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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Transcend

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
| Merchant | Price |
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| $/GB |
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| Availability |
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Adorama | $64.99 | $0.254 | Out of Stock | $64.99 |
About This Product
The Transcend SSD230S is a 2.5-inch SATA SSD offering 256GB of storage. It utilizes the SATA 6.0 Gb/s interface, providing typical SATA SSD performance. This drive is suitable for users looking to upgrade older systems or build budget-friendly PCs where NVMe speeds are not a priority. Compared to entry-level NVMe drives, its sequential read/write speeds will be significantly lower.
Verdict
βGood for budget builds or upgrading older systems that lack NVMe support.β
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
530 MB/s
Sequential Write
400 MB/s
4K Random Read
65K IOPS
4K Random Write
85K IOPS
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
140 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.30 DWPD
MTBF
2.0M hours
Warranty
5 years
Controller, NAND, and cache β what most retailers don't show you.
NAND Type
3D NAND(64-layer)
DRAM Cache
No
Critical for Gen5 drives and laptops.
Max Temp
70Β°C
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