TEAMGROUP T-FORCE VULCAN Z 1TB SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal Solid State Drive SSD (R/W Speed up to 550/500 MB/s) T253TZ001T0C101

I recently upgraded my system with the TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 2TB SSD, and I have to say—I'm beyond impressed! 🤩✅ Speed & Performance:This SSD delivers blazing-fast SATA III speeds ⚡, making boot times, file transfers, and game loading significantly quicker. The SLC Cache & 3D NAND QLC technology ensures smooth and efficient performance, even during heavy multitasking! 🖥️🎮✅ Build Quality & Design:The slim 2.5-inch form factor makes it an easy fit for most laptops and desktops. Plus, the durable metal casing gives it a premium feel while helping with heat dissipation. 🔥💪✅ Reliability & Storage:With 2TB of storage, I can store tons of games, videos, and files without worrying about running out of space. 📂🎮 Whether you're a gamer, content creator, or everyday user, this SSD is a fantastic investment! 💸👌✅ Value for Money:For the price, you’re getting excellent reliability and performance without breaking the bank. Compared to other brands, it offers great value for high-capacity storage. 💰🔥🎯 Final Verdict:If you need a fast, reliable, and affordable SSD upgrade, the T-Force Vulcan Z 2TB is a fantastic choice. Whether for gaming, professional work, or everyday use, this SSD won’t disappoint! 🚀✨ Highly recommended! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I needed an SSD for an emulation setup and this fits the bill. It works great, and it is in the middle when it comes to price. It is not the fastest, but a Samsung or any other brand will be at least double the price for this one.It doesn't overheat, and it provides an adequate reading/ writing speed. No bad sectors/ dead sections so far, so I think it will last a while.If you are looking for a reliable, middle of the road SSD, this one is for you. However, if you need something to put your main OS on or store games for Steam, GOG, or any other platform, maybe you should look elsewhere.

Excellent storage, fast, easy to install

I purchased this as a backup drive for my m.2 in my mini pc. Nice and fast. Performs well.

If you need a good SSD at a good price, it's one of the best ssds I've ever bought, team group makes very good RAM and ssds some of the best I've used. Normally I go for the higher end brands but I found the team group compares very well to some of those higher end brands.

This SSD provides a noticeable speed boost, making my system feel more responsive. It loads applications quickly and improves overall performance. The large storage capacity is great for storing games, media, or work files without worrying about running out of space. It’s a solid upgrade for improving computer performance without spending too much.What I Like:• Quick loading times – Programs and files open much faster.• Large storage space – Plenty of room for games, media, or backups.• Good performance boost – Helps speed up an older system.

Bought this to upgrade my son's pre built CyberPower PC which came with a small 240 GB SSD with the operating system installed and a second mechanical drive for storage. He was getting extremely long load times during some games from having to install them to the mechanical drive. This SSD easily installed and was recognized after giving it a drive letter in Microsoft Disk manager. The drive does not come with any cables so make sure you have a spare SATA cable. Your power supply should have an extra peripheral connector. It's not the fastest drive available but my son is very happy with the upgrade.

Used it for a few days. Works well but you are getting what you paid for. That means it is not top of the line SSD. There are faster products out there but also more expensive.Sequential read and write tests are nice but not really representative of real world performance.I've read a review of this SSD before purchasing and the review basically stated that it is an average product compared to others but the price is also "average" compared to others.The reviewer confirmed the top sequential speeds that are advertised and my own benchmark software shows that too.What struck me in the review was something I have not really thought about previously when approaching SSD performance.While pure (100%) reads and pure writes are fast. Once you have a mix of read & write requests, that is where an average SSD is separated from a top one. Even at 99% read and 1% write the performance starts to degrade and it is the lowest at 50% read/write.I have a Samsung 850 Pro 256gb SATA, Samsung 850 EVO 500gb SATA, Samsung 970 Pro 512gb NVMe and now this Vulcan Z 1tb.For all these drives I took a 21GB file and copied it within the same directory on my PC. The exception being 850 EVO which was tested on an 8 year old laptop which can lead to lower performance. This simulates a 50% read/write scenario where the drive reads data and then writes it back to itself until the file is copied (cloned essentially). In between the tests I have restarted Windows because otherwise the next test would have read the file from RAM (cached by windows on first test) instead of the disk.The results below are what I call a "stable" transfer. Initially the transfer will be faster, then as internal SSD caches are filled the transfer will stabilize at a lower value.Samsung 970 Pro (NVMe) stabilized at 700MB/sec.Samsung 850 Pro (SATA) stabilized at 200MB/sec. The file took 1min30sec to copy (windows copy window disappeared).Samsung 850 EVO (SATA) stabilized at ~180MB/sec. The file took 1min40sec to copy.Vulcan Z (SATA) was jumping between 60-90MB/sec, no stable transfer. The file took 3min30sec to copy.All drives, with exception of NVMe where I did not pay attention to this, took up to an additional 1 minute (drive still registered writes) to move over cached remainder of the file which was not done at full drive speed, not sure why.For an OS drive I recommend the Samsung Pro (gaming pc) or Samsung EVO (laptop). Not sure if I would want a Vulcan Z as my OS drive and I'm not using it as such.There appears to be no temperature sensor on the Vulcan Z as 33C is constantly being reported even by the TeamGroup SMART Tool. My other SSDs vary in temperature over time but Volcan Z never does, not once, even when testing or after a cold boot. It doesn't bother me but that is a fact.Finally, the serial number written on the drive (correct one) and reported by software is different. Again not a big deal but would make it easier to check warranty without accessing the physical drive.