SANDISK SSD PLUS 480GB Internal SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, 2.5"/7mm, Up to 535 MB/s - SDSSDA-480G-G26, Black

Fast, Easy Upgrade for an Old Computer I put the SanDisk SSD PLUS 240GB into an older desktop that had been running off a traditional hard drive, and the difference was night and day. Boot times dropped from several minutes to under 30 seconds, and programs that used to crawl now open almost instantly. Even browsing feels snappier, which is a big quality-of-life improvement. Installation was straightforward—it’s a standard 2.5" SATA drive, so all I needed was a spare SATA cable and power connector. The 7mm profile fits easily into most desktops and laptops. I didn’t even need to format beforehand; I cloned the old drive using free software and swapped it in. Performance is rated up to 530 MB/s, and while I didn’t run formal benchmarks, it definitely feels in that range for everyday tasks. For a 240GB drive, you’ll want to be mindful of storage—it’s perfect for an OS drive with some programs, but not big enough if you want to store large media libraries or games. SanDisk has a solid reputation for reliability, and so far this SSD has been stable without hiccups or heat issues. It also runs silently compared to the hum of the old HDD. Bottom line: If you want an affordable, high-impact upgrade for an aging system, this SanDisk SSD is one of the easiest ways to breathe new life into it. Great speed boost, simple setup, and solid value.

All right a few things to establish before I get into this: 1.) I installed this hard drive on a laptop I only use for writing word documents and browsing the web. I do not game or do any video card intensive things on here. Just admin and work purposes. 2.) I didn't rate easy to install because the hard drive itself is easy to install. However, the device you install it to will make a huge difference in how easy it is. If you're sticking this in a desktop case, it's as simple as 1, 2, 3. In my case, I was installing it on a Dell laptop with touch screen capability. The amount of steps took me at least an hour or two because I had to follow a Youtube video. So, I have a old Dell laptop that I bought in 2014-2015 that I needed to use while riding the train to work. It served me well until recently when I started to notice that the laptop was taking longer and longer to boot up and run applications. Boot up time would be about 3 minutes into Windows 10, then launching an app could take anyway from 7-10 minutes before it was ready. So we're looking at almost a total of 15 minutes just to do something basic like open word or a website. I assumed it was because I bought a slow laptop, but when I went into task manager I saw that the HD was always hitting 100% usage the entire time the computer was on. In task manager, under performance, your PC should be between 1% if you're not using anything or running any background programs. But my computer was at 100% with absolutely awful read and write speeds. Meanwhile my CPU was at normal values. So I bought the Sandisk SSD which was compatible with my laptop and went through the process of opening up my laptop to take out the original drive. I highly recommend using the IFixit toolkit with magnetic pad to not lose the dozens of screws you will be messing with and to keep notes. Once I got the original laptop drive out (a Seagate ST1000LM024) I plugged the Seagate and the Sandisk drive into my desktop PC and used a software called AOMEI dynamic disk manager pro edition. (Yes you have to buy this software but it's relatively inexpensive at around $50-$60. I cloned the original Seagate drive to the Sandisk drive. Plugged in the Sandisk, reassembled my laptop, and voila works like a charm. Now the laptop takes less than 30 seconds to boot up and be ready for me to use apps. It's even faster than my other work laptop I use strictly for my job which is newer and more expensive than my old machine. Great little drive that has significantly sped up my laptop which I was going to trash and sell. Really happy with this purchase.

I received this 240GB SSD in yesterday's mail on the 1st day of the 4-day promised delivery range. I was able to clone my C: harddrive to the SSD using the "HDClone 4" software (free version) that I have used for several years to backup the harddrive. It was as simple as cloning another harddrive, in fact, the SSD appeared just like another harddrive -- no change to anything (it plugs-in the same as any IDE harddrive). After a simple swap with my laptop's harddrive, it booted the 1st time into Windows XP with no glitches. My system is a 2007-vintage Toshiba A105-S4384 laptop, Windows® XP Pro Media Center Edition (SP3), Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5500 (1.66GHz, 667MHz FSB), 4GB DDR2, 160GB 7200rpm SATA Revision 2 harddrive, The SSD drive performs admirably. I've tested several different application's load times as well as cold boots into Windows. Results are consistently 50% to even 40% of the time taken by the replaced 7200rpm harddrive. With SATA Rev. 2 support, you should not expect the blazing speeds advertised -- they are based on an SATA Rev. 3 system (the SanDisk website explains this). Nevertheless, this SSD drive kicked my system into high gear -- it is much faster than it ever was. I was not able to download the "SanDisk SSD Dashboard" software, as Windows XP is not supported (Vista and forward are supported). Apparently, Dashboard is required to download firmware, so I wasn't able to do that. It may not be beneficial anyway, as XP is so old. The SSD drive itself is smaller than a standard 2 1/2" harddrive, and is almost weightless. It generates almost no heat. For the price ($67), this is a very good deal. It's an excellent product, and if you have SATA Revision 3 (see the BIOS), this will be a blazing fast drive with no risk of a head crash, and no need for defragmentation.

I’ve had this drive for over a year now, and it’s still running like a champ! I used it to upgrade an old laptop that I turned into a game server for several different games, and the performance boost was night and day. The setup was super simple — I used free cloning software with an external drive reader, swapped it in, and it worked perfectly on the first try. If you’re looking for a reliable, affordable drive that delivers long-term performance, this one’s an excellent choice.

One of the best inventions of my lifetime: SSD's are fast and dependable. I only use name brand SSD's and have never had one fail, cannot say that about hard-drives.

I already have one of these that was used as a Windows 7 boot disk in an older HP tower desktop system where the motherboard died. I bought this to replace the 460gb mechanical hard drive in a used Windows 10 HP i7 3rd generation laptop to provide faster booting like the other desktop. The increased boot speed using these SSD's is astounding compared to the old mechanical drives. I am right in the install process, so I will return and update this when done. Newer systems like my new Intel i7-8700K build have ability to use even faster NVME m.2 SSD drives, but this type of SSD works well for most older systems that don't have M.2 capability, and they are CHEAPER! I plan to use my older one as a video editing scratch disk in the 8700K system because it still works great. SanDisk is a good name in memory and SSD's, so you can't go wrong for the price. The biggest issue with installing these in an older desktop computer is that it may not have mounting brackets or holes and screws to fit in the older style 5.25" drive bays, or even the 3.5" bays. Another issue is older PC's may have four pin power cables, when this SSD uses a more modern connector, thus you need an adapter. So plan accordingly and either research the cable and mounting issues early, or allow time to deal with them when you install the drive. Another issue is the drive does not come formatted, or with a CD with user guide, drivers or info on formatting, so you have to find and download the manual, and know how to format the drive (called initialization). As soon as you get the drive running, I suggest you find a way to make a backup, and ALSO a clone using Acronix software. If this drive replaces an existing one, you will need to first clone your existing drive to this one AFTER formatting this new drive. That will require a cable or external device to run the drive while cloning it, then you remove the old drive and insert this one as the boot drive (I assume). I will post an update once the drive is running. My old laptop seems to have a slot for a second drive, so I can move the original mechanical boot drive to that slot (using a cable and kit I had to find and order) and use it for data only. Then setup an automated backup system using Acronix (the one I standardized on).

I got this Samsung 2Tb SSD to upgrade my 2012 Dell XPS 8500 tower with Windows 10 Pro. The machine is perfect for my needs, but boot-up, shut down. and loading programs was like watching paint dry. I didn't need the 2Tb, but my machine came with a 7200 2Tb HHD. Research and advice from experts suggested I match size to avoid cloning problems. Quick delivery and competitive price. I advise that you order the companion mounting bracket and USB to SADA cable. The cable makes it so easy to clone the SSD from your HHD without opening the box. I only used abut 480Gb of the 2Tb. I don't know enough about computer hardware to attempt to open the box and start moving cables, resetting the Bios, etc. to set it up to clone. With the USB to SATA cable, just plug into an open USB and follow the video instructions. I downloaded Macrium Reflect 7 Free Home version to clone the drive. Macrium has a Webinar they converted to a Youtube video that gives step by step instructions for making a Boot Drive and cloning a drive. It even shows how to clone drives with more or less capacity. I used the free version, but when I get help with making my old HHD a backup drive I can clone, I plan to purchase the software, then every month I can create a reserve drive. My research indicates that SSD's are not as reliable as the old HHD's and booting from a clone is a breeze. When the cloning process was complete (less than an hour), I disconnected and opened the box. removed the open bay, attached the SSD inside the bracket, reinstalled the bay and connected the old cables from the HHD to the new SSD, closed the box, reattached power, video and sound and powered it up. In about 40 seconds boot-up was complete. The old HHD took about 4 to 5 minutes and shut down in 15 seconds or less compared to about 2 minutes before. I wish I had not waited so long to upgrade. I recommend upgrading to SSD if you are unhappy with the slow performance of your computer and are using a HHD. Everything you need to do the job is Macrium Reflect, a USB to SATA, a USB stick for Boot Drive and mounting hardware (dependent on your box).

I've had this installed for less than a week as my new C drive, but I like it so far. Windows 10 loads about 70% faster. The Division 2, which is housed on my D drive that's a 4TB magnetic drive, nevertheless loads faster because the Ubisoft loader is on the C drive. Even Word, which is a beast, loads in a jiffy. I spent an extra $3.50 buying a 3.5" cage for this 2.5" drive so it would fit in my case. Installation was otherwise a breeze. The only issue I had at all was that I was taking a mirror off my old 500GB C drive and putting it on this 1TB drive. So, when I booted off the Windows 10 recovery CD and restored the mirror backup, I did not have a 1TB partition. Instead I had two positions from the old drive, with a small Dell-specific partition after the 500GB C drive partition, and then the rest of the drive was unallocated. Because the Dell partition was between them, I was unable to merge the unallocated space with the primary C drive partition. After some trial and error, I finally found a freeware program that moved the Dell partition to the physical end of the SSD, which then placed the unallocated space next to the main C drive partition. Then, I was able to use the Windows 10 partition manager to merge the unallocated space to the C drive. Instantaneously, I then had a 1TB drive. All has been well since then! For what it is, it's a good price for a great drive. I do recommend it

Great ssd works well as expected, fast reliable

Esperei utilizar para poder avaliar. Vale a pena, entrega o que promete ! Recomendo muito vou comprar mais vezes. Não tenho foto mas recomendo!

I work in film and television creating 3D animation and VFX. I bought this SSD to use as a dedicated video playback Drive. It's incredibly fast and reliable. Great value!

Good product we use long time

Avevo un vecchio HP Pavilion dv6 che con il passare degli anni era diventato estremamente lento, avvio interminabile, applicazioni che si aprivano con fatica e gestione dei file ormai frustrante. Prima di pensare a sostituire completamente il portatile, ho deciso di provare un upgrade semplice installando questo SanDisk SSD plus da 480 GB al posto del vecchio hard disk meccanico. Il cambiamento è stato davvero notevole. Fin dal primo avvio il sistema è tornato reattivo. Windows si carica molto più rapidamente, le applicazioni si aprono in pochi secondi e anche il trasferimento dei file è diventato decisamente più fluido. Per un portatile datato come il mio è stata letteralmente una seconda vita. L’installazione è stata semplice grazie al classico formato da 2,5”, compatibile senza problemi con il notebook. La capacità da 480 GB è più che sufficiente per uso quotidiano, documenti, programmi e qualche file multimediale, mantenendo comunque buone prestazioni. PRO - Miglioramento delle prestazioni evidente Il passaggio da HDD a SSD cambia completamente l’esperienza d’uso del PC. - Sistema molto più reattivo Avvio rapido, applicazioni veloci e gestione file molto più fluida. - Installazione semplice Formato standard compatibile facilmente con molti notebook e PC. - Buona affidabilità Dopo l’installazione si è dimostrato stabile e affidabile nel tempo. - Ottimo rapporto qualità/prezzo Upgrade efficace senza spendere cifre elevate. CONTRO - Non è tra gli SSD più veloci sul mercato Per utilizzi avanzati esistono modelli più performanti Conclusione Per la mia esperienza questo SSD è stato uno degli upgrade più utili fatti su un vecchio portatile. Ha trasformato un notebook ormai lento e frustrante in un computer nuovamente piacevole da usare ogni giorno. Affidabile, semplice da installare e con un miglioramento immediatamente percepibile. Mi auguro che la mia esperienza possa essere utile a chi sta valutando l’acquisto.