SeekerADATA Swordfish
The bait is tasty enough—PCI Express speeds, a nifty heat spreader, a low cost per gigabyte—but ADATA's Swordfish won't quite set the hook with anglers seeking a top-value M.2 SSD.
-- As reviewed by PCMag
Product details
- Interface:M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe 1.3
- Read/Write speed up to 1800/1200MB/s Performance varied by drive capacity and system configuration
- Fast performance with SLC Caching and host memory buffer
- Random 4K read/write of 180/180K IOPS Varies by models
- 5 Year Limited Warranty
PROS
+ Aggressive cost per gigabyte
+ Solid software options
+ Five-year warranty
+ Sleek, "scaly" silver shroud
CONS
- Fast versus a SATA-bus drive, but poky for a four-lane PCI Express one
- Not a top value pick, considering its performance
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By PCMag on October 28, 2020
The bait is tasty enough—PCI Express speeds, a nifty heat spreader, a low cost per gigabyte—but ADATA's Swordfish won't quite set the hook with anglers seeking a top-value M.2 SSD.
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