Slickdeals is community-supported.  We may get paid by brands or deals, including promoted items.
Sorry, this deal has expired. Get notified of deals like this in the future. Add Deal Alert for this Item
Popular

2TB ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe SSD @BestBuy $200

Good Deal?
If you purchase something through a post on our site, Slickdeals may get a small share of the sale.
Deal
Score
+2
10,500 Views
$200.00
$259.99

Price Intelligence

Model: ADATA - XPG SX8200 Pro Series 2TB PCIe Gen 3 x4 M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Drive with Flash 3D Nand Technology

Deal History 

Sort: Most Recent
Post Date Sold By Sale Price Activity
06/21/21Best Buy$109.99
8
01/15/21Best Buy$199.99
20
11/25/20Best Buy$199.99 popular
38
09/05/20Best Buy$229.99 popular
19

Your comment cannot be blank.

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Joined Nov 2007
L6: Expert
> bubble2 1,228 Posts
234 Reputation
gerf
09-17-2021 at 01:59 PM.
09-17-2021 at 01:59 PM.
"AData Pro" sounds like an oxymoron.
7
8
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Nov 2018
L6: Expert
> bubble2 1,416 Posts
394 Reputation
CoreyR2384
09-17-2021 at 02:35 PM.

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank CoreyR2384

09-17-2021 at 02:35 PM.
This is one of the drives that ADATA pulled a bait and switch with a slower controller. They sent the version with a fast controller to the reviewers, then silently switched them with cheaper, downgraded controllers with reduced performance once glowing reviews were released. They then silently switched to an even slower controller for the second time a few months ago. Should be illegal.
68
>
2
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Last edited by CoreyR2384 September 17, 2021 at 02:40 PM.
Joined Feb 2015
L3: Novice
> bubble2 251 Posts
34 Reputation
wrswldo
09-17-2021 at 02:38 PM.
09-17-2021 at 02:38 PM.
Is this the one that got the hidden performance decrease?
Edit
Yes it is repped you Corey
14
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Dec 2015
L3: Novice
> bubble2 254 Posts
21 Reputation
giftedunlimited
09-17-2021 at 02:40 PM.
09-17-2021 at 02:40 PM.
Makes you rethink about the warranty on the good ones. Hope it stays working cuz ADATA gonna send you these trash ones.
3
1
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Jul 2008
L7: Teacher
> bubble2 2,075 Posts
244 Reputation
kevinh
09-17-2021 at 02:48 PM.
09-17-2021 at 02:48 PM.
Quote from CoreyR2384 :
This is one of the drives that ADATA pulled a bait and switch with a slower controller. They sent the version with a fast controller to the reviewers, then silently switched them with cheaper, downgraded controllers with reduced performance once glowing reviews were released. They then silently switched to an even slower controller for the second time a few months ago. Should be illegal.
What sort of performance hit are we expecting?
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Feb 2021
L6: Expert
> bubble2 1,750 Posts
210 Reputation
FuschiaScene411
09-17-2021 at 02:53 PM.
09-17-2021 at 02:53 PM.
Quote from kevinh :
What sort of performance hit are we expecting?

Massive performance drops in some cases. You shouldn't buy this.
8
1
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Nov 2012
L8: Grand Teacher
> bubble2 3,657 Posts
1,395 Reputation
WingsOfF
09-17-2021 at 03:20 PM.
09-17-2021 at 03:20 PM.
Quote from kevinh :
What sort of performance hit are we expecting?
I have not see anybody do a side by side of both controllers with the same test but the performance is basically tied to the slower clock controller. You can only infer from its relative testing with other sticks in the same review.

This review is after the switch and it stays just above the WD Blue SN550 and trails in some of the tests, so any price premium over the WD Blue is no longer justified. This is the main conclusion from this review.

https://www.servethehome.com/adat...sd-review/

Here is a comparison from different reviews in one article

https://www.tomshardware.com/news...ler-change

but the test conditions may vary between the two.

However, the slower interface on the new controller seems to have the most impact on sequential reads and writes where it is slower around 20%.

So small reads and writes as in a boot/OS disk or small document or image files for productivity apps shouldn't see much of a difference in practice. But people who buy larger capacities may be doing game or media applications and there the sequential operation hit will likely be noticeable.

But it is the way they have handled the whole business hiding behind the Max Read and Write numbers claiming the performance numbers are the same which makes them an outlier dishonest group amongst other companies that have done component changes if not as eggregiously.

If the deal is better than WD Blue and comparables, buy it. No longer comparable in performance with Sk Hynix, Sabrent, Silicon Power, etc.
6
1
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Joined Dec 2020
L5: Journeyman
> bubble2 969 Posts
247 Reputation
J.treehorn
09-17-2021 at 03:43 PM.

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank J.treehorn

09-17-2021 at 03:43 PM.
Quote from CoreyR2384 :
This is one of the drives that ADATA pulled a bait and switch with a slower controller. They sent the version with a fast controller to the reviewers, then silently switched them with cheaper, downgraded controllers with reduced performance once glowing reviews were released. They then silently switched to an even slower controller for the second time a few months ago. Should be illegal.
PNY did something similar with their XLR8 CS3030. Sent the launch product to reviewers with great drive endurance ratings. After the positive reviews came in and the sales were good, they downgraded components and endurance ratings.
3
>
1
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Oct 2014
L2: Beginner
> bubble2 85 Posts
22 Reputation
Pavan92
09-17-2021 at 03:47 PM.
09-17-2021 at 03:47 PM.
You can always just return it to bestbuy for a refund if it doesn't work up to expectations.
3
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Aug 2021
New User
> bubble2 4 Posts
10 Reputation
DispelledSpirit
09-17-2021 at 03:55 PM.
09-17-2021 at 03:55 PM.
It's only once the cache is spent then it's slow right?
1
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Feb 2010
L9: Master
> bubble2 4,066 Posts
560 Reputation
Splash15
09-17-2021 at 03:55 PM.
09-17-2021 at 03:55 PM.
So not for a ps5 right?
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Jan 2010
L6: Expert
> bubble2 1,632 Posts
238 Reputation
TrevorK
09-17-2021 at 03:58 PM.
09-17-2021 at 03:58 PM.
Quote from DispelledSpirit :
It's only once the cache is spent then it's slow right?
No. The issue here is a different controller. The original one (three years ago?) had the better controller.

Today, it is a crap-shoot if you get the better one or not.
>
1
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Aug 2021
New User
> bubble2 4 Posts
10 Reputation
DispelledSpirit
09-17-2021 at 04:05 PM.
09-17-2021 at 04:05 PM.
So overall speed is slow then
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Jul 2008
L7: Teacher
> bubble2 2,075 Posts
244 Reputation
kevinh
09-17-2021 at 04:13 PM.
09-17-2021 at 04:13 PM.
Quote from FuschiaScene411 :
Massive performance drops in some cases. You shouldn't buy this.

Bah, I'll just wait until BF. This was just a luxury, 2nd drive type of deal for me. Got a 970 Evo Plus for a similar price after cash back and discounts last year.
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Page 1 of 2
Start the Conversation
 

More Computers Deals & Discounts

Link Copied

The link has been copied to the clipboard.