HP 2.5 inch S700 Pro Series SATA600

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

1
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Overall competitive performance for a SATA drive, Aggressive pricing, Available in capacities to 1TB
Great overall performance, Better performance in linear write tests than other drives, 3-year warranty, Solid internal components
High sequential performance, Attractive design, 3D NAND

Cons:

Bare-bones bundle, Solid, but no standout areas in testing
Price, Other drives come with a 5-year warranty

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Last revision on May 11, 2019

Reviewers Liked

Overall competitive performance for a SATA drive, Aggressive pricing, Available in capacities to 1TB
Great overall performance, Better performance in linear write tests than other drives, 3-year warranty, Solid internal components
High sequential performance, Attractive design, 3D NAND

Reviewers Didn't Like

Bare-bones bundle, Solid, but no standout areas in testing
Price, Other drives come with a 5-year warranty
Pricing, Low performance in applications

Expert reviews and ratings

HP's sober S700 Pro SSD is destined for business users and laptop upgraders, promising on-point performance with aggressive pricing, but no...

By PC Mag on September 21, 2017

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By Guru of 3D on July 18, 2017

Honestly when we were approached to review this drive we thought, “How good could an HP SSD really be?”. But after we were briefed on the specification and internals of the drive we were intrigued. Remember this drive makes use of the SMI SM2258...

By ThinkComputers on July 10, 2017

If you want a dependable hard drive with plenty of features for making sure it won't fail and lose your important files and documents, while offering fast – and consistent – speeds no matter what tasks you ask of it, then the HP S700 Pro is an excellent...

By TechRadar on July 05, 2017

The HP S700 is in theory handicapped by its DRAMless controller. Random access performance in particular suffers without a DRAM cache, and garbage collection on a near-full drive is more of a chore. This doesn't necessarily translate to a significant...

By AnandTech on September 07, 2017

Low application performance combined with a higher-than-EVO price doesn't make for a good combination in this climate. Companies don't have to win both categories, but people want the best value. That comes from a successful mix of both. The S700...

By Tom's Hardware on July 06, 2017

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By ssd-test.de on June 01, 2018