Every experienced user would know that performance is only a small part of the equation. Endurance is always the number one factor for the experienced user. Testing for endurance is hard, but then that's how certain channels build value for their viewers.
I've actually owned a Fanxiang M.2 SSD for over 2 years. No, they're not blisteringly quick, and I didn't expect that it would be. But I got it for around £50 and it has been perfectly competent while also significantly less expensive than it's competition. - People waxing lyrical over Samsung being 'better' are like the people who say "don't buy a Nvidia 4070, get a 4090, it's faster!". Yeah, no duh! Why? Because it costs twice as much! - As a budget SSD, I thoroughly recommend this brand. No, it's not super fast, and yes, it's speeds are more in line with PCIe 3 than 4, but for 90% of users, you're not going to notice any difference. - Over 4,200 hours and still at 99% health btw.
I've heard mixed reviews of the products, but for what you are getting for the price point it is absolutely more than adequate, you are 100% on the money with regards to people expecting high end performance for low end budget products. This drive performs exactly how I would expect a £50 NVMe drive to perform. It's a lot more down to research and understanding the product, using a qlc drive for a server system is asking for issues with it's limited cycles. But then there is never going to be a product that will ultimately please everybody, If I reviewed the most expensive drive with blistering speeds, it would be "ludicrously expensive, overpriced and so on and so forth". I stand firm by my findings in the videos, it is a £50 drive that performs exactly how a £50 drive should perform making it a great value product :)
8:16 has a minor error: QLC is actually slower than TLC due to having more possible voltage levels (1 cell can have up-to 16 states vs TLC only having 8 states). It takes more time to write a cell (or update its contents) and read a cell as a result.
Very good review thank you! But could you explain why when looking at the graphic for the NAND QLC should be slower than SLC but as an example a 1TB Timetec module using SLC 3x4 advertises speeds of 2,000/1,600 MB/s while Fanxiang 3x4 3500MB/s. Is there a speed penalty for only having 1 bit per cell?
Actually I STILL use around ten spinning 3.5" drives on my NAS, as large capacity SSD drives aren't so cheap, nor are they that reliable. Besides for network storeage, they don't need to have sustanable high data transfers.
I like your review, but would be nice (and isn't it mandatory?) to disclose in the description that this is basically a sponsored ad? And in the closing remarks/conclusion you're comparing the price of a 2TB drive with the price of a 1TB drive. Not really fair in my humble opinion, and misleading.
is this drive empty, half full, or near full? every drive i own is full gen 3 speeds, while empty. but when they have persay 200gb of 2tb left they become slower than they normally would. still faster than any 2.5 in ssd. (none of the drives i own are this brand) but im curious since i need a 4th drive for more games.
@@GadgetJoe you should fill it up, retest and update in a comment. or re visit this in another upload. my samsung 970evo slows own some, my adata 8200sx pro (before they swapped the control chips or whatever) slows down too. as i stated prior. my 2.5in wdblue ssds dont slow down however. but thats expected. either way, the nvme drives are still fast for what they are (even tho i paid near 300 for the adata several years back). *if i empty the drive its as fast as it was new shown in pics i uploaded in a review on amazon. you didn ask non of this. but its all relevant when rating drives. especially cheaper ones. (even not cheap ones like i had).
@@Kraxt0n that's a very fair point, it's another key point to add to the reviews of testing drives that I will look to do going forward, thank you for the input! All duly noted!
i see it says i have a reply from Brayden, im not planning on buying this. i asked a few serious questions relating to how drive performance is impacted greatly. thats all really.
@@Kraxt0n my TH-cam often removes comments if they are flagged as abusive or have foul language on them. I got the notification too about the reply but when I clicked on it nothing came up.
It is a slower drive than most gen 4 cards yes, but as far as the fact it's a gen 4 card for the price point it is considered "good value" when you take that into consideration. I do agree with you however, the speeds are far lower than they should be and you can indeed get a very similar speed gen 3 drive for a lower price. Unfortunately this is very much a case of clever marketing from the company by being able to command a higher price by utilising newer technology for something that would effectively be much cheaper if it were gen 3.
This is not even a good deal. I just checked my local stores that sell NVME drives and you can get bunch of name brands NVME 1TB SSDs for around 65 Euro or 55GBP. The one most people want is the Samsung 990 EVO 1TB and that comes in at 80 Euro or 68GBP. Why would you risk your data with some no name brand Chinese SSD so safe 5GBP?
A very fair comment indeed! Also, what store are you getting the 990 Evo for £68 as I want to get one for that price lol, they're usually around the 100 price mark!
Where the hell are you getting those prices lmao, even on Amazon (which is usually the cheapet option for me in Ireland) a Crucial P3 Plus and WD Black SN770 1TB are 85€, I'm genuinely interested where you can buy name brand 1TB NVMEs for under 70€, cheapest Samsung 1TB NVME I could find goes for 105€
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Every experienced user would know that performance is only a small part of the equation. Endurance is always the number one factor for the experienced user. Testing for endurance is hard, but then that's how certain channels build value for their viewers.
I've actually owned a Fanxiang M.2 SSD for over 2 years. No, they're not blisteringly quick, and I didn't expect that it would be. But I got it for around £50 and it has been perfectly competent while also significantly less expensive than it's competition. - People waxing lyrical over Samsung being 'better' are like the people who say "don't buy a Nvidia 4070, get a 4090, it's faster!". Yeah, no duh! Why? Because it costs twice as much! - As a budget SSD, I thoroughly recommend this brand. No, it's not super fast, and yes, it's speeds are more in line with PCIe 3 than 4, but for 90% of users, you're not going to notice any difference. - Over 4,200 hours and still at 99% health btw.
I've heard mixed reviews of the products, but for what you are getting for the price point it is absolutely more than adequate, you are 100% on the money with regards to people expecting high end performance for low end budget products. This drive performs exactly how I would expect a £50 NVMe drive to perform. It's a lot more down to research and understanding the product, using a qlc drive for a server system is asking for issues with it's limited cycles. But then there is never going to be a product that will ultimately please everybody, If I reviewed the most expensive drive with blistering speeds, it would be "ludicrously expensive, overpriced and so on and so forth".
I stand firm by my findings in the videos, it is a £50 drive that performs exactly how a £50 drive should perform making it a great value product :)
8:16 has a minor error: QLC is actually slower than TLC due to having more possible voltage levels (1 cell can have up-to 16 states vs TLC only having 8 states).
It takes more time to write a cell (or update its contents) and read a cell as a result.
Very good review thank you! But could you explain why when looking at the graphic for the NAND QLC should be slower than SLC but as an example a 1TB Timetec module using SLC 3x4 advertises speeds of 2,000/1,600 MB/s while Fanxiang 3x4 3500MB/s. Is there a speed penalty for only having 1 bit per cell?
I grabbed a couple of the 256gb units for caching my NAS. Less than a month gone, already showing 88% health. Garbage.
Actually I STILL use around ten spinning 3.5" drives on my NAS, as large capacity SSD drives aren't so cheap, nor are they that reliable. Besides for network storeage, they don't need to have sustanable high data transfers.
I like your review, but would be nice (and isn't it mandatory?) to disclose in the description that this is basically a sponsored ad?
And in the closing remarks/conclusion you're comparing the price of a 2TB drive with the price of a 1TB drive. Not really fair in my humble opinion, and misleading.
I paid £64 delivered from AliExpress for the S790 2TB nvme (was part of their own sale) - will see what turns up!
Happy days, keep me updated as to how you find it, I'd be keen to know :)
@@GadgetJoe will do!! Should get in around 4-5 days
is this drive empty,
half full, or near full?
every drive i own is full gen 3 speeds,
while empty. but when they have persay 200gb of 2tb left
they become slower than they normally would. still faster than
any 2.5 in ssd. (none of the drives i own are this brand)
but im curious since i need a 4th drive for more games.
Hi, it was completely empty, nothing was on the drive at all
@@GadgetJoe you should fill it up, retest and update in a comment. or re visit this in another upload. my samsung 970evo slows own some, my adata 8200sx pro (before they swapped the control chips or whatever) slows down too. as i stated prior. my 2.5in wdblue ssds dont slow down however. but thats expected. either way, the nvme drives are still fast for what they are (even tho i paid near 300 for the adata several years back). *if i empty the drive its as fast as it was new shown in pics i uploaded in a review on amazon. you didn ask non of this. but its all relevant when rating drives. especially cheaper ones. (even not cheap ones like i had).
@@Kraxt0n that's a very fair point, it's another key point to add to the reviews of testing drives that I will look to do going forward, thank you for the input! All duly noted!
i see it says i have a reply from Brayden,
im not planning on buying this.
i asked a few serious questions relating
to how drive performance is impacted greatly.
thats all really.
@@Kraxt0n my TH-cam often removes comments if they are flagged as abusive or have foul language on them. I got the notification too about the reply but when I clicked on it nothing came up.
In it to win it! 😮
This drive blows. Its doing sub gen 3 speed while claming to be gen 4.
It is a slower drive than most gen 4 cards yes, but as far as the fact it's a gen 4 card for the price point it is considered "good value" when you take that into consideration. I do agree with you however, the speeds are far lower than they should be and you can indeed get a very similar speed gen 3 drive for a lower price. Unfortunately this is very much a case of clever marketing from the company by being able to command a higher price by utilising newer technology for something that would effectively be much cheaper if it were gen 3.
This is not even a good deal. I just checked my local stores that sell NVME drives and you can get bunch of name brands NVME 1TB SSDs for around 65 Euro or 55GBP. The one most people want is the Samsung 990 EVO 1TB and that comes in at 80 Euro or 68GBP. Why would you risk your data with some no name brand Chinese SSD so safe 5GBP?
A very fair comment indeed! Also, what store are you getting the 990 Evo for £68 as I want to get one for that price lol, they're usually around the 100 price mark!
Where the hell are you getting those prices lmao, even on Amazon (which is usually the cheapet option for me in Ireland) a Crucial P3 Plus and WD Black SN770 1TB are 85€, I'm genuinely interested where you can buy name brand 1TB NVMEs for under 70€, cheapest Samsung 1TB NVME I could find goes for 105€
in it to win it
In it to win it
yeah, QLC is quite shit
china will do anything to bait you for your hard earned cash. This SSD is a terrible JOKE!
Much talking - nearly no information
it's boodjit