MTS430S 512GB M.2 2242 SATA III 6Gb/s SSD, Read/Write up to 560/500 MB/s with DRAM Cache for Ultrabooks& Lightweight Notebooks TS512GMTS430S

High performance drive. I've had this installed for three months and it is going strong. It reads photos fast when scrolling through file explorer (extra large thumbnails) and when using the image viewer it loads incredibly well. My laptop boots in seconds. It's an Acer (c720-2844 4gb) Chromebook conversion, running win 10. Now I have a lightweight powerhouse with big battery life!

Great item very pleased with this ssd card and it works very well. Set up without any problems. Had been sesrching for a good sata iii m.2 2242 form factor card.

This solid state hard drive (with 16Gig of memory) has turned a simple fanless tiny PC into a full blown desktop outperforming all other machine I have. One of the best purchases I've make in a long time

Bought this to build an external usb drive. For bootin various isos and linux operating systems. It works well. Drive speeds are as advertised. Iops capability is good. But while in heavy use creates heat a bit mor then expected. For buyers: you might want to buy a thermal pad and heat spreader with this.

Probably one of the more respectable manufacturers in this size range. Used in HP 820 g1. As many have mentioned - it runs quite hot, especially when under full load. Out of the box it went as high as 86C during a 32gb crystal disk mark test, and was idling around 54C, which was quite unacceptable to me. As a result I applied this SSD with a thermal silicone pad and a copper heatsink. In the consecutive tests temperatures consistently stayed below 63C under full load and 40C at idle. The item arrived well packaged, and it delivers close to promised speeds. Installation was near effortless. It definitely runs hot, hence cooling solution is needed for longevity of the drive itself and the machine it is used in, but that's to be expected given the m.2 factor and 2242 size.

Used this SSD to replace a WWAN card on a Lenovo Thinkpad X270 laptop. Works as expected and it is super fast. I recommend it hands down.

I installed this into a slightly older Lenovo laptop (L440) with no problems at all. I have had no issues with the device at all - heat or performance.

This drive is supposed to be S.M.A.R.T. capable and continuously shows temperatures in the high upper 90°C / low 200°F range even when there is no especially heavy reading or writing to it. It reports that it is OK, but there is no documentation on what temperature is acceptable for this particular drive. It is a second drive in the same laptop. The other drive is an HDD without self-cooling and runs at around 30°C / 90°F. I do routine backups, but would not recommend buying until the manufacturer clarifies what temperature is normal for this drive. It will just make you nervous that it is going to burn out between backups. It is relatively inexpensive as I cannot use an NVMe and it seems fast for an older protocol, so I gave it 2 stars.

Excellent product. This is one of many Transcend memory/disk modules i got, all very reliable [ lifetime ] and good performance. I wish they could be a bit cheaper though.

Great SSD. Fast and reliable. I bought this to upgrade my existing SSD. And so far, it works fine. My only gripe with Amazon is while my SSD is in transit, the price dropped from around $90 to around $82! Surely Amazon should automatically refund me the price difference! Especially given that my item is still on the way.

Dobry dysk, działa prawidłowo w porcie WWAN w Dell Latitude 5480 jako drugi SSD obok SSD M.2 PCIe NVMe. Działa z procesorem 7300U, więc nie powinno być problemów z pracą i z takimi oszczędnościowymi procesorami, wbrew temu, co można przeczytać czasem w Internecie. Zainstalowałem Batocerę na nim i bez problemu odpala (ale w trybie zgodności, nie z UEFI).

Type court 2242 de 512G, remplace avantageusement un autre court 2242 de 128G, dans une clé usb M2 qui accompagne le smartphone en déplacement. Tiède en mode normal, mais chauffe assez vite selon le volume transféré. Comme tous les boitiers M2, c'est le corps qui dissipe la chaleur. Bon achat, marque connue.

Bought this for my old laptop boot drive. Now running Linux and very fast. Easily reduced boot up by half. Excellent choice for upgrading old machines.