Question 1

Does is come with a sata cable?

Accepted Answer

No cables. 
I've purchased two SP SSDs. No problems so far. Haven't been able to successfully update the firmware but, they still do the job. Not bad drives if you're trying to save a little cash. Make sure you get one that's big enough to hold all your data. If you plan on cloning your OS, the new drive has to be bigger than the old one, even if it's not full. Found that out the hard way.

Question 2

Do i need a sata power connector for this ssd?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you will need a SATA power connector for this drive.  If you are replacing a current SATA drive with this one, then you should be fine.  If all you have are MOLEX connectors, then you will need to get a converter for it.

Question 3

Can I use this for my ASUS UX31E LAPTOP ? That also used a SATA3 SSD or is there a specific kind of SSD I need to buy ?

Accepted Answer

I was unaware that this laptop model was made with a proprietary interface that only two M.2 SSDs were made to fit- Sandisk U100 and ADATA XM11. If your SSD is that type, a 2.5" SSD will not work. You need to be looking at the M.2 SSDs, after you find out what is inside your laptop first. You may need some type of adapter if you want to get a different brand.

Question 4

Will this be supported by an AMD motherboard?

Accepted Answer

It's just a solid state drive so if  the motherboard supports Sata then it should work fine.

Question 5

Can this drive be used as an external backup drive in an appropriate enclosure?

Accepted Answer

I don't see why not.
You will of course need an external SATA (eSATA) port on the device you want to backup, an appropriate enclosure and the appropriate cable to interface your enclosure to your device.
However (if you have a USB 2 or 3 port) you will save a lot of money by buying an actual backup drive like a Toshiba Canvio or a Western Digital Passport, both of which are available on the Newegg website.

Question 6

What is the TBW on this drive?

Accepted Answer

Enter an answer to tTerabytes Written (TBW) directly measures how much you can write cumulatively into the drive over its lifetime. 
For example, if your drive is rated for 365 TBW, that means you can write 365 TB into it before you may need to replace it.his question.

Question 7

does this come with screws to put it together?

Accepted Answer

no. If you install in a desktop you might consider adding some frame. Mine is loose, atop an HDD.
 Laptops  have their own frame, as it is the same size as a Serial ATA.

Question 8

Mac OS compatible?

Accepted Answer

Compatible with Mac, Windows, Linux and any other operating system. When you install Mac, it will format the drive before installing the software.

Question 9

the title says (3D and TLC) NAND, but the picture shows the 3D NAND .... which one is this SSD?

Accepted Answer

This SSD has all three factors.  First of, 3D NAND is the most advanced form of NAND, enabling greater speed, lower cost and higher density than earlier versions of NAND.

NAND is non-volatile flash memory storage that does not need power to retain data. This particular product, SU256GBSS3A55S25NB, is an SSD using 3D/TLC/NAND technology. TLC, or triple-level cell technology, refers to each memory cell’s ability to save 3 bits of data across 15 different threshold voltages. 3D is a reference to the way memory cells are built.

Question 10

Does it have DRAM?

Accepted Answer

It is a solid state hard drive.  They use static ram chips or SRAM.

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