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Kol12 said:

OUR VERDICT

At the 2TB capacity, Adata’s XPG SX8200 Pro is a highly competitive SSD that trades blows with Samsung’s finest. For the price, it is a solid pick.

I can hardly see "trades blows with Samsung’s finest." seeing how they left the 970 Pro off the performance test list. You know.... Samsung's actual finest NVMe drive

The Best Internal SSDs for 2020 | PCMag

Always good to hear

You just need to DYOR and decide for yourself. I didn't want to pay Samsung prices for a gaming drive... So I researched the next best thing and after a lot of research decided on the Adata SX8200 Pro. At the same time I found that it actually out does the EVO's in some areas.

Regarding Samsung Pro versions, don't they just have longer endurance?

They can keep up the speed for longer.

swarfega said:

They can keep up the speed for longer.

You mean as the drive space lessens? Some NVMe's will start to lose write speeds the more the drive is filled up. That's something to keep an eye out for when researching a drive.

During a long file transfer, they are better able to sustain the speed.

ThrashZone said:

Hi,
Just enjoy your ssd I don't really care which anyone buys only what I buy.

Couldn't agree more - get what works for you

swarfega said:

They can keep up the speed for longer.

^^^^ This

Kol12 said:

You mean as the drive space lessens? Some NVMe's will start to lose write speeds the more the drive is filled up. That's something to keep an eye out for when researching a drive.

I've heard similar claims, but I can't confirm since I have always been a believer in not filling drives (HDD/SSD) above 70 percent. Something I've been practicing since my early PC days. Of the five SSD's in my system only one (game drive) is near 70 filled and it's at 64 percent (a bit near the edge for my liking) …