Features:

  • 3D NAND flash are applied to deliver high transfer speeds
  • Remarkable transfer speeds that enable faster bootup and improved overall system performance. The advanced SLC Cache Technology allows performance boost and longer lifespan
  • 7mm slim design suitable for Ultrabooks and Ultra-slim notebooks.
  • Supports TRIM command, Garbage Collection technology, RAID, and ECC (Error Checking & Correction) to provide the optimized performance and enhanced reliability.
  • 3-year limited warranty. (Please register your product via SP official website to get the complete manufacturer warranty services, product support and more.)
I'm putting my faith in Silicon Power, sorry Samsung

Too early to tell about longevity but it works flawlessly in a Dell XPS 15 i7-9570 clean install. Upgrade from the Toshiba 500gb m.2 as I needed more space and the price point for this ssd drive is affordable and speed is on par with the specs provided by Silicon Power. I would of purchased a Samsung Evo but I just couldn't see paying around $240 for it. This SP 1tb m.2 nvme is just $119+5yr warranty and Silicon Power (SP) has been around for a long time even though this is my first to purchase there brand. Hopefully I will never have to use the warranty anytime soon, failure is not an option.

Not only does it work well, but the software suite includes sells this as well.

I won't get into the technical stuff. This SSD installed easily to my Lenovo laptop. It has sped-up the boot time to under 40 seconds. Everything that requires access to the SSD is running much faster. But the clincher here is the software tools Silicon Power has available to download. After buying this and installing, I have also upgraded 2 other PC's with SSD devices. The next one I went cheaper, no included software, and missed the easy tools that S-P provided (unfortunately the S-P tools check the device being cloned to and will not work with other brands). Then I later bought a 2TB SSD of a different (but respected) brand and was blown away discovering that their included software for cloning the old HDD did not even work right (incomplete boot to Win10). That has increased my appreciation for Silicon Power. The SSD toolkit can be considered as a selling point. Highly recommend. My lesson learned.

Worked as expected. 4 star on Longevity because it works, but I just have 2 days with it

I bench marked it under Windows and Linux and I got 10-15x on some tests, but over 50x on random read v SSHD. I'll give it a 5 on longevity after I've run the two drives for several months with no issues. Benchmarks on Linux, The default is 100 samples of 10 MiB for transfer and 1000 for access time. nvme0n1p1 Tave=0.03ms, Rave=3.3 GB/s with a few dips in the graph, but otherwise flat at the top 3.45 GB/s sdb Tave=14.68ms, Rave=158.0 MB/s with linear drop from 216 MB/s to 96 MB/s sda Tave=15.60ms, Rave=133.9 MB/s with linear drop from 171 MB/s to 80 MB/s sda Tave=0.04ms, Rave=562.9 MB/s - linear with 25 MB/s ramp up in the start 1%. [New SPCC 1 TB SSD on 5/24] Where Tave is Average Access Time and Rave is Average Read Rate in the above table and the first column is the drive device name. Linear observation based on graph from Linux Disks GUI. The SP is the last one above and the SSHD is the sdb. the SP did much better under Windows because that benchmark read 1GB files which overwhelmed the SSHD cache and the random access thrashed the drive heads.

Value solution for replacing a mechanical 3.5" HDD with a 2.5" SSD

I have a 10-year old HP running Windows 7 and it was starting to show it's age. I maxed out on the memory and the processor and the only thing left was the HDD. For those of you you have similar HP's, it involved opening the cover, pushing on a green tab and then sliding the drive back and then lifting. The wheels on the HDD were transferred to the adapter after the SSD was secured to the adapter. The whole thing took about 10 minutes. Now the computer is much more responsive. Wish I did this years ago.

My Samsung 860 EVO SSD fits perfectly

This bracket was easy to install and is holding my new Samsung 860 EVO SSD snugly in one of the standard case drive bays of my computer. It comes with 4 screws to mount the drive to the bracket and 4 more to mount the bracket in the drive bay. No need to scrounge around looking for the right screws. The bracket is lightweight metal and well made for a perfect fit. All the holes lined up perfectly which made installation a breeze. My Amazon order was filled quickly with the bracket arriving safely 4 days after I hit the order button. I would highly recommend the Silicon Power SSD Mounting Bracket Kit.

Good 1TB storage NVMe SSD.

This is a good 1TB NVMe SSD. It has, of course, 1TB space and reads really fast, however, the write speeds vary from very fast to rather slow, depending on the test/bench marks. It is cheaper than the Samsung 970 EVO or WD Black NVMe SSD, but,..both of those perform better consistently at their rated read/write speeds. So, for about $20.00 more, I'd go with the Samsung or WD Black for overall, consistent performance. Sorry Silicon Power. I got 2 of these on sale, (a really great deal) for my son's new laptop that came with a POS 128 GB, slug NVMe SSD, which btw, had 60 GB reserved for OS and bloatware. (REALLY..1/2 of the space was reserved and the partition was inaccessible for sizing. Sorry..off topic) So it was a great deal and they do function very well, just not consistently at the optimum rated write speed. I haven't noticed any real lag or slowdowns due to this though, not yet, so I can't register a legitimate "complaint" about them. Overall, I'm happy with the purchase and function/performance thus far.

1TB - Model A55 / 2.5 SDD

I directly copied over my O.S. (Operating system) from a mechanical Hard drive (HD) to the SSD using Macrium Reflect. The boot time of Windows 10 / 64-bit is never "speedy" {even with the SSD - about 20-25 seconds from BIOS logo to windows login}. The noticeable speed difference will come when you launch bulky applications like: Photoshop, games, photos, etc. Boot time will vary depending on different factors. The Silicon SDD speeds are the same as the Samsun 860 EVO 1TB (Up to 550/520MB/s seq read/write speeds). My tests are showing A55-1TB Silicone SSD with 550/440MB/s (screenshot posted with this review). My speeds are not tested with an "Empty" drive the A55/SSD was tested with a fully functioning OS on it (20% of the drive filled during testing). This is a fast drive at a reasonable price. IF, anything should occur with the hard drive over a period of time I will return to update this review (if possible). I am using three different variants of the Silicone SSD: 1TB, 480GB, and 256GB. (desktop, laptop, desktop) All three SSD drives are meeting or exceeding their competition's speeds. A note to all Windows users, please change your advance settings / hard disk timeout in your control panel unless you don't care about very noticeable lag spikes when you open or launch applications/documents. This is under "control panel", top right search box type "power", left window "Edit power plan". "Change advanced power settings", Expand "Hard disk" by clicking on the + symbol to the left of it. Click on the + symbol to the left of "turn off hard disk after", click on "Setting" change to 0 minutes. (do this for M.2/NVME/SSD) otherwise you will wonder why your highspeed drive is acting "slow". UPDATE: I have now purchased about 5 Silicon SSD (2.5) drives. ALL 5 are still working very well 5 months in. I have done speed tests on a few of them every month (I have multiple sizes: 256, 512, 480, 1TB) The speeds are stable. Meaning you will get a slight variation (either faster or slow) in the speed test numbers but nothing dramatic. If you are concerned about data loss, get a second hard drive (mechanical if you wish). Go get Macrium Reflect, home edition, and you can make a direct copy of your OS boot drive into an image file. Macrium is a UK based software company that has powerful free (home edition) software. YouTube has wonderful videos on how to do this, very simple. Remember to buy a USB stick (2GB more than enough) to make a media boot for recovery purposes.

Fast SSD - You’ll Love it!

Installed in my HO ENVY 360. Needless to say, it starts up in 5 seconds. Super quick, ran on arrival, and works great. I’ve always been a fan of SP; you get what you pay for in electronics! I’ve had a external hard drive from this manufacturer for over 4 years; it’s durable and still running!

Faster than a 970 Evo Plus and $100 less!!

I'm done with Samsung. They refused to warranty my 960 Pro 1TB over a sticker. No worries though, we have a contender. The Silicon Power A80 1TB NVME is faster and has a 5-year warranty! I've used their SSD's in customer computers for years and with over 100 installs only 2 early models have ever failed. Silicon Power RMA'd both drives without a hitch. Don't just take my word for it. Check them out in the Anandtech GIGABYTE Aorus RGB M.2 SSD review where this drive is killing everything but Intel's Optane! BONUSES! It has an extra 22GB over the 970 Evo Plus and it's $100 less!

Great Product

Thought I'd bring an older Toshiba Satellite 755 Series into the modern age. This is a laptop with a 2nd gen 7 processor 6gb ram and a 750gb HDD. Turned out to be one of the easiest upgrades I've ever done. Used MiniTool Partition Wizard 11.4 (Free on Line) to CLONE my orig drive which apx 500gb was being used. Took about 2 1/4 hrs and about 10 minutes to install. It immediately recognized the new 1Tb SSD and booted into Windows without any adjustments to the Bios. It was taking between 3 1/2min to 4 1/4min for the system to completely boot up, including loading the programs.... NOW it is between 21-24 Seconds for everything to load. Haven't run any speed tests yet. but at this point doesn't make much difference (Very Satisfied). Amazon and this Product are tough to beat! Can't speak to the longevity but Wish I would of done this a few years ago!

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