Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5"
Team Group
41 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk SSD
SanDisk
89 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5"
45 out of 100 medium confidence 18 reviews
The Team Group CX2 512GB SSD receives mixed reviews. Several users praise its speed and value, noting significant boot time improvements over mechanical drives. However, a concerning number of reviews report the drive failing after a short period, sometimes within months, leading to data loss and frustration. While it's affordable and effective for some, reliability issues are a major concern.
Pros
- Fast boot times
- Affordable price
- Good value for money
- Effective upgrade for older PCs
- SLC caching technology
Cons
- Drive failures after short use
- Data loss risk
- Unreliable for critical data
- Fatal errors during file copy
- Incompatibility with some laptops
Reliability 4
Performance 4
Value for money 3
Ease of installation 2
Compatibility 2
Data loss 2
SanDisk SSD
No customer feedback yet
Scores
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Specifications
| Team Group CX2 | SanDisk SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 3★ | 1 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong endurance (66th percentile)
- Below average speed (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (34th percentile)
SanDisk SSD
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
Pricing
Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5"0.326score per dollar
vs
SanDisk SSD0.199score per dollar
Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5" offers 1.6x better value for money
Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5"
SanDisk SSD
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk SSD
Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.
