The best choice for a computer upgradeSSD225S is a 2.5" SATA SSD designed for both desktop and laptop computers. With one easy installment, you can enjoy fast application processing times, greatly enhancing your computer performance. With up to 2TB of storage capacity, you can save tons of photos, music files, and other media files.
Performance boost for everyday computingTaking full advantage of the SATA III 6Gb/s interface and top-notch 3D NAND flash, the SSD225S strengthens its speeds with the SLC caching technology, delivering exceptional transfer speeds of up to 560MB/s read and 500MB/s write.
Guaranteed endurance and reliabilityTranscend's SSD225S offers great Terabytes Written (TBW) values (up to 720 TB) indicating the total amount of data you can write into the drive over its lifetime.
RAID engine and LDPC codingDetects and corrects transfer errors to prevent data corruption in TLC-based SSD products
Garbage CollectionRelocates existing data to release memory blocks
Wear-levelingDistributes data evenly across memory cells to prolong SSD's lifespan
DevSleepIntelligently shuts down SATA interface when not in use to prolong device's battery life
A better choice than HDDSolid-state drives dominate the market for PC upgrades because they are faster and lighter than regular hard disk drives. SSDs feature less power use, are less noisy when in operation, and are more shock-resistant than traditional hard drives.
SSD Scope softwareTranscend SSD Scope is advanced, user-friendly software that makes it easy to ensure your Transcend SSD remains healthy, and continues to run fast and error-free by determining the condition and optimizing the performance of your drive.
Guaranteed qualityTranscend’s solid state drives are built to the highest standards and are rigorously tested, offering outstanding quality, performance, and reliability.
Specifications
Features
| Certification | CE, FCC, BSMI, KC, RCM, UKCA |
| Component for | PC/Laptop |
| Data transfer rate | 6 Gbit/s |
| DevSlp (device sleep) support | Yes |
| Hardware encryption | No |
| Interface | Serial ATA III |
| Linux operating systems supported | Kernel 2.6.31/Kernel 2.6.33/Kernel 3.12/Kernel 3.17/Kernel 3.3/Kernel 4.6.4/Linux Kernel 5.8 |
| Mean time between failures (MTBF) | 2000000 h |
| Memory type | 3D NAND |
| Native Command Queuing (NCQ) | Yes |
| NVMe | No |
| Random read (4KB) | 50000 IOPS |
| Random write (4KB) | 75000 IOPS |
| Read speed | 530 MB/s |
| S.M.A.R.T. support | Yes |
| SSD capacity | 500 GB |
| SSD form factor | 2.5" |
| TBW rating | 180 |
| TRIM support | Yes |
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10/Windows 11/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1 |
| Write speed | 480 MB/s |
Operational conditions
| Maximum operating temperature | 70 °C |
| Minimum operating temperature | 0 °C |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 0 - 70 °C |
Power
Vendor information
| Brand Name | Transcend |
| Warranty | 1 |