Team Group MS30 2TB SATA III M.2 2280
Team Group
48 Overall Score
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Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
97 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Team Group MS30 2TB SATA III M.2 2280
38 out of 100 low confidence 9 reviews
This budget M.2 SATA SSD has mixed reviews. Some users find it a cheap, simple upgrade for basic storage, but several report serious reliability issues like random freezes, slowdowns, and signs of failure within a month. The lack of an onboard RAM cache and low TBW rating are also concerns for heavy workloads.
Pros
- cheap price
- simple upgrade
- fast and stable (in some cases)
- good for basic storage
Cons
- random freezes
- slowdowns
- signs of failure within a month
- no onboard RAM cache
- low TBW rating
Reliability 4
Performance 4
Value for money 3
Lack of ram cache 1
Tbw rating 1
Compatibility 1
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
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Scores
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Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Team Group MS30 | Kingston 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 4★ |
| 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 | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | Phison E18 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Team Group MS30 2TB SATA III M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (79th percentile)
- Strong endurance (77th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average speed (28th percentile)
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Kingston 4TB SSD
Scores 97 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.