This was my first SSD, and it's a really solid product. I just want to mention some points:
1. Acronis didn't work - I ended up having to download AOMEI Backupper instead.
The imaging software that was included did not work (Acronis). I just might be a massive idiot, but I installed Acronis on 3 different computers and tried to copy files onto the SSD. Every time it failed. I was told I would have to restart my computer and let the program copy files over once the computer booted up, but every time I restarted I was just thrown into the log in screen. I ended up using a 3rd party program called AOMEI Backupper. I got my files copied over without an issue in about 1.5 hours. If you're having trouble with Acronis, just download AOMEI, it's free and it works.
2. Some large programs still load slowly.
I want to be very clear about this - 95% of the programs people use will load quickly. My windows starts up in under 15 seconds. I can load Photoshop and Lightroom in about 15 seconds each. And smaller programs like word editors open within 1 second. So for most of the work I do, this SSD speeds me along. However, the SSD is still slow for some larger games on my computer. Shogun 2 Total War loads in 1 minute and 5 seconds. On my HDD it took about 2 minutes to boot up the game, so it is much faster on an SSD. However, it's not 15 seconds fast like other large applications on your computer. There are a ton of games that I can boot up in under 15 seconds. I'm not picking Shogun 2 to say that the SSD is bad, I'm just using it as an example to indicate that not everything you throw onto this SSD is going to boot in the blink of an eye.
3. Working with large files is easier
I can now save (export/write to disk) photos from my photo editing programs much faster. The main issue with HDDs is that they are slow, so you can store tons of photos on them but exporting and importing them is painfully slow. With this SSD I can move through photos fairly quickly, which is also a very safe thing because the less time my photos spend exporting the less of a chance something will happen that will screw up the export.
Overall, I'm really happy with the purchase. For $100.00 you can update any old laptop and give it new life. The external enclosure is also quite nice because I can now carry around my old 1TB HDD in the case to store stuff I don't access that much. I'm almost tempted to go out and get another hard drive to use as a backup just because I have the enclosure and now know how to copy my computer for backup.
| Hard Drive | 120 GB Solid State Drive |
|---|---|
| Wireless Type | Radio Frequency |
