Review: Asus ROG Strix Arion SSD (500GB)

Conclusion

Asus builds on the release of the ROG Strix Arion SSD enclosure by, this time, putting a drive in it for those wanting a fit-and-finished product. By amalgamating a proven Phison E12 NVMe SSD Asus covers the performance bases for an external storage solution capable of transmitting data at 1GB/s.

Differentiating from the norm via a metal heatsink, which works well, Asus adds visual pizzazz with two-zone RGB.

That said, Asus is stingy with the capacity, as 500GB is the only option, the company really ought to include a second Type-C-to-A cable, and pricing feels expensive compared to similar performance drives from WD and Seagate.

We'd likely buy the enclosure on its own and pair it with an inexpensive drive such as a WD Blue SN570 1TB. You'd get double the capacity for not much more.

Bottom line: Asus needs to work on capacity and pricing for the Arion ROG Strix S500 SSD to make sense in an already congested marketplace.

Asus ROG Strix Arion S500 SSD (500GB)

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