💥 Transcend 960GB JetDrive 855 Thunderbolt Nvme PCIe Portable SSD: Superior Power and Lightning-Fast Speeds Review

Updated rating: I'm reducing my original 4 star rating to 2 stars because the Transcend SSD isn't working less than a year after installing in a Mac Pro (Late 2013, Trash Can Edition). As mentioned in my original review, although the Transcend drive is listed as an internal replacement for my Mac Pro model, it lacks the built-in heat sink from Apple's original 250GB SSD. While there's no way to prove that the Transcend SSD was killed by overheating, I suspect that was one of the contributing…

EDIT: after 2 weeks of use: MacBook is very slow, ran diagnostics and found the following error - happened a week after the return deadline, but chatted online with Amazon for a few minutes and sent back the goods for a refund, original hard drive is available again, works perfectly. The screwdrivers worked well - swapping drives took minutes, I used a copy cloner, not a time machine for backups. I've been using it for several days, there are no heating problems, no starting problems…

I have installed many new HDs on Windows machines. It was my first Mac. After watching many videos about cloning my hard drive, I decided to do a fresh install on the hard drive via Thunderbolt first. Once I finally figured out how to change the drive to a GUID (click the SSD icon, not the default partition selector), it was very easy. I used the Mac migration option and all my files were moved. Nothing is lost! I love having a Macbook with all the ports I need without using a USB-C dock and…

I bought a JetDrive 855 PCIe SSD for my MacBook Air model A1466 (Early 2015) which I've researched requires a PCIe version of it to be transcended . The OS version I was using was El Capitan and I couldn't upgrade to High Sierra because the original 128GB SSD was full. I didn't carefully read the instructions that said the drive requires 10.13 (High Sierra), so I played with it for HOURS before I figured it out. I ended up having to move some files to another external drive to update the OS to…

This is a complete and very basic set. I used the free SuperDuper for a simple one-time disk cloning. I left it running at night while I slept so I don't know how long it took, but in the morning I just replaced the drive with the one in my Late 2015 MacBook Air and it started up right away like nothing new. Now I have almost 4 times more space for photos, videos etc. It's been running for a month now and hence the problems. I kept the old hard drive in the case that came with it in case…

Delivery requires signature which is great for this expensive SSD. I replaced it on my MacBook Pro (Mid 2014). It's easy to install in half an hour. However, the instructions for backing up and restoring data are not clear, which only refers to the Apple support site. I ended up using a "time machine" on another external hard drive to back up and restore my data, which took a full day. Everything works very well with two small problems.1. In the beginning, every time I click on the Finder, the…

Update: 20190603 It looks like a data error is causing macOS to be unable to open the Finder, which means I'm screwed. I was able to fix the problem by reinstalling the operating system. However, this is a major blow to my confidence in this product. Downgraded to 3 stars to reflect this loss of confidence.==================================== = === ============================ Item arrived yesterday. Aside from how to disconnect the battery (check ifixit AT com for more detailed instructions)…

Installation was easy, all parts and screwdriver included. The problem is that once the homepage loads, it takes much longer to load and when it sleeps, the computer doesn't wake up. This causes significant battery consumption. I haven't received any response from the support team yet, no solution yet. I have a Mid 2013 MacBook Air 11 inch. Bought a 960GB Jetdrive. Mac won't turn on today after charging overnight. I spoke to Transcend's support team, they said to update to the latest OS and…

I bought this drive for my Macbook Air (Early 2015) with OS X 10.13 (High Sierra). The problem I faced was the migration procedure. Although High Sierra is the latest version of OS X, the official installation video provided is not enough to go through the upgrade process. First, I create a Time Machine backup from an existing drive to another hard drive. Second, I plug in the JetDrive 855. , format it using "Disk Utility" in OS X. Don't forget to partition and format the drive as "APFS"! If…