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Transcend TS480GJDM855 480GB JetDrive 855 Thunderbolt NVMe PCIe Gen 3x4 Portable SSD Solid State Drive with Enclosure

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Digital Storage Capacity 480 GB
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  • Compatible with MacBook Air 11" & 13" (Mid 2013 – 2017), MacBook Pro Retina 13" & 15" (Late 2013 – mid 2015), Mac Mini (Late 2014), and Mac Pro (Late 2013)
  • Up to 1, 600 MB/s Read; 1, 400 MB/s write
  • Jetdrive 850 NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 SSD inside a Thunderbolt enclosure
  • Installation tools included
  • Compatible with devices running macOS high Sierra (10.13) or later

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Compatible with MacBook Air 11" & 13" (Mid 2013 - 2017), MacBook Pro (Retina) 13" & 15" (Late 2013 - Mid 2015), Mac mini (Late 2014), Mac Pro (Late 2013);PCIe Gen 3 x4, NVMe interface;Up to 1600 MB/s read and 700 MB/s write speeds;3D NAND Flash memory;SSD upgrade kit included;Compatible with devices running macOS High Sierra (10.13) or later
Compatible with MacBook Air 11" & 13" (Mid 2013 - 2017), MacBook Pro (Retina) 13" & 15" (Late 2013 - Mid 2015), Mac mini (Late 2014), Mac Pro (Late 2013);PCIe AHCI Gen3 x2 interface;Up to 950MB/s read and 950 MB/s write speeds;3D NAND Flash memory;Installation tools included
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  • JetDrive 855 SSD, Screwdrivers (T5 & P5), Quick Installation Guide, Warranty Card

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    Thunderbolt technology in a sleek case

    Expand storage in a flash

    Feel the need for speed

    JetDrive Toolbox

    Thunderbolt technology in a sleek case

    Transcend's JetDrive 855 features a 10Gb/s Thunderbolt interface, capable of blazing-fast file transfers. The drive is housed in a sleek, aluminum-alloy enclosure designed to tastefully complement your Mac's simple, clean lines. In addition, the inner SSD is removable for more versatile use based on your preferences. *Intel's Thunderbolt certification is a process put in place to ensure an optimal end user experience with both Mac and PC. Search Transcend information on Thunderbolt official website to view our certification.

    Expand storage in a flash

    Upgrading your Mac with a Transcend JetDrive 850 allows you to increase storage capacity to up to 960GB, ensuring you have plenty of space for your documents, photos, music, and videos.

    Feel the need for speed

    Transcend's JetDrive 850 utilizes the PCIe Gen3 x4 interface paired with the latest 3D NAND flash, resulting in compelling performance of up to 1,600MB/s read and 1,400MB/s write*. Transcend's JetDrive 850 gives you fluid, real-time performance for demanding professional tasks, video editing, or 3D graphics rendering. *Note: Performance tested with AJA v1.0 / Black Magic v3.1.

    JetDrive Toolbox

    Exclusively developed by Transcend, JetDrive Toolbox helps maintain a healthy and efficient SSD by keeping it up-to-date, preventing functional degradation, and predicting problems before they happen. JetDrive Toolbox clearly displays drive information, S.M.A.R.T. status for possible drive failure, health indicators for estimated lifespan, and facilitates firmware upgrades. It can also identify your Mac to quickly find out which of our Apple product suits your computer.

    Finding your match

    Finding your match

    Finding your match

    Finding your match

    Step 1: Check your Mac model

    The JetDrive 855, JetDrive 850, JetDrive 825, and JetDrive 820 are compatible with MacBook Air 11" & 13" (Mid 2013 – 2017), MacBook Pro Retina 13" & 15" (Late 2013 – Mid 2015), Mac mini (Late 2014), and Mac Pro (Late 2013).

    Step 2: Check your system

    The JetDrive 855 and JetDrive 850 are only compatible with devices running macOS High Sierra (10.13) or later. Please upgrade your macOS to High Sierra (10.13) before the installation. If your Mac model cannot be upgraded to macOS High Sierra (10.13), please use Transcend's JetDrive 820 or JetDrive 825 instead.

    Step 3: Need an enclosure?

    Transcend's JetDrive 855 Thunderbolt™ PCIe portable SSD kit combines a JetDrive 850 PCIe SSD and a sleek aluminum Thunderbolt enclosure, with the Inner SSD removable for more versatile use based on your preferences, while the JetDrive 850 features an SSD only.

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    MacBook Pro (Retina) 15” Late 2013 Mid 2014 Mid 2015 Late 2013 Mid 2014 Mid 2015 Mid 2012 Early 2013 - - -
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    Transcend JetDrive 855 Thunderbolt PCIe portable SSD combines a JetDrive 850 PCIe SSD with a sleek aluminum Thunderbolt enclosure to instantly revitalize your Thunderbolt-equipped MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac mini, or Mac Pro!

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    4.4 out of 5 stars
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    786 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the ease of installation, speed, and quality of the computer drive. For example, they mention it's super easy to install, has good transfer speeds via Thunderbolt, and is 6 times faster than the original. That said, opinions are mixed on performance.

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    11 customers mention11 positive0 negative

    Customers find the installation process of the computer drive to be super easy and simple. They also mention that the product comes with compatible screwdrivers.

    "...I replaced this for my MacBook Pro (2014 mid).It's easy to install within half an hour...." Read more

    "It's a complete kit and super simple. I used the free SuperDuper for a simple, one-time clone of the hard drive...." Read more

    "This part works as designed. its super easy to install, this part comes with compatible screwdrivers...." Read more

    "Great product! Wasn’t easy to install, but now it works just fine. The new SSD is 6 times faster than the original one." Read more

    9 customers mention7 positive2 negative

    Customers like the speed of the computer drive. For example, they say it's 6 times faster than the original, read and write speed are significantly improved, and it has good transfer speeds via Thunderbolt. That said, some mention that the case feels solid and there's no difference in boot time.

    "...For the performance, the read and write speed improve a lot. The temperature of my computer is still tolerant...." Read more

    "...Wasn’t easy to install, but now it works just fine. The new SSD is 6 times faster than the original one." Read more

    "...Original review:Summary: Functional and fast...." Read more

    "Easy installation and I notice no difference in boot time." Read more

    5 customers mention5 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the quality of the computer drive. They mention it's an excellent solution to improve storage, and a good solution for small storage MacBooks. Some say that the price and performance are good.

    "...In summary, while the price and performance was good, only getting 1 year of use before it died makes the Transcend SSD a poor buy..." Read more

    "...Luckily I found this product. Not only it increases my space, but also made my old Apple SSD an external hard drive!!! Smart idea! love it!" Read more

    "...Definitely worth the money!" Read more

    "Good solution for small storage macbook..." Read more

    14 customers mention8 positive6 negative

    Customers are mixed about the performance of the computer drive. Some mention that everything works super well with two small problems, while others say that their Mac Pro started acting oddly and the SSD enclosure didn't power up any more.

    "...Everything works super well with two small problems.1...." Read more

    "...My failure symptoms were the Mac Pro started acting oddly following the applicatiion of a security update, and attempts to recover data off the..." Read more

    "...It's Thunderbolt 1 and it works just fine with my 2013 iMac!..." Read more

    "This part works as designed. its super easy to install, this part comes with compatible screwdrivers...." Read more

    Need to upgrade to High Sierra 10.13 in order to be recognized by MacOS
    5 Stars
    Need to upgrade to High Sierra 10.13 in order to be recognized by MacOS
    I purchased the JetDrive 855 PCIe SSD for my MacBook Air model A1466 (Early 2015), which based on my research requires the PCIe version of this Transcend. The OS version I was running was El Capitan, and I was not able to upgrade it to High Sierra because the original 128GB SSD was complete full. I didn't read the instructions closely which states that the drive requires 10.13 (High Sierra), so I played around with it for HOURS before figuring it out. I ended up having to move some files to another external drive in order to upgrade the OS to 10.13, which apparently upgrades the Mac firmware as well. After upgrading the drive was recognized right away.I followed the instructions on YouTube to install a new version of the OS on the new 240GB internal drive so I can start fresh, and used the original 128GB as an external drive. It's perfect.If you are purchasing this to replacing your complete-full original SSD, just remember you HAVE TO upgrade to 10.13 before the drive can be recognized. Hopefully this will save you some time and headache.
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    zeroplusone
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good solution for small storage macbook
    Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2018
    Capacity: 480GBVerified Purchase
    The shipping is signature required, which is great for this expensive SSD. I replaced this for my MacBook Pro (2014 mid).
    It's easy to install within half an hour. However, the instructions for backup and restore data are not clear, which just refers to apple's support website. In the end, I used the "time machine" by another external hard drive to backup and restore my data, which took me a whole day. Everything works super well with two small problems.
    1. In the beginning, every time I click Finder, the cursor always change to rainbow circle for around 10 seconds. But this problem disappeared after a day.
    2. I need to relocate the path of cloud drive (google drive and Dropbox).

    For the performance, the read and write speed improve a lot. The temperature of my computer is still tolerant. I would recommend everyone who suffers from "out of storage" in Macbook to replace this SSD. Besides, the customer service is instant and nice.
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    zeroplusone
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good solution for small storage macbook
    Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2018
    The shipping is signature required, which is great for this expensive SSD. I replaced this for my MacBook Pro (2014 mid).
    It's easy to install within half an hour. However, the instructions for backup and restore data are not clear, which just refers to apple's support website. In the end, I used the "time machine" by another external hard drive to backup and restore my data, which took me a whole day. Everything works super well with two small problems.
    1. In the beginning, every time I click Finder, the cursor always change to rainbow circle for around 10 seconds. But this problem disappeared after a day.
    2. I need to relocate the path of cloud drive (google drive and Dropbox).

    For the performance, the read and write speed improve a lot. The temperature of my computer is still tolerant. I would recommend everyone who suffers from "out of storage" in Macbook to replace this SSD. Besides, the customer service is instant and nice.
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    TripleAM
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super simple.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2018
    Capacity: 480GBVerified Purchase
    It's a complete kit and super simple. I used the free SuperDuper for a simple, one-time clone of the hard drive. I started it at night while I was sleeping, so I don't know how long it took, but in the morning I just swapped out the drive with the one in my late 2015 MacBook Air and it started right up like nothing was new. I now have almost four times the space with room for pictures, videos, etc.... It's been running for a month now and so problems. I've kept the old hard drive in the included case for safe keeping to ensure should anything happen, I now have at least a backup hard drive I can use to access Time Capsule.

    The only thing I didn't notice was that the kit comes with the screw drivers you need, so I had bought an extra set. The kit actually comes with everything you need except for the cloning software.
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    Iron Monkey
    5.0 out of 5 stars Life sucks when the internal SSD dies in your iMac :(
    Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2019
    Capacity: 240GBVerified Purchase
    If you have a 2013 or later iMac you better hope the SSD in there doesn't decide to kick the bucket! Mine did unfortunately and since the SSD is on the BACK of the motherboard the ENTIRE machine needs to be gutted to get at it! With that being said the local authorized Apple shop said "We don't want to be responsible if anything goes wrong during the repair so we recommend you go external!"

    UGH!

    So I did some searching around and found the JetDrive 855! Ignore any of the compatibility things you see about this drive. It's Thunderbolt 1 and it works just fine with my 2013 iMac! Being on Thunderbolt it's obviously not nearly as fast as the internal was, but honestly I don't really notice it aside from a speed test. So overall I'm very happy with it!

    Install note: If you're using this with a Mac you'll need to fire up Disk Utility and on the Upper Left of the Window you'll see "View" change that to "Show All Devices" so you can see the raw disk itself. You'll then need to Erase it using APFS (High Sierra or Mojave) with GUID Partition Map. Once you do that you'll you'll be able to install no problem!

    Enjoy!
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    Suvabrata Sinha
    4.0 out of 5 stars Works as designed
    Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2019
    Capacity: 480GBVerified Purchase
    This part works as designed. its super easy to install, this part comes with compatible screwdrivers. The only gripe I have is that with new suppliers like Fledgling Feather Turbo M13 etc, Transcend needs to reduce the price to make this a more compelling value- especially for larger capacities (I bought the 480 GB drive)
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    Bill Tsai
    5.0 out of 5 stars Need to upgrade to High Sierra 10.13 in order to be recognized by MacOS
    Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2018
    Capacity: 240GBVerified Purchase
    I purchased the JetDrive 855 PCIe SSD for my MacBook Air model A1466 (Early 2015), which based on my research requires the PCIe version of this Transcend. The OS version I was running was El Capitan, and I was not able to upgrade it to High Sierra because the original 128GB SSD was complete full. I didn't read the instructions closely which states that the drive requires 10.13 (High Sierra), so I played around with it for HOURS before figuring it out. I ended up having to move some files to another external drive in order to upgrade the OS to 10.13, which apparently upgrades the Mac firmware as well. After upgrading the drive was recognized right away.

    I followed the instructions on YouTube to install a new version of the OS on the new 240GB internal drive so I can start fresh, and used the original 128GB as an external drive. It's perfect.

    If you are purchasing this to replacing your complete-full original SSD, just remember you HAVE TO upgrade to 10.13 before the drive can be recognized. Hopefully this will save you some time and headache.
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    Bill Tsai
    5.0 out of 5 stars Need to upgrade to High Sierra 10.13 in order to be recognized by MacOS
    Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2018
    I purchased the JetDrive 855 PCIe SSD for my MacBook Air model A1466 (Early 2015), which based on my research requires the PCIe version of this Transcend. The OS version I was running was El Capitan, and I was not able to upgrade it to High Sierra because the original 128GB SSD was complete full. I didn't read the instructions closely which states that the drive requires 10.13 (High Sierra), so I played around with it for HOURS before figuring it out. I ended up having to move some files to another external drive in order to upgrade the OS to 10.13, which apparently upgrades the Mac firmware as well. After upgrading the drive was recognized right away.

    I followed the instructions on YouTube to install a new version of the OS on the new 240GB internal drive so I can start fresh, and used the original 128GB as an external drive. It's perfect.

    If you are purchasing this to replacing your complete-full original SSD, just remember you HAVE TO upgrade to 10.13 before the drive can be recognized. Hopefully this will save you some time and headache.
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    Anthony Yuen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Works fine as it said
    Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2019
    Capacity: 480GBVerified Purchase
    I purchased this drive for my Macbook Air (early 2015), running on OS X 10.13 (High Sierra). The problem I encountered was the migration procedure. Although High Sierra is the latest OS X, the official installation video provided is not enough for going through the upgrade process.
    First, I do the backup with Time Machine, from the existing disk to another hard drive.
    Secondly, plug in the JetDrive 855, format it using "Disk Utility" in OS X.
    Remember to partition and format the Drive as "APFS"! If you cannot format as APFS, you cannot proceed the upgrade procedure. This can be done by expanding the list on the hard drive volumes. At the top level of the JetDrive 855, and you will see the Format as APFS option.
    When everything is done, shutdown the computer and swap the disks.
    Start your computer, plug in the hard drive with "TimeMachine" backup, select the image to restore. After a few reboot and the upgrade is completed.
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    R. B.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Works perfect and fast
    Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2022
    Capacity: 960GBVerified Purchase
    I did a new format as an internal drive. Fast

    Use my old for photo video backup
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    Eugeny
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great product
    Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2019
    Capacity: 480GBVerified Purchase
    Great product! Wasn’t easy to install, but now it works just fine. The new SSD is 6 times faster than the original one.
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    Mer et Mac
    5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the original.
    Reviewed in Canada on March 17, 2022
    Capacity: 240GBVerified Purchase
    Better than the original
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    Cliente Amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo per MacBook Pro Early 2015 13" Retina, prestazioni migliorate, consuma più batteria
    Reviewed in Italy on December 18, 2023
    Capacity: 960GBVerified Purchase
    Vengo subito al dunque: questo ssd da 1TB ha prestazioni migliori dell'ssd originale da 256 GB di apple del 2015 (+3.8 volte più veloce in scrittura, +9% in più in lettura). Però il mac ora consuma di più ed è logico; a batteria quasi nuova (93% della capacità) è passata da una durata di 14 ore a 10.5; penso sia ovvia conseguenza per le visibili maggiori prestazioni e perché l'ssd Transcend non ha la gestione dell'energia originale di apple. Vale la pena considerarlo a fronte di prestazioni visibilmente migliorate, pagando i ntermini di autonomia. Ognuno deve ragionare per le necessità che ha. Facilissima l'installazione , ma mentre cambiate l'ssd fate in modo di non avere energia elettrostatica per non rovinare il mac; se non avete il braccialetto da banco per scaricarla, allora al bando indumenti di lana, magliette sintetiche e simili. L'articolo contiene i cacciaviti per l'installazione. Munitevi di un tappo di una penna o altra punta di plastica (NON METALLO) per sganciare il connettore della batteria prima di staccare il vecchio ssd (cercate gli ottimi tutorial in rete). Pratico l'adattatore Thunderbolt per collegare il vecchio ssd e usarlo come più piace; l'adattatore, però, non va a 20 ma solo a 6 Gb/s. Comunque permette l'avvio del mac anche da ssd esterno con qualche rallentamento, comunque non fastidioso.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo per MacBook Pro Early 2015 13" Retina, prestazioni migliorate, consuma più batteria
    Reviewed in Italy on December 18, 2023
    Vengo subito al dunque: questo ssd da 1TB ha prestazioni migliori dell'ssd originale da 256 GB di apple del 2015 (+3.8 volte più veloce in scrittura, +9% in più in lettura). Però il mac ora consuma di più ed è logico; a batteria quasi nuova (93% della capacità) è passata da una durata di 14 ore a 10.5; penso sia ovvia conseguenza per le visibili maggiori prestazioni e perché l'ssd Transcend non ha la gestione dell'energia originale di apple. Vale la pena considerarlo a fronte di prestazioni visibilmente migliorate, pagando i ntermini di autonomia. Ognuno deve ragionare per le necessità che ha. Facilissima l'installazione , ma mentre cambiate l'ssd fate in modo di non avere energia elettrostatica per non rovinare il mac; se non avete il braccialetto da banco per scaricarla, allora al bando indumenti di lana, magliette sintetiche e simili. L'articolo contiene i cacciaviti per l'installazione. Munitevi di un tappo di una penna o altra punta di plastica (NON METALLO) per sganciare il connettore della batteria prima di staccare il vecchio ssd (cercate gli ottimi tutorial in rete). Pratico l'adattatore Thunderbolt per collegare il vecchio ssd e usarlo come più piace; l'adattatore, però, non va a 20 ma solo a 6 Gb/s. Comunque permette l'avvio del mac anche da ssd esterno con qualche rallentamento, comunque non fastidioso.
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    S. Zebracki
    5.0 out of 5 stars Prima kwaliteit
    Reviewed in the Netherlands on September 12, 2022
    Capacity: 240GBVerified Purchase
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Prima kwaliteit
    Reviewed in the Netherlands on September 12, 2022
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    Arturo García
    5.0 out of 5 stars Funciona sin problemas, totalmente compatible con MacBook Pro 2015 13"
    Reviewed in Mexico on August 8, 2020
    Capacity: 960GBVerified Purchase
    EL precio me parece algo elevado, pero vale la pena si deseas actualizar tu MacBook, la viene con dos destornilladores necesarios para abrir la carcasa tanto de la propia unidad como de la laptop. Si tu presupuesto es mas bajo hay opción de menor capacidad igual de recomendables de Trascend JetDrive.

    Consejo: primero debes formatearlo la unidad para que pase de ExtFAT a APFS, con ellos puedes hacer o un respaldo de Time Machine o una instalación en limpio como yo hice. No da problemas de encendido ni al abrir o cerrar la tapa, el rendimiento es mejor que con la unidad de fábrica.

    El envío con prioridad se hizo en tan solo 4 días desde EUA hacia México, me pareció bien el tiempo. Recomendado al 100%.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Funciona sin problemas, totalmente compatible con MacBook Pro 2015 13"
    Reviewed in Mexico on August 8, 2020
    EL precio me parece algo elevado, pero vale la pena si deseas actualizar tu MacBook, la viene con dos destornilladores necesarios para abrir la carcasa tanto de la propia unidad como de la laptop. Si tu presupuesto es mas bajo hay opción de menor capacidad igual de recomendables de Trascend JetDrive.

    Consejo: primero debes formatearlo la unidad para que pase de ExtFAT a APFS, con ellos puedes hacer o un respaldo de Time Machine o una instalación en limpio como yo hice. No da problemas de encendido ni al abrir o cerrar la tapa, el rendimiento es mejor que con la unidad de fábrica.

    El envío con prioridad se hizo en tan solo 4 días desde EUA hacia México, me pareció bien el tiempo. Recomendado al 100%.
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    Shin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super Easy Mac Upgrade Kit
    Reviewed in Canada on August 1, 2019
    Capacity: 960GBVerified Purchase
    Easy to install, However the included P5 screwdriver striped itself and became unusable after one screw. Make sure to have a proper P5 screwdriver before install.
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