Question Are the Mega Fastro M200 SSDs a good buy ?

[raxious]

So a couple of days ago I was checking some sites and I suddenly saw the Mega Fastro M200 2TB SSD for only 115 euro's. Now at first I wasn't all that interested but after reading it's a TLC SSD it's starting to look a lot more interesting, especially at this price point. The one that comes closest would be the Kingston NV2 but as far as I know it's really hit or miss with the Kingston ones as to whether or not it has TLC or QLC. Having said that, I honestly can't find anything on the Mega Fastro M200 SSD. Apparently it's a well selling brand in Asia, but that's about all I could find.

Anyone here have any experiences with them and would they be worth the purchase?

 

[taeioum]

Apparently not so great. Potentially only lasts up to 2 months or 237GBW. Some others haven't had issues so far and are satisfied. Here's a German webstore that has a couple reviews, also in German. Since you're Dutch, you might understand what's being said, otherwise use our good old friend Google Translate:

https://www.mindfactory.de/product_...e-3-0-x4-3D-NAND-TLC--MS200-2TB-_1439913.html

 

[DJMCM]

Mega Fastro M200 2TB

You mean MS200

Here's a German webstore that has a couple reviews

Complaint rate: 0.58%

I honestly can't find anything on the Mega Fastro M200 SSD

The MS200 is a ceap SSD with TLC and DRAM (the Kingston NV2 doesn't have a DRAM) and a huge pSLC-Cache:

 

[drea.drechsler]

So a couple of days ago I was checking some sites and I suddenly saw the Mega Fastro M200 2TB SSD for only 115 euro's. Now at first I wasn't all that interested but after reading it's a TLC SSD it's starting to look a lot more interesting, especially at this price point. The one that comes closest would be the Kingston NV2 but as far as I know it's really hit or miss with the Kingston ones as to whether or not it has TLC or QLC. Having said that, I honestly can't find anything on the Mega Fastro M200 SSD. Apparently it's a well selling brand in Asia, but that's about all I could find.

Anyone here have any experiences with them and would they be worth the purchase?

According to this article it uses TLC and has a 1200 TBW durability rating. BUT...the article also states the mfr. uses multiple different NAND flash and controller arrangements. It also says, perplexingly, that a DRAM cache is "available", whatever that means. A guess would be it's meant for OEM sale: if you want to market one under your brand you can order it in quantity either with or without.

https://www.techpowerup.com/ssd-specs/mega-electronics-fastro-ms200-2-tb.d1332

Personally, I'd steer clear since you can't really be certain of exactly what you'd get.

 

[raxious]

Alright yea, after reading through that topic and seeing some more stuff about it it seems like it's a fun SSD that has a high probability of no longer working after 2 - 3 months.

What about the Lexar NM620 or the Muhskin Tempest? They seem to be at around a similar price point (115 euro's) for their 2TB version. I see that the Lexar NM620 has TLC memory.