Transcend MSA220 64GB SATA III mSATA
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong user sentiment (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average speed (2nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (2nd percentile)
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 10 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 64 |
| Form Factor | mSATA |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 350 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 250 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Transcend MSA220 | Crucial P5 Plus CT1000P5PSSD8 | Team Group MP44L | SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 | PNY CS2241 M280CS2241-500-RB | Western Digital PC SN5000S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 64GB | 1TB | 500GB | 500GB | 500GB | 512GB |
| Form Factor | mSATA | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2230 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 350 MB/s | 6,600 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 6,800 MB/s | 4,700 MB/s | 6,500 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | - |
| Dram Cache | - | false | false | false | false | - |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 160 TBW | 300 TBW | 1500 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcend MSA220 | 1.9 | 22.8 | 53.5 | 2.2 | 79.7 | 42.2 | 77.5 | 98.3 |
| Crucial P5 Plus CT1000P5PSSD8 Compare | 78.8 | 88.9 | 78.5 | 55.4 | 0 | 89.1 | 95.3 | 50.7 |
| Team Group MP44L Compare | 71 | 86.5 | 78.5 | 26.8 | 94.9 | 68.9 | 87.1 | 74 |
| SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 Compare | 80.5 | 93.8 | 53.5 | 26.8 | 79.7 | 88.1 | 50.3 | 72.1 |
| PNY CS2241 M280CS2241-500-RB Compare | 64.4 | 61.8 | 53.5 | 26.8 | 0 | 98.6 | 87.1 | 73.8 |
| Western Digital PC SN5000S Compare | 78.6 | 92.4 | 14.8 | 34.8 | 0 | 92.7 | 19.7 | 74.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From $36
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 8, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall28
- Budget60.1
- Gaming15
- Laptop18
- Console6.8
- Portable5
- Workstation23.4
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