SanDisk Extreme PRO 240GB SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5-Inch 7mm Height Solid State Drive (SSD)

I installed this as my C-drive on a new Levono I7 PC with 16MB RAM. I took out the original HDD with Windows 8 installed and put my own copy of Win 7 OS on this SSD along with my programs. My computer is SILENT and SO FAST!!! Like all SSDs this drive makes no sound at all (no moving parts) and requires no fan cooling. The only trouble I had was adapting its tiny size to the 3.5 bay in my tower PC, which is a mechanical problem. I love this drive!!!

Holy crap. I bought this out of desperation and hatred for my Late 2011 Macbook Pro. The thing has been a piece of junk since I bought it and even 3 apple stores have said that something is wrong because its so slow...but it passed all their tests...so nothing they could do. That MacBook took over 15 seconds to open any app...since the day I bought it. It could barely turn itself on. Bottom line: I read J. Perkins (posted 8/30/14) and Andrea Polks review (posted 8/17/14) and made this thing happen in so little time. I bought the harddrive, the Inateck 2.5 USB 3.0 external case (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FCLG65U/ref=ox_ya_os_product_refresh_T1) and cloned the whole Macbook harddrive. That took hours, I think 13 or so...but I had over 450GB on the HDD. I had to go to Home Depot and buy a small Torx bit screwdriver, because I didnt have a T6 (tiny). I looked up how to select the external (SSD) as my startup disk for the Macbook (have the computer ignore the installed drive on start up and load the OS from the external/SSD). The computer worked, was already faster so I decided to go for it. I took the back of the laptop off, carefully removed the hard drive and placed this SSD in there. I had to use a small furniture cushion as a spacer between the case and the drive to keep it secure but THEN... I started the computer, its super fast, opens every app within seconds (Ive actually started the computer and clicked every app at the bottom to watch it load up super fast). Totally worth it, honestly like a new computer. Ive since formatted the old Macbook hard drive, removed the mounting screws and its not installed in the inateck case as a 500GB external harddrive to store GoPro and pictures on. Wife = happy.

An amazing drive!, it gave new life to my good ol Macbook Pro Late 2011 w/8gb ram. Ive been using only for about 24 hours but here is the review: the drive is so fast that the computer feels faster than when it was new, I can even preview my 4K videos recorded from my phone and also fixed the photos app crash while trying to import a bunch of said videos. (it seems the old original drive was on borrowed time) The only downside of this drive, and the reason of the 4 stars instead of 5, is that the software to update the firmware is windows only, thus, not possible to use it on a mac (or linux for that matter).

My experience has been a terrific waste of my time and effort combined with some of the worst tech support I have encountered. The Samsung 850 Evo is quite a bit less expensive depending on whose listings you look at and about the same performance numbers (Toms Hardware). The Evo Pro is a little more expensive for the same capacities. Short version: tried to format it for HFS+ on my Macbook Pro running El Capitan. The drive ends up with a 200MB FAT volume (??), and an HFS+ volume. Ok, Ill bite, since it appears functional on the surface. NOPE. Cant copy files/folders to it (-36 error, did the dot_clean thing to no avail). The thing is read-only turns out. Cant reformat (input/output error). Have to use Windows Diskpart to clean it, since no OSX or Windows GUI alternatives can control much less modify the mystery FAT partition. Go back and format it as HFS+, and the merry-go-round starts all over. The several tech support people I interacted with via live chat had no clue whatsoever, regardless of the amount of technical info/data provided. A couple of them outrightly lied about escalating the issue, the one guy openly deriding my efforts to get it escalated, when he couldnt even identify what log files he wanted to have in order to do so. In no wise did my case get escalated, which ultimately was no surprise. Hope you all have more success than I did. Sending it back for a refund, and ordered an 850 EVO, pocketing the difference in cost.

This is STUPID FAST!!! Had to get it for my new Dell Laptop. The new Inspiron 7000 series with the new 4K screen is very slim and sleek. Highly recommended if you are in the market for a new laptop. Only downside is the SSD drive I had in my old laptop is too thick. So kind of a bummer had to buy another SSD. Decided to go up to the 480KB from teh 256 Curcial Technology drive that I had. Great drive too, but this is a few notches above it. Windows 8 loads in 5 seconds flat on this thing. Absolutely nuts! The reviews seem to indicate this should be a solid performer and have great reliability. Time will tell on that end, but I can assure that the speed is there! Is it worth the extra $50 or so to upgrade form the Crucial? That I leave up to you, for me I would rather spend the extra money and know I am getting the best. But I have two Crucials and they have both performed admirably, just decided to try SanDisk this time based on the online review magazines. Highly recommended.

The perfect replacement product. I have an older Dell Studio XPS Laptop that had a 300GB HD running on Vista. To say that it was maddening was an understatement. Instead of buying a new Laptop, I opted for this SSD and W7 Ultimate for the OS. Wow, what a difference, it is like new, yet better.. This SSD is the perfect Laptop replacement. Installation was a breeze, included spacer fit perfectly, I had the W7 ISO ready, closed up the Laptop, slid in the W7 DVD and we are off to the races. Installation went perfectly, When all was said and done, before applications, I have >450GB available. Boot up time, from OFF is amazing, about 13 seconds. Anyone considering an SSD upgrade, this should be very high on their list.

I chose this drive after reading Toms Hardware reviews for best performance for value SSDs. So far so good. I use it in a desktop setup, and Windows 8.1 boots so fast you barely have time to see the loading screen. Plus there is so much space on the drive that I dont have to be picky about what programs I install. I still have a 1TB HDD for long-term data storage, but its getting closer to the point where I might forgo HDD altogether if SDD storage keeps getting larger and more affordable.

Works flawlessly with my Gigabyte GA-Z97X 3 motherboard. Very quick load times (comparable to my old Samsung Pro 850 drive. I used Marcium Reflect to clone my existing spindle-based HDD to the SanDisk. So I cannot attest to the SanDisk cloning software that you can download from their website. For the price, this SSD is really a no brainer. Im very, very happy and plan to buy more for other machines in my office.

I purchased 480GB version during Black Friday Lightning sales, and the price was $209.99, It was a great opportunity to get a quality product at low price and I had to go for it. I use 840EVO 120GB version for my laptop at work, but I wanted to try better quality product at home and see if there is any difference. After about a week of use, I dont see much difference in performance between the two. If it wasnt for lightning sales deal, I would have been extremely disappointed. May be this could offer different experience for heavy users (regular video editing, extensive photo editing etc...) However, I am just an ordinary guy who spends time web surfing, occasional gaming, occasional photo editing, occasional spreadsheet work at home, etc... Cheaper SSDs would have been just as good for my use. Sandisk offers a free download for APRICON EZ GIG IV for one time use only. I messed up my first cloning and had to clone again, but it didnt let me, so I had to download alternative free cloning programme. Samsung offers a CD with cloning programme which was much better, although it only detects Samsung devices. 2.5mm spacer was a perfect fit and there was no hassle whatsoever with my laptop. Question is, Would I recommend this? Well...answer would be definitely NO for regular pc/mac users. Am I happy with the product? Yes, because I bought it at deal price of $209.99 And some extra features and specification it offers over cheaper alternatives may prove its value in long term. 10 year guarantee gives me some assurance as well. Choice is yours.

I have a recording studio and a recent Mac Pro Cylinder computer. I needed a fast external drive for making music with my DAW software (Logic X). I tried a few different USB3 SSD and hard disk connections until I came to this drive. I use these in my Atomos Ninja 2 video recorder and that is how I got on to using them for my DAW. This disk mounted on an Atomos USB3 drive sled reads and writes at over 360 MB/s as measured with Black Magic Design disk speed test. This was the fastest drive Ive tested. By contrast my OWC USB3 SSD only writes at 150MB/s and reads at 205MB/s by the same measure. My Seagate 7200 3-TB hard disk drive which is Enterprise class reads and writes at 180MB/s so this SSD is really a big step up in speed. Its working great as my DAW SSD now, fast, quiet, cool running and Amazon makes it affordable and easy to get. Good music and good computing to all!