Question 1

does it have brackets for desktop?

Accepted Answer

No... This arrives in a plastic package with no bracket. You will need to purchase a bracket separately, and the bracket is usually capable of hold two SSDs.

Question 2

Can this drive install windows 10 uefi os ?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We used it in the office to replace an existing SSD that had run out of room. Was simple to use the provided disk clone program , switch a couple of SATA cables and back in business. Running Windows 10 Pro.

Question 3

does it come with the cables or will it work with regular sata cables ?

Accepted Answer

Hello,

Thank you for contacting us with your question. Per Team Group specifications and listings, this item does not ship with any extra cables, however, will work with a standard SATA3 cable.

Thank you,
Newegg Support

Question 4

What is the actual size of the 1TB drive? I need to know the total byte size to ensure it is larger than my 1TB hard drive currently in my laptop. Thank you.

Accepted Answer

I'm looking at the drive capacity in Disk Utility (Mac). The volume capacity is 999,995,129,856 bytes.

Question 5

where it made? I never hear this brand.

Accepted Answer

I had never heard of the brand either. They are made in Taiwan.  I bought two 1TB, a 480 GB and three 250GB SSDs.   Overall i have been very pleased with them.  I am especially pleased with the price and the three year warranty.

Question 6

What is the endurance (TBW - TeraBytes written) rating of this drive (1TB)? I did not find it on the TeamGroup website or here on NewEgg.

Accepted Answer

If you need a little more information, it is possible to figure out the TBW that you are asking about. However you would need some additional information. Lets just assume that you write 100GB per day at that rate, with the 3 year warranty and the 1TB capacity the TBW would be roughly 110TB. I got this information from a couple of places, that are really handy when doing SSD endurance parameters. Since I am unable to post links you should be able to search for SSD endurance calculator and get some sites that would help also there is this article. Credit for this info goes to the ssdguy Jim Handy.

How to convert terabytes written (TBW) to drive writes per day (DWPD).  Intel sometimes uses a third measure for the same thing, and that’s GB written per day (GB/Day).  These can all be calculated from each other as long as you know the SSD’s capacity (I’ll use GB here instead of TB) and its warranty period (measured in years).

Here’s how:

DWPD = (GB/Day)/Capacity    –OR–    DWPD = (10^3 * TBW)/(Capacity * Warranty * 365)
TBW = (Capacity * DWPD * Warranty * 365)/10^3     –OR–    TBW = ((GB/Day) * Warranty * 365)/10^3
GB/Day = (10^3 * TBW)/(Warranty * 365)    –OR–    GB/Day = DWPD * Capacity

Question 7

Has anyone try to Clone to this drive, from WD or Seagate? If successful what software did you use?

Accepted Answer

Yes, I used acronis home to clone to the SSD from a mechanical hard disk drive. I have actually done this multiple times at my shop. Not a bad buy.

Question 8

Has anyone used a Team Group 1 TB SSD for more than 3 years?

Accepted Answer

i don't think they have been on the market that long.

Question 9

Does TRIM work in RAID?

Accepted Answer

It works in software RAID but not hardware RAID last I checked.

Question 10

Is it compatible with my Mac Book Pro late 2011?

Accepted Answer

Do not use the Mac Book.
I ordered it for use on my IBM PC, but it broke during the test.
It seems to be very weak.

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