 said they would send us an SSD over for us to test out, it didn't register in my mind that it was going to do anything special other than allow me to access and run games faster. SSDs are the things we buy where we can only feel its presence through their use and not so much by their appearance. This is why most people just hide them somewhere inside the guts of their PC without giving it much thought. However, just like how Ram got a cosmetic upgrade some years ago, the SSD is now getting some RGB spotlight love and my, this might be the best RGB component you should have for your PC even if, I dare say it, you aren't into RGB. I'm Rafael from Hardware Sugar reviewing the Team Group Delta Max. Let's get the technical stuff out of the way. The Delta Max comes in a 500GB and a 1TB version. What I have here is the 500GB version and in my opinion the only one you really need, which you'll find out why in a moment. It has a reading speed of 516MB and a write speed of 510MB. If you want to compare hardware, the Samsung 860evo has a read and write of 550 and 520, while the Samsung 870evo has a read and write of 560 and 530 respectively. Samsung is undoubtedly the leader when it comes to SSD quality but they are also the priciest. SATA SSDs essentially run around the same speeds and it is only with NVMe SSDs where you will see a dramatic change in speed. To put things in context, the Samsung 970evo NVMe M.2 has a read and write speed of 3,500MB and 2,500MB respectively, or essentially six times the read speed and 4.5 times the write speed of the Delta Max. In short, people are buying the Delta Max not because it is the fastest but because it provides a one-of-a-kind RGB experience. SATA SSDs, while they are not as quick as NVMe, are still going to be around for a long time because they are a lot cheaper. Booting Windows from a SATA SSD rather than an old-fashioned hard drive is like comparing a horse-drawn carriage and a Porsche. While booting Windows from an NVMe rather than a SATA SSD feels exactly the same, the true speed of an NVMe comes more from when you are playing games and editing photos and videos through it. In short, people still need SATA SSDs and unlike the toothpick-like NVMe, TeamGroup uses the larger form factor to its advantage by using the wider surface area to display greatness. Now, let's talk RGB. There is no other similar product on the market which displays vibrant colors through a wide-glass finish like this. It's like someone decided to repurpose an old iPhone and leave it inside playing RGB for the rest of its existence. Wait, that's an idea for another time. First, let's talk about the space. Let me point out that there is no way to remove the logo of TeamGroup and no, it is not possible for you to substitute another form of image onto it. But that would be cool, huh? That is definitely something that TeamGroup can upgrade to in the future. Because geez, check out the first version of this, which to me looks race car game chair tacky. Oops! This second version is clearly more refined because of all the extra RGB space you have. The rainbow theme is what I will most probably be leaving it on for the most part. I have it paired with a T46GM ARGB RAM also sent over by TeamGroup and which we already have a review off to which I will leave a link in the description below. I have a Corsair H100i liquid cooler and a MSI motherboard. Thankfully, all of the RGB can be controlled through the MSI Dragon Center. The Delta Max SSD is the best RGB in my opinion which you can place in your PC. And there are two kinds of people who like placing RGB to begin with. Firstly, it's people who don't like RGB but want to make a statement without it being loud. And really, the Delta Max is a familiar piece of hardware. It looks like a cell phone which has been left on. And for those who are already into RGB, the form factor of the Delta Max is really different from that of RGB fans, RGB RAM, RGB wires. It's because of the surface area of a block which as I said, just like an iPhone for instance, it is familiar and it generates much more depth and a wider area of color. In conclusion, an SSD must be where you boot up your Windows because it just takes too long if you're going to be using a hard drive. And most people still use SATA SSDs. I still use SATA SSDs. I don't even have an NVM M.2 yet. And since people are still buying SATA SSDs, I think it was a very wide choice of team group to actually utilize the form factor for something really artistic and fun. And really, this SSD RGB really has the most unique form factor amongst any other form of RGB that I could see online. And really, based on my research, no one has actually provided the same degree of clean effect that team group did with the Delta Max. So to repeat your interest, we highly recommend that you just get the 500 GB version, which retails for around 4,500 to 5,000 pesos because you're really paying an extra premium for the lighting. And then you get an additional SSD which is cheaper, which will be tucked inside the PC which you won't see. So this is really a cosmetic upgrade. So thanks for joining us. I'm Rafael from Hardware Sugar, signing off. And I want to give a special shout out to our top fans, ITX Addict, Deep Rai Shun, John Ocea, Christian Espinosa, Mark Palania, and Asher Anima. Thanks guys, we really appreciate it.