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Silicon Power 512GB SSD 3D NAND A55 SLC Cache Performance Boost SATA III 2 5 7mm 0 28 Internal Solid State Drive SP512GBSS3A55S25
Last Updated: May 23, 2019 (Refresh Now)
8.7
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
490
Old Reviews
120
Unverified
33
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Overall performance
131speed, performance, speeds, faster, boot
+97%
-3%
" ... This is a great SSD with a superb quality. ... "
" ... This drives performance has exceeded my expectations especially considering the price. ... "
" ... Upgraded my old transcend SSD, which I bought in 2013 with this one, and speed differences are quite noticeable. ... "
" ... Speed now is unbelievably fast compared to the HDD even before the damage. ... "
" ... So I looked for some SSD alternatives and decided to buy this drive. ... "
" ... GREAT PRODUCT AND SUPER SPEED AND GREAT PRICE. ... "
" ... it is much faster than the old hard disk ... "
" ... We upgraded our desktop computer with this. ... "
Memory
74ssd, drives, hard drive, gb, ram
+92%
-8%
" ... This drives performance has exceeded my expectations especially considering the price. ... "
" ... This, with some extra ram made it come back to life. ... "
" ... Much faster than the old maniacal drive in my laptop when from 2 and a half minutes too 30 seconds. ... The drive also loads programs much faster than the old drive, so everything launches faster. ... "
" ... Works great big improvements over spinning drives ... "
" ... This made a world of difference in my new to me Dell optiplex 790 with the i7 2600 and 16 gb of ram in it. ... I just wanted an inexpensive ssd to get away from the old hard drive in the computer. ... "
" ... If you dont see any edits to this, it means the drive is still running. ... "
" ... Future plan is to install both of these m.2 2280s in my system and really see how both drives work together with all drives in the system. ... "
" ... Works like a charm fast and fairly large enough for my boot drive saves a lot of space in my PC. ... "
Price
55value, super, speed, buck, bang
+100%
" ... Best bang for the buck by far. ... "
" ... Great size to price ratio. ... "
" ... Very impressive and, you cannot beat the price! ... "
" ... Great product for cheap price. ... "
" ... This drive is a fantastic value for the price. ... "
" ... Having said that it does have impressive speed for the price. ... "
" ... Super price for the quality. ... "
" ... don't let it's cheap price scare you away. ... "
Device Compatibility
43ssd, drive, installed, upgrade, pc
+95%
-5%
" ... I have upgraded my old Mac Mini Late 2014 with this drive, and I can't believe when I saw now its has the performance it never have before. ... "
" ... I bought this SSD for an entirely different purpose -- for making backups for my Macbook. ... The MacBook internal SSD takes about 15 seconds to boot up. ... "
" ... My son purchased a new HP laptop that used a traditional HDD. ... My boy is now much happier with his laptop. ... "
" ... I cloned the original HDD with the new SSD and replaced it in the laptop . ... My laptop boot time was reduced from 2 minutes to 20 seconds and is working like a new laptop now . ... "
" ... We upgraded our desktop computer with this. ... "
" ... Installed in a desktop PC. ... "
" ... I used this a part of an upgrade on an old PC. ... "
" ... I just wanted an inexpensive ssd to get away from the old hard drive in the computer. ... "
Product Reliability
40failed, month, last, working, far
+55%
-45%
" ... The drive worked fantastic for the first month. ... SSD was working great, but it failed unprovoked after a little over a month. ... "
" ... Now to see how much life I have given this old workhorse. ... "
" ... I had someone install it for me but it is working great! ... "
" ... Meaning, I don't over write the most recent backups. ... "
" ... no issues after almost 2 months. ... "
" ... So far, no problems. ... "
" ... I tried this for my garage computer because I use SanDisk in my main computers for brand reliability. ... "
" ... I have installed about 5 of these drive over the last 2 years and have had no problem with any of them yet. ... "
Setup
33easy, installation, drive, install, old
+100%
" ... This product is excellent and easy installation ... "
" ... Installation was relatively painless, aside from the several hours it took to clone my old drive, but that's an unavoidable part of the process. ... "
" ... The drive itself is lightweight and easy to set up. ... "
" ... Installing the M.2 drives is so easy. ... I had my computer fully restored within 20 minutes of installing this drive. ... "
" ... With a old Core i3 I was able to install windows 10 in about 10 minutes. ... "
" ... Very quick installation replacing a HDD on my rig, formatted the drive and away it goes. ... "
" ... It was easy to install and I used it for my OS main drive cause a ssd is a lot faster. ... "
" ... Was easy to install and is running great so far. ... "
Ease of Use
22easy, works, use, fast, set
+100%
" ... Was easy to install on my laptop and very fast. ... "
" ... Was easy to install and is running great so far. ... "
" ... It was reasonably priced and easy to install ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... "
" ... There are tons of tutorials out there and it's really easy. ... "
" ... Software for product is easy to use and informative. ... "
" ... Easy to install , and a very noticeable upgrade for my 8 YRS old PC . ... "
" ... Works well, easy install. ... "
Gaming
19gaming, performance, installed, game, file
+95%
-5%
" ... I downloaded spotify and a couple games to it also and it makes a world of difference. ... "
" ... I'm quite happy with its performance and value for the money, to the point that I'm considering upgrading my gaming PC's main storage drive to another one of these. ... "
" ... Loading my fav games on it see how it rolls with those ... "
" ... My games also load a lot faster. ... "
" ... (IVE got this one running my games paging file and install ... spot for bigger stuff like games and storage) so far about a week and a half in i love it ... "
" ... Windows 10 boots under 20 seconds now and loading times in games have been cut in half, highly recommended. ... "
" ... Works like it should, not using it for an operating system but as a drive for games. ... "
" ... My motherboard supports the m.2 pcie standard so I needed to take advantage of its feature on my motherboard (Gigabyte x470 Aorus Gaming 7 Wifi). ... "
Software Platform
18installed, software, os, windows, free
+89%
-11%
" ... The PC recognized it immediately and the Operating system installed in no time. ... "
" ... It was easy to install and I used it for my OS main drive cause a ssd is a lot faster. ... "
" ... I contacted them using FaceBook chat and got an immediate response to my question. ... "
" ... I am using dual boot system (Windows and Linux -Ubuntu-), so I have to turn of the "fast startup" option of windows, before this SSD, whenever I want to reboot into windows it used to take 3 minutes before it being ready to use. ... "
" ... Installed Windows 7 on it and it works great. ... "
" ... Comes with free Software called ECHO 3. ... You can download this software from SP website. ... SSD Management software is available for free download. ... "
" ... It comes with a free cloning software as well. ... "
" ... No messing around with partitioning of adding a master boot sector. ... "
Ports
13sata, xbox one, usb, external, enclosure
+92%
-8%
" ... Just make sure that your motherboard's M.2 slot can support a SATA drive, rather than NVME. ... "
" ... I'm using this over USB3.0, but getting the speeds I would expect to be. ... "
" ... I am using it with a USB type C enclosure and it works just fine for that. ... "
" ... Of all the disks (connected via USB 3.0) that I have, this is the fastest. ... This averaged 70mb/s: WD 4TB Black My Passport Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBYFT0040BBK-WESN ... "
" ... If your old HDD is still useable, I'd recommend getting an inexpensive external drive enclosure to repurpose it, rather than throwing it away. ... "
" ... Another quick laptop upgrade, plug and play and cheap. ... "
" ... Used it in a hard drive enclosure and connected to my Xbox One X. ... "
" ... Using this with a SATA III to USB 3.0 converter for my Xbox one. ... "
Build Quality
13ssd, dropped, cheap, shock, metal
+92%
-8%
" ... Build quality feels nice, good price, works great in my mac book pro ... "
" ... Replaced a standard HDD as my C: drive in a 2 year old laptop that had been dropped damaging the HDD. ... "
" ... Older versions (plastic shell) and Pioneer SSD work just fine. ... "
" ... The Silicon Power 512GB is a SSD built with shock and vibration proof materials in case its dropped, this is ideal for laptops. ... "
" ... I already own one of these and needed a second one, I was happily surprised to see that the price has dropped by 50% in a little over a year. ... "
" ... The build quality is almost as good as theirs (one of the sides is plastic instead of full aluminum). ... "
" ... I feel very pleased with this SSD since it offers me quality and durability. ... "
" ... The material is quite cheap plastic, but I'm not just constantly touching my ssd, so that's perfectly fine. ... "
Delivery
11product, delivered, time, shipping, item
+100%
" ... Shipping was even faster than expected. ... "
" ... Arrived today at it is working exceptionally well. ... "
" ... The item was delivered on time and not damaged. ... "
" ... Great primo duct and arrived on time ... "
" ... very fast fast shipment ... "
" ... It was promised 1 day shipping and ended up being three. ... "
" ... The SSD was delivered on time . ... "
" ... Item arrived to my place earlier than expected. ... "
Apps
7free, cloning software, ssd, games, download
+86%
-14%
" ... We downloaded the ECHO cloning software and used the product key located on the sticker on the SSD. ... "
" ... Samsung has a software program called RAPID. ... "
" ... It comes with a free cloning software as well. ... "
" ... You can download this software from SP website. ... Just wanted to document here that it comes with a free software for cloning. ... SSD Management software is available for free download. ... "
" ... (IVE got this one running my games paging file and install ... "
" ... Before installing any software or making any changes, I make a backup. ... "
Marketplace
7product, exactly, works, working, expected
+100%
" ... Benchmark picture is posted. ... "
" ... But i still give 5 Stars to this company and the seller as its not such a big deal. ... "
" ... Working exactly as advertised ... "
" ... Thank you for the great product. ... "
" ... Came exactly as described. ... "
" ... I am using this one as a test model and so far it works exactly as expected! ... "
CD/DVD
6disks, disk, hard drive, hard, backup
+83%
-17%
" ... Very quick response and quieter than a regular hard disk drive. ... "
" ... They provided great reliable drives before and just this 1 drive has some issue. ... "
" ... it is much faster than the old hard disk ... "
" ... I ordered this SSD to replace my 750GB WD spinning drive as my Steam game library drive. ... "
" ... I already have a gaggle of backup disks but I wanted a disk that was extremely fast so that I didn't hesitate making a backup. ... Remember, never trust just one backup drive. ... Have two or three disks -- preferably by different manufacturers. ... "
USB
6usb, wd, using, passport, hard drive
+83%
-17%
" ... The hard drive is great though ... "
" ... Using this with a SATA III to USB 3.0 converter for my Xbox one. ... "
" ... I am using it with a USB type C enclosure and it works just fine for that. ... "
" ... Of all the disks (connected via USB 3.0) that I have, this is the fastest. ... This averaged 70mb/s: WD 4TB Black My Passport Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBYFT0040BBK-WESN ... "
Fit
5ssd, metal, price, plastic, better
+100%
" ... Perfectly fit, fast and reliable ssd, worth it ... "
" ... SSD fit right into my laptop - HP Spectre x360 - 13-4102dx. ... "
" ... This drive fit the bill at a bargain price. ... "
" ... Gets the job done but wish it had a mounting screw. ... "
" ... My Crucial was a metal case. ... IMHO metal is a better conductor of heat than plastic and makes a slightly better fit and finish. ... "
Lagging
4boot
+75%
-25%
" ... Boot times go from minutes to seconds. ... "
" ... Now the entire boot takes about 30 seconds. ... "
Product As Described
4works, working, expected
+100%
" ... Benchmark picture is posted. ... "
" ... Working exactly as advertised ... "
" ... Came exactly as described. ... "
" ... I am using this one as a test model and so far it works exactly as expected! ... "
Resolution
3good
+100%
" ... Good HD at good price. ... "
" ... It is pretty much all I need as I am not using this heavily to edit 1080p or 4k video on the drive, it is a storage choice only and a back up. ... "
" ... Awesome HD, boots Windows in about 2 seconds. ... "
Returns
3month
-100%
" ... Wouldn’t let me return after a little over month of not use ... "
" ... I plan to pursue a refund. ... "
" ... Sent it back. ... "
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