PC World - USA (2020-06)

58 PCWorld JUNE 2020

REVIEWS ADATA SE800 PORTABLE SSD

SE800’s margin of defeat was relatively slight.

It easily outshines any of the last generation of

SATA-based ultraportable SSDs.

Testing is performed on Windows 10

64-bit running on a Core i7-5820K/Asus X99

Deluxe system with four 16GB Kingston

2666MHz DDR4 modules, a Zotac (Nvidia)

GT 710 1GB x2 PCIe graphics card, and an

Asmedia ASM2142 USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps)

card. Also on board are a Gigabyte

GC-Alpine Thunderbolt 3 card and

Softperfect’s Ramdisk 3.4.6, which is used for

the 48GB read and write tests.

BOTTOM LINE

The SE800, with its weather-proofing end

cap, is unique in its ability to withstand

immersion in liquids. Given that it costs less

while providing roughly the same

The Adata SE 800 Portable SSD will easily fit into a pocket.

Adata SE800 Portable SSD (1TB)

PROS

• Very fast reader.


• IP68-rated with captive end-cap in place.


• More affordable than the competition.
  CONS


• Write performance just slightly off the pace.
  BOTTOM LINE
  The SE800 is a great reader and a decent writer
  that’s a few bucks less than the competition and get
  this—IP68 rated. Other ultraportable SSDs are
  rugged, but this is the first we’ve seen with an IP
  rating, and a very healthy one that covers submersion
  at that.
  $149

performance as the competition is the kicker.

Recommended, unless you just have to have

the Samsung T7’s fingerprint scanner, or every

last ounce of speed that the SanDisk Extreme

Pro Portable offers.