Acer Predator GM3500

The Acer Predator GM3500 is a safe, if unexciting, PCIe 3.0 SSD for budget builds or cheap upgrades. But without a price drop, it faces stiff competition from drives with newer hardware. And capacity tops out at just 1TB.

-- As reviewed by Tom's Hardware
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Product details

  • FAST SPEED, WINNING PERFORMANCE: The GM3500 M.2 SSD is Predator’s flagship SSD, built to meet today’s stringent requirements for playing next-generation games.
  • 8-CHANNEL CONTROLLER, EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCE : GM3500 M.2 SSD uses a professional customized 8-channel controller with NVMe PCIe performance, effectively increasing speed while reducing data delay to bring you an extraordinary gaming experience.
  • FULL CAPACITY STORAGE, PLAY MORE, SAVE MORE: The GM3500 M.2 full-capacity SSD is made with high-quality NAND Flash ICs, offering more actual available storage space to accommodate extra games, audio-visual and data.
  • BETTER SECURITY, 2K LDPC ERROR CORRECTION: This SSD supports multiple functions such as end-to-end data protection, dynamic/static wear leveling, 2K LDPC error correction code and S.M.A.R.T. to ensure data security.
  • FREE ACRONIS CLONING, SEAMLESS DATA TRANSFER: Engineered with free Acronis True Image, consumers are accessible to seamless data transfer and backup. The cloning software is able to restore system functions to ensure data security and privacy.

PROS

+ Reasonably performant for a PCIe 3.0 SSD
+ Simple design that doesn’t take any unnecessary risks

CONS

- Stiff competition
- Pricing needs to come down for what it offers
- Old tech

Expert reviews and ratings

By Tom's Hardware on October 09, 2022
The Acer Predator GM3500 is a safe, if unexciting, PCIe 3.0 SSD for budget builds or cheap upgrades. But without a price drop, it faces stiff competition from drives with newer hardware. And capacity tops out at just 1TB.
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