A-Data 2.5 inch SP900 Premier Pro Series SATA600

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

3
Average:

0
Bad:

1

Pros:

Slightly higher capacity than other SandForce drives, Metal drive-bay adapter included, Free download of Acronis TrueImage HD included via keycode
Good performance, Comes with adapter and software, 3 year warranty.

Cons:

Underperformed, even with firmware update, Priced higher than much faster drives with slightly less capacity
Performance will go down when the drive is full

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Last revision on June 16, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Slightly higher capacity than other SandForce drives, Metal drive-bay adapter included, Free download of Acronis TrueImage HD included via keycode
Good performance, Comes with adapter and software, 3 year warranty

Reviewers Didn't Like

Underperformed, even with firmware update, Priced higher than much faster drives with slightly less capacity
Performance will go down when the drive is full

Expert reviews and ratings

Solid State Drives (SSD) used to be a play thing for the wealthy enthusiast user, but prices have dropped so much in the last year that even those people on a strict budget can easily afford one. Adding an SSD to a system for boot and OS duties is...

By Kitguru.net on October 17, 2013

ADATA's mainstream drive is certainly way speedier than a spinning hard drive, but it trailed the speed pack among SSDs we've tested recently....

By Computer Shopper on December 20, 2012

When ADATA first sent me this drive I thought to myself wait a minute it is basically the same drive as the ADATA S511 / S510 right? The only thing that really is different is the type of flash memory that is used and the SP900 has the 0 provision...

By ThinkComputers on July 02, 2012

Unless you're sporting really old hardware, an SSD is the best sure-fire way to boost the performance of your desktop or laptop computer. There is so much choice now it's difficult to know whether there is a significant difference between various SSDs...

By uk.hardware.info on January 09, 2014

Not much can be said about the SandForce SF-2281 controller that hasn't already been analyzed in great detail. It has its strengths and weaknesses, which are all present in the A-DATA SP900. On the whole, it is a tried and tested part with proven...

By NotebookCheck on December 18, 2013

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By TechwareLabs on October 04, 2012

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By uk.hardware.info on August 07, 2012

Performance of the ADATA SP900 Premiere Pro SSD was better than expected. The move to 0% over provisioning has not hurt the drive in terms of performance as much as expected although it does have an effect. How this will effect longevity remains to be...

By TechReaction.net on July 13, 2012

Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points below:Positive:Excellent operation as a system drive. Excellent sequential read/write speeds on sequential data Access times. SATA 6Gbps support. Good TRIM performance. Fast operating...

By MyCE on July 01, 2012

The ADATA SP900 has gone a long way in reshaping my opinion of Asynchronous NAND equipped drives. I thought this would be the perfect storm of low performance (Asynchronous NAND, no OP, lower capacity and no TRIM) but it was actually quite the...

By Real World Labs on June 21, 2012

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