---
title: Transcend TLC 480GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD
date: 2017-01-18 09:08:21
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2017/01/18/transcend-tlc-480gb-2-5-inch-sata-iii-internal-ssd/
author: Lester Chan
categories:
  - Storage
tags:
  - 480GB
  - Amazon
  - SSD
  - TLC
  - Transcend
---

The [Transcend TLC 480GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (TS480GSSD220S)](https://www.transcend-info.com/Products/No-735) was [Amazon Gold Box Deal](https://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox) of the day on 29th December 2016.

Its usual retail price is [US$126.99 (S$185)](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DRWWLUO/), but for the Gold Box Deal, it was retailing for **US$86.99 (S$127)** with free shipping to Singapore if your order qualifies for the [AmazonGlobal Saver](https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1001225901) program.

I bought it to replace the HDD of my 8 years old MacBook Pro which is the [Apple 15″ MacBook Pro 2.53GHz (Late 2008)](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/10/22/apple-macbook-pro-253ghz-late-2008/).

It is still usable and fast after you replace it with a faster SSD despite it being only on SATA I. Too bad, I can only install up to [OS X El Capitan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X_El_Capitan) as macOS Sierra only supports MacBook Pro Mid 2010 or newer.

If you have an Apple MacBook Pro from late 2008, you can check out [this iFixit tutorial](https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+15-Inch+Unibody+Late+2008+and+Early+2009+Hard+Drive+Replacement/841) on how to change your MacBook Pro HDD.

[![Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - Box Front](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/427/31410127283_692096e25d_c.jpg "Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - Box Front")](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/427/31410127283_49bb60f21d_o.jpg "Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - Box Front")

[![Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - Box Back](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/453/31410124323_46c6c1a188_c.jpg "Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - Box Back")](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/453/31410124323_6c8c2a08f2_o.jpg "Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - Box Back")

[![Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - Box](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/635/31410118913_48316ca5d6_c.jpg "Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - Box")](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/635/31410118913_68eae74514_o.jpg "Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - Box")

[![Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - Box Contents](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/578/32071507042_8761c3296c_c.jpg "Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - Box Contents")](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/578/32071507042_f2798175c0_o.jpg "Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - Box Contents")

[![Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - Front](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/271/31410115893_d15fb0c2be_c.jpg "Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - Front")](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/271/31410115893_64ba1b5de4_o.jpg "Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - Front")

[![Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - Back](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/446/32071514802_488bcea0c3_c.jpg "Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - Back")](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/446/32071514802_6653fac621_o.jpg "Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - Back")

[![Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - SATA Port](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/705/32220350945_5480cf5ae7_c.jpg "Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - SATA Port")](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/705/32220350945_3b01520d58_o.jpg "Transcend TLC 480GB SSD - SATA Port")

[![Transcend TLC 480GB SSD](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/651/32220347875_4d3c2f236a_c.jpg "Transcend TLC 480GB SSD")](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/651/32220347875_a4396dd793_o.jpg "Transcend TLC 480GB SSD")

[![MacBook Pro Late 2008 - Back](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/426/32089569402_92771f4be4_c.jpg "MacBook Pro Late 2008 - Back")](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/426/32089569402_a0a9a53196_o.jpg "MacBook Pro Late 2008 - Back")

[![MacBook Pro Late 2008 - Back](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/763/31397145454_4ebb2671d4_c.jpg "MacBook Pro Late 2008 - Back")](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/763/31397145454_4b3e2e2f8d_o.jpg "MacBook Pro Late 2008 - Back")

[![MacBook Pro Late 2008 - Back](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/619/32089569162_f2d1aeb973_c.jpg "MacBook Pro Late 2008 - Back")](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/619/32089569162_b5e0283fef_o.jpg "MacBook Pro Late 2008 - Back")