A-Data S592 128GB

The new S592 belongs to A-Information'due south S500 series of high-operation drives. This new series is available in 32GB, 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities. A-Data claims a read and write speed of 250MB/s and 170MB/s respectively, for the 128GB and 256GB models. The 32GB and 64GB models are slightly slower with read and write speeds of 230MB/s and 150MB/s.

The claimed throughput specs are roughly the aforementioned as the OCZ Vertex series, at least for the 128GB and 256GB versions anyway. Therefore it comes as little surprise to find that the A-Data S592 makes employ of the Indilinx (IDX110) Barefoot SSD controller with the standard 64MB cache. Just similar the Vertex, the S592 uses the aforementioned Samsung K9HCG08U1M-PCB0 retention chips.

The major difference between the A-Data S592 128GB and the OCZ Vertex, Vertex Turbo and even the Agility is in their firmware. This difference extrapolates to other relevant areas such as support. For example, OCZ provides their customers with ongoing support through updated firmware and even tools to trim the drives, whereas A-Data offers zip.

Furthermore, the A-Information website lists almost no specifications for the S592, and then we'll but have to assume they are similar to other Indilinx Barefoot SSDs. Availability shows a like story with none of the A-Data online retail partners offer the drives when nosotros were working on this review.

What we tin can tell you lot is that the A-Data S592 comes in a durable lightweight black plastic example, which we feel is of ameliorate quality than that of the OCZ drives. The advantage to using a plastic case is that it won't scratch as easily. After just a few installs our OCZ drives using aluminum cases wait every bit though they have been through a war zone.