![]() For data protection, the Silicon Motion SM2256EN controller utilizes the standard combination of LDPC and a form of NAND RAID parity checking for monitoring of data integrity and ECC support. Silicon Motion SM2256EN (custom Transcend firmware)Īs expected for any performance SSD Transcend is uses a 512MB DDR3 DRAM cache buffer for improved performance consistency. It even includes a short walk-through section for the drive cloning process as well as installation of the drive into a Mac. Also included was the most detailed quick-installation guide we have ever seen included with any SSD that clearly had been intended for use by a human being. ![]() This drive includes the usual mounting screws and drive cloning software, but also includes an aluminum adapter bracket for quick 3.5″ bay mounting. ![]() This is especially important to note due to the extremely high endurance ratings Transcend is giving these drives, which we will delve deeper into in our conclusion. This model features SanDisk 15nm 128Gb MLC flash, you won’t find any mention of 3D, V-NAND, 256Gb chips or TLC here. Interestingly the top half of the housing is aluminum with the smaller insert, plastic, which gives it a surprisingly solid feel and extra durability over the typical 100% plastic housing SSDs tend to use nowadays. The TS512GSSD370S is a bit of a mouthful so we will stick to just SSD370S for the review.
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