In this review, we’ll look at the ADATA SC680 external SSD. Stylish and compact for easy portability, it adopts the USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-C interface for excellent reading and writing performance can offer read speeds of around 530Mb/sec and write speeds of up to 460Mb/sec, and it is resistant to shock and vibration, and therefore provide better protection for data. And This SSD is aimed at customers looking for the best value for money.
Specifications ADATA SC680
- Form Factor: 2.5″
- Capacity: 248 GB or 960GB
- Memory Components: advanced 3D NAND Flash
- Interface: USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
- Features Read/Write speed up to 530/460 MB/s
- Ultra-light and thin design
- Shock-resistant
- Color: Black
Supports Windows, Mac OS, Android, Xbox One, PS4 consoles.
Design:
ADATA SC680 external SSD is built to give you easy and fast access to your data anywhere you go. It is stylish, thin, lightweight (35 g), and only 10 mm thick is very portable, slipping into pockets and bags with ease, roughly the thickness of a smartphone with measuring just 86.7 x 61 x 10mm
The SC680 offers branding along the bottom with a simple logo. The overall chassis is black plastic, glossy, It is available in two colors – black and dark blue, The edge of the drive includes the USB-C connection and activity LED to the left.
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Performance ADATA SC680 External SSD:
ADATA SC680 adopts USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-C (Type C) interface so there is no right or wrong orientation when plugging in, and provide read/write speeds of up to 530/460MB/s, which are up to 6.6 times faster than external HDDs.
Now you can transfer a 10GB 4K movie in roughly 20 seconds. or load console games in the blink of an eye. Just connect it to your device via the USB-C (Type C) connector and play and he is resistant to shock and vibration operates quietly due to the fact that it is an SSD drive and consumes less power than many other external SSDs.
The disk itself is connected using a USB type C cable, the set has two cables – one ends with a USB type-A input in USB 3.2 standard, the other is USB type C. This gives us the ability to connect the disk not only to a laptop or desktop computer but also a smartphone or tablet. It is also compatible with Windows, Mac OS, and Android.
After testing the SC680’s performance on PC with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support. We were able to transfer a 10 GB file in 38 seconds, which translates into an actual transfer rate of 263 MB / s. Actual performance may vary depending on the host device and software configurations.
Conclusion:
So, ADATA SC680 its best choice if you want to replace your external HDD with an external SSD storage device compact, light-weight, and offers very fast and good performance. It’s available in capacities of 480GB or 960GB and the important thing it’s the budget price.
