ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB M.2 Gaming Solid State Drive (SSD), black

I've been using the ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB M.2 NVMe Solid State Drive for several months, and it has significantly enhanced my system's performance. The drive offers impressive read and write speeds, making it ideal for gaming, content creation, and general computing tasks.Performance: The SX8200 Pro delivers sequential read speeds of up to 3,500 MB/s and write speeds up to 3,000 MB/s, resulting in rapid boot times, quick application launches, and efficient file transfers. I've noticed a substantial improvement in overall system responsiveness since installing this SSD.Installation: The M.2 2280 form factor made installation straightforward on my compatible motherboard. The drive was recognized immediately, and setting it up as the primary storage device was hassle-free.Reliability: With a 5-year warranty and support for LDPC ECC (Low-Density Parity-Check Error Correcting Code), the SX8200 Pro offers reliability and data integrity, providing peace of mind for critical data storage.Pros:Exceptional read and write speedsEasy installation with M.2 form factorReliable performance with advanced error correctionCompetitive pricing for the performance offeredCons:None encountered so farOverall, the ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB SSD has proven to be a valuable upgrade, delivering high-speed performance and reliability. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to enhance their system's storage capabilities.

I had a traditional mechanical hard drive prior to purchasing this device which was 1TB in size. It had served it's purpose and was still working perfectly fine, however I wanted to upgrade to something more modern and that would provide better speeds.I already had a traditional SSD for my OS - I have everything else (Games, Videos, pictures) on my mechanical so I wanted all this on a better drive.I'd noticed M.2 had been coming down in price and when this M.2 popped up for £99, I decide to go for it.On arrivial - install is easy - my setup is relatively modest and nothing fancy, but install was easy, slide the device into the M.2 slot screw into place using relevant headers etc - that was it.Instantly recognised by the computer and with the use of some cloneing software the full disk transfer was complete in no time.It has drastically improved the speed of my PC in accessing the large files on that drive and I would imagine has improved game performance to an extent as well.Definitely would recommend this drive, as for the price and the performance it is excellent. If I had nother M.2 slot I'd be buying another for my OS and ditching the SSD all together.

This is a great drive, good speed and value for Money.The only issue I had was installing Windows 10 (2004) on to it.The drive arrived the same day (fab), installed it in the M2 slot took a few minutes. This was the only drive in the machine, checked the BIOS (X470 MO) detected instantly so this was going to be straight forward.Booted and Installed Windows 10 (2004) from USB, I got to the start setup screen and it couldn't find the drive and prompted for a driver to be loaded. Checked vendor site no drivers (as what I expected), forums said that the Evo 970 drivers are compatible, loaded them still wouldn't work.Dropped into the command windows from the repair section run diskpart I could see the drive/partition/volume but Windows still wouldn't work when running through the installer.Looked at various forums/google a fair few had experienced the same issue most didn't resolve, gave up and returned the drive. I was close to doing the same thing but I was over 5 hours in by this time, after trying various methods to resolve.When everything else failed, I was tired (early hours etc) I was going to throw in the towel. I thought one last thing, I decided to grab an old version of W10 (1604) well old, booted it up from the USB and hey detected the new drive straight away, everything worked.I run the windows updates to 1607, this took a while, downloaded the MS assistant installer, to speed up the process and upgraded straight to W10 (2004), finshing any new patches that where needed that took a further 45-60 minutes, never looked back since.This may seem a drastic approach to some people, I only mention it to try and help somebody else out who may be stuck in the same situation and potentially save them hours.Conclusion fantastic drive, on par with the EVO 970 - For me the 5 year warranty and longevity helped decide between them. Only downside, it doesn't have the built-in 256 disk Encryption that the EVO has. Nothing that Bitlocker and a TPM couldn't sort out.