Team Group MS30 512GB SATA III M.2 2280
The SATA III interface delivers 530 MB/s reads and 430 MB/s writes, with TLC NAND and a DRAM-less design that keeps costs low for a 512GB M.2 2280 drive. It supports Intel Smart Response Technology for caching and includes TRIM, S.M.A.R.T., and wear leveling, backed by a 3-year warranty and 1,500,000 hours MTBF. Best for budget-conscious builders upgrading older laptops or desktops where SATA speeds are sufficient for everyday tasks and light gaming.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong endurance (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (4th percentile)
- Below average speed (17th percentile)
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average capacity (35th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 512 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 530 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 430 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 256 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Team Group MS30 | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T700 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO LNM109P002T-RNNNU | Western Digital BLACK SN850X | XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 512GB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 530 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 12,400 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | 256 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1480 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Group MS30 | 16.9 | 22.9 | 53.4 | 34.7 | 4.4 | 76.5 | 61.8 | 80.7 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.7 | 97.4 | 98.9 | 78.4 | 79.1 | 85.8 | 95.3 | 23 |
| Crucial T700 Compare | 96.6 | 97.6 | 97.5 | 78.4 | 79.1 | 82.8 | 77.4 | 22 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO LNM109P002T-RNNNU Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.5 | 78.4 | 0 | 91 | 52.1 | 25.3 |
| Western Digital BLACK SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 53.4 | 78.4 | 94.7 | 82.8 | 99.6 | 22.8 |
| XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS Compare | 92.8 | 90.5 | 94 | 78.4 | 79.1 | 77.4 | 77.4 | 29.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From CA$133
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall39.1
- Budget83.7
- Gaming26.5
- Laptop47.1
- Console13
- Portable9.9
- Workstation39.3
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