- Capacity 32GB
- Connector Type 7+15 pin SATA II
- Form Factor 2.5”
- Cache Buffer SDRAM
- Flash Type MLC
- Performance
- Sequential Read up to 230MB/second
- Sequential Write: up to 170MB/second
- 32GB Performance
- Read Up to 230MB/second
- Write: Up to 150MB/second
The A-DATA 2.5” SATA II SSD S592 drive is a fairly low capacity mainstream SSD drive with 32GB of storage. This is sufficient to install Windows and a few key programs but not the music, games or movies that can take many GB of storage. Two of these drives in RAID 0 Mode will allow you to store up to 64GB of data, still not a large amount, but enough to get most basic programs with additional storage required for other things.
The S592 comes in three flavors, the 32GB version I’m reviewing here, a 64GB version and the 128GB version which serves as the top of the lineup. The drive uses NAND Flash memory of the Multi-Level Cell (MLC) type. MLC memory is capable of storing more than a single bit per cell. This is less expensive than Single Level Cell NAND Flash memory but has a higher error rate than that standard. The A-Data 32GB S592 has a small amount of SDRAM onboard for cache.
The S592 comes in a 2.5” form factor and connects to the computer with a SATA II interface. The Serial ATA interface has replaced the IDE or ATA interface on all modern drives. SATA II requires a free SATA port on the motherboard, a SATA Data Cable and a SATA Power cable. Some of the motherboards also have an external SATA port with power and you can use this drive as a portable device by using external SATA port.
