So-so PCMark 10 results in launching certain programs
Hard-to-remove heatsink
ADATA found itself in a bit of hot water in the world of internal solid-state drives (SSDs) last year, but that hasn t stopped the company from forging on with its relentless SSD releases. Following on from the middling ADATA Falcon and Swordfish drives, ADATA s XPG division is standing up to the plate with its latest offering, the XPG Gammix S50 Lite (starts at 1TB for $149.99; 2TB for $299.99, as tested). It s a PCI Express (PCIe) 4.0 drive that features just four channels (half of the eight-channel standard established by premium options in the space), so we weren t expecting records to be shattered, especially not at this price. But it surprised us across most of the benchmark tests we run. The S50 Lite represents the first wave of PCIe 4.0 s budget set, and it fulfills that duty handily, earning our Editors Choice award as the best entry-level drive in the PCIe 4.0 class so far.