Overview of Transcend ESD220C Portable SSD: Fast and Safe

Transcend ESD220C Portable SSD

As you know, HDDs are still the preferred devices in portable storage. However, traditional hard drives are still slower and heavier than solid-state drives (SSDs). With ESD220C portable SSD, Transcend is trying to access to the portable storage market via an entry-level SSD in a compact, USB form.

To sum up, Transcend ESD220C SSD is an external SSD that can provide fast data transfer rates and solid data integrity in the perfect combination of portability and reliability. This credit-card-size SSD fits in your wallet, thus, it is the best choice for business people who need to take crucial files on the travel.

Now, let’s see some details about this portable SSD.

1. Compact and Lightweight

Transcend ESD220C Portable SSD doesn’t have spinning platters, so it is quite light and compact. Its dimensions is 77 mm x 55.7 mm x 9.6 mm (3.03″ x 2.19″ x 0.38″) and it is 35g in weight.

It features a reflective black case, enabling you to be savvy and stylish. With anti-scratch coating, this portable SSD will look sharp even after all the miles. Above all, the credit-card-size SSD is lightweight and compact and fits in your wallet well or purse, taking up little space.

2. Faster than External HDDs

In most cases, speed is the main factor that you spend much money on a portable SSD. Unlike traditional external HDDs, Transcend ESD220C makes the best of SuperSpeed USB 3.1Gen interface and snap-in SLC caching technology, making its exceptional transfer speeds up to 400MB/s write and 410MB/s read.

Besides, this SSD supports for USB Attached SCSI Protocol (UASP), so when used with a UASP-enabled host computer, it can accelerate read and write speeds, compared with traditional USB 3.0 interface.

3. Secure and Reliable

ESD220C SSD uses a RAID engine, LDPC (Low-Density Parity Check) coding and powerful ECC algorithm to keep your data safe. Besides, with the built-in wear-leveling technology, data is intact during transmission, which prolongs the lifespan of the SSD.

4. Type-C Interface for Flexibility

In order to ensure maximum interoperability with different USB ports, ESD220C portable SSD is specially designed with a USB Type-C port, providing the flexibility of being used on different platforms including Windows, Mac, and Android on-the-go mobile devices.

Please note that users need to offer their own compatible cable or adapter to attach this portable SSD to mobile or USB Type-C devices when a USB Type-C to Type-A cable is included.

5. Exclusive Transcend Elite software

Transcend ESD220C SSD comes with exclusive Transcend Elite data management software that is free to download. This tool can keep the important files saved on Transcend devices organized, protected and up-to-date to improve your work efficiency.

Besides, this software has an additional feature to secure sensitive data, which prevents unauthorized users from accessing your SSD. And you can lock and unlock this SSD via the Transcend software (only Windows 7).

6. One-touch File Backup

This ESD220C portable SSD is equipped with a convenient auto-backup button. When used with Transcend Elite software, you can easily achieve instant data backup and synchronization.

7. Other Features

Transcend ESD220C portable SSD adopts 3D NAND flash and has three capacities, including 120GB, 240GB, and 480GB. Moreover, it offers a 3-year limited warranty.

Final Words

Now, almost useful information is told to you. If you have a need, just go to Amazon to buy one for a try.