SanDiskSSD PLUS 1TB Internal SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, 2.5"/7mm, Up to 535 MB/s - SDSSDA-1T00-G27

SanDisk SSD PLUS 1TB Internal SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, 2.5 inThis SSD worked as hoped right from the box. First I copied a single 375 GB file to it from a rotating disk, writing at about 240-250 MB/s (according to Microsoft) the whole way, no throttling down for overheating. Then it was installed permanently in the desktop computer and the side cover closed. Using a test script, RoboCopy copied a single 57.8 GB encrypted file 5 times in immediate succession from a RAM drive to the SSD in an average of 190.2 seconds, for an average speed of 304 MB/s. We're talking real MB here BTW, not some dopey Microsoft MiB labeled as MB.Then when the /J RoboCopy option (no buffering) was used the speed dropped to about 250 MB/s, which is about what the computer gets from modern SATA or USB-connected rotating drives. Not great, but much better than the ancient 5400 RPM drive that it replaced.The computer was built here a little over 3 years ago, with an AMD 5950x CPU in an ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero mobo. It has 128 GB of fast memory, half of which is allocated to the RAM drive. The new SSD was (and still is) connected to a standard SATA port on that mobo and mounted in one of the computer's drive slots with a 2.5-in to 3.5-in adapter. No special cooling was used.Two days earlier I had received a Silicon Power "SP 1TB SSD 3D NAND A55 SLC Cache Performance Boost SATA III 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive." Installed in the same way, and using the same practical tests, that drive initially seemed to perform well. However it soon started throttling down during a big transfer from RAM, from about 440 MB/s to 30 MB/s. This was unacceptably slow, and didn't improve when I attempted to cool the drive. It was initially faster than the SanDisk, but the heat-management algorithm was way out of whack. That drive is already packaged up for return. Too bad - I've had other experiences with SP that were quite good.

I put this in my old HP Pavilion dv7 and it is like a new computer. Boots fast, no long delays when I have a bunch of Chrome tabs open. It works great.I used an old version of Casper that I had on the computer to copy the system disk to this one (the computer has 2 drive slots). After reading a review that a person had problems, I already had 2 HDD's so I copied the system disk to the other disk for backup. Then installed the SSD in the second slot and copied the system disk to that one. Worked like a charm.It works so well I do not need to buy a new computer. $63 instead of $600.

Storage is good. Not the fastest data transfer rates, but is more than sufficient for the system build.

Turned a practically unusuable, HDD-based Dell Inspiron 3880 nad a bit of work into a new PC, for $60.

This is a very well made product. Several exhaustive disk tests revealed zero errors on the drive. Quick transfer rate and an excellent value.

On time works as expected

Great product

Hands down these are the versatile in any pc.No matter on the chipset, hardware etc.I have used 100's of these not a single one has not worked ever.How ever I can't say the same on some crucial, or Samsung. I have had about a handful of each be dead out of the box, or had some compatibility issue like them not liking the chipset etc.So long as the pc you are putting them in has a sata connection it will work.On some desktop PCs you may need a 3.5" to 2.5" tray. But the tray's only cost about 7-10$.If the hard drive you are replacing is an standard spinning HD you will notice about 25 to 35% increase in speed.You can also get a HD duplicator to copy over your old HD to a new HD SSD. The boxes are like 40-50$ and most duplicator boxes can also he used as a backup by connecting the usb cable.SSD run much faster, cooler