Its a good outline for performance upgrade
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Its a good outline for performance upgrade. I am hoping just for 50 hp gain. You will still have to figure out the details to make it work.
1984104
Windows performance index got a healthy boost from 5.1 to a 8.1 on my Windows 7 Desktop. :) Highly recommended!
3444458
I got this to upgrade my existing version 4 Fusion installation. I'm on a MBP 15" Retina so it's already a fast computer even running a VM (let's not talk about heat since that's an Apple problem not a VMware problem).

The process was easy enough. The new version installed quick and when I tried to load my existing v4 VM it told me it needed to upgrade it. The upgrade took some time though it could be because I allocated 150GB of space to it.

From a performance perspective, I don't really have any good tests beyond testing Skyrim. In both cases (v4 and v5), performance isn't really worth writing home about...you can play the game but there's a decent amount of visual lag to keep you from getting really into the game. There was an improvement in performance. v4 was largely unplayable. Frame rates were sub 30fps and you'd turn then a half second later the view would turn. A half second sounds fast but it's not and is very noticeable. Under v5, the lag was noticeably reduced and despite Fraps telling me I was getting north of 30fps, the "studder" as you turned around or moved around was still prevalent. That said, because of the reduced lag it was more playable.

If you're already using Fusion under a previous version, I'd definitely suggest the upgrade. You'll get better performance in areas where CPU or GPU are a factor. I can't vouch for what factor of improvement you might see and it might vary if your Mac is older (but then you might not be looking at this version then). If you're just using it to run less intensive apps, it might not be worth the upgrade, especially if you're watching your budget.
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this tool kit work out pretty good. you don't really need all the tools to do this SSD upgrade, but I am sure it would come in handy one day.
3027417
It's a must if wanting to upgrade, it's not going to give you much power it's just going to let your engine rev higher.
909370
The upgrade is worth it if you are buying a new cover.
3227169
I was using an SSD along with an HDD and then converted to this... performance is very close to the SSD when it comes to the operating system
747628
Upped my transfer speeds on a beater 2009 HP system to USB 3.0 external harddrives and thumbdrives. Just not quite ready to upgrade whole system, and USB 2.0 out to a USB 3.0 external device speeds were chewing up my whole day. Maybe on Black Friday get my next system with sata 3 (SSD) and usb 3, but I'm not a gamer, so this handled my needs just fine.
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This SSD Drive seems to work well. I'm using it to upgrade a Dell Mini Laptop and I'm using the 120gb model. Since i'm using Linux Mint on the Dell I am unable to really git a good performance rating in the upgrade, but it certainly works better than a mechanical drive. I'll see if I can find a Disk performance tool in Linux to evaluate it further. My only complaint is the Plastic shell on the drive. I'm no rocket scientist, but Plastic does't conduct heat well. For a cheap upgrade, I recommend this drive. Update: I did run a Linux Benchmard test using the Linux Mint Disk tool and it ran well. I'm not going to post the results, because it's too hard to copy from one system to another at this time. I did forget that you have to run the Linux test when the drive is unmounted so I booted with a USB stick on a Live Linux Mint and ran the tests that way. But again, the Drives performs well for a Laptop upgrade. For a high performance Desktop or Laptop, I would use the Various Samsung models, as I already do on my Windows 10 Pro systems.
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Sometimes it helps to have a book to explain new ways of doing things. Windows 7 took some adjusting on my part, however, as I still run an older XP desktop, a VISTA laptop, and Windows 7 laptop, I needed some way to focus on the changes and differences between them. I would not buy this again, but to someone who needs a step-by-step guide, it is worthwhile.
4938867
Upgraded from an AMD Phenom II 965 BE to this .New CPU allows for higher productivity and better utilization of my system overall.
3710046
Greatly sped up the performance of my PC.  I replaced an aging HD with this.  You will need to keep an eye on disk usage as its not incredibly big.  I install Windows and important high demand applications on this drive and use a large HD for less important things.
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I have used older and new revisions of this software. The core of it is great alone, the adds get a bit to much to keep trying to sell a new version to someone. Not worth a upgrade to if you have the previous, wait a few versions. This is one of the better upgrades, but I had issues installing it.
1117452
I had a Dell D630 Dual core laptop. This 2gb of memory made a world of difference in the speed that it runs. It's a cheap upgrade.
2124993
I have been having some problems with this upgrade. It is getting better though. My old 7 was working just fine. I wish I would have just stayed with that. I thought I would have something better if I upgraded. It seems harder to find some things that were easy to find before.
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It was a welcome upgrade for my old laptop. Worked perfectly on my Sony VAIO computer, went from 3GB to 6GB. It's been running fine for months and it was a simple install.
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The installation is easy and it _will_ sound quieter than your old fan. I wouldn't call it an "upgrade" but it has good build quality.