ADATA Ultimate SU650 256GB 2.5-inch SATA III Internal SSD

The ADATA Ultimate SU650 is a 2.5-inch SATA III internal SSD with 256GB of storage, the standard first upgrade for a laptop or desktop still running from a mechanical hard drive. Replacing the boot drive is the single change that makes an ageing machine feel responsive again: start-up, application launches, file copies and general multitasking all stop waiting on a spinning disk. Sequential reads run up to 520MB/s and writes up to 450MB/s across the SATA III 6Gb/s interface. Storage is 3D NAND flash with SLC caching, driven by a Silicon Motion SM2258XT controller in a DRAM-less design that keeps the drive affordable without giving up everyday speed. ECC technology and S.M.A.R.T support look after data integrity, shock resistance is rated at 1500G/0.5ms and MTBF at 2,000,000 hours. The slim 7mm chassis fits both laptop drive bays and desktop mounts. It is a sensible choice for an office refresh, a student laptop or a budget desktop build, where the priority is getting rid of a slow hard drive rather than chasing the largest possible capacity. With no moving parts, it takes the knocks of a daily commute far better than a mechanical drive, and it draws less power, which helps a laptop stretch further on battery when the mains supply is off. The drive carries a 3 year brand warranty.