Please post any 42mm m.2 hdd you have found.

I'm looking to get a 256gb ssd reasonably soon - does anybody know of any retailers or where 256gb 22242 ssd's are actually available for purchase?

 

I think I'll just wait until Black Friday. If I cant find A 256gb m.2, then I'll go with a 512GB 2.5" SSD.

 

We will have them available in mass quantity very soon. Target is 1st week of August.

MyDigitalSSD

 

may i ask a question?
is that m.2 ngff with 128 gb used as cache (and only as cache), is not really worth? basically what is the advantage use m.2 as cache?
*i am sorry, kinda new to it, and didn't really what cache can do, except as most app like adobe lightroom etc.

and also, isn't that rather purchas 256 gb m.2, isn't that more worth purchasing 2.5" SSd and make some custom on optical drive, which make dual drive options more applicable, i mean use something like 256 gb ssd as primary drive (sata or msata maybe), and replace optical drive with ultrabay+7k1000 1tb as storage.?
i'm sorry, it's pure question without implication to offense. *i mean no offense *and sorry if there some miscom. )

 

No the SC2 line can be used as a boot/system drive or cache drive. Its a regular ssd pared with some cache software. Our 256GB M.2 will only be in the $130-140 range so I think most people will choose to keep the optical and HDD in place if they can have 256GB of SSD.

MyDigitalSSD

 

i'm sorry, do you mean can or not. i kinda confused. xD

 

Yes it can be used as both as it is just a regular 2242 M.2 SSD. The software is just an added bonus for those who wish to use it for cache.

MyDigitalSSD

 

Wow - cool that you're posting here! Do you have idea what your distributed release schedule is like for Australia? (being Australia I'm assuming it will be later, but happy to get corrected here)

 

Hi Adante, they should be available at Ramcity in AU within 2 weeks of hitting US retailers.

MyDigitalSSD

 

The Transcend 256 M.2 is available: Amazon.com: Transcend 128 GB SATA III 6Gb/s MTS400 42 mm M.2 SSD Solid State Drive TS128GMTS400: Computers & Accessories

$140, doesn't seem too bad. Someone buy it and benchmark it!

 

Initial benchmarks are not everything. I don't want this to sound like a sales pitch but with the high end Toshiba flash we offer in our products your benchmarks from day one will look the same one year from now. Food for thought.

MyDigitalSSD

 

I'm considering waiting for a 256gb one to come out, instead of getting the 128gb one... when is the mydigital model available?

Also, does anyone have more info on the heat issues mentioned on the review on this one Amazon.com: Transcend 256 GB SATA III 6Gb/s MTS400 42 mm M.2 SSD Solid State Drive TS256GMTS400: Computers & Accessories

 

I used to deal with Runcore SSD a lot and they had certain Jmicron controlled SSD that got very hot and during the 1 year warranty period we noticed as high as a 5-8% defect rate. In most cases the heat was destroying the solder. I have no idea if this will happen with the Transcend SSD but I do know that our current MyDigitalSSD products have a 3 year warranty and we have a less than .05% defect rate.

We are waiting on A19nm Toshiba 128GB NAND chips as soon as we have them we will deliver 256GB M.2 2242. Could be tomorrow or a few more weeks we just don't know.

MyDigitalSSD

 

Any updates on this? I need to order soon.

 

Any update on this? I've been waiting for your 256GB NGFF, but it's been a while and still not released. Probably tomorrow I'll go with Transcend if there's no news.

Thanks!

 

200pcs are built and shipping soon. We are doing some testing on the new 128GB A19nm Toshiba chips (the 1st of these chips) to make sure everything is good to go. We should have them up for sale very very soon.

MyDigitalSSD

 

Thank you for the update! Do you know what price will you be selling it for?

 

To be completely honest it will be more than the Transcend unit. Still working on the end price. Can't help it. We are using Toshiba Original Grade A NAND in ours. Not sure what Transcend is using but my guess is the Micron. IMHO that is the only way they can have such a low price.

MyDigitalSSD

 

Been waiting for your 256gb m.2 ssd for quite some time. Really hope the product ships soon!

 

Just saw this in the slickdeals website....hopefully the 256gb comes out soon!

MyDigitalSSD Sale: 64GB M.2 SSD $40, 128GB M.2 SSD $60 + Free Shipping - Page 4 - Amazon Deals, Coupons and Promos

mydigitalssd ( 107 ) Sep. 4, 2014 at 1:46pm
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Any idea when the 256GB SATA 2242 M.2 version of this is due for release. It's stated here MyDigitalSSD 256GB Super Boot Drive M2 NGFF Press Release [mydigitalssd.com] for a release as early as July/August. It's September.

SSD review quoted a price of $179.00 SSD Review [thessdreview.com].

Can you confirm the release date and price please.

Thanks

We have 200pcs ready they are undergoing some testing ATM. Should be ready any day now.

 

Just received 256 version of MTS400.
Memory chips are made by Micron, controller is under sticker.
AS SSD and CrystalDiskMark tests results:


Tested on T440P, i7 4600M

 

Is it just me, or do those write speeds seem REALLY low?

 

Obviously it's lower than BIG ssds can do, but it can be compared to MySSD's model at least.
I would not judge that much the first 256gb model on the market.

ADATA promises better write speed, see the second page.

 

I was comparing it to 256GB 2.5" drives, which is a fair comparison since they both use the SATA3 interface.

 

Comparison is not that fair, controller chips are different due to m.2 size limitations.

 

Exactly, the m.2 42mm is too small that why it's very difficult to increase the size and speed. I was really hoping that Intel will make 240G m.2 42mm but looks like they will not, the Pro 1500 Series 120G m.2 42mm ssd is the only one Inteln have made so far, too bad. (why? look at the read/write speed of the 120G intel: it's 500/500 while other brands are like 400/100 or 500/150 ...)

Looking forward too see 240/256G m.2 42mm sdd from different manufactures

 

Any idea when the 256gb m.2 2242 will be released? Thanks!

 

....and here it is!

MyDigitalSSD 256GB Super Boot Drive 2242 42mm SATA III 6G M.2 NGFF SSD | My Digital Discount

Just ordered one. More expensive than both the Transcend and Adata, but there appears to be some problems with the Adata one with the y510p and the Transcend one seems to run pretty hot. Hope it's worth the extra dollars!

 

Please share your usage and feedback of it after about 1 week or so, I am interested in buying one of those.

By the way, is there anybody know where to buy the Intel Pro 1500 Series 120GB m.2 42mm?

 

Will post some results once I get my hands on it. Not very happy that it still hasn't shipped yet...my order is kept as "queued" since ordering on Saturday.....

 

Bro,

How's the test going?
is it a good buy compared to transcend and adata?

 

SIGH. I can't even get the stupid original m.2 ssd out. For some reason the screw just won't budge (I tried all sorts of screwdrivers). Will try again later this week when I have time.

 

Hi everyone,

So, I finally got the mydigitalssd 256gb m.2 drive up and running as my OS drive. For some bizzare reason, I couldn't get the screw out. I ended up having to use a screw driver to get the old m.2 ssd out (probably broke it as a result) and then put the new m.2 ssd in with a spacer in place to hold the m.2 ssd. It's weird cause I've seen people on YouTube showing how easy it is to remove the screw.

Instead of Acronis True Image, I installed the m.2 ssd and formatted it in GPT, then used Macrium Reflect to clone the original y510p hdd onto the m.2 ssd. I adjusted the size of the main OS partition so that every partition of the original y510p hdd can be cloned onto the m.2 ssd. I then went to BIOS and changed the boot order, and voila! I don't plan on wiping the original HDD given that I want to be able to boot from the original HDD if the m.2 ssd has problems.

In any event, with limited use, the y510p seems FAST. The programs are loading really quick. I ran some Crystal Disk Mark test for the 256gb m.2 ssd, the original HDD, and a 2TB samsung ultrabay drive (from a Seagate Expanation). The results are posted below. As you can see, the read speed of the m.2 ssd is really good, but the write speed is a bit problematic. I'm not sure why the results are lower than the results posted on mydigitalssd's website.

Results of Mydigitalssd M.2 256gb SSD



Results of original Y510P hard drive (Samsung Spinpoint M8 1TB)



Results of ultrabay hard drive (Samsung Spinpoint 2TB)


If anyone can shed light on improving the write speed of the SSD, that would be greatly appreciated.

 

I dont know, but aren't those messed up write speeds? Have you tried running it several times?

 

Yup, that's what I said. The write speeds are messed up. Still trying to figure out why.

 

So I ran the Crystal Mark Info tests again, and the write speeds are much better. I made some tweaks to the settings in Windows (such as enabling write caching, disabling indexing, etc.). The ssd is running through AHCI. In any event, the speeds are a lot more like the speeds advertised by mydigitalssd on their website:

Test #1


Test #2


Test #3


Having used the m.2 as my OS drive for the past few days, I'm pretty happy with it. I moved most of the data (e.g., documents, pictures, music, video, browser cache, temp files, outlook database file, etc.) onto the 1TB hdd, and the ssd is only being used for running the OS and programs. The ssd doesn't seem to be running very hot either (although I haven't really pushed it that hard).

In any event,. it was more expensive than the other options, but happy with it so far.

 

Bro,

Thanks for the review.
I guess it's a good buy compared to Transcend and Adata?

Gonna place the order real soon. Where did you get it? Amazon or Mydigital?

 

I ordered it from mydigitaldiscount. I don't think Amazon is selling it right now (don't think they have that much stock of the 256gb).

I can't say if it's a better buy than Transcend and/or Adata given that I haven't tried those ones. I would caution buying the Adata one as it seems like it doesn't play well with the y510p bios (some people have problems using it as an OS drive). For the transcend one, it's cheaper, but some people on Amazon have commented that it runs pretty hot. I think most people know that the 42mm m.2 ssd's performance isn't that great (see this article: AnandTech | Upgrading the SSD in Chromebook & MyDigitalSSD Super Boot Drive M.2 2242 SSD Review it's still a pretty big performance upgrade from the stock 1TB 5400rpm hdd that I have.

 

IC.
How many percent increased in terms of windows start-up as compared to before?

 

I don't have actual stats in terms of start-up time, but it takes shorter time for me to start my computer from shutdown now (with the ssd) than for me to start my computer from hibernation (with the old HDD). Everything in the OS just runs faster. Programs launch insanely fast. It's a significant improvement over the stock 5400rpm hdd. If you replaced the hdd with a SSD, then performance will probably be better than the m.2 ssd + the 1TB. I prefer the m.2 ssd + 1TB set-up cause I have a lot of media (music, pictures, videos, etc.).

 

Got Transcend 256GB M.2 42mm 2242 for my T440s. It is super fact than I expected. The best M.2 42mm till now.

 

Wow. Those are surprisingly better compared to mydigitalssd on previous post.

Anyone with the mydigitalssd and/or transcend 256gb to verify these results?

 

Which SSD M.2 is better:
Plextor M6G 128GB
Transcend MT400 128GB
ADATA SP900 128GB

 

Can this "MyDigitalSSD 256GB Super Boot Drive 42mm SATA III (6G) M.2 2242 NGFF SSD - MDM242-SB-25" be used as second drive on lenovo thinkpad yoga?

 

Yes the slot is near the front of the computer next to the Wireless card.

MyDigitalSSD

 

I bought MyDigitalSSD 256GB Super Boot Drive 42mm SATA III (6G) M.2 2242 NGFF SSD - MDM242-SB-256 installed it to Thinkpad Yoga 14 (20DM) and Win are freezing from time to time, even after clean install. System is on M2 SSD, the original 1TB was formated and used as data storage.

Updated all drivers, SSD has firmware 2.9. The Win says the error is "kernel data inpage error". It seems that SSD is shut down because Wind does not start after restart and disk is not in setup. Have to power off the PC and then everything is OK until next freeze, which occurs in couple minutes or hours.

 

There is no such thing as a "42mm M.2 HDD".

 

Just a bit of FYI, here's what I'm rocking in my y410p. I almost picked up a 256GB 42mm M.2 until I found out these 512GB models existed. I picked it up on Amazon, but for some reason the 512GB model disappeared from the store page. Odd, but I'll link to it anyways.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Z8BYOWG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00

 

Just saw this thread. Got the ZTC 256GB when I bought my thinkpad last summer. Here was the result.