A-Data LEGEND 800 ALEG-800-2000GCS 2 TB

Compact solid-state drive in M.2 2280 format from A-Data with a memorable gold graphene heatsink. The model belongs to the mid-range class, part of the A-Data Legend product line, and is essentially a universal option that can be useful in a variety of scenarios. It is equipped with a modern 4-channel controller, supports the NVMe 1.4 protocol, and relies on the PCIe 4.0 interface for data exchange, although it does not fully utilize its capabilities.

In particular, the manufacturer claims a linear write speed of up to 2800 MB/s and a read speed of up to 3500 MB/s, which is decent but far from record-breaking by 2023 standards. The A-Data LEGEND 800 lacks its own DRAM buffer, but thanks to support for HMB and dynamic SLC cache, it can use a small segment of the system memory as a buffer. The official warranty from the manufacturer is 3 years. The drive comes with a package of proprietary software for setup, optimization, and monitoring of the SSD's performance.