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

I did a side by side of two Dell e6540 laptops (brand new, same image, specs, etc). Only difference was the SSD and the HDD. The HDD was getting around 100 MB/s seq read and 95 MB/s seq write. On the SSD I get around 515 MB/s seq and 485 MB/s write. The SSD system is very snappy whereas the HDD will spin frequently. I went with this SSD over the Samsung based on the reviews from Anand Tech and Toms hardware. I did check prices today however and the Samsung 850 EVO 250GB is only 89 bucks. I bought this one last week for 130 but it is 119 today. If money is tight and youre trying to get the absolute biggest bang for your buck, you might want to look into the Samsung but if you want the best, I dont think youll be disappointed in this at all. If Anand and Tomshardware recommend it and claim its the best, you cannot go wrong.

I was upgrading my 2011 Clevo P170HM 17 Gaming Laptop. It has the SATA connector only. This was the single most obvious and noticeable performance boost hands down! What Im saying is this, I maxed out the processor to an Intel Core i7 2960XM; Upgraded up to a Nvidia GeForce GTX 680M (the newest this older machine would accept); From 4 GB of RAM up to 32 GB of system RAM, and from Windows 7 up to Windows 10. After upgrading all of this I really couldnt tell any performance increase. Dont get me wrong Im very sure the performance potential did increase (I never did a before and after bench mark). Im just saying that the most noticeable and relatively cost effective upgrade (with out the need of a benchmark) was going from a Hard Drive up to a Solid State Drive! If you have a high end gaming rig or an entry level machine one of the best if not the best upgrade is a good SSD! Start up times went from 3 minutes + to less than 30 seconds,... no lie! Programs open so much faster. The system as a whole feels more responsive and snappier. You cant go wrong with this product. The most amazing thing about it all is the fact that SSD technology had improved to even faster drives than this one but this one is light years ahead of an old spinning Hard Drive. Two thumbs up from me!

I have edited this review, changing it from 3 to 5 stars, after looking into the reason for poor performance on my earlier review. A SanDisk rep pointed out that the performance should be better, so I looked into it. It turns out that my ASUS Maximus V Formula ROG gaming motherboard has two SATA controllers. One pair of SATA/600 ports is supported by the Intel Z77 chipset, and four other SATA/600 ports by the Asmedia chipset. The Samsung was connected to the Intel SATA port, while this drive was connected to the Asmedia. The Asmedia chipset was underperforming, not this drive. Poor performance can also be cause by using an old spec. SATA cable. These are the Crystal DiskMark test results with both drives connected to Intel SATA ports. The first column is for the Samsung, and the second is for the San-Disk. Sequential Read : 500 MB/s 495 MB/s Sequential Write : 450 MB/s 488 MB/s Random Read 512KB : 426 MB/s 335 MB/s Random Write 512KB : 369 MB/s 431 MB/s Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 28.5 MB/s 30.6 MB/s Random Write 4KB (QD=1): 56.4 MB/s 64.6 MB/s Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 280 MB/s 396 MB/s Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 142 MB/s 291 MB/s The SanDisk is better than the Samsung in a number of benchmarks (especially the last), while there are some where the Samsung is a little faster. Benchmark results can vary by 10% or more, so most differences would be unnoticeable. So, the bottom line is that this is a good drive, and if it does not melt down tomorrow i plan to keep it for a long time.

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).

Ive always stuck with SanDisk drives, whether SD cards or SSDs. After buying smaller SSDs to do a duel drive setup, one for the OS and a HDD for the files, only to find that I needed more space for more programs I finally bit the bullet and got one large SSD for everything. Totally worth it. My computer flies. Im not much of a gamer and mainly use my computer for leisure and photography. My computer boots up really quick, mere seconds, and Lightroom and Photoshop run smoothly and quick.

Samsung Pro has double the endurance specification (marketing?) and half the warranty for their Pro TLC drives. Most enterprise drives use MLC memory so I came to the conclusion that it is better. I pick this up on Amazon Warehouse deals. Had one terabyte written in its previous life. Dash board shows the wear out to be 0.26%. Still has the 10 year warranty when I went to register the drive. Well worth it for an additional fifty dollar savings at the time.

This is an amazing product. My wife had a Mid 2009 MacBook Pro that I was considering replacing. While the laptop worked well, we just noticed things were taking longer and longer. She could not have as many programs open as she could in the past, etc. In hindsight, programs have become more memory intensive, more photos from mobile devices, higher resolutions, faster internet, etc. I read a few reviews and decided to replace her 5200rpm hard drive with solid state. OMG!!!! AMAZING!!! Her laptop is as fast as the new stuff in the stores. What a great, great investment this turned out to be. I ordered the extra cable to help with the cloning process. The software for cloning was already on my mac but the cable was helpful. After the clone, a few minutes to install, POW! As a matter of fact, I was so happy, I ordered a second one for my office PC which is not a laptop. Boot time went from 85 seconds to less than 10 seconds. Everything is snappy fast. No brainer here!

Very happy with this drive. I recently converted an older Windows XP system over to Linux and I could tell that my hard drive was the choke point in performance. I managed to catch this beauty on sale for $120, and I was happily surprised to learn it came with a 10 year warranty - I guess that SSD drives have really improved their read/write cycle longevity. Anyhow, I moved my Linux install over to this drive and it truly flies now - faster boot time, and much faster application load times. Even Netflix desktop running under WINE works fast. I would recommend this as a boot drive for anyone. (Fantastic for compact home-theater PC builds) It also makes a great laptop/notebook drive, or to stick into an external USB drive case since their are no moving parts - much more drop resistant, requires less power, and generates less heat than a drive with a spinning platter.

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.

So so good. Has decreased my boot time, maybe 80%. Programs load faster, seem to run better. Miss the constant noise of the hard disk, and at times I still have to check to see if my computer is still running. I am currently playing with ram disk, and I have yet to able to tell if my computer runs faster with or without ram disk. Overall feel like this purchase might have been a good investment. I bought this disk because of the ten year warranty, putting out almost $500.00, for a new toy, the warranty gives me a feeling of security. Right now, I would buy this toy again.