Works as advertised!  Speed boost with minimal effort!
343067
I used the HDDBOOST with a Kingston SSDNow V Series 64 GB SSD.  It's a nice middle of the line SSD 200MB/sec read and 110MB/sec write speeds.  I chose the 64GB as I wanted a to get my Windows 7 OS and as many applications copied onto the SSD as possible.  My boot HDD is a Western Digital Caviar Black which is a pretty speedy drive to start with.

Installation was a breeze, just remember to format the SSD first before installing it into the HDDBOOst.

Pre-HDDBOOST, my boot time from a cold start was 1:48
After installing the HDDBOOST, my boot time is 1:19.  Not bad for a $50 device (of course, you have to factor in the cost of the SSD)
1268959
Excellent product!  Included software was totally simple in "quick" mode, but also gave me some useful options in "custom" mode.  Videos and instructions made the installation procedure fast and simple.  This device has brought new life to my 7-year-old desktop!  I've also seen one of these SSDs installed in an I7 machine, and it was dramatic.  My desktop has a quad-core processor, but it's always been so limited by disk throughput that multi-tasking just slowed all the processes.  With this drive installed, I can run several processes simultaneously, limited only by CPU speed.  An excellent value for the money!
4246987
Works great, arrived well packaged with an easy installation. Definitely ramped up my computing speed seeing as I went from 8 gigs to 32. I would purchase again! Great product!
4508640
This was amazing!  I had a new hard drive installed at the Apple Store on my mid-2011 desktop Mac and they told me to run a diagnostic at crucial.com if I wanted to increase my memory.  After doing that I spoke via chat with their agent to find the best match for my computer.  They happened to be out of stock for this 16GB kit, so they directed me to Amazon.  It arrived quickly with my Prime membership and was easy to install.  I followed the directions given by Marco Garibay on his review, and within minutes I was back up and running.  This is so much faster than I had before, no spinning wheels and buffering!  I wish I had known about this sooner, but I am a happy camper now!
3685060
Exactly as described, AND works as promised!
3711265
Only took about 1 hr to set up on 2 computers and a WiFi printer.  It works as advertised.  It makes a big difference.  Note:  If it is placed with a less than optimal signal, it cannot improved the speed than the signal it is getting.
2202240
Max speed a bit slower than expected
But pretty good
389365
I installed this new SSD into my wife's Toshiba laptop.  As is with many PC's, it had become clogged with the multitude of Windows updates and miscellaneous "stuff."  The boot time had gotten up to a few ticks short of three minutes.  You could hear the original installed 7200 RPM HDD working, and working, and working...just to get everything opened.  She was about ready to throw it out the window!  This kit was very complete, and extremely easy to do.  Just watch the couple How To videos on Kingston's website.  Yes, it is as quick and easy to do as their videos show.  I was done in under 25 minutes, and the vast majority of that was spent waiting for the cloning software to create the new drive.  I do recommend going through your existing HDD and cleaning up the junk files prior to cloning it tot he new drive.  No sense on starting out with a bunch of crap on your fresh new drive.  The cloning software on the supplied CD was super easy to use and did a great job with just a few clicks of your mouse.

When I booted it up for the first time the time required for the system to completely boot up was right around 20 seconds!!!  Subsequent boot ups were closer to 15 seconds.  SMOKING fast.  When the computer was up and running you could not tell anything on it had changed at all, except the super fast boot time.  The desktop looked exactly like it did with the old drive.  All shortcuts were exactly where they were and all worked.  I have read a few reviews on this drive that said it was not a fast drive. While I have no actual testing data to back up my claims, I am telling you this drive is light years faster than the old HDD it replaced.  Programs that used to take up to 15-20 seconds to load open up almost instantly.  Click, and it is opened.  No waiting.  Is it the fastest SSD out there?  Nope.  Is it a darn good drive for the money?  Absolutely!

So far I can't be happier with my decision to by this drive and swap out the old dinosaur HDD.  It was like taking the shock paddles from the hospital and jump-starting new life into an old system.  If you are on the fence about buying this drive, do not hesitate to pick it up.  You won't be disappointed.  Wifey is very happy too!  As the saying goes...If momma ain't happy, ain't NO ONE gonna be happy!
574217
I've ordered this SSD for my HP Pavilion G6 (Win7) as I was unhappy with the poor performance of the old HDD.
Cloning process and installation with the included software was easy, no need to fiddle with FORMATTING and PARTITIONS - everything gets done AUTOMATICALLY (I'm not a computer geek but know the basics) ... and the result? WOW! Boots super fast, and the overall performance is MUCH BETTER than ever! If you need to put new life in your computer because you don't want to buy a new one - this SSD is for you!
Don't get scared when you unpack your new SSD! It feels totally lightweight since there are no more mechanical parts and no heavy magnets involved!!!

Update: Still working flawlessly and fast - I'm using my laptop more often now instead my iPad.

Update 4/30/15: Still performing without any issues. Boot-up time still around 15 seconds and s shut down happens almost instantly. The Magician software does the trick! Software such as Office 2010 loads in an instant. Also, I've upgraded the RAM from 4GB to 8GB (Samsung product of course) and that added some extra speed.
2670978
Running at SATA-3 speed, yet compatible with SATA-2 & SATA-1 MoBos, this SSD-baby has cut my load-time (and all other "disk access" times in half !!!  It's sold separately from the install-kit (which I recommend you get to clone-over your current HDD contents).  And I dovetailed its installation with my periodic maintenance call: to minimize labor & guarantee results, because customer support was uncomfortably cursory.  If you do the same, you'll be as happy as I am !!!
2669704
Easy installation. Performance as advertised.  Solved my speed and memory shortage issues.  Great fix at a reasonable price.
1979938
Works as advertised with zero issues. Windows 10 Pro (1709) recognized it. Extremely fast read\write speeds of over 500 MB/s when connected to a Samsung T5 Portable 2TB SSD USB 3.1 Gen 2
1425077
This worked as advertised.  Took the WD myBook 4TB drive (purchased 2016) out of its enclosure, and put in this device following 15 mins of effort. (WD HD removal instruction is easy to find on youtube and elsewhere).

Worked!  Was I lucky? I don't know.  I fully expected to have to reformat the drive from all I have heard about the "Always on, AES hardware encryption" of WD myBook drives.  But this was not the case.  Maybe they stopped doing this unadvisable practice?  The WD controller of old enclosure is fully removed -- yet the data is in plain un-encrypted format, and all present.

Very nice solution, this. No drive recognition issue(s).  Drive clocks at same speed as it did in old enclosure.

OS: Win 7 Professional
PC: HP Probook 6570b
2369743
I have an older laptop that only has 802.11 G wireless card so its SLOWwwww.  In fact its so slow its very frustrating.  Even when a N router is running slow its still much faster than the G speed.  So I saw this (refurbished) and under 10$ and thought it would be a very easy way to speed up this painfully slow internet connection.  It works like a champ.  I plugged it in, followed the instructions, put the internal card to "disable" and enabled this and voila, a connection.  To test it, I downloaded a copy of windows 7 which is 3.3 gb and it got up to about 100kb per second (with g).  With this plugged in, the speed got up to 2000K, which is 2MB per second, or 20x faster.  A huge increase and a drastic reduction in the frustration factor.  What most people don't realize, is an old laptop a centrino, (about 2008 technology) is still very good for browsing the internet and doing email.  You don't need a fast one until you start running various programs or games.  I keep that old laptop because its in perfect condition and its perfect for my guest room in case I have someone staying who needs to check email, or do banking etc.  Yes, I know I could have changed the internal wireless adapter card for less money (3-4$ for N, 20$ for dual band) but I did not want to hassle around with drivers and this was a very impulsive purchase seeing this for the price it was.  Since its portable, I felt like it could be handy for unknown applications in the future, testing connections, doing speed comparisons, or ?
1880204
Works amazing! Substantially boosted by wifi signal, and now I can game just as fast as the rest of my friends online!
3970602
Very noticeable improvement in my internet speed!
2990350
I bought this little adapter not expecting a great deal from it. I mainly needed it for when I'm bored at work and "borrow" the near-by (About 1500ft) hotels wifi to entertain myself. My old adapter/booster would work fine until a semi-truck passed by and would block my connection. This was very annoying and after months of fidgeting with my old stuff I finally bought this mainly because it had an external antenna connection. I was going to ditch the included antenna and run a yagi, but after setting this adapter up it already had 25% better signal than my old 1w booster! I was throughly pleased to say the least! I do recommend that you use an usb extension cable because the adapter with the included antenna is a tad heavy. It also helped because I could move the adapter around until I could find signal "sweet spot" in my office. Now I can work on my special "projects" without interruption.

Edit: I bought another one just a few weeks ago for a friend and it works as well as the first one. I do however suggest that you save the included driver disk. Windows cannot find the drivers automatically. It is possible to find them online from realtek but if you don't have internet on the computer you need the adapter for it is a bit of a problem! :)