TranscendSSD220S 120 GB 2.5 Inch SATA III 6 Gb/s Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) 3D TLC NAND (TS120GSSD220S)

Although i use windows 8.1 on my laptop i still had a spare hard drive with the Windows 10 upgrade installed, i keep this updated and might one day use it instead of 8.1, with this in mind i looked for an SSD as using Win 10 on a 5400 rpn hard drive was sometimes like wading through treaclethe main reason for choosing the Transcend was price but also because i have had experience with the brand and their support is second to none,as soon as the drive arrived i installed it in my laptop and used a usb caddy to connect the original drive to the laptop, using Acronis cloning software i cloned the hard drive to the SSD which took around 30 minutes, when it had finished i rebooted and in less than a minute had Win 10 running as usual but much faster, it has noticeably improved the overall performence of the laptop with app's now opening in a couple of seconds at most, the Edge browser now opens in just one second,as soon as it is clicked on it on the screen ready to gothe SSD itself came well packaged and was very well protected in the box which also contained spare screws and an installation guide and a warranty card, i registered the drive on the Transcend website which activates the warranty,from the website i also downloaded the SSd Scope software which allows many different options from testing and benchmarking to getting the full specs of the drive etc, it will even download any updates for youalso available for download is a free recovery programme which can recover deleted files etc from any drivegiven that my laptop is only Sata 2 i will not be getting the full Sata 3 performance from it but it has improved the Windows 10 experience enough for me to make it a sound purchase, i wouldn't hesitate to recommend this to anyone looking to improve a sluggish pc

...ideal for Linux/Unix OS.The Linux/Unix OS fits easily onto a 8 or 16GB USB pen-drive so why have a 300GB or larger HDD whirring away? As a user you did not pay the Micro$oft Tax so why not reduce things.Formatted in ext4 this unit is quite fast enough to keep my ancient system operational into the future. As it will only store the OS I won't loose a great deal of important files and being so small if used as part of twin disc Raid Array the rebuild time will be minutes not hours.The only problem is that sub 250GB SSD are difficult to find with a branded name attached, although the M2 versions seem to be the real route into the future freeing your computer to operate at its full potential and are produced by the big names in chip and HDD production.But for the moment this SSD looks to be well up to meeting the demands I am ever likely to place on it.

I needed high speed, compact data storage for a large data set (±400Gb total) that I only run occasionally. I wanted dedicated storage for this app only external to my Mac. I excluded Cloud storage as I sometimes need to use it in areas with poor no internet..So far the Transcend SSD has met all my needs. It was easy to reformat and data transfer was rapid. I obtained the right SSD capacity at an acceptable price. It is light and easy to carry when traveling.My reason for 4 rather than 5 stars is because it is still relatively new and I do not yet know how reliable and durable it will prove in the longer term.

Bout this to change my old HDD to an SSD.The HDD was 1TB but on its last legs & I didnt need that much space so settles for a 240GB SSD.Easy install, just added the new SSD to the other SATA channel, then cloned the HDD to the SSD using a free package called "AOMEI Backupper Standard 5.3". (Google it).It tries to sell u the pro version but dont buy it just use the standard Clone button.Once cloned then swap the sata wire from the old HDD to the new SSD and your good to go.Windows 10 now boots up in around 8 seconds - Brilliant!!

I am one of the fortunate people who get to do what they love for work. Being a total geek & the owner of a small independent computer repair business, I am what is commonly known as an early adopter. My first SSD was purchased from Crucial in 2011 for a ridiculous price of £325 for a 256gb drive. That drive is still in use and going strong. Still very much faster than a conventional mechanical hard drive.Anyway, this Transcend drive appeared as a lightning deal and it just happened that I needed another SSD for a PC. I paid just over £30 for it and also got free delivery. The drive arrived quickly in full retail packaging and as an unexpected bonus, included the adapter tray which enables it to be mounted into a bay intended for 3.5 inch hard drives.There is also a link to download free cloning software which allows you to clone your operating system from your old drive to the SSD. In conclusion, this is an excellent SSD which is plenty big for your operating system and software. Combined with a large mechanical drive for data storage, it offers a great solution for hardly any money. Highly recommended.