Acer FA100 2 TB M.2

Overall performance.

DRAM-less cache.

Acer has entered a highly competitive market sector with the FA100. It’s a fast drive with decent endurance but it will need a little shaved off the MSRP to help it fight its corner.

+ Comes with M.2 screw ; + 5-year warranty ; + Low cost ; + Power-efficient

- Lags the competition ; - Lacks AES 256-bit encryption or software

Acer’s PCIe 3.0 NVMe FA100 SSD was designed to deliver speed and efficiency at low price points. It's not bad from that perspective, but lagged the competition in most of our performance tests.

Easy to install and configure ; High performance ; Five-year warranty ; Low operating temperature – no throttling ; Inexpensive

It could be faster in mixed-load operations

The FA100 SSD seems like one more well-balanced product from Acer. The 1TB version offers high capacity, enough for daily work or gaming. It’s also fast, reliable, and runs at low temperatures what guarantees stable performance without thermal...