CONCLUSION

   Once again HyperX has released a great looking product aimed primarily towards gamers who like to own peripherals and hardware that really stand out. Of course, 2.5 inch SSDs have nothing special to offer in terms of performance (which is why we expect M.2 NVMe SSDs with RGB illuminated heatsinks to pop in the market eventually – or standalone RGB M.2 heatsinks) but they are still much faster compared to regular HDDs and that combined with the RGB feature should be enough to overcome the issue of performance for some consumers. Still we need to point out that the FURY RGB is not meant for use in laptops due to the fact that the 75 RGB LEDs tend to raise the temperature of the drive’s interior components. We didn’t actually encounter an issue with that during our tests (temperatures in the lab are at 23 degrees when we perform performance related tests) but that would most certainly be an issue with a laptop (so do keep that in mind – although I doubt anyone would pay for the RGB premium just to install it inside a laptop).

   The sole drawback of the FURY RGB 480GB SSD by HyperX is its current price tag since it retails for USD108.46 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 115Euros inside the EU (Amazon.co.uk) meaning almost twice as much compared to many 2.5 inch 480GB models. Honestly we were all expecting this since aside the RGB sync feature the FURY RGB SSD also features superior build quality but the fact remains that for many people its price tag may be a deal breaker. That being said the FURY RGB SSD by HyperX is still one of the most impressive 2.5 inch models in the market today and that coupled with its good read and write numbers are enough to secure our Golden Award.

PROS

- Overall Performance
- Build Quality (Heavy Aluminum Enclosure)
- Endurance (240TBW For The 480GB Model) 
- Supports RGB Sync Mainboards (75 RGB LEDs)
- Features (AES 256 Bit Hardware Encryption / SLC Caching / DevSleep/ eDrive Support)
- 3 Year Warranty

CONS

- Price (For Some)