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Your cart is empty.The Jet Drive Lite series is specifically designed for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with Retina display computers. Transcend's Jet Drive Lite expansion cards are a quick and easy way to gain the additional space you need without adding any bulk to your MacBook computer. Simply insert Jet Drive Lite into the card reader slot on the side of your MacBook and instantly boost your storage capacity. Jet Drive Lite cards are built with the highest quality MLC flash and can achieve read speeds of up to 95MB/s and write speeds of up to 60MB/s. Perfect for Time Machine backups, iTunes libraries, or anything in-between. With a flush profile that's tailor-made for each MacBook model, Transcend's Jet Drive Lite expansion cards are designed to seamlessly integrate with your MacBook. Jet Drive Lite expansion cards include the free download of Transcends exclusive Jet Drive Toolbox software which allow users to recover the accidentally deleted images, videos, MP3 and PDF files in just a few easy clicks. Jet Drive Lite flash expansion cards are manufactured using advanced COB (chip onboard) technology, making them resistant to water, dust, and shock. So regardless of what kind of adventures you decide to embark on with your MacBook, you can count on Jet Drive Lite expansion cards to keep your data safe.
Ember
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2024
It fits perfect in my 2023 MacBook Pro, adding 256GB of removable storage, meaning I can, with a little prying, remove it from my Mac. Its great, and about half the cost of Apple's storage upgrades, meaning I can take my 1TB MacBook to 2TB for quite a lot less. The one drawback is the transfer/read speed. I keep TV shows on this drive, and it is barely fast enough to playback 1080p60fps video, but it is an SD card, can't expect NVMe speeds!
Michael R.
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2024
Bought this expansion card for my MacBook Pro and it was easy to install and set up. Read/Write speeds are good. The only issue I've had is removing the card. Because it sits flush with outer edge of the laptop, there's not much to grab to pull it out. After a few tries, i figured it out The slot doesn't have a "spring" to eject the drive by pushing lightly on the drive for it to pop out like some devices have. Essentially you have to get a fingernail under one edge to pull it out. Because I'm not planning to remove it often, it's not an ongoing issue.
Ang
Reviewed in Australia on August 22, 2023
Easy do the job
carlos guevara
Reviewed in Mexico on July 16, 2023
La utilicé para una macbook pro M2 y funcionó muy bien. El detalle que tengo es que al reiniciar la laptop aveces no la reconoce, hay que sacarla y volverla a conectar. Fuera de eso cumple muy bien
Jorge
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2023
The Transcend 256GB JetDrive Lite 330 Storage Expansion has been a truly beneficial addition to my laptop. Its seamless performance has not only increased my available storage but has also improved the overall functionality of my laptop.This expansion card functions flawlessly, efficiently freeing up much-needed space on my device. The setup was straightforward, and it has been a reliable companion for managing various files and applications. It’s especially handy for organizing documents, photos, and music libraries.However, if you’re a videographer or someone who frequently engages in video production and editing, you might encounter limitations in terms of storage capacity. Videos tend to consume a significant amount of space, and if that’s your primary use, you may find that you need even more storage than the 256GB offered by this JetDrive Lite.In summary, the Transcend 256GB JetDrive Lite 330 Storage Expansion is a top-notch product for enhancing your laptop’s storage capacity and overall performance. It’s ideal for general use and everyday tasks. However, for those involved in resource-intensive activities like video editing, a larger storage solution may be necessary to meet your demands effectively.
user-M3G3GA
Reviewed in Saudi Arabia on April 23, 2023
Slow write speed but worth the price
B. Dyson
Reviewed in Singapore on December 31, 2020
After spending hours trying to make space on my main drive, I gave up and purchased this instead. It fits really flush into the side SD port, with just a small black tab so that you can remove it with a fingernail. It mounts as another drive (like an external USB drive) so I can add it to my shortcuts in Finder. It's comfortably fast for reading and writing, unlike some external flash drives that I've used before.
Mohamed Elshahawi
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2018
I'm a Computer Engineering Student, and the MacBook Pro I use was a generous bday gift from my cousin. However, it came only with 128 GB SSD. I mostly use it for work and school work which requires some memory&storage-consuming software like Matlab, Adobe Collection, IDEs like Android Studio, MS Visual Studio, etc. Thus, this was an excellent solution for my storage problem.I always read the reviews before making any purchase. I did read about the card being ejected when the MacBook goes to sleep. I didn't notice this happening with any SD I inserted before and because I was desperate to solve my storage issue, I made the purchase anyway, and I'm glad I did. This has NOT been a problem so far. Here's some advice to consider.The SD card comes with ExFAT file system, which is great if you intend to use it to transfer data to a Windows machine, but can also cause issues with older macOS versions. I see ExFat as not very good option for my use, so I formatted the card and used Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted). I made sure to encrypt the card so if someone decided to steal it somehow, my information will be secure. You can easily do so by using the Disk Utility app on your Mac.Hope this helps those still deciding.
KCJ AKJ
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2018
I've been using mine non-stop in my MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) for 2 1/2 months now. It fits flush with the side, so I never have to worry about it getting bumped and ruined. There have been times when it seems to have 'ejected unexpectedly' but not often and could just be the Mac. It always seems to show up again, so I have not had to take it out and reinsert it (or remount it in Disk Utilities). It can be a little difficult to eject, but has little flanges that you can use your fingernails into to begin to work it out. But this is the intended design - you do not want it to come out without some effort involved!You need to be sure to use the guide pictured in their description for Choosing the Right Expansion Card. Otherwise, you could end up with one that is too short for your model Mac and it will not mount or connect with the connectors; or it could be too large and hang out, which could be ok, but you risk failure if it gets bumped, or ejects unexpectedly.You can find your model of Mac by going to the black arrow in upper left corner and then selecting About This Mac. It will be the line under your Version number and has the size and year in parenthesis. All of that information is important in finding which Transcend to buy.I use mine for my Photos library, and I make sure I back it up separately from the rest of my Mac, because my backup drive isn't large enough to do both the computer and the card.
Lorenzo
Reviewed in Italy on February 9, 2017
Per tutti coloro che hanno un MacBook Pro o Air con SSD da 128 GB è un acquisto oserei dire necessario.Avendo una spazio di archiviazione così limitato è fondamentale avere spazio aggiuntivo dove depositare file e applicazioni non di uso quotidiano. Dopo sei mesi di utilizzo e a disco pieno per metà la velocità di scrittura misurata è 45 Mb/s e quella di lettura di 85 Mb/s, il che lo rendono molto simile ad un hard disk esterno meccanico, ma con l'innegabile vantaggio di essere estremamente portatile. Infatti sparisce praticamente nel profilo del Macbook, senza intralciare neppure le cover "sim fit"; l'estrazione richiede invece di far un po' leva con l'unghia o con un oggetto sottile, ma rimane estremamente facile.Aspetti positivi:- portabilità ai massimi livelli- design molto elegante, visto dall'esterno non si nota neppure- per meno di 200 € si può triplicare lo spazio di archiviazione del proprio Macbook, senza neppure doverlo aprireAspetti negativi:- non funziona con il nuovo Macbook Pro 2016, poiché non è dotato di porta per schede SD- per ragioni costruttive è consigliabile lasciarlo nella porta senza estrarlo di continuo, per questo motivo chi usa molto la scheda SD potrebbe trovarsi in difficoltà oppure dover acquistare un adattatore usb specifico per utilizzare contemporaneamente il JetDrive e la scheda SDConsigli per l'uso:- acquistare la versione adatta per il primo Macbook in quanto modelli Pro ed Air differiscono nella profondità della porta per schede SD- una volta acquistato inizializzarlo (=formattarlo in ambiente mac OS) in HFS+ con utility disco utilizzando un livello di sicurezza più elevato dello standard. Questo sembrerebbe una rottura di scatole, in quanto inizializzazioni più sicure tendono ad essere molto lunghe, ma il fatto di scrivere livelli di zeri su tutto il disco permette di partire inizialmente con un disco più "fresco" e quindi mantenere prestazioni migliori nel tempo e quando il disco viene riempito di dati- utilizzare lo spazio come deposito di dati e non spostarci applicazioni lavorarci direttamente all'interno, visto che la velocità di scrittura diventerebbe il principale collo di bottiglia della macchinaIn definitiva l'acquisto è pienamente consigliato per tutti coloro che desiderano ampliare la memoria del proprio portatile Apple, ma solo per aggiungere spazio di archiviazione e non per lavorarci direttamente sopra.
Francis
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2017
I love macs, but Apple is ridiculous. They do touch bars and bluetooth EarPods but they did not manage to build a good Mac with 1TB of SSD memory as basic (as it should be in 2016 where everything is digital). Therefore, Jetdrive is a solution.DAY 1: Perfect solution to expand my memory. I am also running a virtual machine on the JetDrive card.For everybody here, saying that they are afraid to loose data from the CARD: It is possible. So what should you do?My solution is Google Drive to sync every single content on the JetDrive Lite. Therefore, if something happens to my card, no problem because everything is synced on Google Drive and therefore, I am not going to loose any data.I also have CrashPlan installed on my mac and I selected the JetDrive to be synced.I know, I have to pay for Google Drive and Crash Plan, but I have all my academic work of > 15 years, + my life photos and videos are too important to risk.IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN, YOU ARE PLANNING TO FAIL. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
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