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2TB Team Group CX2 2.5" SATA III 3D TLC Internal Solid State Drive

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Newegg.com has 2TB Team Group CX2 2.5" SATA III 3D TLC Internal Solid State Drive (T253X6002T0C101) for $108.99. Shipping is free.

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Product Features:
  • Max Sequential Read: Up to 540 MBps
  • Max Sequential Write: Up to 490 MBps
  • Terabyte Written: >1600TB
  • MTBF: 1,000,000 hours
  • Advanced SLC Caching technology
  • Shock and drop resistant for safe use
  • ECC (Error Correction Code) function enhances efficiency

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    • This price is $51 less (32% savings) than the list price of $159.99.
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Newegg.com has 2TB Team Group CX2 2.5" SATA III 3D TLC Internal Solid State Drive (T253X6002T0C101) for $108.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member armharm for finding this deal.

Product Features:
  • Max Sequential Read: Up to 540 MBps
  • Max Sequential Write: Up to 490 MBps
  • Terabyte Written: >1600TB
  • MTBF: 1,000,000 hours
  • Advanced SLC Caching technology
  • Shock and drop resistant for safe use
  • ECC (Error Correction Code) function enhances efficiency

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $51 less (32% savings) than the list price of $159.99.
  • About this product:
    • 3-Year Warranty
  • About this store:

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BayuU
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This is a review for EX2 not CX2...

This is the one I found, mediocre review but suitable for the price imo
https://www.guru3d.com/articles_p...ew,19.html
muchwow
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There's more to the story:

"The Team Group EX2 delivers fairly solid write speeds within its SLC cache. However, sustained write speeds tank drastically after the cache is full. The EX2 wrote 358GB worth of data at a rate of 460 MBps before degrading to snail-like speeds of just 15 MBps. Fortunately, the SSD implements fast cache recovery to regain some of that space if needed. After given just 30 seconds of idle time, the EX2 recovered roughly 100GB of its SLC cache. "

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Aug 16, 2022
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SimMike777
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Will this slow to a crawl if you transfer large files?
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mischlep
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Quote from SimMike777 :
Will this slow to a crawl if you transfer large files?
"Team Group's EX2 is a low-cost SATA SSD that's great for light work but is outpaced by the slowest of HDDs in sustained write workloads" Tom's Hardware [tomshardware.com]

Cons: "Incredibly slow write speeds after cache files". TH says they measured 15 MB/s once the SLC cache fills, which is incredibly slow.
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TalentedCaribou4513
Aug 16, 2022
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Note: these are dramless. Let me know when you can find 2 tb tlc with dram at this price 🤣
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BayuU
Aug 16, 2022
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Quote from mischlep :
"Team Group's EX2 is a low-cost SATA SSD that's great for light work but is outpaced by the slowest of HDDs in sustained write workloads" Tom's Hardware [tomshardware.com]

Cons: "Incredibly slow write speeds after cache files". TH says they measured 15 MB/s once the SLC cache fills, which is incredibly slow.
This is a review for EX2 not CX2...

This is the one I found, mediocre review but suitable for the price imo
https://www.guru3d.com/articles_p...ew,19.html
Last edited by BayuU August 16, 2022 at 04:45 PM.
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mischlep
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Quote from BayuU :
This is a review for EX2 not CX2...

This is the one I found, mediocre review but suitable for the price imo
https://www.guru3d.com/articles_p...ew,19.html [guru3d.com]
Thank you! I missed that detail.
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WingsOfF
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Quote from BayuU :
This is a review for EX2 not CX2...

This is the one I found, mediocre review but suitable for the price imo
https://www.guru3d.com/articles_p...ew,19.html
The GX/CX/EX/etc are all very similar, same controller. Different NANDs. Similar issues in performance. Measured speeds seldom meets the published specs in mixed use. Only sequential reads and writes (within the SLC cache limit) get anywhere near published specs.

They may come with QLC according to SSD Database despite the marketing.

Ok for cheap archival storage or to restore an old laptop that came with a sata hard drive and the price is hard to beat (that seems to be the TeamGroup business model these days).

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LordDrol
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Why is Team Group consistently the lowest price brand of SSDs and flash drives on SD? Low quality?

https://slickdeals.net/newsearch.php?q=team+group
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WingsOfF
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Quote from OhnoImbroke :
I have bought the 1tb for a family member itx build over a year ago. Best value for an SSD that has similar speeds as a Samsung 860 EVO.
Performance comparison chart
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timta2
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Quote from LordDrol :
Why is Team Group consistently the lowest price brand of SSDs and flash drives on SD? Low quality?

https://slickdeals.net/newsearch.php?q=team+group
It's basic business. Companies decide everyday whether they want to target low-end, mid, or high-end consumers. It often makes sense to not spread yourself too thin and concentrate on doing one thing well.

When it comes to SSDs, can you imagine being a startup (or young/small) company and trying to compete with global behemoths like Samsung in the high-end?
Last edited by timta2 August 17, 2022 at 04:11 PM.
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WingsOfF
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Quote from LordDrol :
Why is Team Group consistently the lowest price brand of SSDs and flash drives on SD? Low quality?

https://slickdeals.net/newsearch.php?q=team+group
SD not allowing deals on their nearest value competitor Silicon Power to be posted might be one reason. Smilie
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beggerking
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Quote from mischlep :
"Team Group's EX2 is a low-cost SATA SSD that's great for light work but is outpaced by the slowest of HDDs in sustained write workloads" Tom's Hardware [tomshardware.com]

Cons: "Incredibly slow write speeds after cache files". TH says they measured 15 MB/s once the SLC cache fills, which is incredibly slow.
its a typo.... they don't have any benchmark against any hdd in the article.

any ssd will still be faster than any hdd even after cache depletion.
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muchwow
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank muchwow

Quote from mischlep :
"Team Group's EX2 is a low-cost SATA SSD that's great for light work but is outpaced by the slowest of HDDs in sustained write workloads" Tom's Hardware [tomshardware.com]

Cons: "Incredibly slow write speeds after cache files". TH says they measured 15 MB/s once the SLC cache fills, which is incredibly slow.
There's more to the story:

"The Team Group EX2 delivers fairly solid write speeds within its SLC cache. However, sustained write speeds tank drastically after the cache is full. The EX2 wrote 358GB worth of data at a rate of 460 MBps before degrading to snail-like speeds of just 15 MBps. Fortunately, the SSD implements fast cache recovery to regain some of that space if needed. After given just 30 seconds of idle time, the EX2 recovered roughly 100GB of its SLC cache. "
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beritolam
Aug 18, 2022
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Any reason to get one of these over a 2TB WD Black 7200 spinner for local storage? The Black drives w/ the 5 year warranties have never done me dirty, and I have a 1TB Black that's probably close to 10 years old that still works fine.

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WingsOfF
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Quote from beggerking :
its a typo.... they don't have any benchmark against any hdd in the article.

any ssd will still be faster than any hdd even after cache depletion.
Are you serious? When they measure a write speed of 15MB/s, they cannot say worse than a HDD? They have to measure a HDD to benchmark against one? Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)

You are wrong about the second sentence. SSD NAND writes to TLC and QLC are actually very slow and depend on the cache to not let that become a factor in intended use. But sustained writes can easily fill up the cache and make the SSD slower than HDDs if they don't have some advanced tweaks to reduce recovery time, etc. Happens even in nvme SSDs. Budget SSDs skimp on cache and/or advanced controllers.

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