from $129.99
Storage: 256GB
4 configurations available
The Transcend 256GB JetDrive Lite 330 Flash Expansion Card provides a seamless way to add 256GB of storage to your MacBook Pro. Designed to fit flush within your laptop's card reader slot, this expansion card delivers read speeds up to 95 MB/s and write speeds up to 60 MB/s. Built with chip onboard technology, it offers resistance to water, dust, and shock, ensuring your data remains secure.
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 $129.99.
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 256GB JetDrive Lite 330 Flash Expansion Card is available at bhphoto, starting at $129.99.
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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