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Flexibility

Customers are highly satisfied with the flexibility offered by the product, specifically its dual connectivity options (USB-C and USB-A) which allows for versatile use cases and compatibility across various devices.

Build Quality

Customers generally praise the build quality of this portable SSD, with some noting its compatibility with various devices and USB types, as well as its compact size and impressive value. However, a few mention that the ends do not lock securely.

Speed

Customers have generally positive opinions about the speed of this portable SSD, with many praising its fast read and write speeds that are consistent across the entire drive. Some customers have noted that the drive can get hot during use but consider it a small inconvenience given the extreme speed and convenience of the device. Competitors without arbitrary temperature limits allow for faster writing for longer periods. The SSD is also praised for its compact size, high capacity, and fast transfer speeds when copying data from network drives.

Reliability

Customers have mixed opinions on the reliability of the Transcend 512GB Portable SSD. While some report it as being very reliable and fast, others have experienced issues with the device overheating or failing to detect, causing data loss concerns.

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Quality


Storage is great, and connectivity options are very convenient.


My patriot 500gb and 1-tb sticks gets super-hot as well and they have never failed me.


I have been using an external ssd by sandisk for many months with the problem that its usb-c connector is faulty and looses its...  Read More


Slows after transferring 20gb and continues 10 times slower

Price


I was hoping to get several smaller drives (really 32gb would have been plenty), but for the price, this was a great option.


I lost the caps in about 15 seconds but that is a small price to pay to avoid unreliable mechanisms.

Competitiveness


Compared to a "weird name" brand also on amazon this is way faster and i am very happy.


I've tried many ssd "sticks," and this is by far the best/fastest.


Transcend doesn't announce the tbw for this drive, though i would expect when it drops to 98% to compare the tbw from 99% and m...  Read More


Other brands say they have a fast read/write speed but it is not nearly as fast as this one.

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  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    fast, flash, large, hot and good.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 956 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 2 2025.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Depending on your use you may get different results


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    First dont pay any attention to the speed specs of any stick or ssd drives


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    They all base their exaggerated speed claims on bestcase scenarios


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It plays a full 2hour to 3hour movie without getting very hot and without a hiccup


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    When transferring movie files to it i regularly got 200 to 300 mbs write transfer speed my samsung t5 and t7 ssd drives write at 30 to 35 gbs


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    If i transferred 200 to 500 gb at a time it would get very hot by the time it wrote 150 gbs or so


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    If i blew air on it while it was writing it cooled down considerably


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    And after a hundred gb or so and hot temp it would slow down to around 80mbs speed for a while but pick back up in speed especially if i blew air on it to cool it down

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