Transcend Jetdrive 855 Ssd Upgrade For Mac

• Transcend Jet Drive 855 Ssd Upgrade For Mac Pro

The JetDrive 825 is made up of two components, a unibody aluminum enclosure with a non-removable Thunderbolt cable and a JetDrive 820 SSD in either a 240,480 or 960GB capacity depending on your needs. For our review, Transcend sent over the 240GB solution which is capable of 700 MB/s read and 550 MB/s write in our Late 13' test system and up to 900 MB/s read if you have a Mid 15' MBPr with its Gen3 interface. The JetDrive 825 is geared towards macOS users but is compatible with Windows systems with a Thunderbolt connection. Current MSRP of the 240GB solution in-house sits at $259.99 with a five-year warranty. Moving over to UHD, we see 733 MB/s read and 560 MB/s write.

It took quite awhile for Transcend to finally produce Apple upgrade solutions for devices that used the proprietary PCIe slot Apple introduced in Late 13'. As an owner of a Late 13 MacBook Pro, it's a welcomed addition to the very slim options we have to upgrade the internal drive.

For me, I configured my MacBook with a 512GB SSD from the factory so this 240GB solution isn't an upgrade regarding capacity but rather a slight bump in performance. Also, having the Thunderbolt enclosure is a bonus both for cloning your existing drive along with a place for your old drive to rest after the upgrade is complete. Performance of the drive was on par with marketing claims of 700 MB/s read and 550 MB/s write but we were able to get slightly more at 730 and 580 MB/s in BMD. AJA produced similar results with the UHD workload at 730 by 560 and 1080p managed 625 MB/s read and 425 MB/s write. The included toolbox software works great to check on the health of your drive, enable or disable TRIM and even check the wear level but its absolutely terrible for updating the drive.

In the last week of having the drive I have attempted to upgrade the firmware three times and all three times the download was terribly slow reaching only 50% completion after 45 minutes and right after it would fail. On top of this issue, the entire firmware upgrade process is messy consisting of formatting flash drives and loading images, rebooting etc.

For the general consumer, this to me is way too much, especially when Windows machines can update firmware right within toolbox software. Overall, the Transcend JetDrive 825 is a solid option for those that want a bump in performance or even capacity if your MacBook was originally configured with a small SSD. I think Transcend will iron out the firmware upgrade issues I mentioned above and after that this drive is certainly one to look at if you are in the market for an all-in-one kit to upgrade your old MacBook Pro.

Tyler's Test System Specifications. Motherboard: ASUS Prime Z370. CPU: Intel Core i3 8350K. RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32GB 4x8GB DDR4 3200. Cooler: Corsair Hydro H115i. Case: Corsair Air 540.

OS Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 250GB. Power Supply: Corsair RM850x.

OS: Microsoft Windows 10. Wi-Fi NIC: ASUS PCE-AC88. 10Gbe NIC: ASUS XG-C100C. Thunderbolt 3: ASUS Thunderbolt EX3.

Bangkok-26 Jun- Transcend Information Inc. (Transcend(R)), a leading manufacturer of storage and multimedia products, is proud to announce the release of the JetDrive(TM) 855/850 PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe solid-state drive (SSD) upgrade kit for Mac computers. The JetDrive 850 features read and write speeds of up to 1,600MB/s and 1,300MB/s, and is made of the latest 3D NAND flash. The JetDrive 855 includes a sleek aluminum Thunderbolt(TM) enclosure for a simple upgrade experience. Both models are the perfect upgrade for a MacBook Pro(R), MacBook Air(R), Mac mini(R), or Mac Pro.

Monitoring SSD Health with Exclusive JetDrive Toolbox Transcend's exclusive JetDrive Toolbox, a free download from the Transcend website, is a software kit tailor-made for Transcend's Apple Solutions. JetDrive Toolbox helps users to maintain a healthy SSD by keeping it up-to-date, preventing functional degradation, and predicting problems before they occur. Easy to use, the Toolbox includes Drive Information, Health Indicator, and Firmware Update functions. Transcend's JetDrive 855 and JetDrive 850 come in 240GB and 480GB capacities, and are backed by Transcend's five-year limited warranty. Pricing has not yet been revealed.

For more information, you can view the JetDrive 850/855 product page Note: MacBook Pro, MacBook Air(R), Mac mini, Mac Pro, and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc.; Thunderbolt is a trademark of Intel Inc. The JetDrive series is compatible with many Mac models and MacOS versions. Please visit the Transcend website for more information. About Transcend Transcend is a globally recognized leader in the manufacture of storage, multimedia and industrial products.

Transcend Jet Drive 855 Ssd Upgrade For Mac Pro

Established in Taiwan in 1988, Transcend offers a full line of standard and proprietary memory modules, car video recorders, Apple solutions, flash cards, USB flash drives, portable hard drives, solid-state drives, digital music players, card readers, multimedia products and industrial products. Transcend has established offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, The Netherlands, Japan, Korea, China and Hong Kong. As a customer-focused company, Transcend has the ability to quickly respond to the market's changing needs. For more information, please visit th.transcend-info.com.