Reddit reviews Transcend 512GB SATA III 6GB/S MTS400S 42 mm M.2 SSD 400S Solid State Drive TS512GMTS400S
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Space-saving M.2 Type 2242 form factorUp to 512GB storage capacityUp to 500 MB/s Read; 450 MB/s writeMlc NAND flash memory and DDR3 DRAM cacheSupports DevSleep Ultra low power state, s.M.A.R.To., trim, and NCQ commands
> Those specs seem aged though?
I'm a Network Engineer. I've been working with data networking for about 20 years.
I've been a technology professional for about 25 years now, total.
I play video games on PC.
GTA5, FarCry5, BattleField5, WoW, SKyrim... all that.
My gaming PC is about 8 years old, and works fine.
Don't get hung up on specifications.
Focus on capabilities.
You are apparently an InfoSec student.
You NEED to run Linux and probably dual-boot into Windows.
You NEED capabilities like Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) in hardware, so you can virtualize Operating Systems efficiently.
That means you need an Intel Core series CPU, and you need a motherboard that isn't gimped by having that feature disabled in BIOS (most HP Pavilions have it disabled).
If you wanna run 2 or 3 Operating Systems at a time, you're gonna want 8 or 16 GB of RAM.
The exact DDR-speed of that RAM isn't as important as you might think.
So what if it takes one extra second to do a thing, if it saved you a hundred bucks.
You're gonna want plenty of storage.
Lots of consumer laptops are sealed shut.
ThinkPad T-450 can be opened up, and you can replace the HDD/SSD yourself.
https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/t450_hmm_en_sp40a27225.pdf
p.70 shows us that the T450 has a standard 2.5" SATA drive.
https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Lenovo/thinkpad-t450s
Crucial's website tells us we can upgrade to up to 20GB of RAM and a 2.5" x 7mm SSD plus an M.2 @ 2242 SSD.
1 x 16GB Memory Module @ $128
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Single-PC3L-12800-204-Pin-SODIMM/dp/B0123BRIDK/
1 x 512GB Transcend M.2@2242 SSD @ $272
https://www.amazon.com/Transcend-512GB-MTS400S-Solid-TS512GMTS400S/dp/B076X365T6
The 2242 size M.2 SSD is a really oddball product. There are no great options in this product size.
1 x 2TB Samsung EVO 2.5" x 7mm SSD @ $280
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Inch-Internal-MZ-76E4T0B-AM/dp/B0786QNSBD/
No, the M.2. Only take 2242 sizes which(to my knowledge only goes up to 512gb, see link).
Regarding installation, have a looksie at this link.
 
However.. You can install a normal 2.5" 2tb SSD in place of your 256gb one. You could also get a ultrabay hdd caddy in place of your CDROM, further increasing storage capabilities.
Here is the 500-ish GB SSDs I found so far:
| Item | \$ | Keying | Interface | Command | Compat? | 4K R/W | What's tested | Notes |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------:|--------|-----------------|----------|---------|---------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Transcend 512GB SATA III 6GB/S MTS430S 42 mm M.2 SSD 430S Solid State Drive TS512GMTS430S | 80.99 | B+M | | SATA III | No | "80,000 IOPS" | (product page) | |
| Transcend 512GB SATA III 6GB/S MTS400S 42 mm M.2 SSD 400S Solid State Drive TS512GMTS400S | 234.99 | B+M | | SATA III | No | | | |
| Sabrent 512GB Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2242 DRAM-Less Low Power Internal High Performance SSD (SB-1342-512) | 69.99 | M | PCIe Gen3 x 4 | NVMe | No | 42 | RND4K Q1T1 | On sale |
| Lexar NM520 M.2 2242 512GB NVMe Solid-State Drive (LNM520-512RBNA) | 143.10 | B+M | PCIe Gen3 x 2 | NVMe | Yes | 39.39 | 4KiB Q1T1 | Weird reviews |
| MyDigitalSSD Super Boot 2 (SB2) 42mm (2242) SATA III (6G) M.2 NGFF SSD Solid State Drive (512GB (480GB)) | 89.99 | B+M | | SATA III | No | 30.64 | 4K | |
| Docooler Solid State Drive M.2 2242 Gen32 PCIe NAND Flash 128GB/256GB/512GB SSD NVMe PCIe Flash Netac | 125.99 | B+M | PCIe Gen3 x 4?? | NVMe | Yes | | | no reviews; 2 weeks ship time? |
| KingSpec 2242 NGFF 512GB M.2 SSD SATA III 6Gb/s Internal Solid State Drive for Ultrabook (512GB) | 69.99 | B+M | | SATA III | No | 20.74 | 4KiB Q1T1 | "very low random 4k read/write speeds"; hot? |
| KingSpec 512GB SSD 2242 M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3x2 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive for Thinkpad T580 T570 T480S L570 L480,Dell E7450 | 126.98 | B+M | PCIe Gen3 x 2 | NVMe 1.3 | Yes | | | |
| SSD SATA M.2 2242 500GB Dogfish Ngff Internal Solid State Drive High Performance Hard Drive for Desktop Laptop SATA III 6Gb/s … (500GB, M.2-2242) | 71.00 | B+M | | SATA III | No | | | |
| ZTC 512GB Armor 42mm M.2 NGFF 6G SSD Solid State Drive. Model ZTC-SM201-512G | 58.99 | B+M | | SATA III | No | | | |
| Dogfish SSD M.2 2242 500GB Internal Solid State Drive Laptop Hard Drive M2 SSD (500GB) | 75.00 | B+M | | SATA | | | | |
| Dogfish M.2 2242 500GB Internal Solid State Drive Laptop Hard Drive M2 500g (500GB) | 99.00 | B+M | | SATA III | No | | | |
Probably I will try the KingSpec one...
OK, is this still the best ssd for it? Seems like the most highly recommended I've seen.
https://www.amazon.com/Transcend-512GB-MTS400-Solid-TS512GMTS400S/dp/B076X365T6
The Win2 is listed at $794 on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Handheld-Portable-Gameplayer-Notebook-Graphics/dp/B07CK7DRYS/
SSD is $220 on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Transcend-512GB-MTS400-Solid-TS512GMTS400S/dp/B076X365T6/
Plus time & software to image the original drive and transfer it properly to the new SSD
So (to me) it feels like $900 is fair but of course the ebay listing allows people to lob in any bid they want (within reason).