from $364.99
Storage: 1TB
4 configurations available
The 1TB JetDrive Lite 330 Flash Expansion Card from Transcend offers you 1TB of extra storage space. The JetDrive Lite card fits flush in the card reader slot of your MacBook Pro and offers read speeds up to 95 MB/s and write speeds up to 60 MB/s. Transcend also keeps your data safe by using chip onboard technology to make the JetDrive Lite resistant to water, dust, and shock.
Form factor and generation interface dictate compatibility and speed. Prioritize drives with DRAM caches for OS boot drives, as DRAM-less drives can slow down significantly during heavy multitasking. Available from $364.99.
Solid State Drives (SSDs) have no ongoing costs and consume minimal power. Their cost of ownership is entirely the upfront price per gigabyte.
Common Failure Modes
SSDs have no moving parts, making them immune to physical shock. Failures occur through flash memory wear-out from writing massive amounts of data or sudden controller death.
Form factor and generation interface dictate compatibility and speed. Prioritize drives with DRAM caches for OS boot drives, as DRAM-less drives can slow down significantly during heavy multitasking.
SSDs have a finite number of write cycles, usually measured in Terabytes Written (TBW). For average consumers, this limit takes many years to reach.
The Transcend 1TB JetDrive Lite 330 Flash Expansion Card is available at bhphoto, starting at $364.99.
Solid State Drives (SSDs) have no ongoing costs and consume minimal power. Their cost of ownership is entirely the upfront price per gigabyte.
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