Transcend JetDrive Lite 360 - Reviews
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4.4.2015
As far as the product is concerned, it's excellent and it's quite quick (at least read speeds). Expect write speeds to be just into the double-digits of MBs per second but In everyday use, you won't notice any speed issues whatsoever. If you're buying one of these, you are probably doing so to basically turn your SD-card-slot into a solid-state expansion bay, hence using it to install your programs, etc. on it. It essentially turned my 256 GB of Macbook Pro storage to a total 384GB - just enough to allow me use my Macbook Pro as my desktop-replacement. Physically, it sits flush, thanks to Transcend multitude of models of the same card with tailored dimensions (make sure you order the correct one for your model and model year).If you're purchasing this product,
21.6.2014
Had a Nifty minidrive before, but they have had so many problems with the 2012/2013 15" Macbook Pro Retinas. Just wasn't reliable and kept unmounting itself and tried various things like bits of tape etc to get it to stay in place, with no joy. Nifty no longer sell for the 15" retina so must be having issues with the design.Saw this and liked the fact it states the Transcend JetDrive Lite 350 model is for the 2012 and 2013 15" Retina Macbooks. Slide in to the SD card nicely and mounted straight away. It's nearly flush in my Mid 2012 Retina. Sticks out about 2mm's.The nifty has a nice little cut away and removal key for easy removal from the slot. This doesn't have anything like that.
24.9.2014
I have a late 2013 MacBook Pro with 256 gb internal flash drive. I wanted to increase the capacity and the choices were Nifty and Trascend. Nifty apparently has the drive which sits flush with MacBook and you need a micro sd card with it. However nifty has not produced one for MacBooks from late 2013 so I went for this.First of all, the black base you see in the picture is the only part that does not go into the card slot. So in essence it does sit flush against my MacBook and it's nice to have this because you can take it out when you need it. Otherwise it's a snug fit. Nifty apparently goes all in but you need a special key to take it out. Plus it apparently has a red light on the pictures.
18.7.2014
When I bought my nice new MacBook Air, I started by buying a Nifty MiniDrive. And it's good! But it's limited, because the largest microSD cards currently available only support 64GB. My main purpose in buying an SD drive was to back up my main system using Time Machine. And with just 64GB, my Nifty very soon ran out of capacity.Then I saw the Transcend. And instantly bought it. The 128GB of space is more than enough for most of my files; I don't bother backing up stuff on Dropbox, OneDrive or Soonr, because that's already synced to remote servers. And the Transcend cooperates effortlessly with Time Machine, which is a big relief. What's more, it's a slightly more practical design than the Nifty,
10.6.2014
Saw the two positive reviews from non Mac users so I thought I would add my thoughts from an Apple perspective.The card as advertised neatly fits in the SD slot only projecting about 0.5 mm enabling quite easy extraction with fingernails. Since I use FileVault encryption on the Mac I re-formatted the card as an OSX Encrypted Logical Partition and copied some photos to it, using a simple viewer "Sequential" that I've been trying out recently, subjectively the load times of the files didn't seem much different compared with the (much) faster on-board SSD.I am also considering using it as an alternating backup location for TimeMachine with a wi-fi linked Time Capsule.Lastly the price at around 50p/Gigabyte is quite reasonable and ,
27.6.2014
This card fits snugly into the slot with the edge of the card flush with the MBP case - pretty! Read/write speeds are as advertised by Transcend, though my MBP treats the SD slot to PCIe interface. Earlier MBP provide USB bus interface and lower speeds. I'm using the card to store ripped DVDs and with standard Handbrake settings will be able to store 60-70 full length movies here - great! This drive would make a great Time Machine backup for the MBP if the card was 128GBUPDATE November 2014Great card. Consistently high speeds for read and write. But, plastic material on the outside flange easily breaks when prying the card out of the machine.
6.6.2014
Even though it is specifically designed for Macbooks, after measuring the SD card slot in the Zenbook UX31E and realising it had the same dimensions, I decided to give this model a try. Like most two year old ultrabooks, the Zenbook came with a non replaceable 128GB ssd disk which is nowhere near enough for today's usage patterns (hd video, music, photos, documents...).I give this 64GB card 5* for being relatively fast as an external storage option, for fitting perfectly in the SD card slot and for its price. Sure there are cheaper generic micro sd card adapters but none will fit as well as this one while still being easy to remove without needing any special tools.
24.11.2014
Very good way to expand your 13" early 2012 MacBook pro when bought it came with a 250GB SSD which of course 24 months later was full.Upgrading the internal SSD is fiddly and expensive so a SDXC card seemed like an obvious choice but of course the SD card sticks out an inch and on a laptop that's going to mean removing it to avoid damage. So a quick search came up with this it is a short SDXC card which when installed into the MacBook Pro just looks like a blanking plate. I moved the iPhoto library to the card (75GB) and then reconfigured iPhoto to use the copy. Works great.. By the time I need to expand again there will be a 256GB version or greater avail.
8.7.2014
Had this for a little over a month and so far it does exactly what is claimed. Sticks out a mere 2mm from my 15" MBPr (Mid 2012) which means I get an extra 128.7GB after formatting as Mac OS Extended (journaled), allowing me to leave it in without damaging it by sliding the laptop in and out of my rucksack.Its currently storing 67GB of digital photos and provides fast read/write when using Aperture or other editing software.Delivery was quick, packaging excellent and, so far, I've had no reason to check with technical support.Overall a great way of extending on-line storage without compromising performance, now how about a 256GB?
21.7.2014
This a great method of expanding the capacity in my retina macbook 13inch. The jet drive does does stick out the sd card slot but only about 2/3mm but it's a thing a can live with as it gives me double the storage. The read and write speeds are very fast (took about 5 mins to transfer 10gb, which I feel is very fast). I'm so glad I purchased this, the only thing is that you will need to format the card before using it either to FAT32 or Macs own file system, this can be done on the disk settings. if you are looking to improve your capacity with no change to battery life or carrying around big hard drives around this is for you!!
17.7.2014
This is literally a plug and play device. The Mac recognised it immediately and it took about an hour to move my iTunes music across (about 40gigs).You have to make sure you purchase the correct JetDrive though, I bought the wrong one until I checked with the Transcend website where there was a utility that you can download to ascertain which model of Mac you have - I was able to cancel and then order this one.It is not flush with the laptop, since it sticks out a few mm's so you can easily remove it.A good buy and has saved me hundreds of pounds since I was going to upgrade the SSD's at a local Apple specialist.
7.3.2016
I had my laptop stolen the day after I installed this, so didn't get to spend a lot of time with it.It fit nearly 100% flush (albeit a tiny extrusion which is necessary). It looked the part, by not being visible.It's more expensive than it needs to be because it's the only one on the market.Performance was great - 90mbps as stated.It does just pop up as an SD card on your desktop - this is fine, but doesn't boot up instantly with the laptop - so essentially, using it as a HDD extension could prove problematic if you intend on using it as a place for your Dropbox files (via Boxifier) etc.Hope this helps.
31.12.2015
I would thoroughly recommend this SD card for anybody looking to save money on their MacBook Pro purchase by downsizing the internal storage and buying something "extra". One could argue that a 1TB external hard drive, for not much extra, would be more appropriate. However, if you're looking for something that is constantly plugged in, and doesn't require a big thing dangling off your laptop, then this is the option: it doesn't protrude very much, it's super easy to install and use (as others have said: just plug it in, open disk utility, and format to Journaled), is no effort to remove, and is a cracking price.
12.11.2019
Brought this as additional storage for my 128gb MacBook. (Wish I paid extra and brought a larger storage space MacBook, but oh well). The transcend drive, does the job and I haven’t had any problems since. Fit snug on the MacBook and doesn’t cause no problems being caught. Seems fairly easy to remove by using something flat or your nail (I haven’t removed it as I have no need to remove it). You can’t install further IOS updates on the drive for whatever reason I’m not sure, but it wouldn’t let me
11.9.2015
Does the job. It fits into my MacBook Air perfectly (all that you can see on the outside is a very thin, perhaps 1mm thick cap you can use to get it out again) and gave me a whole extra 128GB drive to stick stuff on. I formatted mine to exFAT so I could use it from both OS X and Windows (Boot Camp).It's not quite as fast as your internal SSD, but it's fast enough for what it is. This gave me some well-needed extra space for applications and downloads. I'd recommend it.