The StoreJet 500 is the latest portable SSD from Transcend. Capacity options range from 256GB to 1TB featuring a bus-powered design. Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 are included for connectivity and insures compatibility between legacy and modern Mac machines. Marketing numbers for the StoreJet 500 include a 440 MB/s read speed, and while being built for OS X, the StoreJet 500 uses the HFS+ file system and is compatible with OS X 10.7+.

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For users that want to utilize this solution with a Windows machine, you can do so by formatting to exFAT or NTFS. MSRP of the Transcend StoreJet 500 in the 256GB capacity is listed at $299.99 with a three-year warranty. Switching over to OS X, we also swapped interfaces to Thunderbolt.

With that said, we actually lost performance with our OS X system coming in at 379 MB/s read and 291 MB/s write. The Transcend StoreJet 500 is one of the more unique solutions we have seen built for OS X. With that said, this dual port connectivity with USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt has become part of a trend with external storage solutions as of late. This gives vendors the best in terms of performance with Thunderbolt, while maintaining a broad market appeal with USB 3.0.

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The StoreJet 500 having both is a solid device, with excellent build quality and aesthetic appeal thanks to its aluminium simplistic design. Performance of the StoreJet was rather good; surprisingly better in Windows than it was with OS X. Within Windows, we nearly topped the charts, but ended up falling short; results came in at 442 MB/s read and 303 MB/s write. Over to OS X, performance even with Thunderbolt wasn't quite what I expected. Here we were able to reach 379 MB/s read, followed by 291 MB/s write.

Overall, the StoreJet 500 is a solid performer for those wanting both a great looking and performing solution. Dvdfab x bd&dvd dvdfab x for mac. Adding to this is the MSRP and warranty which you will find at $299.99 for the 256GB capacity backed by a three-year warranty.