Emtec 2.5 inch SSD Power Plus SATA600

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Pros:

Very fast read speeds, Features of the Phison S10 controller, Supports DevSleep so lower power consumption, Price
Cheap purchase price. Good read speed.
Impressively fast sequentialread speeds, Very low price

Cons:

Very slow write speeds
Disappointing write speeds. Comes without mounting bracket or software

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Last revision on September 8, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Very fast read speeds, Features of the Phison S10 controller, Supports DevSleep so lower power consumption, Price
Cheap purchase price. Good read speed
Impressively fast sequentialread speeds, Very low price
Price, Capacity, Performance

Reviewers Didn't Like

Very slow write speeds
Disappointing write speeds. Comes without mounting bracket or software
Disappointing write speeds at tested capacity, No bundled software

Expert reviews and ratings

EMTEC sent us the 120GB version (model: ECSSD120GX150) of the drive, which has advertised speeds of 550 MB/s read and 160 MB/s read. The drive performed right up to these speeds, our ATTO Disk Benchmark the drive achieved reads of 563 MB/s and writes of...

By ThinkComputers on June 10, 2015

A very affordable new-gen SSD, the SSD Power Plus delivered good sequential-read speeds, but its write speeds lagged. It's a decent enough choice for budget-strapped buyers coming over from a hard drive for the first time. Read...

By Computer Shopper on April 10, 2015

The Emtec SSD Power Plus is a good, inexpensive upgrade for that old laptop with a wheezing hard...

By PC Mag on May 29, 2015

I am not sure how they did it but the $ 89 (Micro Center) X150 managed to compete head to head with a Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB and the Adata M.2 SSD in our benchmark testing.The combined performance, price and warranty puts the Emtec Power Saver X150...

By Pureoverclock on February 04, 2015