Team Group SSD 240GB 520/450 Vulcan Z SA3 TEM
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About Team Group SSD 240GB 520/450 Vulcan Z SA3 TEM
Overall Feedback:
78% positive
76% liked the generous storage capacity, but 24% found it too small
I am filling the drive completely to the maximum capacity and doing intensive writes and random reads.
During testing, I experienced high speeds for the first few GB of writing at around 340MBps, but then it dropped drastically to under 90MBps and remained at that speed for the rest of the test.
When moving larger files over, the SSD slows down significantly.
68% appreciated its low power consumption, though 32% noticed higher energy usage
I connected another SSD to each computer and it was recognized immediately, did not heat up and caused no heartache. This indicates that the power consumption of the internal-solid-state-drives is low.
I am experiencing close to 400Mb/s read and write consumption on the drive over sata III 6Gb/s with an AMD 3900x and 32Gb ram.
When moving larger files over, the internal solid-state drive of the tablet slows down significantly. It starts writing at about 130 MB/s and tanks to around 30 very quickly. I have never faced such slowdowns with other brands like Samsung, WD, Silicon Power, or Sandisk SATA SSDs.
After only 10 months of gentle use, my internal solid-state drive failed, indicating exceptionally poor quality.
75% praised for its lightning-fast read and write speeds, but 25% experienced slower performance
While playing games, I have noticed that the read and write speeds are much faster than mechanical drives as the data rarely reaches the SLC cache limit.
I tested the SSD with CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4 and found that the actual read/write speed is significantly lower than advertised.
When moving larger files, the SSD slows down significantly. The write speed starts at 130 MB/s and tanks to around 30 very quickly.
I have noticed that the drive's read/write speed is slow, only ~340Mbps sustained read and ~90MBps sustained write, which is worse than some hard drives.
79% found it compatible with various systems, but 21% encountered compatibility issues
When I connected the SSD to a new controller, it worked well. However, it was not compatible with my old docking station.
79% praised for its rugged durability, while 21% experienced hardware failure
After 2 and half months of usage, I noticed that my tablet started to slow down and had a hard time booting up, with unwanted blue screen errors.
Rephrased: My tablet started to slow down and had a hard time booting up, with unwanted blue screen errors after 2 and half months of usage.
I tested the drive and it performed well for the first few GB of writing, but then slowed down and remained at a low speed for the rest of the test.
After only 10 months of gentle use, my internal solid-state drive failed, indicating poor quality.
I had to yank out the internal solid-state drive because it was hot, but it didn't damage the motherboard, cables or power supply.
72% appreciated the silent operation, though 28% noticed some noise
I heard a loud noise coming from the computer, which I thought was the optic drive, but I never had issues with it before.
