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This is the third SSD drive I've purchased and installed, and I've been extremely happy with it this far. My first two SSD drives were early-generation Intel drives (80Gb), which have, in all honestly, operated wonderfully for well over two years now, one in a large HP desktop, and the other in a Mac Book Pro laptop. I've been following the reviews for the SanDisk disks, which seems to be, on average, significantly higher than most other brands, and when the price on the SanDisk 240Gb fell one day, I grabbed it. I have not been disappointed.
The SandDisk drive physically appears just as it does in the product photos, with a semi-glossy black-and-white case. The form factor appears to be exactly what it should be for any typical notebook drive (although take careful note that some laptop users are reporting that there is a slightly different size variant in use out there on certain laptops that requires a slightly less tall drive; I suspect that this applies to only a small proportion of notebook drives) and has the exact same screw mounts on the sides of the case to attach the drive directly to the mounting sleeve that either your laptop or your desktop uses. The drive is light and makes no noise in operation. Very little heat is generated during operation.
Because this is a 6G SATA III drive, read and write speeds with this drive can really scream. Even if your computer is not equipped with SATA III, the unit will operate at either SATA II or SATA I levels. Regardless of your SATA level, this drive will easily outperform any mechanical hard drive, and if you happen to have one of those new SATA III systems, you'll see an even further boost. And what do I mean by "outperform?" Well, from my own personal experience now on three separate computers (an HP laptop, an HP desktop, and a Mac Book Pro) boot times will reduce from 30 - 40 seconds down to about 10-12 seconds. Program launch will be nearly instantaneous: no sitting around waiting for a program to start. Click on it, and it IS started. Shut down times can be reduced down to about three seconds, in some cases. (My Mac Book Pro shuts down in three seconds, and my HP laptop does it in about the same. My HP desktop takes about four or five seconds.) There is almost no other way to improve your system performance than by use of one of these solid state drives.
The price on this drive is right, too. It is one of the less expensive models on the market right now, and occasionally, will drop even further on one of those flash sales (which is when I picked mine up). The prices on all these units are finally dropping: the price I paid for this 240Gb model was significantly less than I paid for either of my two 80Gb SSD drives two years ago.
I've been building computers for over two decades and have installed virtually ever upgrade possible over that time. Some have incrementally improved performance, some made not too much of a change. But no hardware upgrade I've ever performed can even remotely compare with SSD technology. These things are fast, fast, fast, they are completely silent in operation, generate very little heat, and draw far less current than their traditional disk drive equivalents. This means they significantly improve the operational speed of almost any computer, and, if you are installing it into a laptop, will reduce heat output and extend the laptop's charge time (because it is drawing less current than a spinning platter drive does). They are an exceptionally easy recommendation to make, and these SanDisk drives seem to be an excellent choice.
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This Item  SanDisk Extreme SSD 480 GB SATA 6.0 Gb-s 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SDSSDX-480G-G25 |  |  |  |  |  | |
| Price | $299.99 | $72.00 | $199.99 | -10% $61.40 Typical: $68.48 | -25% $249.00 List: $332.52 | $64.15 |
| Delivery | Get it as soon as Monday, May 13 | Get it May 9 - 14 | Get it as soon as Monday, May 13 | Get it as soon as Monday, May 13 | — | Get it May 9 - 13 |
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| Sold By | 212 Distributors (blue light serial #'s recorded) | Hard2FindParts | 212 Distributors (blue light serial #'s recorded) | Amazon.com | eStarDeals | DeaLife |
| storage capacity | 480 GB | 128 GB | 240 GB | 500 GB | 512 GB | 120 GB |
| hardware interface | solid state drive | serial interface | sata 3 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb | serial interface | sata 6 0 gb |
| compatible devices | backward compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s and SATA 1.5 Gb/s | This drive is compatible with any server that accepts M.2 x 80mm SATA drives. | Desktop | Laptop, PC, Gaming Console | This drive is compatible with any server that accepts M.2 x 80mm SATA drives. | Laptop, Desktop |
| form factor | 5.25-inch | — | 5.25-inch | 2.5-inch | — | 2.5-inch |
| write speed | 550.0, 520.0 | 415 | 550.0, 520.0 | 530 | 520 | 310 megabits per second |
| read speed | 550 megabytes per second | 520 megabytes per second | 550 megabytes per second | 560 megabytes per second | 540 megabytes per second | 530 megabytes per second |
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This drive can FLY
My system basics:Windows 7, 64bitDell Vostro 3550 about 6 months old.Intel Core I5 (quad) 2.3ghz with turbo.8GB dramSata 3 drive controllerCrucial M4 128GB SSD, Read 500MB/sec, write speed 200MB/sec (was originally WD 7200rpm 320GB)My qualifications: Electronic Engineer/Project manager. PC owner for 25+ years.Opening comments: I have owned pc's for 25years. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK UPGRADE YOU COULD EVER HOPE TO BUY!!!! IT IS EVEN BETTER THAN REPLACING A 2YR OLD COMPUTER OR LAPTOP AND OF COURSE CHEAPER!! Other benefits: windows is more stable. If you have a lot of programs open at the same time, the computer remains stable all day. Now, I rarely need to reboot.I bought a Crucial M4 SSD (solid state drive) about a 2 month's ago and was amazed at the speed. Can't go back to mechanical hard-drives. I bought this one because it was spec'd faster than the M4 and I needed a back-up drive. This technology does not have a reliability track record for long term use as a computer drive. Once a week, I create clone drive copy as a back up. If the drive fails this clone can be popped in my laptop and I'm ready to go in 10 minutes. No restore needed except the few files I have added or changed.Summary 1st: Both drives are excellent choices. (Sandisk Extreme and Crucial M4)On my laptop, in every day use Sandisk extreme is slightly faster.See posted photo's for actual data.a)According to "ASS SD" benchmark test. Crucial is much faster than this drive (Sandisk Extreme.)b)According to "Benchmark" speed test: Sandisk Extreme is faster. SanDisk write speed blows away the Crucial M4.Note: Electrical specs like statistics can be presented in a way that is deceptive.Spec from SanDisk website for the Extreme (not in Amazon's description)Performance 120GBSequential Read (up to) 550 MB/s 550 MB/s 540 MB/sSequential Write (up to) 510 MB/s 520 MB/s 460 MB/sI like this drive a lot. Great performance!! Definitely would recommend it to a friend.I will update this review if there are any reliability problems.Hope this helps you make an informed decision on what to buy.Thanks to all those who have posted reviews on Amazon. They have been extremely helpful in making good purchase decisions on Amazon.7-22-12 3month update: Drive has been performing flawlessly. No problems or issues. Love it's speed and it's quiet.1-6-13 Update (8 months) Drive has been trouble free. There are a few drive out there now that write at or near 500Mbs. My computer continues to be very stable all day (windows 7)
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