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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 855 reviews

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Customers recognize the CS1311 480GB Internal SATA III Solid State Drive's significant performance boost, ease of installation, and improved boot times as major advantages. Many appreciate its affordability and ample storage capacity. While some experienced compatibility issues or difficulties with the included cloning software, the majority found the drive to be a worthwhile upgrade. Positive feedback frequently highlighted the quiet operation and reduced heat generation compared to traditional hard drives.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Boot time, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    This SSD device increased my laptop speed

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

    Works like a charm after replacing my HDD with SSD. Boot up time is quick and applications access is faster after replacing my hard drive with this Samsung SSD. The kit has everything need to export all the data except the adapter from USB to SATA.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Performance, Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The best price/performance ratio

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

    This SSD is a great upgrade for those looking for improved performance over standard HDD and to add extra life to aging systems. Best suited for standard performance / office workstation / media players, but would also be a great fit for gamers on a budget.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Better than magnetic drives

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

    Made my laptop boot faster and helped extend battery life during use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Boot time

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good Drive, Fast Response

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

    Good Drive, Fast Response, Fantastic increase in boot time and general usability

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect

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

    Increased my boot up significantly. Sped up every aspect of my computing input. Highly recommend for a cheap quick upgrade. Use the drive with only os on it. All other software is installed to a 2nd data drive to keep the ssd running optimally.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome!

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

    Made my 5 year old MacBook Pro run like the champ it once was! Highly recommend

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Drive

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

    This drive is GREAT! Speed is fast and start up is fast. Great price as well!

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    A good SSD for the money.

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

    The size is large enough for most uses. The drive is fast. Installation was easy.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast!

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

    So happy to have installed this SSD into my MacBook Pro. Boot up SO fast.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice hard drive.

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

    Nice hard drive for the money. It's quiet and fast, really decreased my boot time.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Value-Priced SSD

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

    I've used plenty of these PNY drives. They're a great value in the $120 range, provide excellent performance, and have proven to be reliable. The $25 Visa Checkout discount didn't hurt either! Would buy again at the right price.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great SSD for desktop USB enclosure use

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

    I bought this SSD to use in a USB3 enclosure, booting from it instead of my iMac's built-in hard drive. Resulted in a huge speed boost, and much cheaper to buy than having that size preinstalled in a computer. Highly recommend!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Upgrade

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

    Recently replaced a 120 GB SSD with this one. The PNY is much faster and has considerably more storage. Very happy with my purchase. Cloning software is included so don't buy any. A great drive to own. Get one and you will see.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice SSD in homebrew PC

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

    I upgraded our PC from a 5400 RPM HDD to this SSD, and it feels much faster at startup and app launches. Our motherboard only supports SATA-II at 3GB/s, so we're not even maxing out the speed. I'd recommend it at a hundred bucks.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast and affordable SSD

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

    Running Win 8.1, plugged into a USB 3.0 connection. It initialized when I went into manage, and I created a new simple volume. I then used Acronis to clone my HP LT HDD to it, worked great. Runs quickly and was very affordable.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Performance
    Cons mentioned:
    Cloning software

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good performance; troubles cloning

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

    Disk drive works great and I am running Win10. The reason for 4 star vs 5 was I was forced to do a fresh install, the software provided via internet link and additional 3rd party alternates could not successfully clone my existing Win10 HD to this SSD; I had to do a fresh install. All is working great now, but I was expecting provided software could have cloned my HD to save time.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Boot time, Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for STEAM

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

    I've been using a few of these in my desktop PC to install STEAM titles on and performance has been great, especially for the price. It also does great for installations of Windows 7 / 10 for an unbeatable boot time.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great drive

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

    Upgraded a laptop with bad drive. Drive installed and worked with no hassles. System has nice over all performance increase. Now that these drives are more affordable, they are the next best thing to a memory upgrade.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Reliable and fast

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

    I've purchased several of these PNY SSDs of various sizes and all of them have been very reliable and decently fast, especially for the price. If you're looking for a good low-cost SSD, I would highly recommend these.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy install and sped things up

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

    Was as easy to install as any drive, not a hitch. Can't say how fast it is compared to other drives, but boots windows 10 in under 15 seconds on my machine. Hope it lasts a long time, only had it a couple weeks.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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