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My old Toshiba Satellite A205-S5825 boot time is now +4x faster than with my old internal system hard drive. Instead of the CPU waiting for the hard drive, this SSD is now waiting for the CPU. Very easy to clone the operating system, programs & personal data files to this SSD from my hard drive, I merely downloaded & installed the free SSD Data Migration software from the Samsung site, hooked up the $5 USB-to-SATA cable between the laptop and the SSD, executed the Samsung program, and cloned the 100gb of OS, installed programs, & personal files from my old intenal hard drive to the SSD with 3 clicks of my mouse. 1 hour and 30 minutes later (about 18mb/sec transfer rate due to my 5500rpm hard drive), my new 250gb was ready to swap out with my old laptop system drive. 10 minutes to physically swap the drives and power on, and I was up and running without any issues. (My old internal hard drive is now retired as a "just-in-case" back-up in the event my laptop is stolen or destroyed). WIth the best warranty in the industry (5-years), I am not to worried on the longevity of this 850 EVO SSD, but I like to be prepared for any contingency. The 850 EVO SSD is currently the fastest and highest rated SSD in its class, and cost is less than $20 more than the basic bargain basement brands. Additionally, what I'm not going to miss is hearing that ever-present muted ticking of the heads in the old hard drive and the spin-up/down of that hard drive motor depleting the battery at an alarming rate. With this SSD, I also realize over 20% more battery time between recharges! If you want to stretch the lifespan of an older reliable laptop (I hate having to reinstall and replace some ever-more-expensive software in a laptop upgrade to fit the new operating system, when your older laptop is doing just fine, but a bit slow), or optimizing your new laptop, a Samsung 850 EVO drive is an easy "viagra" upgrade for less than $100 (I bought my 250gb for less than $70 with free shipping)! When sizing your SSD, I do, recommend at least doubling the capacity of the old hard drive you are replacing, as you should still have plenty of storage when you re-clone the SSD from the internal drive of your next laptop upgrade, when you finally do make the switch.Read full review
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I’ve used several brands and Samsung is best I have found great software utilities too
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A friend's Dell Inspiron had a hard drive failure and I suggested that she should replace it with an SSD. She believes that this was a great decision as her computer is now blazing fast, booting in a few seconds.
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This was my second purchase of the same SSD and Samsung SSDs are the only ones that I will trust my data with. NEVER had a problem or lost file or data. This is why Samsung is so highly rated and best in the field.
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Awesome hard drive, that was used to replace a smaller HDD containing all of my data on that Notebook. This was an excellent SSD drive.
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