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Transcend External SSDs
Transcend external SSDs offer reliable, high-performance portable storage for a variety of use cases.
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The 2TB ESD310C keeps the same tiny plastic credit-card footprint of the 1TB -- Transcend fits an unusually large stack in an unusually small case. The 2TB cache budget also holds the 950 MB/s write past 200GB on long transfers.
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A tiny 1050-class Gen 2 portable from a long-established memory brand. The ESD310C is among the smallest 1TB Gen 2 SSDs in retail -- small enough to be lost in a bag. Buy it for the form factor over sustained performance.
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Brand Overview
Product Range
2 Transcend external SSDs ranging from 1TB to 2TB capacity.
Speed Range
Read speeds from 1.1 GB/s to 1.1 GB/s. Standard USB 3.2 Gen 2 performance.
Average Score
Average expert score: 7.7/10 across 2 drives. Solid performance across the lineup.
Warranty
Most Transcend external SSDs come with 3-year warranties.