Transcend introduced the MTE400S, a value-ended M.2 NVMe SSD meant for the prebuilt OEM/SI channel. Built in the 42 mm-long M.2-2242 form-factor, the drive features a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 host interface. It comes in capacities of 256 GB, 512 GB, and 1 TB; and features a DRAM-less design, possibly using a Phison-sourced controller. The company didn't specify the type of 3D NAND flash used. The top-spec 1 TB variant offers transfer-speeds of up to 2000 MB/s reads, with up to 1700 MB/s writes; while the 512 GB variant writes at up to 1000 MB/s, and the 256 GB variant up to 900 MB/s; with endurance ratings of 100 TBW, 200 TBW, and 400 TBW, respectively. The company didn't reveal pricing, but these should be among the cheapest drives in the market, as they're sold in tray volumes.