I do not care much about the start-up speed, but will this drive be beneficial for Photoshop and Lightroom usage? What is your experience if any?Also, I was wondering if I just chose to use it for Photoshop CS6 scratch and Lightroom catalogs and cash, would it use the 64GB SSD part in any fashion? I do not care much about the start-up speed, but will this drive be beneficial for Photoshop and Lightroom usage? What is your experience if any?Also, I was wondering if I just chose to use... » Read More I do not care much about the start-up speed, but will this drive be beneficial for Photoshop and Lightroom usage? What is your experience if any?Also, I was wondering if I just chose to use it for Photoshop CS6 scratch and Lightroom catalogs and cash, would it use the 64GB SSD part in any fashion? « Show Less
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It works as a large drive. I don't have the continued experience of the drive speeding up. But it works!
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I am not familiar with the programs you are running. With that said, I run WrightSoft which uses a lot of memory and was slow to open. The program opens much faster, and I don't have to run a restart between jobs. This "used to be" done to clear the cache so I wouldn't have high memory usage warnings. QuickBooks was another slow to open program. No longer. I believe that the drives "Learns" to assist with the most used programs. I was a doubter before installation, but figured the speed couldn't get any worse.
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I don't have any experience with either of these programs, but from experience from the current usage it should be able to speed up
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I don't have any experience with either of these programs, but being that it is solid state and 1Tb you should not have any storage problems. Sorry I could not be of more help.
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It would help load up Photoshop and Lightroom, but you won't see any great performance bumps in the processing of photos. (unless you're editing the same photos for extended periods of time). otherwise you'll be limited by the regular hard drive speed, processor, RAM, etc.
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1TB SSD+HDD faster boot and photoshop work well! But Balance must Core i5 or i7 and 16GB Ram important work faster!! IF core i3 and 8GB Ram no possible!!
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I've never done photo shop or light room work but this work is in my opinion great for any usage.
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I have the same exact question, and the answers below are not helpful...anyone...anyone?
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Check the failure rates of 4 TB vs 1 TB/2 TB drives first. Also, what do you really plan to do? SSD is quick, definitely. You could get a 128 GB SSD for the OS and offload most program installs, profile info etc., onto a 2TB drive. You'd have speed + lots of storage. But if you want speed + storage redundancy you can try a RAID configuration.Honestly, SDD's are quick but I don't get bummed or impatient when my workstation--which uses conventional SATA drives--takes 10-12 seconds to boot (vs. 3-5 seconds for my ultrabook, which has SSD). I just don't. It's an issue of cost. Many conventional drives have large caches on them. The best compromise are the hybrid drives, such as the Seagate Momentus XT series. Check the failure rates of 4 TB vs 1 TB/2 TB drives first. Also, what do you really plan to do? SSD is quick, definitely. You could get a 128 GB SSD for the OS and offload most program installs, profile info etc., onto a 2TB drive. You'd have speed + lots of storage. But if you want speed + storage redundancy you can try a RAID configuration.Honestly, SDD's are quick but I don't get bummed or impatient when my workstation--which uses conventional SATA drives--takes 10-12 seconds to boot (vs. 3-5 seconds for my ultrabook, which has SSD). I just don't. It's an issue of cost. Many... » Read More Check the failure rates of 4 TB vs 1 TB/2 TB drives first. Also, what do you really plan to do? SSD is quick, definitely. You could get a 128 GB SSD for the OS and offload most program installs, profile info etc., onto a 2TB drive. You'd have speed + lots of storage. But if you want speed + storage redundancy you can try a RAID configuration.Honestly, SDD's are quick but I don't get bummed or impatient when my workstation--which uses conventional SATA drives--takes 10-12 seconds to boot (vs. 3-5 seconds for my ultrabook, which has SSD). I just don't. It's an issue of cost. Many conventional drives have large caches on them. The best compromise are the hybrid drives, such as the Seagate Momentus XT series. « Show Less
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Thanks Pete. I was considering this as I figured this was digital but I am guessing its not? Wanted to avoid the mechanics of a 3.5. I have an ssd drive in a pc I built and it screams. So this hard drive spins then I take it and is not digital as I first assumed. I see now that assumption was wrong and there is no advantage other than size. Thanks!
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It is basically a Windows Surface unit with Windows 8 but with a better chip and memory. You should be able to load Photoshop to it. it has enough room, and during my research I read reviews from a number of people saying Photoshop works great. I haven't loaded my CS4 version, because the preloaded Corel X3 trial is so much better for drawing and painting. I'll be getting the full version once the trial expires. It doesn't have a DVD drive, so if you want to load from discs, you'll need an external. I picked a Samsung unit up from Amazon for 35 bucks. You can also purchase direct downloads as well, although that won't help if your existing Photoshop is disc only. Hope that helps. It is basically a Windows Surface unit with Windows 8 but with a better chip and memory. You should be able to load Photoshop to it. it has enough room, and during my research I read reviews from a number of people saying Photoshop works great. I haven't loaded my CS4 version, because the preloaded Corel X3 trial is so much better for drawing and painting. I'll be getting the full version once the trial expires. It doesn't have a DVD drive, so if you want to load from discs, you'll need an external. I picked a Samsung unit up from Amazon for 35 bucks. You can also purchase direct downloads... » Read More It is basically a Windows Surface unit with Windows 8 but with a better chip and memory. You should be able to load Photoshop to it. it has enough room, and during my research I read reviews from a number of people saying Photoshop works great. I haven't loaded my CS4 version, because the preloaded Corel X3 trial is so much better for drawing and painting. I'll be getting the full version once the trial expires. It doesn't have a DVD drive, so if you want to load from discs, you'll need an external. I picked a Samsung unit up from Amazon for 35 bucks. You can also purchase direct downloads as well, although that won't help if your existing Photoshop is disc only. Hope that helps. « Show Less
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Works great for me. Have 6. We are photography studio. Use them for storing images and templates used in daily tuning of studio. So they are plugged in/out often. We keep all our photoshop stuff on one drive, to keep off workstation. It is used with both workstations & laptop. Switching between the three often. Never issue. I do, however, replace those drives as well. If it's a drive that gets a lot of use, I replace it every 18 months. Just to be safe.
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I'm going to replace my 500MB 7200rpm hard drive. How will this compare in speed? I'm basically at 90-93% full due to photos and music!
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I bought the 480GB and the speeds are pretty awesome read about 6GB (SSD) and the 250 (originally built in) over USB 3.0 about 3GB/S Hope this helps
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Me too! I'm not going to seriously consider purchasing anything computer related unless I see the manual that goes with it. Is it (i.e., Canvio) truly plug and play? Can you selectively choose individual files to back up? I'm not at all interested in wasting time and space backing up files that I really don't wish to back up. (I only wish to back up photographs.) Filtering through all the comments, while helpful writ large, takes a lot of time when looking for particular information. A manual please.
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Yes, it works just like any other SATA drive. Just plug it in. But the big benefit is speed. An SSD makes a huge difference, but be sure to activate the "Rapid" function via the enclosed software from SamSung, you get another 100% boost in benchmark speed. I would do a fresh install of Windows and programs. However, Samsung does include a "clone" software for the SSD that has one function, all or nothing, and works very, very well. Try that first if you have a system and programs that you want to migrate to the new computer. But if you are new to Lenovo, the best long-term is to make everything fresh so there are no Qwirks. Yes, it works just like any other SATA drive. Just plug it in. But the big benefit is speed. An SSD makes a huge difference, but be sure to activate the "Rapid" function via the enclosed software from SamSung, you get another 100% boost in benchmark speed. I would do a fresh install of Windows and programs. However, Samsung does include a "clone" software for the SSD that has one function, all or nothing, and works very, very well. Try that first if you have a system and programs that you want to migrate to the new computer. But if you are new to Lenovo, the best... » Read More Yes, it works just like any other SATA drive. Just plug it in. But the big benefit is speed. An SSD makes a huge difference, but be sure to activate the "Rapid" function via the enclosed software from SamSung, you get another 100% boost in benchmark speed. I would do a fresh install of Windows and programs. However, Samsung does include a "clone" software for the SSD that has one function, all or nothing, and works very, very well. Try that first if you have a system and programs that you want to migrate to the new computer. But if you are new to Lenovo, the best long-term is to make everything fresh so there are no Qwirks. « Show Less
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Yes you can use this super fast drive for whatever you want. Your grammar and punctuation made my brain hurt. I own two of these SSD's, I use one in my desktop as the Windows C drive, and one in my laptop for the same reason. You can use it as the C drive or as any other drive. You can use it as a secondary drive if you like, and still install and run apps on it. This is a blazing fast SSD, and 240GB can easily store Windows an an abundance of normal size apps. I still recommend having a 500gb spinning drive for frequent file backups, but that depends on how much data you're wanting to cram onto this SSD. I rate it 10 out of 10, I love SSD's and the HyperX is a lovely one to have. Yes you can use this super fast drive for whatever you want. Your grammar and punctuation made my brain hurt. I own two of these SSD's, I use one in my desktop as the Windows C drive, and one in my laptop for the same reason. You can use it as the C drive or as any other drive. You can use it as a secondary drive if you like, and still install and run apps on it. This is a blazing fast SSD, and 240GB can easily store Windows an an abundance of normal size apps. I still recommend having a 500gb spinning drive for frequent file backups, but that depends on how much data you're wanting to cram... » Read More Yes you can use this super fast drive for whatever you want. Your grammar and punctuation made my brain hurt. I own two of these SSD's, I use one in my desktop as the Windows C drive, and one in my laptop for the same reason. You can use it as the C drive or as any other drive. You can use it as a secondary drive if you like, and still install and run apps on it. This is a blazing fast SSD, and 240GB can easily store Windows an an abundance of normal size apps. I still recommend having a 500gb spinning drive for frequent file backups, but that depends on how much data you're wanting to cram onto this SSD. I rate it 10 out of 10, I love SSD's and the HyperX is a lovely one to have. « Show Less
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I use it with InDesign and Photoshop a lot and for the most part it is pretty speedy--I tend to have lots of photos and a couple of documents open all at once. If 16 gigabytes RAM had been an option I would have gotten it, but I haven't had any problems so far.
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I would select the one at the lower price , be it the Crucial or Samsung. Both are good drives and I'll bet you couldn't tell the difference between the two unless you ran benchmark software that told you one was faster. I have several different brand/size/speed drives and on a day-to-day basis there is no observable change in performance. Once you get a SSD you will be happy.
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I wouldnt! I think it is used for cache and is software and hardware based. You would probably waste it. You need to look further but I though about buying a 256GB SSD for $120 on sale and replace the 500GB spinning drive with the new SSD and let it still cache if it likes I guess??? not sure lol.
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"Hi, I've installed this drive in my late 2010 MacBook Pro and it worked without problems. I don't know your drive, but according to this page: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HTS545025B9SA02-NDW-R it seems that it is a SATA drive. Since all SSD drives are SATA you should not have any problem at all by replacing it. Now, since your MacBook is 2009, the drive won't be able to deliver more than 1.5 Gbps or 3.0 Gbps ( it is capable of delivering 6.0 Gbps in a faster system such a Core I5 or Core I7) But don't worry, your laptop will be way faster than it is now. Should you have more questions, please contact me via e-mail: rrllamas@gmail.com"
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"Hi, I've installed this drive in my late 2010 MacBook Pro and it worked without problems.I don't know your drive, but according to this page: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HTS545025B9SA02-NDW-R it seems that it is a SATA drive.Since all SSD drives are SATA you should not have any problem at all by replacing it.Now, since your MacBook is 2009, the drive won't be able to deliver more than 1.5 Gbps or 3.0 Gbps ( it is capable of delivering 6.0 Gbps in a faster system such a Core I5 or Core I7) But don't worry, your laptop will be way faster than it is now. Should you have more questions, please contact me via e-mail: rrllamas@gmail.com" "Hi, I've installed this drive in my late 2010 MacBook Pro and it worked without problems.I don't know your drive, but according to this page: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HTS545025B9SA02-NDW-R it seems that it is a SATA drive.Since all SSD drives are SATA you should not have any problem at all by replacing it.Now, since your MacBook is 2009, the drive won't be able to deliver more than 1.5 Gbps or 3.0 Gbps ( it is capable of delivering 6.0 Gbps in a faster system such a Core I5 or Core I7) But don't worry, your laptop will be way... » Read More "Hi, I've installed this drive in my late 2010 MacBook Pro and it worked without problems.I don't know your drive, but according to this page: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HTS545025B9SA02-NDW-R it seems that it is a SATA drive.Since all SSD drives are SATA you should not have any problem at all by replacing it.Now, since your MacBook is 2009, the drive won't be able to deliver more than 1.5 Gbps or 3.0 Gbps ( it is capable of delivering 6.0 Gbps in a faster system such a Core I5 or Core I7) But don't worry, your laptop will be way faster than it is now. Should you have more questions, please contact me via e-mail: rrllamas@gmail.com" « Show Less
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In my experience, the drive has been great - I've been using it to burn DVDs/BD-Rs & it can be used for 3D playback so long as you have software that supports it. Is this the best drive on the market? No - some pricier drives have extra features, such as HD upscaling for DVDs (which I think is useless, btw). Is it the best drive under $100? Yeah, in my opinion, it is. In regards to write speed, it depends on the type of media: 16X is the fastest write speed for BD-R, 24X for DVD-R (but that speed is only available in DVD drives - the fastest DVD-R speed available on a BD drive is 16X), & 48X for CD-R. The -DL, -RW, & -RAM variants always have lower speeds. However, as the other answer mentions, the fastest BD-R discs currently available have a maximum write speed of 6X. In terms of read speed: the BD-R read speed may not be the best (12X), but it's plenty. It's faster than needed for BluRay playback & fine for the BD rips that I've done.
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No. Absolutely ZERO software for cloning, migrating, optimizing, etc.... It's really sad. NO ONE in the industry even comes close to the Samsung SSD Magician software. This is a REALLY FAST SSD though. Faster than the 840 EVO and 840 Pro.... but sometimes the add-in software makes all the difference if you're not technical. In my case, I was able to use Western Digital's branded version of Acronis TrueImage for free b/c my original boot from which I migrated was a 1TB WD Green drive.