Package and Contents

Inside the package you will find the SSD itself, a USB Type-C cable, and a cable with a standard USB (Type-A) port.

The Drive

ADATA has chosen a clean, stylish look for their external SSD. Due to the M.2 SSD inside, the case is relatively large, though.


A single USB-C port lets you connect to the drive. Note the small LED to the left of the connector. It lights up blue when the drive is powered on and also serves as a disk activity indicator by turning off the LED while data is accessed.

Disassembly

Taking the drive apart, we see that inside the SE760 is a base PCB that has an M.2 PCIe drive screwed into it—a simple, yet flexible design as any M.2 SSD from their lineup can be used. It does lead to a larger physical footprint, though.


The green main PCB provides USB connectivity and the USB-to-NVMe translation hardware. The black M.2 SSD houses all the "SSD" logic—the flash controller itself and four flash chips, all on one side. A DRAM chip is not available.


The 4-channel flash controller is made by Realtek and supports operation without an additional DRAM chip.


The four flash chips are Micron 64-layer 3D TLC NAND, of which each has a capacity of 256 GB.


JMicron's JMS583 controller was one of the first ICs that could handle full-speed USB 3.2 Gen 2 10 Gbps. It supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 on the USB side and PCI-Express x2 3.0 for attached devices.