

Having no moving parts, an SSD like the Transcend will make the machine so much faster and more reliable.

For those looking to upgrade their aging computer, this is the internal drive to get. It's a budget SSD with the performance that can measure up to that of high-end drives. There's a little catch, however: the new Transcend SSD comes with only a three-year warranty, which is not as generous as a five- or 1o-year ones offered with some high-end drives, such as the OCZ Vector 180 or the Samsung 850 Pro.Īll things considered, if you're not put off by the warranty period, the Transcend SSD370S is an excellent buy. What's more, the new internal drive has a high endurance rating and also supports data encryption. (The drive is also available in 512GB, 256GB, 128GB, 64GB and 32GB for proportionally smaller sums.) Yet in my testing, its scores in certain tests were close to top drives' on the market. With the top 1TB capacity going for just $360 or £230 (converted, that's AU$470), the new drive is the currently the least expensive solid-state drive (SSD) on the market.
