Introduction
Founded in 2003, Silicon Power Computer & Communications Inc. is a company which manufactures and sells flash memory cards, USB flash drives, portable hard drives, solid state drives, DRAM modules and industrial-grade products. The company is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, and has offices around the world.
Official product link:
https://www.silicon-power.com/web/product-P34A80
Packaging and accessories
The P34A80 1TB is delivered is a standard sized cardboard box. The front side features a clear plastic window which allows for easy view of the SSD found inside. The main features of the SSD are listed on the right side, while the manufacture’s logo is placed on the upper left corner.
The back side of the packaging has all the technical specifications of the SSD. These are printed in multiple languages.
The SSD has adequate protection inside the box. The SSD is held in place by a clear plastic tray.
Specifications
Series: P34A80
Model: SP001TBP34A80M28
Capacity: 1TB
Form Factor: M.2 Type 2280
Interface: NVMe/ PCIe Gen 3 x4
Controller: Silicon Motion SM2262ENG
Flash Chips: Intel/Micron 64-layer 3D TLC
DRAM: 2x 512 MB SPECTEK/ Micron DDR4-2666 – PPE83-075E
Sequential Read: 3,400 MB/s
Sequential Write: 3,000 MB/s
Write Cache: TLC
Endurance (TBW): 1665 TBW
Operating Temperature: 0°C to 70°C
Operating Voltage: 3.5W (Max)
Dimensions: 22mm x 80mm
Warranty: 5 years
Features:
– Super-fast PCIe Gen3x4 interface for read/write speeds of up to 3,400MB/s / 3,000MB/s
– NVMe 1.3 support
– RAID engine for enhanced data integrity
– Supports SLC Cache and DRAM Cache Buffer. Provides great SSD sequential read/write and random read/write performance.
– Slim form factor M.2 2280 for perfect fit in slim and portable mobile applications or desktop PCs
SP are indeed good products at great pricing. Only problem I found, from actual experience, is them honouring the warranty. On pretty much every occasion they have rejected it and told me to go to the point of sale and sort it out with them. Even when it is past a reasonable time frame eg 2 years into the 5 year warranty. Shame as that is the one downside, and major one, on otherwise excellent choice.