SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB 2.5-Inch SDSSDA-120G-G25 (Old Version)

This SSD may be the old style and have slower speeds than the newer models, but it was not intended for a production photo or video editing machine where that is critically important. This SSD replaced the factory hard drive in my sisters computer. She writes stories in her word processor, manages her email, browses the Internet, and plays some Facebook games. For the typical user such as her, this SSD is fabulous. The factory hard drive had a 3GB connection to the computer, while this SSD links up at the maximum speed of 6GB. Plus, being a solid state drive, there are no spinning disks and search lag times. My sister does not understand all the technical stuff. What she experiences are the lightning speed boot ups and program launches. Replacing the 5 year old drive in her computer with this one made it run better than it ever did. She absolutely loves her computer now.

Its not the fastest SSD out there, nor the biggest, but for most people its perfect. Its a reliable drive and a great value, and these days SSDs are all so good that even a budget option like this is at least as good as the high-end models from a few years ago. I have an old Samsung 840 500 GB drive in my MacBook that I paid $300 for back in the day. Now that I have this SSD in my gaming PC, it no longer feels slower to boot or open apps than my five-year-old laptop. I put another one of these in my grandmas laptop, and even though shes not very computer savvy, she could feel a night and day improvement in speed. SSDs are so much better than mechanical hard drives. If youve been holding off because youre saving up to buy a really high end one, just stop suffering and get this one now. Its cheap, its really fast (because all reputable SSDs these days are), and for most peoples needs, you probably wouldnt notice the difference between this one and the latest high-end Samsung.

This solid state hard drive may be an older model, but it works just fine in my older laptop computer. Indeed, this hard drive is bigger than the original drive that came with my laptop, so its an improvement in size and speed. Although this drive has been supplanted by newer models, at this price (around $110) its a bargain for older model computers, like older laptops and older desktops, because youll see greatly increased performance over traditional spinning hard drives and lower power consumption. My notebook computer is a good example of this--the old hard drive would take over a minute to boot into Windows and finish loading drivers; this hard drive does that in about 20 seconds. Indeed, if the interface were more modern, it probably would be even faster, because the limiting factor is not the hard drive but the hardware on the laptop. Installation was a snap; cloning was easy (I used a desktop cloning device); and it runs just fine. I can definitely recommend it as a way to get increased performance from older hardware, because the bottlenecks in performance these days are really in the area of hard drives and interfaces and not in RAM or processor speed. You can add new life to old computers simply by getting a fast but cheap solid state hard drive. This SanDisk is perfect for that.

Overall I am very pleased with this Sandisk SSD. I had previously purchased other brands of SSDs for my personal machines, but a family members hard drive failed in their MacBook, and I decided a SSD fit the bill for a replacement. This particular user hardly uses any disk space. Their old stock drive was less than 25% full, and it was a 200GB drive. So I recommended this SSD, ordered it, and installed it. The user is extremely pleased with is performance. It used to take their Mac over a minute to start, but now it boots in 16 seconds flat. And when it is on and being used, the Macbook flies right along. It was an amazing speed boost. I am very satisfied with this purchase.

does 380mb read/write, no problems yet UPDATE: a year and a half later and its dead, tried on 3 computers, wont even show up on bios, and it kinda freezes the boot process, I kept it barely used for around half its life and then running everyday at around 30-50º C on a htpc, if it lasted at least 3-4 years it would still be fine but damn less than 2 years is just unacceptable, while my older 850 evo still as good as new UPDATE2: well the RMA went well, a couple weeks later they sent me a sealed retail unit, if it also lasts 2 years I would still consider it 5 stars thanks to their service, would definitely buy again, it was probably 1 out of 10 bad drives

Used this as the boot drive on a new computer build, and I just love how fast it brings Windows 10 up. This is not the most recent version of this drive, so if you want to be cutting edge, you may want to look at the next gen version. But this is a VERY good performer so far, The ONLY issue was that the Win 7 installer had be updated to recognize the drive as I was installing Win 7 and then upgrading it to 10. There are faster drives out there, but this performs pretty well - I really dont think that most people are going to notice a huge difference between this and comparable SATA 2 drives. There are better options for SATA 3 machines, but for SATA 1 and 2 machines, this is a good cost/performance balance so far, especially if you can get it on sale...

Even though i purchased this product to be coupled with a 1tb Seagate drive that never came, this SSD alone has been a driving force in both its temporary home and its now permanent home. No full speed test were done on this drive on its initial installation, test will be done in its new housing soon which I will post soon. Test or no test however, over the last 5 months with this SSD has been wonderful and have give two computers new life that otherwise would feel sluggish and slow. This SSD isnt much of a match for the likes of the 850 evo pros; however, for an entry level priced SSD, this bad boy takes the cake in my eyes and will be a definite repurchase for other future builds and upgrades I will be doing.

This was a great purchase for a decent price. This SSD seems to be a tad cheaper than the other ones of a similar capacity, which is great for me since I only have so much money. Anyway, I bought this to replace the old 120 gig hard drive in my 2008 Core 2 Duo (White plastic) MacBook. I wanted a speed boost and Im sure the old drive was beginning to go anyway. I received the SSD on time without any hassles. To install it in my MacBook, I put the SSD into an external USB enclosure, then used the Disk Utility in Mac OS X to clone the hard drive to the SSD. The process for me took about 2 hours, but that may vary depending on how many files and software you have, whether you have USB 2.0 or 3.0, etc etc. After the cloning was complete it was just a matter of taking the battery out of my MacBook and swapping the drives. Everything worked right away, and even though my MacBook only has SATA I speeds, there was a HUGE difference in the speed of the laptop. Programs that used to take forever to open now started almost instantly, and the computer now takes only ~30 seconds to boot up to a usable desktop. And when I shut down the computer, it turns off pretty much right away, as opposed to before when it would take a minute or so to close down everything. 3 months later and the SSD is still kicking, and I think its safe to say this brought some new life into my 8 going on 9 year old laptop. If anyone has an older desktop or laptop and they want to get some more speed out of it, and theyve already upgraded the RAM and whatnot, I definitely recommend this, or any SSD for that matter.

SanDisk SSD 480GB reviewed... I originally ordered a 240GB (intending to add it to my existing old HD system), but by the time I got it, I had buyers remorse and sent it back unopened, choosing instead the bigger 480GB version and replacing my old HD all-together making my system a pure SSD only system. No regrets here... the prices have come down considerably (only about $120 at time of review for a 480GB SSD). I will say, what you get is a very bare-bones drive... its literally the drive and nothing else... no software or mounting brackets. If youre choosing to install this in your Desktop, youll probably need a 2.5 to 3.5 bracket conversion kit (only a few bucks for one). Also, theres no cloning software included, but theres multiple cloning software out there you can download for free (I chose Macrium Reflect Free), so with just a few mouse clicks you can clone your old drive to the new one if you want (remember, youll have to get your own clone software). I was up and running in no time, and very happy with the speed boost. A very quick, snappy drive, for a very pocket-friendly price... would buy again!

This is a hard review to write for me as I like SanDisk products. I own lots of there micro SD cards with no complaints at all. Now having said that I have to really gig them for this SSD Drive, which I sent back. From the moment that I took it out of the box, which I though was empty, just saying, It felt cheap. The case was thin cheap plastic which I thought I could put my thumb threw if I pressed hard enough. As I already stated it was so light I though nothing was in it. Now just so you know that I know what Im talking about I own 7 SSD drives, 3 in my desktop computer, 1 in my HP laptop and 2 in my wifes desktop computer and a spare, all installed by me, so I know how they should feel. The other SSD drives I have purchased are Crucial and Corsair brands. This SanDisk SSD was for my old Sony VIO to sell at a garage sale. I figured I could get a better price for it with an SSD drive. Well it did not work out. The connections on the SanDisk were so flimsy that when it was plugged into the VIOs hard drive connection and the cover was placed back on it the drive would disconnect, no matter what I did I could not keep the drive connected and the connections were not broken. To make sure it was not my laptop causing the trouble I plugged in the spare 240gb Corsair SSD and it worked beautifully. So how do I sum up, its difficult because as I said SanDisk makes some very nice product, and maybe your mileage may be better if you buy this same drive, but I would suggest that you go with SanDisks Extreme Pro line of SSDs IMHO they are better made and have better speed then the Plus line of SSDs. For the bottom line, its your call on this drive, for me Ill spend the extra few bucks for a drive that your thumb wont go through. Another helpful review from the friendly Motorcycle Man