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# 95MB/s Max Read Speed 128GB MLC Storage 60MB/s Max Write Speed Transcend 128GB JetDrive Lite 350 Storage Expansion Card for 15-Inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display (TS128GJDL350)

**Brand:** transcend
**Price:** 19297CFA
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

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

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Transcend 128GB JetDrive Lite 350 Storage Expansion Card for 15-Inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display (TS128GJDL350) by transcend
- **How much does it cost?** 19297CFA with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## 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

- • **Lifetime Reliability:** Backed by a limited lifetime warranty, built to keep your data safe and accessible for years.
- • **Plug-and-Play Convenience:** Easy installation with a fit-and-forget design that blends perfectly with your MacBook’s aesthetics.
- • **Optimized Read Performance:** Up to 95MB/s read speed ensures smooth access to your photo and media libraries on the go.
- • **Effortless Storage Expansion:** Instantly add 128GB without bulky external drives—carry your entire library inside your laptop.
- • **Seamless MacBook Integration:** Custom-designed for 15" Retina MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 - Early 2013) for a flush, sleek fit.

## Overview

The Transcend 128GB JetDrive Lite 350 is a compact, high-capacity storage expansion card tailored for 15-inch MacBook Pro Retina models (Mid 2012 - Early 2013). Offering up to 95MB/s read and 60MB/s write speeds, it provides a sleek, integrated solution to boost your MacBook’s storage without external bulk. Designed for easy installation and backed by a limited lifetime warranty, it’s perfect for professionals needing reliable, on-the-go access to large media libraries.

## Description

Introducing Transcend JetDrive Lite storage expansion cards for the Macbook Air and MacBook Pro with Retina Display. Jetdrive Lite expansion cards are a quick and easy way to gain the additional space you need without adding any bulk to your MacBook.

Review: The JetDrive itself is pretty small physically - My MacBook (15" Retina Pro) has a 512GB SSD, which is blindingly fast but not quit large enough for my stuff, my photos AND my iTunes library. I used to store my iTunes library (or the bulk of it) on a separate USB drive which helped, but meant carrying the drive as well if I wanted to use it. Along comes Transcend's JetDrie Lite, 128GB of storage. "Perfect" I though, "I'll stick my photo library on there, and I can bring my iTunes library back to my SSD". The JetDrive itself is pretty small physically, and comes well packaged. Installation is easy, just slot it into the Card Reader slot. Removal is easy too, there is a black flange which presses flush with the side of the MacBook, and you can prise the drive out using a fingernail easily enough should you want to remove it - personally I like the fit-and-forget aspect, it's in there and I have no plans to remove it (until I sell this machine). The drive comes pre formatted but for MSDOS which means it is usable but for Macs you are better off reformatting it to native format. Which is fast and easy to do, and the JetDrive instructions tell you what to do if you are unsure of how to use Disk Utility. Formatting done, it was time to copy my photo library across (all 120GB of it), which took maybe 10-15 minutes but once done was done. I have to say, the drive is working well. Both iPhoto and Aperture use it with no problems, everything Just Works. As expected. Speed-wise, do NOT expect SSD or even HD performance! This is sat in a card reader and is rather slower. It did a comparison of performance using BlackMagic's Disk Speed Test on my internal SSD, an external USB3.0 had drive, a Thunderbolt external hard drive and the JetDrive, using the same settings for each, and got the following average results. Internal SSD write 280MB/s, read 395MB/s External USB write 90MB/s, read 90MB/s Thunderbolt write 115MB/s, read 125MB/s JetDrive write 5MB/s, read 50MB/s As you can see, it is a LOT slower than the others, especially at writing. At reading, it's just over half the speed of my external USB3.0 hard drive, which means it's certainly acceptable in terms of read performance. Write is not too bad if you are not doing it often. So for my application, using it to store my photo library, it's a great fit - the library is read FAR more often than written to, and reads are far larger than writes, so the performance is OK. And a lot more convenient than having to remember to carry round an external drive! Reliability is of course an important factor. When I first installed the drive and was copying files across, the drive suddenly disappeared. Remove it physically and reinstall it and all was well, and there's been no repeat of that one-off occurrence, which I put down to the physical connection (perhaps there was a bit of dust or something in the CF slot, as I do cart the laptop around some pretty strange places). Since then, it has been rock-solid, and I've been using it for just over a month so far. TimeMachine automatically picked it up and added it to its backups, which is helpful. Overall I'd definitely recommend the Transcend JetDrive Lite, it does the job, it is unobtrusive, performance is acceptable, and for me it is making use of a card reader slot which I never otherwise used.
Review: Expanding your MacBook Pro and Air inexpensively - One of the few deficiencies associated with solid state drive equipped Macs is the comparatively small size of internal storage. In an era where 500 GB is the norm and even 1 TB is common, a 256 GB drive is small. When I bought my 15 inch Mac Book Pro with Retina Display, I rationalized that with iCloud and other cloud storage options the loss of half of my hard drive would be find compensation in the increased speed and reliability of a SSD. To some extent those assumptions were correct. Nonetheless I often found myself managing drive utilization trying to keep at least 10% of the total storage space open. Transcend provides a solution. For slightly less than $80 and a Jet Drive Lite 350 I have increased my drive space by fifty percent. The Transcend Jet Drive Lite is essentially a High Capacity SD card which installs into one of the existing SD ports on MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. There are four different model cards, and you should carefully consider the chart before ordering. Each card is tailored for specific machines and is designed to be inserted into the port and lie more of less flush against the case, not sticking out like a normal SD card. The normal card can be spring ejected. This is not so with the Jet Drive Lite. It is very difficult to remove, and since it is in effect a secondary SSD that permanency is a virtue. I have inadvertently "ejected" the card fin the Finder only to discover it simply disconnects. The simplest recovery mode is to log out and then log back in and the drive is automatically recognized. The card comes in a box, with warranty information, and nothing else. The limited lifetime warranty, if you can read it without an electron microscope, is quite good. You should make sure however that your card data on it is being backed up regularly. I use Time Capsule and the setting on installation excluded the Jet Drive Lite. I think the reason for this is that the drive appears to your Mac to be no more than a temporary SD card and SD cards are not backed up unless you change your settings. So having a card and an open port I pressed it in. Since the card doesn't eject, there is no "click" associated with my effort. However an icon appeared immediately on my desktop, and I knew my MBP was reading the drive. My first thought was that I would move all my photos and videos to the Transcend Jet Drive Lite 350. Immediately I received a message- "The destination disk is not properly formatted." Indeed it was not, and that is peculiar. We are looking at a product designed exclusively for newer Apple laptops, and the card was FAT formatted. It takes less than a minute to reformat the card to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Once the disk was reformatted I moved my entire Aperture Library to the Jet Drive Lite . I am a lawyer, not a technician, but it seemed to me that the transfer speed was quite fast, at least as fast as my USB 3.0 flash drive and possibly as fast as a Thunderbolt device. All in all, the Transcend Jet Drive Lite meets a lot of my needs. The price and the huge capacity should justify you giving it a try.

## Features

- 128GB (MLC)
- Storage Expansion Card for MacBook
- Max Read: 95MB/s, Max Write: 60MB/s
- For MacBook Pro with Retina display 15" (Mid 2012 - Early 2013)
- Compatibility with Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan is currently under verification
- New Update JetDrive Toolbox (v1.14.3)

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00K73NT1C |
| Best Sellers Rank | #527 in Computer Memory Card Adapters |
| Customer Reviews | 3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars (538) |
| Date First Available | May 23, 2014 |
| Flash Memory Size | 128 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00760557828945 |
| Hard Drive | 128 GB |
| Hardware Interface | Secure Digital Card |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 0.9 x 0.12 x 1.08 inches |
| Item Weight | 0.32 ounces |
| Item model number | TS128GJDL350 |
| Manufacturer | Transcend |
| Product Dimensions | 0.9 x 0.12 x 1.08 inches |
| RAM | 128 GB |
| Read Speed | 10 Megabytes Per Second |
| Secure Digital Association Speed Class | Class 10 |
| Special Feature | Lightweight |
| UPC | 760557828945 |
| Warranty Type | Limited lifetime |
| Write Speed | 55 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Transcend
- **Color:** Black, Silver
- **Compatible Devices:** Laptop
- **Flash Memory Type:** mlc
- **Model Name:** TS128GJDL350

## Images

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![Transcend 128GB JetDrive Lite 350 Storage Expansion Card for 15-Inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display (TS128GJDL350) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51CByrrtmLL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Ok, this is ridiculous. i just bought this. it comes with no directions whatsoever. i put it into my mac, and it does nothing. how do i get it to work**
A: Oh no, it works on my Mac Book Pro (Retina, 15-inch, 2013 Model) just fine. Maybe worth checking if it can be read by other machines. If not then it could be hint that your JetDrive is defect and should be replaced.

**Q: Can i use this for microsoft surface book ?**
A: I can't say for sure, but it is build specifically for the MacBook Pro. Given that the depth of the SD slot on different MacBooks, although slight, is enough to make it impossible for the card to fit into another version of the same line of computers, it would be absolutely luck of the draw if the two slots were so identical that it would work without issues.

**Q: Is this one work with 2010 macbook pro 15inch? Mine is without retina display**
A: It does NOT, as far as I know this one only works with 15 inch retina display model Strangely as SD card slot measurement is different within all 13 and 15 inch macbooks and also different in macbook air. When you buy it make sure you choose the right one for your computer model. Hope it helps

**Q: Hi, i have an asus zenbook (128gb ssd), it has the standard card reader. would this work on my laptop as well. would truly appreciate your response**
A: about 2/3 length of standard sd card, actually it is 2.2cm length from the end to the bottom of embossment. you can insert a standard sd card into your socket, and measure how much deepth sd card it will suck in. if deepth is more than 2.2cm, then this jetdrive won`t work on your laptop.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The JetDrive itself is pretty small physically
*by K***E on July 20, 2014*

My MacBook (15" Retina Pro) has a 512GB SSD, which is blindingly fast but not quit large enough for my stuff, my photos AND my iTunes library. I used to store my iTunes library (or the bulk of it) on a separate USB drive which helped, but meant carrying the drive as well if I wanted to use it. Along comes Transcend's JetDrie Lite, 128GB of storage. "Perfect" I though, "I'll stick my photo library on there, and I can bring my iTunes library back to my SSD". The JetDrive itself is pretty small physically, and comes well packaged. Installation is easy, just slot it into the Card Reader slot. Removal is easy too, there is a black flange which presses flush with the side of the MacBook, and you can prise the drive out using a fingernail easily enough should you want to remove it - personally I like the fit-and-forget aspect, it's in there and I have no plans to remove it (until I sell this machine). The drive comes pre formatted but for MSDOS which means it is usable but for Macs you are better off reformatting it to native format. Which is fast and easy to do, and the JetDrive instructions tell you what to do if you are unsure of how to use Disk Utility. Formatting done, it was time to copy my photo library across (all 120GB of it), which took maybe 10-15 minutes but once done was done. I have to say, the drive is working well. Both iPhoto and Aperture use it with no problems, everything Just Works. As expected. Speed-wise, do NOT expect SSD or even HD performance! This is sat in a card reader and is rather slower. It did a comparison of performance using BlackMagic's Disk Speed Test on my internal SSD, an external USB3.0 had drive, a Thunderbolt external hard drive and the JetDrive, using the same settings for each, and got the following average results. Internal SSD write 280MB/s, read 395MB/s External USB write 90MB/s, read 90MB/s Thunderbolt write 115MB/s, read 125MB/s JetDrive write 5MB/s, read 50MB/s As you can see, it is a LOT slower than the others, especially at writing. At reading, it's just over half the speed of my external USB3.0 hard drive, which means it's certainly acceptable in terms of read performance. Write is not too bad if you are not doing it often. So for my application, using it to store my photo library, it's a great fit - the library is read FAR more often than written to, and reads are far larger than writes, so the performance is OK. And a lot more convenient than having to remember to carry round an external drive! Reliability is of course an important factor. When I first installed the drive and was copying files across, the drive suddenly disappeared. Remove it physically and reinstall it and all was well, and there's been no repeat of that one-off occurrence, which I put down to the physical connection (perhaps there was a bit of dust or something in the CF slot, as I do cart the laptop around some pretty strange places). Since then, it has been rock-solid, and I've been using it for just over a month so far. TimeMachine automatically picked it up and added it to its backups, which is helpful. Overall I'd definitely recommend the Transcend JetDrive Lite, it does the job, it is unobtrusive, performance is acceptable, and for me it is making use of a card reader slot which I never otherwise used.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Expanding your MacBook Pro and Air inexpensively
*by W***L on June 15, 2014*

One of the few deficiencies associated with solid state drive equipped Macs is the comparatively small size of internal storage. In an era where 500 GB is the norm and even 1 TB is common, a 256 GB drive is small. When I bought my 15 inch Mac Book Pro with Retina Display, I rationalized that with iCloud and other cloud storage options the loss of half of my hard drive would be find compensation in the increased speed and reliability of a SSD. To some extent those assumptions were correct. Nonetheless I often found myself managing drive utilization trying to keep at least 10% of the total storage space open. Transcend provides a solution. For slightly less than $80 and a Jet Drive Lite 350 I have increased my drive space by fifty percent. The Transcend Jet Drive Lite is essentially a High Capacity SD card which installs into one of the existing SD ports on MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. There are four different model cards, and you should carefully consider the chart before ordering. Each card is tailored for specific machines and is designed to be inserted into the port and lie more of less flush against the case, not sticking out like a normal SD card. The normal card can be spring ejected. This is not so with the Jet Drive Lite. It is very difficult to remove, and since it is in effect a secondary SSD that permanency is a virtue. I have inadvertently "ejected" the card fin the Finder only to discover it simply disconnects. The simplest recovery mode is to log out and then log back in and the drive is automatically recognized. The card comes in a box, with warranty information, and nothing else. The limited lifetime warranty, if you can read it without an electron microscope, is quite good. You should make sure however that your card data on it is being backed up regularly. I use Time Capsule and the setting on installation excluded the Jet Drive Lite. I think the reason for this is that the drive appears to your Mac to be no more than a temporary SD card and SD cards are not backed up unless you change your settings. So having a card and an open port I pressed it in. Since the card doesn't eject, there is no "click" associated with my effort. However an icon appeared immediately on my desktop, and I knew my MBP was reading the drive. My first thought was that I would move all my photos and videos to the Transcend Jet Drive Lite 350. Immediately I received a message- "The destination disk is not properly formatted." Indeed it was not, and that is peculiar. We are looking at a product designed exclusively for newer Apple laptops, and the card was FAT formatted. It takes less than a minute to reformat the card to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Once the disk was reformatted I moved my entire Aperture Library to the Jet Drive Lite . I am a lawyer, not a technician, but it seemed to me that the transfer speed was quite fast, at least as fast as my USB 3.0 flash drive and possibly as fast as a Thunderbolt device. All in all, the Transcend Jet Drive Lite meets a lot of my needs. The price and the huge capacity should justify you giving it a try.

### ⭐ DOES NOT WORK! DO NOT BUY!!!
*by K***M on December 9, 2014*

Does not work!! My MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) doesn't even acknowledge that the SD card is even inside! Went to disk utility and it's not even there... Furthermore, it's nearly impossible to remove. I spent 10 minutes trying to remove it from my computer by prying at it with my fingernails. I put it back in hoping it might work again, and now it's stuck in my computer again, I've kept trying to remove it with my fingernails but I couldn't get it out for over half an hour. How am I supposed to even return a product if I can't even get it out of my computer. I am a regular Amazon shopper, and this is the first time a product truly disappointed me. Would not recommend this product for MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) owners.

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