YOUR PRECIOUS DATA.

Fortunately, Amazon took it back easily.

This is not worth it, especially considering the other problems with DRAMless SSD's and endurance issues with QLC nand.
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cashkennedy
5.0 out of 5 starsVery Fast Cheap QLC SSD
January 13, 2019
Capacity: 240GBColor: Previous VersionVerified Purchase
For the low price I paid for this drive the speeds are great for basic laptop or desktop use, obviously much better then using a traditional hard drive. Even the smallest size of this drive is very fast. The endurance is lower then other drives you can buy but shouldn't be a problem for normal laptop or desktop use just to browse the web / edit documents and other basic tasks for a couple years till you are going to replace the computer in question anyways.

This is one of the first QLC drives on the market. QLC stores 4 bits per cell versus previous TLC (3 bits per cell) , and MLC (2 bits per cell). Because of the difficulty from storing more bits per cell the amount of times it can reuse / rewrite over each area is decreased vs TLC / MLC, but modern solid state drives do a good job of leveling the wear across the whole drive so this shouldn't be an issue for normal use inside a laptop or a desktop for a couple of years, but this drive should not be used in a server nor in any situation where the whole drive gets frequently erased or rewritten.

There is a good short news article on anandtech about this specific drive that mentioned that it uses NAND from Intel which should be very high quality because Intel is already using their QLC NAND in drives it is selling to large enterprise customers. The drive uses a Maxio controller with pseudo-SLC caching which seemed to work well as the drive met its quoted write specs.

I purchased the 240gb drive which is the smallest size because i am only using this in a work laptop. Even though the 240gb version is the smallest size it is still very fast and as fast as the larger sizes. The drive did not warm up at all when running crystal diskmark for a few minutes. As you can see from the attached picture of the cystal diskmark results it read at 560MB/s and wrote at 478MB/s which is slightly faster read then in the specs, and almost as fast as sata3-600MB/s allows. I ran crystal diskmark an hour after installing windows 10, so the drive may have had time to fully refresh the cache.
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S. Goldstein
5.0 out of 5 starsSlipped right into 2011 MacBook Pro and started working
May 27, 2019
Capacity: 480GBColor: New VersionVerified Purchase
I was reconditioning a 15" 2011 MacBook Pro that had been left behind by a deceased relative of my friend. My intent was to soup it up and donate it to a needy person. I replaced the two 2GB RAM sticks with two 4GB ones that I had removed from my spouse's 2012 MacBook Pro when I had upgraded that one. I also ordered a replacement battery from Amazon and installed that. But, the computer remained discouragingly slow. So, I purchased this internal SSD from Amazon, largely based on reviews on the site, and of course, reasonably low cost. I also used an
ineo 2.5" USB 3.0 Tool-Less External Hard Drive Enclosure for 2.5 inch 9.5mm & 7mm SATA HDD SSD with UASP Supported and Screwless - Grey [T2573G] from Amazon to clone the internal HD to the SSD before installing it. My objective was to deliver a workable computer for every day and student use and not for high-powered uses like gaming. The ADATA SATA SSD did the job; the computer was a lot zippier. More than that, I cannot say, because the MacBook is now in somebody else's hands. However, for the price and capacity, it was a good purchase.
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C. Brendel
5.0 out of 5 starsGood price for a quick upgrade
January 14, 2019
Capacity: 960GBColor: Previous VersionVerified Purchase
Replaced mechanical 7200 rpm drive with this SSD. Used Macrium Reflect to clone HDD image to SSD, and it all worked like a charm. Make sure you set drive letter to the same letter as the drive being replaced so all your shortcuts still work.

I'm using the 960GB as my gaming SSD on a MSI GT63 gaming laptop. I also purchased the 480GB to replace Plex server system drive. Can't go wrong upgrading to SSD at these prices.
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Thomas Smith
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Backup Drives...
April 23, 2019
Capacity: 960GBColor: Previous VersionVerified Purchase
I have three of these ADATA SSDs of the same size that I use to rotate clone backups of my C:\ System drive. Every month or two I will create a new clone using Macrium Reflect, install the fresh clone in the laptop, then label the old one and store it for the next time. This strategy always leave me with 2 good backup drives in the unfortunate event that anything ever happens (i.e. malware, viruses, ransomeware) to corrupt my Windows system drive. So far I have not had any problems with these ADATA drives, and you can't beat the price!
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Jon Jon
5.0 out of 5 starsRevived an Old Laptop
May 1, 2019
Capacity: 240GBColor: Previous VersionVerified Purchase
I bought this to revive an old HP Laptop with a Core 2 Duo and 4GB RAM. Yes, this laptop is about 10 years old.

The original hard drive was dead, so I picked this up as a quick replacement. To my surprise, this drive has exceeded expectations over the last few weeks. It also allows us to run Windows 10 home on this laptop with no issues.

Honestly, the value proposition for this drive is immense. You aren't going to get the fastest read/write speeds, but for the price, it does the job where needed.
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jax4ever2
1.0 out of 5 starsAdata SU630 arrived bent
July 20, 2019
Capacity: 240GBColor: Previous VersionVerified Purchase
Like the headline says, it arrived bent!

Why? Because:
1. Shoddy construction consisted of a bottom thin metal shell and a plastic top shell, which makes it much less sturdy when compared to other SSD's out on the market.
2. Blister packaging. Again, plastic to protect electronic components isn't exactly the best practice out there.

I tested the drive in an external enclosure and it did boot up, but the risk of sudden failure wasn't worth the hassle of keeping it and wondering when it would suddenly die WITH YOUR PRECIOUS DATA.

Fortunately, Amazon took it back easily.

This is not worth it, especially considering the other problems with DRAMless SSD's and endurance issues with QLC nand.
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M. Schmidt
5.0 out of 5 starsInexpensive and worthwhile upgrade for an old PC
February 6, 2019
Capacity: 480GBColor: Previous VersionVerified Purchase
I have an older tower PC circa 2008 that I decided recently to take on as a project to see if I could revive. After performing a clean OS install, as well as finding workable PCI & PCI-E sound, video, usb, and ethernet cards & drivers to install, I was well on my way. The last step I could think of to further enhance performance was to replace the old 320 GB HDD with a new SSD. I was quite pleased to see that I could get the 480 GB one was on sale for less than $50 on lightning deal. In spite of some initial difficulty cloning the HDD, as it took me 3 tries, I am now rocking and rolling having spent less than $100 on all PC components. Hoping the motherboard holds out for a few years longer, as I now have a pretty snappy 32 bit windows 10 home PC with 3 GB ram running as a Plex server, Office 360, working Skype with webcam, & blu ray drive. Still find my $119 Samsung model 3 Chromebook more useful and practical, but it's nice to have my media server up and running well again.
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Daniel
4.0 out of 5 starsGreat Value
April 10, 2019
Capacity: 240GBColor: Previous VersionVerified Purchase
Pros: reasonably inexpensive and a good value.

Cons: Not as fast as others

I purchased this drive to replace an ailing mechanical hard drive on a older system. It is easy to install but it came with no screws or mounting hardware. You really cannot expect that for what you are paying. The install went rather smoothly and all the software loaded up fine. I was expecting a much faster response from an SSD but as this is an economy drive you realistically can’t expect that for the price. This is a drive only packaging and it is no frills. As I said earlier I expected it to be a little faster than it was but it is still much faster than a mechanical hard drive.
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KR
1.0 out of 5 starsDied at 6 months old!!
August 2, 2019
Capacity: 960GBColor: Previous VersionVerified Purchase
Just like any other SSD, this one was a normal installation. Seemed to work fine until it was 6 months old. I was simply surfing the web when I got the blue screen of death. The system never saw the disk again! It totally died and is now a lump of coal!!! I have never had this brand of SSD and will NEVER have one again!! I would NOT recommend anyone ever buy this brand of SSD. NEVER!!
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Red T
1.0 out of 5 starsTimewaster. What a pain!
August 19, 2019
Capacity: 480GBColor: New VersionVerified Purchase
One has to jump through too many hoops to download and activate the Acronis migration software. Registration, serial numbers and a [pottymouth] picture of your proof of purchase. With my several Crucial SSDs, one only had to download Acronis from the Crucial site and easy peasy, Bob's your uncle. Stick with Crucial.
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