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ADATA SU630 480GB 3D-NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD (ASU630SS-480GQ-R)
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- ADATA SU630 480GB 3D-NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD (ASU630SS-480GQ-R)
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Top positive review
Very 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.
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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Top critical review
Dram-less ssd. Can fail under a year
May 24, 2019
Returned after researching Dram-less ssd
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November 30, 2019
I bought the ADATA SU635 240gb drive on sale at Amazon just because it was cheap and I needed another ssd for cloning my main ssd. For that purpose it works fine as the faster write speeds (faster than a mechanical drive) make the cloning process quick and painless. If my main drive malfunctions, I can just plop this ADATA ssd in and keep working until I receive a replacement.. It actually runs Windows 10 well enough that I don't feel like it's hurting me in productivity.
On the other hand, I think there are many ssds out there that are faster and probably more reliable. AS SSD Benchmark rates the ADATA at 610 while my Intel 540s comes in at 979, but costs more than twice the ADATA. Since I use the Intel ssd all day long, the extra money for the faster speed makes sense to me. But for a clone drive the ADATA is a better business decision.
On the other hand, I think there are many ssds out there that are faster and probably more reliable. AS SSD Benchmark rates the ADATA at 610 while my Intel 540s comes in at 979, but costs more than twice the ADATA. Since I use the Intel ssd all day long, the extra money for the faster speed makes sense to me. But for a clone drive the ADATA is a better business decision.
January 17, 2020
Pro: Great drive (so far) speed up a old Lenovo B570 i3 that had a 160GB Toshiba OEM HDD beyond belief! This drive is so much faster than that old drive it's not even a comparison. No I haven't done the speed test(s) yet. Let's just say before I was ready to junk the laptop, till I put this new ADATA drive in.
CON: The acquire for the Acronis key was terrible. I have bought plenty of other SSD's before from other manufactures and they include the key on a little slip of paper or sticker, etc inside with the drive package. Then you go to the website download the Acronis software key in the code and your good.
That is NOT the case with ADATA! They make you go to their website to register the drive (long process). Then they finally will provide you a 16-digit code. Then you have to obtain software, then re-register at Acronis with the code given to you from ADATA, they will then give you the 64 code to use the software. AAARRRGGGHHH
Shame on ADATA; just give the key in the package. Keep it simple. IMHO. Docked one star overall ratting for this and 3 stars for easy to install.
To sum it up; If you have a duplication dock or other means of clone; your good! Or buying the drive for secondary storage. If you don't have anything, buy from a different manf that makes the clone easier. Yes it can be done with ADATA's way but it will take awhile be ready for it.
CON: The acquire for the Acronis key was terrible. I have bought plenty of other SSD's before from other manufactures and they include the key on a little slip of paper or sticker, etc inside with the drive package. Then you go to the website download the Acronis software key in the code and your good.
That is NOT the case with ADATA! They make you go to their website to register the drive (long process). Then they finally will provide you a 16-digit code. Then you have to obtain software, then re-register at Acronis with the code given to you from ADATA, they will then give you the 64 code to use the software. AAARRRGGGHHH
Shame on ADATA; just give the key in the package. Keep it simple. IMHO. Docked one star overall ratting for this and 3 stars for easy to install.
To sum it up; If you have a duplication dock or other means of clone; your good! Or buying the drive for secondary storage. If you don't have anything, buy from a different manf that makes the clone easier. Yes it can be done with ADATA's way but it will take awhile be ready for it.
April 10, 2019
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.
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.
February 22, 2019
Good enough for its price. I tested the speed 3 times. The Read Speed: ~540MB/s, Write Speed: ~406MB/s.
4KiBQ8T8 Read Speed is important, and ADATA SU630 has only 67MB/s.
67MB/s is too slow comparing to Samsung 860 EVO, which has ~ 400MB/s of 4KiBQ8T8 Read Speed.
If you look for a quality and durable SSD, I suggest: GO for Samsung SSD 860 EVO or PRO.
4KiBQ8T8 Read Speed is important, and ADATA SU630 has only 67MB/s.
67MB/s is too slow comparing to Samsung 860 EVO, which has ~ 400MB/s of 4KiBQ8T8 Read Speed.
If you look for a quality and durable SSD, I suggest: GO for Samsung SSD 860 EVO or PRO.
July 9, 2019
all my systems and and I try to have all my clients to using ssds (not all clients like to spend money). Anyways if I'm looking for the best I go for samsung drives if I'm looking for the best with a budget I always go to Adata they are cheap and they are really good. Dont get me wrong Adata got its flagships to but this aint it lol but is still a super good drive for the amount you pay unless you want to got with cheaper and lousy ssds that I wouldnt trust data to it. Overall 4 stars I will give it 5 if it where just 20 bucks heheh
July 1, 2019
Good SSD for the money. The only thing I hate is the free downloadable migration software. You have to register on their website, which is very user unfriendly! Lengthy filling areas, vague instructions and many bugs. Eventually I went through and cost me 1 hour to finally download the software
December 18, 2019
Heard a lot of mixed reviews of these, but for the price and purpose I figured the risk was worth it. So far I've only used one of the two I bought, and it works great in an older laptop that's what I call our sofa computer. Not the fastest IO I've seen, but still a lot faster than a platter/spindle drive.
December 6, 2019
So far not bad. The crystal disk is. Top, 4 year old ADATA SSD (network card style, on an adapter, on a disk drive to hard drive swap adapter). Under that this SSD on one USB 3 adapter. Under that same drive, different USB 3 adapter. Bottom is standard 5200 rpm disk drive on USB 3 adapter
July 12, 2019
I’ve never used Adata products before but I went with this SSD for my mobile workstation because of the price at the time.
I have had absolutely zero problems with this SSD (unlike the junk that PNY pushes) and would not hesitate buying another Adata SSD in the future.
I have had absolutely zero problems with this SSD (unlike the junk that PNY pushes) and would not hesitate buying another Adata SSD in the future.
December 25, 2019
Fast drive, good price, just wish i had gotten the 512GB, it popped up the day i received this one. That being said this 480gb has everything i had on my other computer with 247 gb left just hate missing a better deal
