I used this to clone my old 320gb drive using a Star Tech.com and could not be happier
347865
I used this to clone my old 320gb drive to this new 750gb using a Star Tech.com and could not be happier. I first had an issue of it only showing 350gb, 340gb on my C: and 10gb on my D: recovery... I may have to blame Star Tech.com clone machine. The unit made a clone that worked perfectly but I was missing 400gb....lol. After doing some searching I read about GParted, it is a free partition editor for graphically managing your disk partitions. It made a boot disk that allowed my to go in, find my missing 400gb, create a partition for it and format that partition so it could be seen and used, FYI I am using Windows 7.
3973152
Works as advertised and was easy to install. Used the clone program referenced by another purchaser - Macrium. Very fast at sata3 and still fast at sata2 (180 MBs on old pc). Programs and files load almost instantly and should make the old desktop pc useable for the next couple of years. The old 500gb drive is used for DATA and the new C-Drive is used for the operating system and programs. I did not want to remove the DVD drive so I just put it in the same mount. It fit perfectly between the DVD drive and the cage around it.
250084
I used this to change out my 200GB 4200rpm HDD in my VAIO SZ laptop to a 300GB 7200rpm.  I run vista business.  set up was simple, it cloned my drive to my new drive and the new drive installed without a problem.  I am very happy with it.
3046471
Very handy and makes hard drive cloning a breeze.
3388424
This was an easy replacement to make. Of course the operating system and all of the software needed to be reloaded but it all went in smoothly and the drive has been operating for more than 30 days now without a glitch. It's faster than the old drive that came with the computer and has more storage. I do not have a single thing I could dislike about this drive.
1044783
worked great. I was able to clone to a SSD using this to connect my laptop to the new SSD so that I could clone the old and dying hard drive
2050529
Used it to clone my HDD to my new SSD. Worked great.
2985531
Bought this drive to serve as the drive to my Windows 10 OS + all of the programs I use. 128GB is fine for that. Was able to clone my old original HDD that had my OS on it to this new SSD in a breeze and was up and running in no time. The difference between a SSD and an old-school HDD is night and day difference. From the time I turn on my computer, to inputting my pin to sign into Windows is less than 20 seconds! For the price, you can't go wrong. If you're on the fence about upgrading to a SSD for your OS, do it! I wiped my old drive that housed my Windows OS after cloning to my SSD and now use it as a 1TB backup storage for my Steam games.
2671422
I used the kit for cloning two laptops, a Dell and a Toshiba. Both laptops are 1-2 years old. The process is flawless and fast. The cloning is about 1-2 hours from 500GB and 750GB HD to Sandisk Extreme Pro 960GB SSD.  After upgrading to SSD, the boot process takes seconds instead of minutes. All the programs are running at the speed of light. The upgrade is expensive but it worth every penny. You may need an external mouse to run the clone software. My internal mice were not working and the keyboard was very difficult to manipulate. I used Amazon same day delivery. You'll be pleased with this clone kit.
4638927
I used to copy a drive to a USB external drive then copy it back, which would take 13 hours for 500GB.  I got this today, plugged it in, inserted (2) 500GB SSD Hard Drives, and it took only 1 hour and 25 minutes.  For disc duplication this is device is awesome.  I can duplicate drives without tying up a machine which is fantastic.  We are an OEM and use the same industrial computers over and over, this device will certainly save me a monumental amount of time.  I am an automation/software engineer, and rarely rate anything, but this device is the bomb. We duplicate, then re-activate Windows 7 and away we go.  IIS and all software ready to roll :-)
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!
3306572
I replace a failing Maxtor drive with this drive.  I was able to clone to this drive and everything worked fine.
2895962
Although it took some work to copy the system (used a second PS3) to ensure all previous games, trophies, etc., were available after the upgrade, installation of the drive was less than 5 minutes and everything worked perfectly when turned up. Drive was automatically formatted by the PS3, and using their system cloning tool (Data Transfer Utility) it brought all the data across flawlessly. Very impressed, very happy, and now my kids and I can put anything we want on the drive without issue of it being full.
369309
Just what I needed to get all that legacy data off of older hard drives
2695233
I decided to clone one of my laptops to this slim Seagate and all went smoothly. I logged nothing scientific, but having done stuff like this for the past 20 years or so, I know whats what. The data transfers were fast and smooth, with no glitches or hiccups, as expected. The entire clone took maybe 4 hours.  The drive got a little warm, but nothing unusual. They thin form factor would make this a perfect for the ultra thin laptops out there. And since this is just a bare drive, I wasn't saddled by Seagate's notoriously laggy backup software; just the pure, full speed of the drive itself. Honestly, the only thing I question is the capacity. Drives should be making a solid leap toward SSD by now. However the price is still a little on the rip-off side for the low GB capacity you get. So, yes, this drive is fast and thin, but it's only 500gb. 4 years ago, that was a monster. Now? It's barely mediocre. Good drive, but if you're upgrading your computer, definitely, without a doubt, you should be getting something more than 500gb. Good overall.
2730627
Worked very well as advertised. I have an SSD inside for speedy transfers
3113703
Replaced a 500 GB HD in my MacBook Pro with a 525 GB SSD. Plugged both drives in, turned the power on, pressed start and it transferred about 400 GB in about 1:45 minutes. Bolted the new drive in and it booted up with everything working and in its place. No cloning software needed. My only complaint is that my old drive in Finder (under Get Info) listed 499.76 GB capacity. The new drive says the exact same thing even though it is a 525 GB drive. Now if I go into Disk Utility, it boasts a capacity for this drive as 525.11. Without trying to max out the capacity of the drive, it's impossible to tell if I could actually get 525 GB of info on this drive or not. It's a small discrepancy for me, but if I were cloning say a 500 GB drive to a 1 TB and my Finder showed it as holding only 500 GB when installed, I'd be pretty freaked out. Admittedly, I have not contacted the company or searched the net for a resolution so I'm not docking any stars at this point. Besides this, I'm very happy with the ease of this unit and would definitely recommend it.