Transcend Announces MTS Series of M.2 SSDs — Up To 512GB Capacity

Transcend Information, Inc., a leading producer of multimedia and storage devices, is announcing the launch of its latest MTS M.2 series of solid state drives (SSDs).  Designed to overcome the ever-stricter and ever-thinner size limitations of today’s portable computing devices, the MTS M.2 series of SSDs feature a SATAIII (6GB/s) interface, and are available in capacities of up to 512GB (MTS600 and MTS800), giving users an excellent option for a high performance storage upgrade for such devices.

Transcend’s MTS series of M.2 SSDs are being offered in three M.2 form factors — the MTS400, which is a M.2-2242 drive measuring 42mm x 22mm x 3.5mm; the MTS600, which is a M.2-2260 drive measuring 60mm x 22mm x 3.5mm; and the MTS800, which is a M.2-2280 drive measuring 80mm x 22mm x 3.5mm.  All three form factors of the MTS series utilize high-quality MLC NAND chips paired with Transcend’s own TS6500 controller and firmware, and include a DDR3 DRAM cache.

The MTS400 M.2 SSD is offered in capacity points of 32GB, 64GB, 128GB and 256GB.  Sequential read speeds are stated as a maximum of 560MB/s, with maximum sequential write speeds of 160MB/s. Random 4K read speeds are stated as (up to) 75,000 IOPS, with random 4K writes speeds of (up to) 40,000 IOPS.

The MTS600 M.2 SSD is offered in capacity points of 32GB, 64Gb, 128GB, 256GB and 512GB.  Sequential read speeds are stated as a maximum of 560MB/s, with maximum sequential writes of 310MB/s.  Random 4K read speeds are stated as (up to) 75,000 IOPS, with random 4K write speeds also of  (up to) 75,000 IOPS.

The MTS800 M.2 SSD is offered in capacity points of 32GB, 64Gb, 128GB, 256GB and 512GB.  Sequential read speeds are stated as a maximum of 560MB/s, with maximum sequential writes of 310MB/s.  Random 4K read speeds are stated as (up to) 75,000 IOPS, with random 4K write speeds also of  (up to) 75,000 IOPS.

All three MTS versions include support for SATA Device Sleep Mode (DevSleep) for reduced power consumption and extended battery life, and also support Intel’s ISRT feature to utilize an SSD as cache memory in conjunction with another HDD or SSD.  The MTS series also includes support for TRIM commands, NCQ, S.M.A.R.T. attributes for drive health monitoring, built in ECC (Error Correction Code), wear-leveling and intelligent block management to prolong drive life.

Transcend has all three form factors of the MTS series priced identically by capacity.  The 32GB drives have an MSRP of $39.00, 64GB drives are at an MSRP of $59.00, the 128GB capacity drives at an MSRP of $99.00, and the 256GB drives at an MSRP of $169.00.  The 512GB versions (MTS600 and MTS800 only) are priced at an MSRP of $319.00, which equates to 62 cents/GB.  The entire MTS M.2 series is backed by Transcend’s three-year limited warranty.

You can visit Transcend’s product page for the MTS M.2 series of SSDs at their website here; and the Transcend press release announcing the MTS M.2 series of SSDs can be viewed in its entirety here.