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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 1113 reviews

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Customers are pleased with the CS1311 240 GB Internal SATA III Solid State Drive's performance, ease of installation, and the improvement in boot times it provides. Many appreciate its affordability and the fact that it's a solid-state drive, resulting in a quieter and cooler operating experience compared to traditional hard drives. While some users wish for a larger storage capacity, the overall experience is positive for most. The included software, however, received mixed reviews.

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  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Failed after 8 months

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It worked fine for the first 8 months but then all of a sudden today it crashed and is not recoverable...gives a CRC error when trying to format it.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price
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    Software

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    This drive should get 5 stars, but software is -

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The spec and price of this drive would earn it 5 stars, but the migrating software ( Acronis) came with it never works then it minus 1 star, otherwise, it's the best for ur money.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Returned

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    After found out unit is obtained TLC instead of MLC. Returned and exchanged for other SSD.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Not so qualified to be sold by Best Buy

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I didn't like it It didn't qualify my basic needs in the laptop

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Didn't work

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Installed it...dead drive...disappointment...return

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Price, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Drive has great speeds!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I easily installed this drive and had it up and running in minutes. Used a duplicator which took most of the time. But all in all I think its a great product for your money. You defiantly get your moneys worth and more.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great value and incredible speed.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Adding a SSD to an existing laptop is the single best upgrade option. This drive is really easy to install and has great speed and reliability.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice SSD drive, good price/speed/size ratio

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have two of these. Replaced a regular drive in a laptop with it and put one in my wife's computer as a boot drive. It is about 8 years old but boots faster into Windows than my new 6700k rig but I still do have a regular HHD. It's not the fastest but it is definitely not slow. Expect to pay 1.5x-2x more for the fastest drives of the same size. Bought they on sale for around $60 in the store. That is a good price, comparable to on-line retailers and I didn't need to wait for it to come in the mail.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works Great!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Placed this in a new Dell Win10 desktop (replacing a mechanical drive) and it works great. Easy upgrade since the desktop already had a 2.5" adapter. No problems. This is the second PNY SSD I purchased, the other one is being used as an external USB drive for my Xbox One for faster load times.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This drive is great. It is easy to install. It is so fast that ,soon as I turn it on, within seconds, the machine boots up. I am getting used to the new fast boot. I found it easy to install with no drivers or anything else. PNY is a very good company. Many companies out there are not so good.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Solid State Drive

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this when Best Buy was running a sale, so I got it at a great price and installed it in my computer without any issues. The software that you can download from PNY to clone your drive worked great and had my computer up and running off the Solid State Drive in no time. I installed this in a desktop, so if you are going to do the same keep in mind that it does not come with a mounting bracket or any additional cables to hook it up. I had purchased a bracket and cables previously so I had them on hand when I was installing it.. But if you would not have the 2.5 to 3.5 bracket or SATA cables you will need to purchase them before hand to properly install this in a desktop PC.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast and Cheap

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great SSD for the price and faster than a lot of others out there. I've purchased 2 now for myself and my sister's laptops. This does not come with any mounting hardware or screws, but for laptops that's usually not a problem. A product key for Acronis True Image HD is included in the manual, so don't throw that away too quickly, that allows you to clone your existing drive over to this one. I could not get it to work on my sister's Windows 10 but thankfully I have Acronis True Image 2016 which worked flawlessly.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Wow! Pleasantly surprised!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    For a fairly priced SSD, this drive did more than I expected. read and write speeds were above what it was rated for. Worth every penny.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Boot time

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Drive to Give an Aging Computer a Boost

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this for a family member that had an old hard drive in their 7 year old laptop. It took about 5 minutes to boot, and 30 seconds to launch any applications. After cloning the old drive onto this PNY SSD, booting took less than 30 seconds, and applications run just like on a new computer. If you are looking to give your aging computer with an HDD a new lease on life, I would definitely recommend this SSD.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great entry level ssd for an amazing price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I got this drive on sale for around 50 bucks and it's been fast and reliable. Great product for an even better prive

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    GREAT!!!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is the perfect SSD for the money! It's as fast as the Samsung 850 EVO, for half the money!! Highly recommended.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast PNY SSD!!!!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    PNY SSD is super fast!!! My pc win 10 boots in 8 seconds now....awesome!!!! =) Will purchase more in future.

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

    Going strong, 5 years later

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I originally purchased this to upgrade a 2009 iMac. Those computers supposedly had some compatibility requirements, and that limited the offerings that I could choose from in the SSD realm. 5 years later, that computer is still running, and I've had no issues with this SSD.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very fast

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This SSD is very fast and the price was very good. Have purchased many of these for work.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Boot time

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Instant performance boost

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this and cloned my SATA drive to it then moved into boot position. It's amazing how much faster Windows 10 starts up! But do some research before you attempt this; I'm glad I did as there were a few settings I wasn't aware of that made it work. Also forget the s/w that comes with this and get EaseUS Partition Manager - it makes the entire process easy. You can do it with the free version.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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