SSD drives are the way to go. Makes an ...
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SSD drives are the way to go.  Makes an old laptop fast.  No longer have to wait for boot-up.
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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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These things are best "bang for the buck" SSDs on the market. They in my opinion have some of the best IOPS and capacity for the price. I understand that there are faster ones like samsung's out there. But, they do not give you the space/speed ratio that these do. They are a bit more expensive. I do like Samsung. But, these are stable, reliable and quick enough for laptop drives.
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I bought this drive to breathe some new life into a friend's SATA II laptop.  It did just that.  For what it's worth, I do prefer the Samsung Evo SSDs, but couldn't find them in stock while I was working on this friend's system, so I researched, and found that the Crucial MX200 would be another good bet.  I've used Crucial products in the past with good results as well.  It installed easily, and has been running really fast ever since.
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Going SSD is similar to going from SD to HD... you cant go back to a standard HDD anymore, it just feels wrong and slow. My tablet has an SSD but not my PC so the chance to upgrade it made me very excited... maybe too excited. But it certainly hasn't disappointed. Load times, boot times are noticeably better. This isn't the cheapest SSD but it has the Samsung and the EVO series name so i think it's worth it.
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Security feature is the most attractive thing I think.
Their customer support is very good.
I have been very satisfied.
It's a true SSD drive, they are new in the market, hope to see the prices go down in the future. I would definitely consider buying another one for a reliable and secure data backup.
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SSD hard drives are the way to go. I bought this on sale between Thanksgiving and Christmas last year, 2013. I installed it in my desktop computer. I had to buy a mouting kit for it to fit in a 3.5" bay. My system boot up times are about 2-3 times faster. I will never buy a spinning disk drive again, especially since SSD prices are dropping. If you are on the fence about geting an SSD, I recommend getting one.
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Best SSD for the money if you ask me. I don't have to be cautious with what I install, and, as far as I am concerned, the speed is flawless. I realize that benchmarks might put this drive's performance behind other drives, but that is only by relatively small margins. If you are a consumer looking to put a faster drive in your computer without sacrificing to much capacity, this is the drive for you.
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Works perfect!!  Added a SSD drive in my main bay of my Macbook and moved the hard drive to the optical spot.  Now I have plenty of storage.  What a difference in speed!!!  SSD are definitely the way to go,  still a little costly but coming down.
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I'll update this review once I've finally seen the light of the SSD, this is my new main HDD in my new PC along with a couple older 7200 rpms's  for storage. I've never owned one, and now I do.  Let's see if the  hype lives up to it.
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Had some issues with Samsung's drive cloning software and settled on a 3rd party application to do the job after several unsuccessful attempts from Samsung.  Other than that though the SSD has been a life changer.  Once your operating system, apps, and games are on an SSD you won't be able to go back to the long loading times of a standard hard drive.
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Seeing as how I've been using a regular HDD my entire life, I thought it was about time to switch to a SSD.  I've read raving reviews and seen comparison videos about how a SSD can really speed up an older computer.  Boy, were they right!

Comparing this drive to a regular one in a different computer, you can tell right off the bat that a SSD is the only way to go.  Not only is the boot time incredibly faster (it actually skips the welcome screen in Windows 7 64-bit), applications load faster and games run a bit more smoothly.

The only reason to own a HDD is to keep media files and such separately.  I was told that a SSD doesn't have the lifespan of a regular drive due to the fact that it writes a lot faster, thus increasing the chance of it actually dying a lot sooner.  I guess I would say that's probably the only downfall of owning one.  Plus the fact that the 1 - 2TB drives are terribly expensive as opposed to a 4TB HDD that I had purchased several months ago.

I did, unfortunately, have to buy a mount separately so that it could be installed internally, but, it was relatively cheap and the size of the SSD actually helped me save space inside of the PC.

Overall, I wish more people would switch to a SSD.  It actually makes all the difference in a world, especially in older computers that tend to run sluggishly.  It really is a major improvement.
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It's a simple concept: give up your obsolete DVD drive and add an extra hard drive to your laptop. After actually using it I realize how great this is. I recently was gifted an SSD and was amazed at the improvement of speed and overall performance it gave my dinosaur of a laptop. Unfortunately, my SSD is only 256GB and my HDD was 1TB. At first I didn't want to give up my CD drive but after a bit of thought I realized I haven't used it in years, so this is the better alternative. Now I have the speed and performance of SSD for my OS and apps/software while still having the capacity of HDD for music, movies, etc.
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These are probably the best Bang for your Buck SSD's. I use mine for scratch disks, or if you but a ase they make great portable SSD's. They have a cool carbon fiber look to them and stand out in my PC case.
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I've been using an SSD as a boot drive on my Windows desktop so I can speak from experience when I say that this drive doesn't really come close to it when it comes to speed. Both are much faster than a standard drive, so the difference is only a matter of seconds, though. And the solid state drive cost nearly as much as this drive but has a fraction of the storage, only enough to hold my operating system and a few of my most frequently used programs. Everything else has to run off a second drive. This drive doesn't cost all that much more than a standard drive for the same storage, and still offers a nice boost in speed.

It works differently than a boot drive, as the computer does not recognize the solid state memory as a second drive, so you don't select which programs or files run off the drive. It only has 8GBs of solid state memory, so it couldn't even hold the operating system. Instead, the drive decides which files to store on the SSD, based on which of them are used most fr... Read more
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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
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If you're looking to speed up your laptop. I would definitely recommend the Samsung 850 PRO SSD. I saw a huge improvement in performance. However, if you're not sure how to upgrade to a SSD, I would recommending watching a few YouTube videos to ensure that you feel comfortable switching from standard HDD to a SSD. A great tutorial for the process is[...] I don't know the guy, but the thought I would share his video since it helped me tremendously.