A-Data 2.5 inch SX900 Series SATA600

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 7 expert reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

1
Average:

1
Bad:

2

Pros:

Good performance for a great price.
Slightly higher capacity than other SandForce drives, Accessories include bay adapter, helpful software
Excellent sequential performance, Great 4K performance, Potential for 85K IOPS, Special firmware increases usable capacity, Super Fast Read/Write, Classleading performance

Cons:

Sandforce 2281 controller is becoming outclassed by newer gen Indilinx and Samsung parts.
Error correction disabled for slight capacity gain, Faster drives available for less

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Last revision on March 19, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Good performance for a great price
Slightly higher capacity than other SandForce drives, Accessories include bay adapter, helpful software
Excellent sequential performance, Great 4K performance, Potential for 85K IOPS, Special firmware increases usable capacity, Super Fast Read/Write, Classleading performance
Outstanding 558/532 MBps read/write speed with ATTO, Produced 80,000 combined 4K IOPS, Among the most affordable SSDs available, TCG OPAL security with 256bit AES encryption, Uses synchronous NAND flash components, SandForce SF2281 processor supports TRIM, SMART, and RAISE, DuraWrite technology extends NAND lifetime, Enthusiastlevel operational I/O performance, 3Year ADATA product warran

Reviewers Didn't Like

Sandforce 2281 controller is becoming outclassed by newer gen Indilinx and Samsung parts
Error correction disabled for slight capacity gain, Faster drives available for less
Price would be amazing slightly lower
Limited company support, Expensive enthusiastlevel product

Expert reviews and ratings

The 512GB aData XPG SX900 stands out in this group as the only 9.5mm thick drive among seven other drives measuring 7mm. This matters not a jot if you plan on installing the aData in your desktop PC, and as you get a desktop drive bay adapter in the...

By micromart.co.uk on August 07, 2013

Performance wise the ADATA XPG SX900 is one of the fastest SSDs I've tested in our office, with an equally impressive 4K write speeds. The PCMark 7 score also reaffirms my faith in the overall performance of the XPG SX900 SSD. At a competitive price,...

By tbreak.ae on May 23, 2013

Just another SSD with SD2281 but it does have an upper hand over Corsair Force GS with 4K and...

By hardwarebbq.com on March 28, 2013

ADATA's 128GB version of its XPG SX900 is priced like a premium drive but performs more in line with a mainstream model. Still, a strong accessory pack and good bundled software add value. Whether it's a good buy depends on whether you need the...

By Computer Shopper on December 13, 2012

The ADATA SX900 128GB SSD is a great performer and at a very reasonable price point, for its outstanding performance, it earns the Bjorn3D Golden Bear...

By bjorn3d.com on November 01, 2012

IMPORTANT: Although the rating and final score mentioned in this conclusion are made to be as objective as possible, please be advised that every author perceives these factors differently at various points in time. While we each do our best to...

By Benchmark Reviews on September 05, 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

The ADATA XPG SX900’s performance was very good, if somewhat uneven. On the one hand, it posted best-in-class scores in PCMark 7 and did very well in ATTO and (for the most part) in CrystalDiskMark tests. Its HD Tune scores, by contrast, were...

By HotHardware on June 21, 2013

We recently published a product evaluation of the ADATA XPG SX900 128GB SSD that uncovered some issues with the drive. The ADATA XPG SX900 SSD isn't new, it has been on the market for well over a year. The interesting aspect of the hardware we received...

By HardOCP on April 30, 2013

The ubiquitous SF-2281 has been the go-to SSD controller for an extended period of time. These controllers have become popular with SSD manufacturers due to the fact that these are relatively inexpensive and do not require dedicated firmware teams....

By HardOCP on March 05, 2013

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