Hey guys, I've got something here to unbox today that is from a brand that I
had actually never heard of before they approached me and asked me to do a
YouTube video about their product. So, this is from Silicon Power. And like I
said, if you're in North America, you might not have heard of them so much,
but there are parts of the world where Silicon Power is quite well known. So,
what I want you guys to do is if there is anyone in the audience today who has
seen Silicon Power for sale in a shop near them, I'd like you guys to leave a
comment on the video and say where you're from so that we can get a better
idea of where Silicon Power is popular.
So, I'm just going to go ahead and start with the unboxing process here cuz it's
so shiny when the packaging's on it. So, let's have a look at what this is. The
first thing we're going to see here is that it is a 2 and 1/2 in solid state disc. It's part of their Veloc series
V20. This is sandforce driven. So that
means we are using a sandforce controller. This is a SATA 2 SSD,
although I don't believe it mentions that anywhere on the outside of the
packaging. Okay. Enterprise class cost effective SSD built with Sanforce
controller. It's available in a variety of capacities from 60 gig to 120 and
higher. All right. We've also got reads up to 285 megabytes per second and
writes up to 275 megabytes per second.
They cover it with a three-year warranty. It does fully support trim.
And that's pretty much it for the outside of the packaging. So, let's see what we've got on the inside with the
silicon power SSD. Okay, that's it for the box. We
have the SSD itself. We have what
appears to be I don't know. Okay, we got an
introduction. Okay, some some words of caution about not shocking it with
static. That's good. Compatible with SATA 2. Okay, so they mention it here.
Low power consumption, high performance, low noise. Well, no noise. So, these are
all traits of SSDs in general. They've got a little installation steps outline
and then a warranty card which you can fill out. And I suppose you do you mail
it? Oh, no. You can also do this online. So, don't bother doing that. just do it
on mine. Okay, we've got screws. So, we
have eight screws. So, four of these are
going to be to attach the SSD to the included 2 and 1/2 in to 3 and 1/2 in
adapter. And the other four are going to be to mount the 2 and 1/2 in to 3 and
1/2 in adapter into your case. So, they've actually helpfully labeled which
end you should uh point the connector on the drive towards when you are
installing it onto this drive sled. So,
let's have a look at the drive itself. Here we are. So, it's got a nice
golden black label on it. Silicon Power branding. Um, not a whole lot on it
beyond that. Looks like it is made in Taiwan. Okay, so we'll move around to
the back. It uses just a pretty standard black finish with uh with a little bit
of speckled paint. So, it should be fairly fingerprint resistant. I mean, I
don't know about you guys, but when I install an SSD in my system, I want it
looking pretty good. At the back, we find our standard SATA power as well as
SATA data interfaces. And in terms of
mounting, we've got all of the usual ones. So, we have four on the bottom and
then two on each side. So, what I'm
actually going to be featuring this particular SSD in is a little guide cuz
I've had quite a few people ask me, "Well, can I use an SSD for my OS?" And
then can I use a hard drive for my data? So, I'm going to show you guys uh I
haven't decided yet whether I'm going to do it on a laptop or on a desktop, but
I'm going to show you guys all the steps involved in buying an SSD, adding it to
your laptop or desktop, and then using your old hard drive for storage. Don't
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