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Transcend ESD270C Portable SSD

Physical Product · SSDs & storage drives · 5 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/buildapc

Reddit take

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Pros

  • I ended up getting it and the speed seems serviceable(500 read ~350 write) especially when compared to my hdd
  • Its funny because this drive isn't limited by the USB bus, its limited by its trash SATA mode - they list a capped 520mb which is SATA3 speeds even though they list USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10gb) as the controller compatibility. So its just as fas...
  • It's ok, it's the speed of a SATA SSD. Games will be reasonably quick.

Cons

  • sata and nvme ssds are too expensive right now and I found Transcend ESD270C Portable SSD thats quite cheap, what are some glaring downsides that would be nice to know beforehand?
  • It wouldn't be my first choice, but it would be serviceable.

Sentiment

3 positive (60%) · 2 mixed (40%) · 0 negative (0%)

Trust + time weighted score: +62% · raw score 60%

What redditors said (5 of 5)

I ended up getting it and the speed seems serviceable(500 read ~350 write) especially when compared to my hdd
positive · u/R****3 · r/buildapc · comment · Mar 14, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
sata and nvme ssds are too expensive right now and I found Transcend ESD270C Portable SSD thats quite cheap, what are some glaring downsides that would be nice to know beforehand?
mixed · u/R****3 · r/buildapc · Mar 14, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Its funny because this drive isn't limited by the USB bus, its limited by its trash SATA mode - they list a capped 520mb which is SATA3 speeds even though they list USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10gb) as the controller compatibility. So its just as fast as any sata drive
positive · u/H****s · r/buildapc · comment · Mar 14, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
It's ok, it's the speed of a SATA SSD. Games will be reasonably quick.
positive · u/d****2 · r/buildapc · comment · Mar 14, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
It wouldn't be my first choice, but it would be serviceable.
mixed · u/I****s · r/buildapc · comment · Mar 14, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗

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