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Transcend SSD225 250GB SATA III 2.5"
Capacity 250GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 720 TBW
40 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong affordability (85th percentile) 85th
Cons
- Below average capacity (13th percentile)
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average speed (29th 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.
Owner sentiment has improved over time
Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 250 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 500 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 720 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Transcend SSD225 | Crucial T500 | Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS | Corsair MP700 Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 250GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | 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 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | 720 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 3000 TBW | 1480 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcend SSD225 | 28.5 | 22.9 | 52.4 | 12.8 | 98.3 | 62 | 85.1 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91.3 | 96.7 | 98.9 | 55.3 | 83 | 95.3 | 53 |
| Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.4 | 99.1 | 97.6 | 55.3 | 94.9 | 77.6 | 34.9 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 94 | 80.9 | 94 | 55.3 | 98.5 | 95.3 | 43.9 |
| XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS Compare | 92.8 | 90.4 | 94 | 78.3 | 77.6 | 77.6 | 30.6 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.1 | 97.1 | 85.3 | 55.3 | 87.3 | 95.3 | 44 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 8, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall40.2
- Budget74.5
- Gaming23.1
- Laptop32.4
- Console10.7
- Portable8.1
- Workstation38.4
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