The read speeds are not far off the advertised 560 MB/s but the write speeds are bang on the money and almost meet the advertised 160 MB/s. SSD Scope returned the following benchmarks and these are with a Windows 7 64-bit professional build installed on the Transcend: Then I simply changed the boot order to start with the M.2 slot and it worked first time. All partitions of the Samsung, including the all-important Lenovo recovery / installation drive, were cloned across. I used SSD Scope to clone my existing Samsung stock SSD to the 128GB Transcend M.2 which worked perfectly. As a bonus, you don't need to register to download it and it doesn't require any additional heavyweight Java libraries or. Transcend provides it's own SSD Scope software (download from their website) which is fairly comprehensive and will also clone your existing drive as well as carry out maintenance and benchmarks. I've got this installed in a Lenovo X250 as a boot drive alongside another SSD which is the usual 2.5' form factor. Some capacity (1-3%) is inter alia reserved for firmware and is not available for use as available space.Great SSD for upgrading laptops with an M.2 slot.

Consequently, less power is consumed versus a traditional hard drive increasing the energy efficiency of your devices when used in concert with a SATA III SSD. Since there are no moving parts in the SSD340, it is highly shock and vibration resistant. SSD technology offers other advantages over traditional spinning hard drives.

The 256 GB* SSD340 acts as the perfect system partition (for installing your operating system). To fulfill the diverse needs to different users, the SSD340 is compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux based systems. The SSD340 is ideal for users who use their computer primarily for everyday applications like internet browsing, basic computing, playing music or watching films. Boasting impressive transfer rates and excellent reliability, the SSD340 allows computer enthusiasts and gamers to take their system to the next level. Transcend SATA III SSD340 Fast Performance for All Your Computing NeedsĪimed at users looking to upgrade to the superior performance of solid-state technology at a competitive price, Transcend’s SSD340 with SATA III 6 GB/s technology makes sluggish computer boot-up and program launches a problem of the past.

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