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Transcend MTS825 2TB SATA III M.2 2280

★★★★★ 4.6 (500)
Capacity 2TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 720 TBW
Transcend MTS825 2TB SATA III M.2 2280 ssd
52 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong capacity (79th percentile) 79th
  • 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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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has held steady over time
72/100Our AI sentiment readmedium confidence · 10 sources · Nov 2026
1★2★3★4★5★Q4 '19: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '21: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '23: 3.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '23: 2.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '25: 4.7★ · 3 reviewsQ1 '26: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ2 '26: 5.0★ · 1 review1111321Q4 '19Q2 '21Q1 '23Q3 '23Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 10 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Speed 22.8
Random 40.4
Feature 53.5
Capacity 78.6
User Sentiment 29
Endurance 72
Social Proof 77.4
Affordability 16.9

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 WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Crucial T500
Capacity 2TB 4TB 8TB 4TB 4TB 2TB
Form Factor M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280
Interface SATA III PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 PCIe 4.0 x4
Seq Read 550 MB/s 14,800 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 7,300 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 true
Endurance 720 TBW 2400 TBW 4800 TBW 4000 TBW 2400 TBW 1200 TBW
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product SpeedRandomFeatureCapacityUser SentimentEnduranceSocial ProofAffordability
Transcend MTS825 22.840.453.578.6297277.416.9
Samsung 9100 PRO Compare 99.299.899.792.608699.65.3
Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare 8996.49498.1088.195.44
Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare 93.394.49492.6094.195.49.5
Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare 99.199.289.492.608677.411.1
Crucial T500 Compare 9496.998.978.679.48395.419.4

Usage Scores

Overall (51.5)Budget (60.5)Gaming (43)Laptop (59.1)Console (21.3)Portable (13.5)Workstation (49.1)
  • Overall51.5
  • Budget60.5
  • Gaming43
  • Laptop59.1
  • Console21.3
  • Portable13.5
  • Workstation49.1

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

Other Configurations2

Transcend 250GB SSDblueMX$1,346MTS825rose

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