XPG GAMMIX 1TB S11 Pro What are your thoughts on this SSD

[wade7575]

I'm wanting to get an M.2 SSD for my tower and I won't be gaming with it so max transfer speeds like 6000mb aren't needed and I'm looking more for an SSD that will last along time.

I have never owned anything by Adata and I used to use Samsung sata SSD's but I don't trust them anymore because of the whole trying to get warranty out them being problems,a friend of mine got a bad Samsung M.2 drive and every number that he called they said sorry not are department and he couldn't get warranty.

I'm wanting to try another brand that's reasonably priced and has a good warranty and I seen that the drive in the link has a 5 year warranty which are the 2 main things that appeal to me.

https://www.amazon.ca/XPG-GAMMIX-NAND-Gen3x4-AGAMMIXS11P-1TT-C/dp/B07KZNTZYB/ref=sr_1_13?crid=342C0RA9FI12&keywords=adata%2Bssd&qid=1646875340&sprefix=adat%2Caps%2C77&sr=8-13&th=1

 

[sswilson]

I've got one in one of my desktops and don't have any complaints.

edit: I was going to suggest that the Adata SX8200 Pro is essentially the same drive but without a non-removable heatsink, but then I did a quick search and it's either OOS or being listed at stupidly high prices.

 

[moocow]

I was going to suggest WD but it seems that they been doing bit and switch as well. So far Kingston and ADATA are the 2 known to have some kind of bait and switch going on. I'm very surprise to hear that even Crucial is having quality issues. I guess essentially don't be overly value drives?

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[anabioz]

I'd recommend this one:

Silicon Power 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 TLC R/W up to 3,400/3,000MB/s SSD (SU001TBP34A80M28AB) : Amazon.ca: Electronics

Silicon Power 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 TLC R/W up to 3,400/3,000MB/s SSD (SU001TBP34A80M28AB) : Amazon.ca: Electronics

www.amazon.ca

Silicon Power 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 TLC R/W up to 3,400/3,000MB/s SSD (SU001TBP34A80M28AB) - $121

When you get it, gently peel off the label and see if you have Phison controller, if so - you scored a solid drive!

 

[Bond007]

While you may not need fast, If you have a motherboard that supports pcie 4.0, the s70 blade (also xpg) is one of the fastest at a much lower price ($150), so only $30 more than the old one you initially linked.

https://www.amazon.ca/XPG-1TB-GAMMIX-Blade-AGAMMIXS70B-1T-CS/dp/B093DP3X4H/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=JDXZ28MA028V&keywords=s70+blade&qid=1646880223&sprefix=s70+blade%2Caps%2C95&sr=8-1

 

[JD]

For what it's worth, I haven't had any NVMe die on me thus far, and it's a decent variety...
WD SN850
Seagate FireCuda 520
Crucial P5
Samsung 960 EVO
ADATA SX8200 Pro
HP EX950
WD SN500
Corsair MP500
Gigabyte AOROS Gen4 (no longer active, the write speed is only like 500MB/s, but it still works)
Micron 7300 PRO
Seagate Nytro 510 DCT
Samsung 938 DCT (though this is in 2.5"/U2 form factor)

So while you say you don't need the fastest drive, that's usually where the highest quality components are used. If you can afford to, I'd buy the fastest drive today. Of my list above, the majority were bought when those models were "top" of the market. The odd ones out are the datacenter models I bought off eBay.

All the "cheap" units now are long running model numbers that seem to be prone to chip swaps with all the various supply chain issues.