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Transcend MTS825 2TB SATA III M.2 2280
Capacity 2TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 720 TBW
51 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong capacity (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong endurance (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average affordability (17th percentile)
- Below average speed (23rd percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
72/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 10 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 460 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 55000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 80000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 720 |
| MTBF (hours) | 2000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Transcend MTS825 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | Crucial T710 | Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | false |
| Endurance | 720 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 5050 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcend MTS825 | 22.6 | 40.5 | 53.3 | 78.4 | 28.5 | 71.5 | 77.4 | 16.9 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 0 | 85.7 | 99.6 | 5.3 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 89.3 | 92.5 | 94.7 | 87.9 | 95.3 | 9.8 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.5 | 99 | 90.9 | 92.5 | 0 | 93.4 | 87.1 | 6.8 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.1 | 85.5 | 92.5 | 0 | 85.7 | 77.4 | 11.2 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 Compare | 92.8 | 96.8 | 78.4 | 92.5 | 0 | 95.5 | 77.4 | 7.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 8, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall51.3
- Budget60.9
- Gaming42.8
- Laptop59
- Console21.3
- Portable13.5
- Workstation48.9
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