GoKawiilThe Acer MA200 is a competent M.2 2230 NVMe SSD with reasonably good performance and power efficiency, even if it’s not the fastest drive out there.
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M.2 2230 NVMe SSDs continue to be in demand and, thanks to the nature of portable computing, they need to be capacious and power-efficient. Add the desire for travel reliability, and you end up wanting a more OEM-like experience, something Acer knows how to deliver well. You don’t need the fastest drive, but you need one that works and, hopefully, always will. That’s where the MA200 comes into play.
It’s not fancy. It’s not record-breaking. It just delivers good performance everywhere it matters – random read latency is quite good – with solid power consumption numbers. The biggest drawback is probably that it’s limited to just 1TB. 2TB would definitely be better, but given the price of drives today, perhaps 1TB is a more realistic target, anyway.
Acer MA200 Specifications
Swipe to scroll horizontally Product 512GB 1TB Pricing $83.99 $143.99 Form Factor M.2 2230 (Single-sided) M.2 2230 (Single-sided) Interface / Protocol PCIe 4.0 x4 / NVMe 1.4 PCIe 4.0 x4 / NVMe 1.4 Controller Silicon Motion SM2269XT Silicon Motion SM2269XT DRAM N/A (HMB) N/A (HMB) Flash Memory Micron 176-Layer TLC (B47R) Micron 176-Layer TLC (B47R) Sequential Read 5,000 MB/s 5,200 MB/s Sequential Write 4,000 MB/s 4,700 MB/s Random Read 500K IOPS 700K IOPS Random Write 800K IOPS 850K IOPS Endurance 300TBW 600TBW Part Number BL.9BWWA.153 BL.9BWWA.154 Warranty 5-year 5-year
The Acer MA200 is only available at 512GB and 1TB, although the 1TB should be far easier to find. Neither was available at the time of review, but historical pricing indicates they are priced at $80+ and $200+, respectively. We’re seeing ~$135 for 1TB and $140+ for 1TB in the market right now for M.2 2230, while similar hardware is priced at $200+ for 1TB. The drive’s last available price of $201.09 is about right. Technically, you could find four in stock on Amazon at the time of review for $190.76, but we cannot guarantee that. However, that would be competitive with TLC-based drives in this range.
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The drive is rated for up to 5,200/4,700 MB/s for sequential reads and writes, and up to 700K/850K random read and write IOPS. The 1TB variant has significantly better performance because it has more flash dies, and that is what we would recommend. It also makes sense for an M.2 2230 upgrade, and it’s really the only SKU we’ve seen available, anyway. Acer backs it with a five-year warranty and the standard 600TB of writes at 1TB.
Acer MA200 Software and Accessories
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