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title: "128GB JetDrive Lite 330 Storage Expansion Card for 13-Inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display (TS128GJDL330)"
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# 95MB/s Read Speed 128GB MLC Storage 60MB/s Write Speed 128GB JetDrive Lite 330 Storage Expansion Card for 13-Inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display (TS128GJDL330)

**Brand:** transcend
**Price:** 26919 Ft
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 💼 Elevate your MacBook’s storage—because running out of space is so last year.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** 128GB JetDrive Lite 330 Storage Expansion Card for 13-Inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display (TS128GJDL330) by transcend
- **How much does it cost?** 26919 Ft with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hu](https://www.desertcart.hu/products/4747428-128gb-jetdrive-lite-330-storage-expansion-card-for-13-inch)

## Best For

- transcend enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted transcend brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Compact & Discreet:** Ultra-slim, lightweight design stays nearly invisible—leave it in and forget it’s there, until you need it.
- • **Speed That Keeps Up:** Enjoy fast data transfers with up to 95MB/s read and 60MB/s write speeds—perfect for large files and media.
- • **Plug & Play (Almost):** Quick mounting on wake and startup ensures your extra storage is always ready when you are.
- • **Boost Your Storage Game:** Instantly expand your MacBook’s capacity by 128GB without bulky external drives.
- • **Seamless MacBook Integration:** Custom-designed to fit flush in your 13" Retina MacBook Pro slot, blending style with function.

## Overview

The Transcend JetDrive Lite 330 is a 128GB MLC storage expansion card engineered exclusively for 13-inch MacBook Pro Retina models (Late 2012 - Early 2015). It offers fast read speeds up to 95MB/s and write speeds up to 60MB/s, fitting flush into the MacBook’s SD card slot for a sleek, permanent storage boost. Ideal for professionals needing seamless, high-capacity storage without external drives, it supports quick mounting and comes with free recovery software, making it a smart, unobtrusive upgrade for your MacBook’s growing data demands.

## Description

64GB storage expansion card for MacBook Pro with Retina display 13" (Late 2012 - Mid 2014).

Review: Good little expansion card for the price! - The transcend Jetdrive Lite is a good option for expanding your ever growing storage needs especially for MacBooks. However, the lack of a 256GB model in the 330 variant for Early 2015 MacBook Pro, is really a bummer, but understandable because of real estate concerns of the laptop chassis itself. It wasn't "really" a plug and play in the first attemp since it took me a couple of tries and fiddling around for my Mac (OSX El Capitan) to detect it, and a couple of restarts. Luckily, I run Win 8 Pro on bootcamp in the same machine and Windows detected the card within seconds. I finally had to re-format this to NTFS in Windows and gave it a try in OSX, and this time OSX detected it without any issues although I am not fully certain why exFAT format (which is the default format of the card out of the box) had issues in detecting itself on Mac. The card sits flush BUT taking it out could be slightly challenging with the risk of breaking the plastic lip on the edge of the card. So, precaution there. I have not faced any issue in having this card auto mount itself after waking up my Mac from sleep although the behavior is vastly different in Windows Vs. OSX. I found that Windows is much faster in detecting it and there is about a 30 seconds to a minute delay every time in OSX wakes up from sleep. Still, not a huge issue. Now about read/write speeds, I stress tested this for about a couple of days with reading files from it and writing large and small files to it. I noticed that the write speed is considerably faster while copying large files (1GB +) and the write speed was on an average 50 seconds or less for a 1.5GB file. I also copied an almost equally sized folder of about 1.3GB but the folder contained numerous documents (PDFs, .DOCs, txt etc.) on it speeds were slightly slower to about avg. 2 mins, and that was expected but the write time was almost double which was a bit surprising in that I expected the slowness but not this slow. Again, not a huge deal, but something that I noticed. Overall I have no qualms about it so far but I will keep an eye on how it performs over time and update my review if required. For now, it's a good buy but please keep in mind that making your Mac detect it for the first time could be a slight challenge and it would definitely help if you have a spare Windows machine or bootcamp to test it with
Review: Great Little Drive - I got this today and so have not used it for a huge amount of time, but initial impressions are great. I booted up my Mac Pro, plugged it in, and it mounted instantly. I shut down and restarted my computer several times, or woke it from sleep mode, and the device was mounted and worked properly each time (I know some reviewers had said it would't mount coming out of sleep, etc). This device is VERY small, smaller than I was expecting, and as others have said, is nearly flush to the laptop's side when plugged in - so not a drive you would want to unplug and remove often. It's very unobtrusive, and has a huge storage capacity for its physical size. I plan on leaving mine in as a permanent extra storage device. I copied several large folders with files in them to mine, and data transferred quickly and seamlessly. Seems like a great product so far. Update - I liked the 128 GB version so much I bought the 256 GB one to replace it, since the first one was almost full. I had to pry the original one out with my fingernail, which took some effort (which is a good thing - it fits snugly and there is no chance it will fall out on its own). I copied all my files to an external drive and then to the new JetDrive330, and everything works perfectly. I use it mostly for my growing movie library (videos and movies which take up a huge amount of space) and pictures There's an ingenious Mac app called Tunespan that allows you to store media files in iTunes in different locations and play them from iTunes transparently, so this has worked out perfectly for me, since my MacBook Pro only contains a 256 GB internal drive, and I was effectively able to double that.

## Features

- 128GB (MLC)
- Storage expansion card for MacBook
- Max Read: 95MB/s, Max Write: 60MB/s
- For MacBook Pro with Retina display 13" (Late 2012 - Early 2015). Specifically designed to fit neatly into the card slot of the MacBook Pro
- Free download of Recover software
- storage expansion card for MacBook
- Compatibility with Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan is currently under verification

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00MTHLURE |
| Best Sellers Rank | #140 in Computer Memory Card Adapters |
| Color | Grey |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (4,525) |
| Date First Available | August 22, 2014 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 08502201627410 |
| Hard Drive | Memory Card |
| Hardware Interface | USB 3.0 |
| Hardware Platform | Mac |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 0.66 x 0.12 x 1.08 inches |
| Item Weight | 0.32 ounces |
| Item model number | TS128GJDL330 |
| Manufacturer | Transcend |
| Number of Processors | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 0.66 x 0.12 x 1.08 inches |
| RAM | 128 GB |
| Secure Digital Association Speed Class | Class 10 |
| Special Feature | Lightweight |
| UPC | 760557830443 |
| Warranty Type | Limited |
| Write Speed | 60 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Transcend
- **Compatible Devices:** Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display (13.3 in)
- **Flash Memory Type:** JetDrive Lite
- **Memory Storage Capacity:** 128 GB
- **Model Name:** JETDRIVE LITE

## Images

![128GB JetDrive Lite 330 Storage Expansion Card for 13-Inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display (TS128GJDL330) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/518i2Qb+jFL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Pattern, Color, Size** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: is it compatible with the new 13 "macbook pro retina display? (Jan 2015)**
A: I just got this, and it works with the Early 2015 model as well.

**Q: Can I save runnable programs such as Word, Excel in the the memory given by the card or just photos and document files?**
A: Some runnable programs can be saved, haven't tried it with Microsoft office but it should work, the only issue is if your computer goes to sleep or if you log off your computer and you leave the program open, this will temporary disconnect the jet drive so when you log back it or " wake you computer up" it will give an error and say the drive is not found and you might lose some files if you don't save. You need to exit the application fully each time you stop using it.

**Q: Will time machine automatically back up this disk as well? (time machine backups being on a separate, external hd)**
A: Yes, it will. You can include or exclude this disk from backup in Time Machine preferences.

**Q: Does it work for a 2012 MacBook Pro**
A: I have a MacBook Pro 2012, retina with flash drive.  It works with some potential minor problems when the computer goes to sleep that Transcend has free software to fix.  It is good to store documents/music on, but, by its nature, is too slow to store the system etc. on it.  It is not a removable drive because it is relatively fragile.  You put it in and leave there.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good little expansion card for the price!
*by A***J on January 9, 2016*

The transcend Jetdrive Lite is a good option for expanding your ever growing storage needs especially for MacBooks. However, the lack of a 256GB model in the 330 variant for Early 2015 MacBook Pro, is really a bummer, but understandable because of real estate concerns of the laptop chassis itself. It wasn't "really" a plug and play in the first attemp since it took me a couple of tries and fiddling around for my Mac (OSX El Capitan) to detect it, and a couple of restarts. Luckily, I run Win 8 Pro on bootcamp in the same machine and Windows detected the card within seconds. I finally had to re-format this to NTFS in Windows and gave it a try in OSX, and this time OSX detected it without any issues although I am not fully certain why exFAT format (which is the default format of the card out of the box) had issues in detecting itself on Mac. The card sits flush BUT taking it out could be slightly challenging with the risk of breaking the plastic lip on the edge of the card. So, precaution there. I have not faced any issue in having this card auto mount itself after waking up my Mac from sleep although the behavior is vastly different in Windows Vs. OSX. I found that Windows is much faster in detecting it and there is about a 30 seconds to a minute delay every time in OSX wakes up from sleep. Still, not a huge issue. Now about read/write speeds, I stress tested this for about a couple of days with reading files from it and writing large and small files to it. I noticed that the write speed is considerably faster while copying large files (1GB +) and the write speed was on an average 50 seconds or less for a 1.5GB file. I also copied an almost equally sized folder of about 1.3GB but the folder contained numerous documents (PDFs, .DOCs, txt etc.) on it speeds were slightly slower to about avg. 2 mins, and that was expected but the write time was almost double which was a bit surprising in that I expected the slowness but not this slow. Again, not a huge deal, but something that I noticed. Overall I have no qualms about it so far but I will keep an eye on how it performs over time and update my review if required. For now, it's a good buy but please keep in mind that making your Mac detect it for the first time could be a slight challenge and it would definitely help if you have a spare Windows machine or bootcamp to test it with

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Little Drive
*by S***E on May 11, 2016*

I got this today and so have not used it for a huge amount of time, but initial impressions are great. I booted up my Mac Pro, plugged it in, and it mounted instantly. I shut down and restarted my computer several times, or woke it from sleep mode, and the device was mounted and worked properly each time (I know some reviewers had said it would't mount coming out of sleep, etc). This device is VERY small, smaller than I was expecting, and as others have said, is nearly flush to the laptop's side when plugged in - so not a drive you would want to unplug and remove often. It's very unobtrusive, and has a huge storage capacity for its physical size. I plan on leaving mine in as a permanent extra storage device. I copied several large folders with files in them to mine, and data transferred quickly and seamlessly. Seems like a great product so far. Update - I liked the 128 GB version so much I bought the 256 GB one to replace it, since the first one was almost full. I had to pry the original one out with my fingernail, which took some effort (which is a good thing - it fits snugly and there is no chance it will fall out on its own). I copied all my files to an external drive and then to the new JetDrive330, and everything works perfectly. I use it mostly for my growing movie library (videos and movies which take up a huge amount of space) and pictures There's an ingenious Mac app called Tunespan that allows you to store media files in iTunes in different locations and play them from iTunes transparently, so this has worked out perfectly for me, since my MacBook Pro only contains a 256 GB internal drive, and I was effectively able to double that.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fits and Works Perfect on my 2023 Macbook Pro
*by E***D on October 26, 2024*

I purchased this JetDrive for automatically backing up my MacBook Pro with Time Machine on a daily basis. I have not been as diligent as I should in hooking up to an external drive and backing up which has burned me in the past. The fit of this Transcent JetDrive in my Mac is incredible as it fits snuggly to the SD port and non-intrusive at all. In my opinion the drive is meant to be stored in the SD slot and not removed over and over again as it is difficult (with your fingernails) to get out of the slot. Perfect for my intended use as a back up solution. I formatted using disk utility with APFS encrypted so it requires a password in case my computer was lost or stolen. I used time machine for back up and the initial copy took almost 6 hours (about 350 gigs of storage) so you should perform the initial back up just prior to going to bed. Subsequent backups only take about 2-3 minutes each time. I set up my time machine backups to automatically perform once a day so when I turn on my computer in the morning it updates automatically in the background. For weekly backups (in case my MacBook gets lost/stolen) I purchased the Samsung T7 Portable SSD, 2TB External Solid State Drive and partitioned in 2 partitions… 1 for weekly time machine backups and the other for Carbon Copy Clone backups which provides a perfect clone of your internal hard drive in case time machine has a hickup. The Samsung T7 is incredibly fast, small, and when finished backing up I lock it away in the safe. In summary the Transcend JetDrive is the perfect solution for daily time machine backups and as you can see in the photo an SD card you can plug into your MacBook slot and forget about it as it sits flush and automatically performs the time machine backups in the background.

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