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Transcend 32GB ExpressCard SSD, MLC | 
| Brand: Transcend
Category: CE
Buy New: $88.99
New (8) from $80.59
Rating:  5 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 4.5 x 5.6 x 1.4
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: TS32GSSD34E-M
Model: TS32GSSD34E-M
UPC: 760557807148
EAN: 0760557807148
ASIN: B000SK9DLY
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Dimensions WxDxH - 34 x 75 x 5mm | | • | Weight - 19g (Max.) | | • | Formatted Capacity - 32GB | | • | Performance -- Read up to 18MB/s, Write up to 8MB/s |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Transcend's SSD is a smaller and faster plug-in module solution that supports USB 2.0 and PCI Express Applications, and perfectly matches mobile and desktop systems.This product features multilevel cell (MLC) flash.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Suits my needs November 6, 2008
empi
I just got a new laptop with a 64 GB SLC SSD. These days, that isn't quite enough space, so I ordered this to serve as a data disk for music, pictures, etc.
So far, this has served its purpose very well, but there is one major caveat that may make some people think twice - the write speed. Ignore the stated specs! Read speeds, which is all that's really important for what I need, are fine - I generally get a transfer rate FROM the drive of about 20-25 MB/sec. Not stellar, but decent. Writes, however, are a tragedy - sequential writes are, at best, about 3.5 MB/sec, and often slower. So, getting my 16 GB of music to the drive took a while, but once it was all there, things were fine.
So - five stars for me, since it's just what I was looking for, and the write speed doesn't bother me. But be warned - those stars may drop pretty fast for you, if writing to the drive is important.
BTW, a USB adapter is included, which is nice. It gives me yet another option for those times when I need to transfer data from my laptop to my desktop.
 good but not fast October 31, 2008
DBS (fl, panhandle)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
i bought this along with an sd/mmc card reader just to make use of the expresscard slot on my macbook pro. i havent taken it out in weeks. it is very good for transition files and low speed required files. the interface is much slower than usb/firewire but it has many uses and 32GB is a lot of space. recommended for those not using expresscard slot for usb/firewire cards or audio expresscard.
A little "extra" storage memory for a solid state notebook April 28, 2008
R. Kazares (Houston, TX)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I purchased this product as a "test" - as some previous reviews complained about its read/write speed. As I own a sub 3-lb notebook with 64 GByte total Solid-State "hard drive" - I wanted some "semi-permanent" (32 GByte in this case) - additional on-board storage - that I could place IN the express card slot and essentially "forget about it" - and basically store ALL of my documents on the external drive.
In my 4 weeks of use - I have NO COMPLAINTS about its speed - while obviously NOT as fast as the main storage device - it is FAST ENOUGH - for ALL of my documents, photos, and some videos stored on the Transcend device.
My "only" complaint about the express card slot (NOT THE DEVICE ITSELF) - is that it is all too easy for the "eject button" to be actuated while carrying the computer in its case - so every once in a while the card is ejected - without my planned action - so I've just gotten in the habit of a quick-check when pulling the computer out of its case. (Maybe I'll TAPE the button down!!!!!)
So - to summarize the product is doing EVERYTHING I expected of it - and I've purchased a SECOND unit (for my wife's identical computer) - which for some reason has not been shipped for over a month - I wonder if this storage medai has finally been "discovered" - and is now totally out of stock - I would not be surprised.
PS - I've using the Transcend with Vista Business - and 2 GByte of system RAM (along with a 64 GByte SSD).
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