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Transcend SSD225 250GB SATA III 2.5"
Capacity 250GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 720 TBW
40 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong affordability (85th percentile) 85th
Cons
- Below average capacity (13th percentile)
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average speed (28th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has improved over time
Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 250 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 500 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 720 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Transcend SSD225 | Crucial T500 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Corsair MP700 Elite | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 250GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,100 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | false | false | false |
| Endurance | 720 TBW | 600 TBW | 3000 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcend SSD225 | 28.3 | 22.7 | 53.6 | 12.8 | 98.6 | 61.7 | 85.1 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91.4 | 96.7 | 98.9 | 55.6 | 83 | 95.4 | 56.3 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 94 | 81.2 | 94 | 55.6 | 98.8 | 95.4 | 43.6 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.2 | 97.1 | 85.8 | 55.6 | 87.3 | 95.4 | 43.6 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.7 | 90.6 | 78.8 | 78.6 | 83 | 95.4 | 55.1 |
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 Compare | 87.1 | 95.7 | 78.8 | 55.6 | 88.1 | 95.4 | 54.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 8, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall40.4
- Budget74
- Gaming23.2
- Laptop32.6
- Console10.7
- Portable8.1
- Workstation38.6
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