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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 2088 reviews

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98%would recommend to a friend

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Customers find value in the MX500 1TB Internal SSD SATA's performance, ease of use, and affordability. Many appreciate its significant storage capacity and straightforward installation process, resulting in faster boot times. Positive feedback highlights the drive's excellent performance and value for its price. While some users experienced compatibility issues or heat concerns, these were less frequently reported.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice replacement drive.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Decent replacement for an old mechanical SATA drive at a great price. Esy to install, although if you are replacing a 3.5 inch drive, you will need a 2.5 inch to 3.5 inch adapter. Its not the fastest SSD available, but then SATA is limited to 600 mps and this drive easily maxes that out.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worth it!

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Systems is so much FASTER after installing this SSD. Boot is under 15 seconds to Windows! Easy install with drive adapter.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A great improvement for my old PC

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this product to speed up an old PC that I had. The installation of the SSD was easier than I thought, instructions were included. I was able to run Windows 10 again on a PC that is 10 years old! I'm very happy with the result.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Quick and reliable

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to install, cloned previous install to this drive. Very quick and working like a champ. Bought 2 of these.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    SSD

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    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This SSD is a great value and will speed up any older PC that currently has spinning rust.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Improved Performance

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Upgraded from a 1 TB 5400 rpm HDD to this 1 TB SSD unit. Saw a major increase in speed and the replacement was straight forward.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very happy with mine

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My hard drive died and my first move was to buy a new laptop. I didn't read the specs that closely and was unpleasantly surprised to find out it had little storage and no microphone. I wondered if I might be better off just getting a new hard drive? Turns out the answer was yes, this has been a great one. I get to keel6the functionality of my old fashioned laptop, and suddenly it's much faster. Highly recommended.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product! Huge gain in speed!

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Amazing Tech. Great value for the price and what a difference in overall speed. Not to mention no more moving parts to fail.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Performance, Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    works and it is faster than the old one

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this because my laptop drive was dying and It was a good price laptop runs faster and better would buy it again

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    SSD review

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good. Very fast and good price. I put it into my pc immediately and seeing my load times change from my hard drive was great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Replaced HDD with this SSD in older Mac Mini

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Replacing the HDD in a late 2014 MacMini with this SSD, improved its performance and usability. The Mini had become slow and reduced responsiveness making it difficult to use. Installing this SSD has given it a new life. The performance is now in the range of much newer Macs. Installation required a set of tools and patience. I used an internet connection to reinstall the macOS and the old HDD in a “dock” to migrate the data.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance, Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Old small drive to bigger drive OS

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    To replace my old drive OS is full and get a bigger drive It is working fine and no concern.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great upgrade

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Fast, durable, and reliable. Perfect drop in upgrade for standard sata hard drives. Limited by sata but still much faster than most standard drives.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Price, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good budget SSD!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    For a cheaper SSD, it load games either the same time or faster than the other SSDs that I've used. Very good budget SSD.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast and Reasonable

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This SSD is fast and easy to use. I haven’t had any compatibility issues. More importantly, the price is better than it was.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good SSD

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great SSD. Fast and super easy to install in my Alienware R10. Good competitor of the Samsung EVO. Great purchase.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I love SSD's

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love this drive for the price. I bought several to update several family members HDD to SDD and they notice the improvement in speed. I have also bought 1tb SSD and then I buy a case and use it as my gaming drive and the games load so much quick on my Xbox one and Playstation 4

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sterling R.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This baby has my computer working just fine. It has goid speed, clarity and spontaneous.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Replacing A Laptop Boot Drive

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased to speed up boot up time for a low end laptop. The installation was a breeze. Replaced a hard drive. The hardest part of the installation was getting to the laptop internals, but a YouTube video walked me through the procedure.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Big performance improvement at low cost

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Upgraded my old/slow SATA drive and saw big improvement in speed/performance.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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