SUPER TALENT drive has much faster and cheaper price
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Very Slow.
I benched by CrystalDiskMark 5.0.2.

SUPER TALENT drive has much faster and cheaper price.
You don't have any reason to buy Kingston drives.

Kingston Digital 128GB Data Traveler 3.0  (DTIG4/128GB)
  Sequential Read (Q= 32,T= 1) :  59.380 MB/s
  Sequential Write (Q= 32,T= 1) :  8.754 MB/s
  Random Read 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) :  5.998 MB/s
 Random Write 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) :  0.073 MB/s

SUPER TALENT ST3U56ES12
  Sequential Read (Q= 32,T= 1) :  217.848 MB/s
  Sequential Write (Q= 32,T= 1) :  132.953 MB/s
  Random Read 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) :  1.358 MB/s
 Random Write 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) :  0.181 MB/s
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Most real world tests it gives about 20% faster transfer speeds from desktop SSD. I'm using newest 3.0 drivers in Win 8.1. Also using Win 7 AMD USB 3.0 drivers gave about the same results. I pasted several GB of large ~ 4GB iso files and was  ~20% faster than an WD Passport 5400 RPM drive. On mixed music, pictures, and program files it was 15% faster. Making a system image the WD took 5.5 minutes, whereas the Touro took 3 minutes. A few tests it was about the same and on one test it was a tad slower. Overall it is a faster drive. Not noisy, nice color. The only negative to me is how slick it is. Very easy to drop. I would have preferred a textured finish, or rubber edges. It has no dampening feet like my WD.
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It is wondrous to experience how fast a PC becomes when running the OS and applications off an SSD, as opposed to a traditional mechanical drive. When last I looked at these devices, the storage was laughable and the price ridiculous. Now they are priced to appeal to a broader audience, and are pushing deep into mainstream computing.

They're still expensive when you pause to consider that you could get a 4 TB mechanical drive for the same price. However, the speed is something to behold, and it's not just boot times that are affectedalthough that will be one of the more obvious benefits first observed. Any application running off an SSD will perform faster. I was impressed enough to buy two for my last build.

The Samsung drives are highly regarded, with outstanding test performance.
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Besides being super fast, this hard drive came with a free drive cloning software. So when I installed it, I was able to clone my old drive extremely easily.
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The main advantage of it is the price - much cheaper than original one. But it is noticeably louder while reading the CD and doesn't have such perfect design as Apple's orginal SuperDrive.
Anyway it works properly and that is what I need it for ;)
I recommend the product to everyone who needs cheaper equivalent for Super Drive. It is worth buying it.
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Although it's only 1/3 the size (in GB) as the drive that came in my Macbook, it's 10 times faster. I originally planned on buying the kit to create a fusion drive with the original 750gb and removing the super drive, but haven't needed to yet. I will probably upgrade to a larger ssd in the future when the prices drop. The drive fits perfect and I have no other issues as of yet.
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Going from a 70GB drive to the 320GB drive definitely made a big difference and was a lot cheaper than buying a new computer.
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I just installed this drive today, and it makes my computer feel like a super-computer.  It is worlds faster than my previous 5400rpm drive, and I'm very thankful for this one.  I had to do some minor surgery on my computer to get access to the hard drive, which was kind of unfortunate, but I eventually got to it and was able to replace it.  I now have Windows 8.1 Professional running on the drive, but don't see much of a difference between 8.1 and 8.1 pro.  Also, to give everyone a heads up on how fast these things really are, my computer fully installed windows with the new drive in about 7 minutes, vs. about 15-20 with a regular drive.  These things are amazing.!!!  If you are computer geek and are ready for your computer to act like it has a core i5 or 7 in it, purchase one of these; it will change your entire computing experience for the better.
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After purchasing my hybrid Windows 8 machine on Thanksgiving and experiencing six second boot times with the SSD I had the need for speed in my 3rd generation i7 desktop.  Bottom line I needed a SSD for my desktop!

My shopping venture showed that the prices could get steep quickly if I hoped to install my whole system on the drive with 512GB of storage.  I had settled on buying a 256GB and loading my files to a HDD.  Then somehow, when reading an excellent review at PCWorld on Toshiba SSD's (Toshiba invented NAND memory that is used in SSD'S) I clicked on a link that popped me over to Amazon.  To my surprise I found this drive listed for $139 for the 512GB with only one available.  I started typing my order as fast as my fingers would fly.  Luck would have it that I nailed the order.

This is my first installation of an SSD drive, even though spending decades in IT.

While waiting on the drive I did research on installing the drive for a smooth installation.  One note, if you are installing in a desktop make sure you have mounting brackets if your case does not have a 2.5" bay, this drive is packaged as OEM with no frills.

Upon receiving my drive I backed up all my data and gathered all my registration, etc. numbers and started the install.  I used my recovery media USB flash drive, and if memory serves, it installed as any standard HDD.

The install went smoothly with no glitches and the machine was up and running in no time. I have been a very happy camper for several weeks now.  The fun side is how fast all the installation steps go with the SSD.

In researching I came across plenty of info that was dated.  If you are running a fairly new computer (my desktop is almost a year old) you should be able to pop the unit in and go.  If you are running an older configuration you should do some reading to prep for install and tuning the drive.  My take is that newer machines will handle all tuning and support the trim function.

The drive is fast and reliable.

If you have the need for speed and looking for a good price point (at the current price it is an excellent buy at about .60 cents per GB) you cannot go wrong.

The Cloning Software Kit can be found at - [...]

If you want to fine tune your SSD check out this site - it is all viable and solid tweaking - [...]
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I've owned my Seagate FreeAgent Go 500GB FireWire 800 drive for 6 months now, and couldn't be happier. Yes, you pay quite a premium for the "Mac" version of this drive. But it's not a simple rebranding of their Windows drives (which look similar). For the extra $$ you get a FireWire 800 port which is absolutely lightning-fast. If you have a FireWire 800 port on your laptop, or desktop, the difference in price is worth every penny.

Consider this - being able to copy 6GB of data in less than 2 minutes. With the USB 2.0 connection on this drive, the same process takes over 3 minutes, almost twice as long. And compared to other USB 2.0 drives I own, the Seagate FreeAgent Go for Mac is up to 4x faster. That is worth the price!

And as an added bonus, with FireWire 800 you only need one cable for data and power - no extra power adapter or 2nd USB cable for power. However, with this drive's high performance you'll need a separate power cable or USB cable for power if you're using only the USB 2.0 connector.

The drive is nicely packaged, including a real leather sleeve that keeps the ports exposed for easy access, and a FireWire 800 dock which I find very handy for my MacPro at home.
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I love this drive. I use it with my mac book pro and it works flawlessly. I save about 250 bucks using this flash storage versus upgrading to the 256 SSD drive. spend 40 for128 gb or 250 buck's for the extra 128 gb. That's  a no brainer. even works when I convert over to one of my windows boxes. I'll definitely be ordering another for no reason.
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I've owned this drive for almost two months and I am extremely satisfied.  Fast, no moving parts, compact and (most importantly) it works perfectly.  No muss, no fuss, no noise and did I mention it was fast.  Obviously it's a bit pricey in comparison to other drives that aren't ssd but the pros far outweigh the price differential.  Highly recommended!!!
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This is my first SSD drive and what a difference compared to a HDD. Speed wise it blows hard drives out of the water! Just wish the price per GB was a bit lower.
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The inclusion of the Samsung Magician software for cloning and tuning your SSD is very worthwhile, as it can take some advanced settings along with trial and error to maximize everything.  They even have a "Rapid Mode" feature that I am using which will show insanely fast test times, but I will still have to see if anything is noticeable in practical use.  Overall, it appears to be a really good SSD.
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I gave the drive a couple of weeks in my system before writing this review to make sure it didn't die on me. I installed this disc drive in my mid-2007 Mac Mini which was becoming slower and slower over the years. After installing the max amount of RAM in the system I wanted to try this drive as the price seemed right for a pseudo SSD drive with a bunch of needed storage.

This drive was the best decision I ever made as it saved me the price of purchasing a new Mac and probably added another 2 years of life to this box. Maybe a little more. The drive is fast and dead quiet. Apps snap right open and the system reboots to a full desktop in less than 10 seconds. Now my Mac is screaming fast and I couldn't be happier with the results.

If you want to achieve very very close to SSD speed with plenty of disk space and not too expensive then checkout this Seagate hybrid drive. The coolest drive I've ever purchased and installed. I plan on buying another one for my Windows 7 desktop system.

Just check out the price of a 300GB SSD drive and you'll see what I mean and this drive is 750GB! Two thumbs up for this product.
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I was very pleased to get this drive for  40 dollars less than my pc mega store just because it was in  anti static bag instead of box.
I would buy every time.
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Like it says in its specs, this is a hybrid drive with about 1TB of hard drive and a few GB of solid state drive. You can really tell what data is being loaded from the solid drive (whatever has been used the most recently is automatically saved onto the SSD portion for quick recall) because it is noticeably faster. I love it as an alternative to the now-common two drive setup people are using. That setup is obviously much better and runs more efficiently, but when you can find a hybrid drive like this on sale it is much easier and cheaper. So I would recommend this for anyone on a budget that still wants some added speed once in a while.