Rank #7 in Best 1TB SATA SSD: 10 Ranked, and Why £190 Buys 10MB/s
Fikwot FX815 1TB 2.5" SATA III SSD
Price and rating as shown on Amazon when we collected them. Both change.
The Fikwot FX815 is a 2.5-inch SATA III solid state drive in 1TB, listed at £97.99 with 4.5 stars from 772 ratings. It sits at #7 in this guide. The reason it is worth a page is the arithmetic: its listing claims up to 560MB/s read, which is the same headline figure the Samsung 870 EVO carries at £290.77 — a £192.78 gap for the number on the box. Within the guide's spread of 500MB/s to 560MB/s and prices from £89.99 to £290.77, the Fikwot claims the top of the speed range at close to the bottom of the price range.
The listing does not quite agree with itself, though. The bullet points say the maximum read and write speed can reach 560MB/s and 510MB/s; the spec table underneath lists "Media Speed: 510" and separately gives "Cache Memory Installed Size: 1" with no unit attached, so the cache figure cannot be checked against anything the drive claims. The same table states the connection twice — once as "Serial ATA-600" and once as "SATA 6.0 Gb/s", which is the same thing written two ways. On the ratings, the breakdown shows 79 five-star and 5 one-star reviews in the 100 displayed, while the 4.5 headline is drawn from all 772. Everything on this page comes from the Amazon listing for this drive; we have not tested it ourselves.
How those 772 ratings break down
An average hides its own shape. This is the spread behind the 4.5 stars.
Specification
Exactly as published on the Amazon listing, field for field.
| Price | £97.99 |
|---|---|
| Amazon rating | 4.5 out of 5, from 772 ratings |
| Claimed read speed | 560 MB/s |
| Claimed write speed | 510 MB/s (listed in the spec table as "Media Speed") |
| Interface | SATA 6.0 Gb/s, also given as Serial ATA-600 in the same table |
| Form factor | 2.5-inch, 7mm slim |
| Endurance claim | 3-year or 320 TBW limited warranty |
| Cache memory installed size | 1 (as listed — no unit given) |
What buyers actually say
Quoted from customer reviews on Amazon
Verified purchase“There might be more expensive ssd drives available with faster read and write speeds but for the average user they'd be happy with this drives performance. It's still a big speed increase if upgrading from a HD drive on pcs and laptops.”
Verified purchase“Great ssd been used for a year as boot and steam games worked flawless good speeds and handles decent temp”
What it is up against
The rivals it was ranked against in Best 1TB SATA SSD: 10 Ranked, and Why £190 Buys 10MB/s.
Questions people ask
How fast does the Fikwot FX815 claim to be?
The listing says the maximum read and write speed can reach 560 MB/s and 510 MB/s over a SATA 3.0 interface. Amazon's own spec table repeats the read figure as 560 Megabytes Per Second and records 510 against "Media Speed".
What does the Fikwot FX815 cost, and what does that buy?
It is listed at £97.99. That is £192.78 less than the £290.77 asked for a drive in this guide on the same claimed 560MB/s read figure, and £2.00 less than a 550MB/s drive listed at £99.99.
How long is the warranty on the Fikwot FX815?
The listing gives a 3-year or up to 320 TBW limited warranty, with free technical support and customer service on the official Fikwot website.
Will the Fikwot FX815 fit a laptop?
The listing gives a 7mm slim, 2.5-inch form factor and names Ultrabooks and ultra-slim notebooks as well as compatible 2.5-inch SATA expansion and desktops. Capacity options in the range run from 256GB to 4TB.
Can the cache size be confirmed from the listing?
No. One bullet point refers to an "intelligent SLC cache", while the spec table gives "Cache Memory Installed Size: 1" with no unit, so there is no figure to check the claim against.
Does the rating breakdown match the 4.5 headline?
Of the 100 ratings shown in the breakdown, 79 are five-star, 11 four-star, 4 three-star, 1 two-star and 5 one-star. That sample averages 4.58, slightly above the 4.5 headline, which covers all 772 ratings.
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