External solid state drives are nothing new, they provide fast portable storage whether you are transferring files between systems, need a portable game or editing drive, or even just need to add some quick storage to something like a laptop. ADATA’s latest external solid state drive is the SC740. What sets this drive apart from many others is that it comes with a built-in USB cable so you never forget it! On top of that the drive features read and write speeds of 1050 MB/s and 1000 MB/s respectively as well as a pretty compact design. Let’s take a look and see what this drive is all about.
Special thanks to ADATA for providing us with the SC740 External Solid State Drive to review.
Specifications of the ADATA SC740 External Solid State Drive
Color: Blue
Capacity: 500GB / 1000GB / 2000GB
Dimensions (L x W x H): With cable folded: 121.75 x 40.5 x 22.3mm / 4.8 x 1.6 x 0.88inch
Cable length: 127 mm/5inch
Weight: 40g / 1.41oz
Interface: USB 3.2 Gen2 (USB 10Gbps)
Sequential Read (Max*): Up to 1,050 MB/s
Sequential Write (Max*): Up to 1,000 MB/s
Operating system requirements:
– Windows 10 / 11
– MacOS 13 or later
– Linux Kernel 6 or later
– Android 13 or later
Warranty: 5-year limited warranty
Packaging of the ADATA SC740 External Solid State Drive
The ADATA SC740 comes in a typical retail box from ADATA. On the front we have a picture of the drive itself, the capacity, speed, and it lets us know that it will work with both Xbox and PS5. We have the 1TB version here, but it is also available in 500GB and 2TB versions as well.
Flipping over to the back there is a list of specifications and other information.
Getting everything out of the box we find the drive itself as well as a quick start guide.
