SP 1TB SSD 3D NAND A55 SLC Cache Performance Boost SATA III 2.5 7mm (0.28) Internal Solid State Drive (SP001TBSS3A55S25)

Easy to install ssd but pain to get free cloning software for it from manufacturer. Luckily there are free packages out there (clonezilla if you are somewhat tech savvy).

This has made my old Desktop viable as a Retro Gaming Console. My old HDD would take 10 minutes to launch windows and get everything read, then there were some games it just couldnt run because the Disk would be at 100% capacity. This SSD launches windows and has it ready in under 3 minutes, and can run games I couldnt play before. Im pretty sure it would be faster if my 2008 Asus Motherboard werent so archaic.

Used this to upgrade my old iMac and so far so good. A good performance boost from the old HDD.

Sped up my system TREMENDOUSLY!

GREAT!!!

I had this drive installed in a Windows 10 computer for a few months until one morning the computer no longer recognized the boot device. Tried Linux, DiskGenius, and another Windows system, but none would recognize the drive. It was a paperweight that weighed nothing. I went to the Silicon Power website to get an RMA number to return the drive (theres a 5-year warranty on it!), and on the RMA page were instructions to ship the drive back to Taipei, Taiwan through Customs Clearance. It turns out that shipping this back to Taiwan would cost me a minimum of $35, and up to $95 depending on how I shipped it. So at best Id maybe be a few bucks ahead after lost time acquiring an RMA and preparing the drive for shipment to Taiwan, then waiting possible weeks for a replacement. Less aggravation to just throw the thing in the garbage and cut my losses. In my experience with these drives, even though theyre cheap, they have a lower mean-time-to-failure than the mechanical hard drives theyve replaced (based on the half-dozen or so SPCC replacement drives of various capacities Ive had to replace in numerous systems due to failure). YMMV. And if you decide to make a warranty claim, well, good luck to ya.

Just got and tested it with CrystalDiskMark8 using an external $10 USB3.0 adapter. Testing again after installing internally in a late 2015 iMAC and after writing over 3TBs to it during several cloning/installation procedures. So far so good.

After getting a PS5 using my older PS4 Pro in my bedroom was becoming quite annoying. It seemed like it was frozen half the time waiting for menus to load. After sliding this in and downloading the OS my PS4 was at least 10xs faster. Now I find myself firing it up way more often. For anything that has a hdd this upgrade is a must and the price of this SSD makes it a no brainer.

So far its working perfectly. Install was simple, using in an external sata 3 case, under windows 11.

My old laptop turns on in 10 seconds with this HD wow!