Introduction
Hey guys, meet this stylish yet performing portable SSD storage. It is loaded with USB 3.1 Gen 2 interface with UASP support for unmatched transfer rates at 520MB/s. Lightweight aluminum construction, making it both portable and durable. Plenty of space for backups, as well as storing your high-resolution images, 4K videos, and other media files at 960GB! In addition to desktop and laptop computers, Transcend ESD250C can also be used with many other devices with OTG. Interested? Read on…
Special Thanks
This review is possible thanks to below companies. Be sure to check them out too…
- Transcend for this 960GB Transcend ESD250C Portable SSD
Package Content & Design
Transcend ESD250C TS960GESD250C comes well protected. Once taken out the SSD, there are quick start guide, USB Type-C cable and USB Type-C to Type-A cable.
Transcend ESD250C is a really nice and stylish portable SDD. All thanks to alluring space-gray hue aluminum housing. Light in weight too. Build quality is excellent as expected.
Here is the USB-C Gen2 port for ultra fast transfer speed. And white LED light indicator that flashes during file transfer.
Software
Transcend Elite is an advanced software package compatible with Mac OS, Windows OS, and Android system that helps you manage data. Available for both desktop and mobile. It can be downloaded for free from Transcend’s website or Google Play Store. Transcend Elite features backup and restore, data encryption, file synchronization, cloud backup, and disk locking functions. A nice to have software tool no doubt.
Performance Result
3D NAND flash + USB 3.1 Gen 2 interface + UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) == Transcend ESD250C. Does it perform as fast as per specifications at 520 MB/s read speed and 460 MB/s write speed? Let’s synthetic benchmark results tell you so.
Hmm… The reading speed is lower than I expected in CrystalDiskMark. 325 MB/s sequential reading and 480 MB/s on writing. Better write speed but poor read speed.
Let’s try another benchmark tool – ATTO. Alright, here is the result that I want. Yes, it is getting maximum 568 MB/s read and 511 MB/s write this round.
AS SSD Benchmark has pretty much the same result as per specifications. Do refer IOPS and access time scores here too.
Anvil’s Storage Utilities gives almost the same results as AS SSD Benchmark. There might be something wrong with CrystalDiskMark test then. Other tools are working perfectly well on ESD250C.
As for real world environment, 280 MB/s constant writing speed throughout all the file transfer thanks to fast SSD controller and plenty of cache buffer. Rest assures that it won’t slow you down when copying those large games ISO or movie files. By the way, 65 GB file is being used here.
Advantages
- Excellent read & write transfer rate
- USB 3.1 Gen 2 interface with UASP support
- 3D NAND flash
- Excellent build quality
- Lightweight & ultra-portable
- Plenty of storage
Limitations
- None from me
Conclusion
Stylish portable SSD with excellent transfer rate! Enjoy fast M.2 SATA SSD, USB 3.1 Gen 2 and UASP. Plenty of storage for all your backup, photo, video, games and so on. A solid portable storage that you want to get. Alright, do check out Transcend Website for more information. Buy yours at Amazon or Lazada.
