Does this drive support trim?
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Yes it does, you can see a full third party review of the drive here http://solid-state-drive-review.toptenreviews.com/crucial-m500-review.html
364524
If your drive has an mSATA, then it's OK. You can also get a SATA to USB adapter to get the data out.
149014
To my knowledge that is handled by your bios and the hdd itself. So as long as your mobo and hdd are smart compatible the enclosure dosnt figure into it.
2189816
Hi, it should, i dont have that same laptop but i did not see any special limitation for the hard drive
2139624
It will work, yes, but I'm sure it will dramatically slow down over time because I highly doubt that this model supports the TRIM feature, which is a necessity for SSDs. You can read more about TRIM for SSDs by Googling it. My suggestion is to look for a NAS that is specifically designed to work with SSDs, like some models from QNAP.
2126489
Yes. But I don't recommend this drive. I got 250 GB of files on it that cannot be read anymore!
1210538
Yes. It's a 2.5" 7mm height drive. Most are 9.5mm high but the shorter height should cause no problems. There are 2mm spacers in the event there's some mounting issue.
1533364
Compatibility wise everything works except TRIM, as only apple certified SSDs have it enabled by default. TRIM is a set of instructions that collects the garbage your computer creates over time which causes your computer to "slow down" and deletes it internally so it stays at optimal performance. It can be enabled using a 3rd party application called Trim Enabler and it also has other features such as disabling the motion sensor in your macbook, because you won't be having any moving parts in your hard drive so it saves you battery by turning off the sensor. It also gives you information about your SSD's S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) attributes, benchmarks and temperature of your SSD. I hope that clarifies your question about compatibility, and as far as rating goes I wouldn't have a valid scale since this is the only SSD I've ever used in a macintosh system but from personal experience its a solid 5/5
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Yes. I used it in mine and it's been a great tool. Much better than the optical drive. I did have some connection troubles with it and therefore it was not stable enough to be the boot drive. I therefore use it for all storage material and the internal HD just for applications.
559697
None...you install the hard drives you want, If you go to their website you can find out a lot of answers. www.bufflaotech.com
1130299
No, that drive is a bit too tall for this case. The WD drives tend to be a little shorter.
312569
I don't know. My problem with the drive was the format function would fail to ever complete.
1623304
Yes, using it now. Macs do support TRIM. It can be turned on using third party widgets and tools. Apple turns on TRIM for APPLE SSD's but others can also be turned on.
1497948
Unsure, but be advised that while this drive in eco friendly it pays the price in speed, this is a very slow drive. I use it for gentle backups, nothing serious or fast.
2117155
No, just make sure that you remove the adapter on the existing drive to use with this one.
305284
None but its independent of the os so it should function like any other jump drive
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Works fine but XP does not support TRIM (look it up) you must use supplied Magician software to keep up speed. Also check out partition alignment. I think these drives are best used as a System drive with traditional disk as Data drive. (Multi Drive System). Make sure you create Recovery Disks for re-installation. Samsung transfer software will not transfer Recovery Partition. Also buy drive kit (not bare drive) with transfer cable and mounting hardware. Hope this helps.