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

This SSD was very affordable and it totally revived my laptop. The installation of the drive was very easy. If you are new to replacing a hard drive then I suggest researching what you might need to transfer an image of your existing drive to your new SSD. The bootup time required to boot Windows has decreased. A side benefit if you have a computer with a little amount of ram (4gb RAM or less) is that it speeds up the processes running in the background. An example of this is if your are pushing the limits of your ram the system begins to access your hard drive to act as an expanded ram source. With a SSD drive this doesnt slow down your computer at all, but with a drive that spins it has to spin your drive constantly as it acts as a temporary source for RAM thus slowing down all of the processes. It accesses the SSD similar to RAM because there are no moving parts. I dont want to get technical on the specifics but just want to indicate that the increase in performance is more noticeable when the SSD is placed in an older computer than in a brand new computer that already has 8gb RAM or more. I plan to get several more years of use out of my laptop because of this SSD.

This is everything you want in an SSD at the right price. Its incredibly quick, boots like lightning, and (obviously) silent. The key caveat here is that it does NOT come with imaging/cloning software. Now, if you already have that software, or you know what youre doing? Youre going to have no problems. But if you dont really know what youre doing, and youre looking to transfer over a windows install, youre going to have to find some software to get the job done (and know how to use it...). Thats actually an important point (that is rather casually omitted). But there is no questioning this drives efficacy, especially at the price. Just know what you (arent) getting.

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.

Installed this SSD on a white MacBook 5.2 as a replacement for the original 120 GB HDD. I was amazed at how easy it is to replace the HDD on these computers, after a long slog replacing the HDD on my 2007 iMac. Disk Utility immediately recognized the SSD, formatted it, and I was able to upgrade the computer to El Capitan and restore the apps and files from Time Machine. All that took longer than the SSD installation, but was simple and straightforward. Watch the videos that OWC has uploaded to YouTube before replacing any HDD in a Mac; they are the best produced and easiest to follow. Result: MacBook now boots in 30 seconds flat; previously took a minute. Apps load almost instantaneously. Would be even faster but the SATA 2.0 in old computers is a bottleneck for data. Wish Id installed an SSD instead of a hybrid drive in the iMac.

Purchased this product when it was the Deal of the Day. I could not be happier with my purchase. My mid 2009 MacBook Pro was in bad need of an upgrade. I was faced with either spending $1000 on a new MacBook (on the low end) or spending roughly $100 on a new solid state drive. Switching the drive out was super simple. I used a USB to SATA cable that I ordered and cloned the old hard drive. After several hours of data transfer, I installed the new drive and now my 7 year old MacBook runs like new! I highly recommend this product, especially if you have an older MacBook that has gotten sluggish and needs new life!

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.

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This drive is working like a charm, and even better, SanDisk technical support is the reason why! I opened a chat with them because my computer wasnt recognizing the disk, and they walked me through that, and then I described my situation to them - 120 GB internal drive and want to use part of the new 240 to back up and part for storage. They suggested I swap the drives, and walked me through the whole process!! This disk includes a one time use download of cloning software, and they told me how to use it, and stayed on the line with me until all that was left to do was actually cloning the drive, which takes some time. It worked like a DREAM. I used ifixit.com to find out how to swap out the drive and Im good to go!!

I bought this to upgrade a 64GB SanDisk SSD that I had in my gaming PC. I gave the PC to a friend, and I wanted to upgrade the SSD before doing so, that way hed have a fresh, new SSD to use, and because 64GB was getting a bit messy to deal with storage-wise (I store most things on a hard drive though). I had no issues with the old SanDisk SSD, so I didnt hesitate to go with another SanDisk SSD to replace it. This was cheap, and seemed like a simple, low cost solution. It arrived, and I right away swapped the SSDs, and re-installed Windows and it is working fine in the few weeks that my friend has been using it. He says its fast, and things load quickly on it, so I am happy. Keep up the great work SanDisk!

Well I finally got around to the SSD upgrade! It really has made a noticeable difference in performance. I use a Macbook Pro from mid 2010, just using this as a boot drive and it does the job well. Before when I tried to open a heavy app like Pro Tools, Photos, or Photoshop it would just not happen. The computer would freeze and Id be stuck waiting and waiting and waiting. But just now, right before I wrote this interview I opened photos and there it is right away! The macbook boots in 12 seconds flat, Im talking completely off to up and running...12 seconds...seriously. With the platter hdd I had to turn my computer on, then put some water on the stove, and finish up my laundry before it was loaded halfway! Not kidding!! The Sandisk SSD also came with a plastic spacer A.though there were no instructions as to what it actually was, intuition kicked in lmao. I opted not to use it as the macbook has a sort of rubber shock mount for the drive, but time will tell. I had no issues with the installation stemming from the drive itself, but my used macbook didnt have the OEM hdd screws installed. It had phillips head screws that were too short and I could only get two in, but theres OEM parts on the way. If you have externals, or an enclosure for the drive you just replaced, 120gb is more than enough for just a boot drive. DO TURN TRIM ON however, rather important if you want to utilize the entire drive. Theres a free program called Trim Enabler that will do it.