Emtec X200 Power Plus 512GB mSATA Portable Solid State Drive (SSD) - ECSSD512GX200

While the SSD space is dominated by big players like Samsung, Western Digital (via SanDisk acquisition) and Kingston, one really needs to look closely if seeking out other lesser known players who provide a good value for money. Emtec - a company that has better brand recognition in Europe - shines out.Pros:- Full 512GB (not 480GB or 500GB)- USB-C interface - makes it useful for both Mac and Windows machines.- Really compact in size (see pictures)- Uses SanDisk 3D Nand Flash (yes, I couldn't help myself opening the unit!)- Uses Silicon Motion's SM2258XT - a reputed and leading brand in NAND flash controllers for SSD - used by the likes of Crucial and other well known OEMs.- Uses JMicron's (another well known Taiwanese silicon company) USB 3.1gen1 to SATA 6Gb/s Bridge- Better than average transfer rates!- Priced right!Cons:- LED placement looks out of place (at the bottom)- Comes pre-formatted with NTFS - not the first choice for Mac machines- No lanyard, keychain hook (tiny things are better secured that way!)- The red band looks like a cheap alternative to cable strap - doesn't really add to the looks or utility!My initial impression is that this is going to be a keeper - particularly after knowing what makes the heart of this SSD. This is going to replace or augment my much beloved Samsung 128GB (Metal bar) USB 3.0 flash drive (MUF-128BA/AM) without me being worried about data loss or sudden failures (which are very common among lesser known brands). Based on my personal experience, I would choose "Made in Taiwan" stuff over where most of electronics is being made anyday and this little fella is from Taiwan.So far so good... I will update my review if there's anything new to report (or if I figure out a better use for the red band).

Pros:-Good for use on the Nintendo Wii U game console. A single USB connection to the Wii U suffices to power this drive and the USB 2.0 connection is maxed out by the SSD speedCons:-Doesn't reach anywhere near advertised write speeds-Gets hot to the touch with heavy use; poor heat dissipationMore details:The capacity of 238 GiB seems correct. I successfully filled up the drive with files and read them back without an error.The advertised read speeds of 450 MB/s are accurate. But, I'm getting nowhere near the advertised 420 MB/s write speed. I see closer to 120MB/s using CrystalDiskMark benchmark software, similar to another Amazon reviewer's screenshot.Real-world write speeds seem worse. In Windows 10, copying large files maxed out at 100 MB/s and after a few seconds drops to 66-70 MB/s and stays there (this might be related to the source drive where I'm copying them, however).The device gets hot to the touch after reading or writing a few GB, and I can feel that all the heat is concentrated in about one third of the drive near where the USB cable plugs in. It also takes a very long time (several minutes) for the heat to dissipate. Can't they put some aluminum in to distribute the heat better? This heat can't be good for the SSD. Also, the temperature values reported in SMART (seen with CrystalDiskInfo) don't vary even when the device feels very hot, so they seem to be bogus. Can the device even throttle properly when it gets too hot?Because of the heat, I wouldn't use this device for any heavy duty use, but I'm going to use it on my Wii U which has only a slow, USB 2.0 connection.

The first thing I did when I got this external SSD was to run a disk speed check. Initially I was quite excited I was getting right around 300 MB/s write speeds and close to 350 MB/s read speeds. While the read speeds were slower than advertised (450 MB/s), 350 MB/s is still pretty good. Unfortunately, after a couple of minutes, the write speeds feel off a cliff, dropping down to just above 100 MB/s. 100 MB/s is certainly better than your standard thumb drive, for a dedicated external SSD, 100 MB/s is abysmal.In addition, the case is made from what feels like very cheap plastic, which may be a culprit when it comes to write speeds. I could feel the case heating up during the speed tests, and my guess is that because the case is plastic, the heat couldn't really escape, thus causing the SSD to throttle down.With all that being said, $38 for a 256GB SSD is a pretty good price, and if you're not too concerned about write speeds, this isn't a bad option. Alas, if you're planning on using it for more than just archival storage, the write speeds are going to quickly become a hinderance.

I got this for my young adult son who games and he loves it. It's solid state so it is very light compared to my own external hard drive.

I am so happy with this purchase! I am a designer, and this portable, light weight SSD makes my life so easy to store all my heavy files. While it comes pre-formatted with NTFS, formatting it for Mac is super easy! I don't doubt the purchase even for a second, as it stands true to all that is stated! I did notice a difference in speed for Mac versus windows, but either way it so much better than all my other storage devices! Absolutely loved it for it size, weight and ease.

The SSD works perfectly, It was a great choice and received on time.

Update: I ran this drive through CrystalDiskMark together with the ADATA one it replaced that was much faster (that ADATA having advertised the same speeds as this Emtec). The sequential write is fine, a little slower than the ADATA. It's the 4k random write that is abysmal. Less than 5. Slower than my tiny little Samsung drive that is not even an SSD.I got this to replace a similarly specced drived whose port was going bad. On paper this Emtec had the same write speed as my old drive. In practice it might as well be a 2000s USB stick. It can take 10 minutes to copy a 5GB file and I have no idea why. Old drive was fine on the same PC. No wonder this was so cheap.On the bright side it is wonderfully light.Update: I just watched it randomly fall to under 1MB/s while transferring a 50GB file. At least it hasn't broken or corrupted anything yet.

Ha sido conectar el primero, saltar el aviso de Windows de que la unidad estaba dañada, y bloquearse por completo el equipo. Se ha cargado el ratón y el teclado, y a raiz de esto último ni se puede apagar, ni hacer uso del Administrador de tareas para intentar solucionar algo...Ha sido todo un placer intentar arreglar algo sin teclado ni ratón.Sobre el aspecto físico del mismo, plastico feo y lo único que lo hace distinto, que es la banda roja, es la típica goma suelta que utilizan en las fruterias para atar los esparragos. Cutre, cutre, y aún más cuando lo tienes que dejar colgando del equipo porque el cable no llega ni para ponerlo encima.Pésima impresión inicial que solo ha ido a peor en cuanto lo he enchufado y me ha echado a perder el PC.A día de hoy el control de calidad de cualquier empresa es como Papa Nöel, te dicen que existe pero es dificil de creer.PD: Por supuesto, Windows nunca llega a reparar la unidad porque se bloquea el equipo a los tres segundos de conectar el dispositivo.Actualizo: Amazon me ha enviado una segunda unidad antes siquiera de recibir el primero de vuelta y le ocurre exactamente lo mismo. Apocalipsis en el PC (de hecho, en tres equipos distintos) y otro par de horas perdidos para ir a Correos.No vuelvo a comprar jamás nada de esta marca ya que aparentemente carecen de un mínimo control de calidad. La probabilidad de que no funcionen 2 de 2 dispositivos seguidos deberia ser mínima.

Der Preis pro GB ist wohl nur mit herkömlichen Festplatten zu schlagen, aber alles andere läßt leider zu wünschen übrig. Geschwindigkeit geht von anfänglich lahmen 130MB/s runter auf 30MB/s und die Temperatur ist nach 5 Minuten Schreibtest (H2Testw, 1GB Dateien) bei über 50°C. Nur in der Hälfte des etwas billig anzufasenden Gehäuses (ich vermute die andere Hälfte ist bei der 512GB Version leer?). Schreibcach aktiviert, das beiliegende und ein anderes Kabel getestet. Kann in Verarbeitung, Robustheit und vor allem Geschwindigkeit keinesfalls mit der Extrem Pro eines anderen Herstellers mithalten. Das hier ist ein schön großer USB Stick, keine richtige SSD. Man bekommt viel Speicherplatz fürs Geld (dafür 2 Sterne) aber für schnelle Backups und den Transport größerer Datenmengen ungeeignet, leider also nichts für mich.

This is an amazingly compact and lightweight SSD - and a very well made one! Naturally, chip itself is even tinier, but the form-factor for the case is thought through well, and the rubber band aroundit is an excellent detail! I am impressed.The only little bit of drawbackis that it runs hot - heating up considerably during the prolonged I/O operations. I run it full, which took about 1.5 hours through USB3, and it warmed up to about 40-45C, but otherwise held well, and is still working fine today.Overall, seems to be a decent SSD - and for a really good price!

Funktioniert im Prinzip problemlos.Aber größere Datenmengen auf die SSD kopiert, sinkt die Schreibgeschwindigkeit nach wenigen Sekunden ab auf etwa 55 MB/s und bleibt dann konstant auf diesem Wert.Das Gehäuse ist aus billigstem Plastik. Damit wird die SSD im Betrieb sehr heiß und leitet die Wärme schlecht ab.Die Lesegeschwindigkeit hält sich bei konstant etwa 370 MB/s. Das ist OK.Aber eine Schreibgeschwindigkeit von 55 MB/s ist für eine USB3.1 SSD nicht tragbar.Meine SSDs von anderen großen Markenherstellern halten problemlos dauerhaft eine Schreibgeschwindigkeit von über 400 MB/s.

Anwendung hier: Ersetzt meine nach 9 Jahren kaputt gegangene Buffalo HDD am USB-Port (Recording) eines Panasonic TV.Die SSD wird unglaublich schnell vom TV erkannt und formatiert, ein echter Fortschritt.Klein, unauffällig und absolut lautlos, nie wieder HDD!