PNY CS900 500GB 2.5" SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - SSD7CS900-500-RB

The 250GB PNY CS900 internal SSD benefits beginners who haven't already upgraded their SATA drives. Although it's not the highest capacity, it's enough to retain a decent amount of sizable content that consumers may want or need elsewhere. It's immediately noticeable how lightweight it is after it's been removed from its packaging. But only knowing its true capabilities happens after actually installing or transferring content.Some newcomers may not understand or notice the differences with other SATA drives but for those familiar it really shows if they're patient enough. But remain forewarned that it's easily fillable and likely wouldn't be the most appropriate for those wanting more out of their drive. However, to those seeking either an additional or new ... MoreThe 250GB PNY CS900 internal SSD benefits beginners who haven't already upgraded their SATA drives. Although it's not the highest capacity, it's enough to retain a decent amount of sizable content that consumers may want or need elsewhere. It's immediately noticeable how lightweight it is after it's been removed from its packaging. But only knowing its true capabilities happens after actually installing or transferring content.Some newcomers may not understand or notice the differences with other SATA drives but for those familiar it really shows if they're patient enough. But remain forewarned that it's easily fillable and likely wouldn't be the most appropriate for those wanting more out of their drive. However, to those seeking either an additional or new storage device they should absolutely begin here.

A nothing fancy SSD for a nothing fancy laptop. I've used these low-end PNYs in other devices, all still working fine. The MTBF and TBW ratings are more than adequate, the performance increases over a traditional hard drive are very significant. Reboots windows in under 20 seconds, woot!Also kudos to Macrium reflect free version. With it, a blank dvd for boot media, and a USB 3.0 flash drive to hold the drive image, the swap took about 90 minutes -- most of which was spent "carefully" cracking open the laptop.Boo Lenovo! 13 screws and I still had to pry/pop it open! Why???

I've got no complaints with this SSD, particularly when it's on sale. SATA may be a little old these days, and I'd never use it as a boot drive by choice, but I have noticed that it is very good at making older laptops at least usable. I think I've bought three of these things by now, all for laptops being used by family and friends. The sudden speed increase makes them happy, and nobody ends up complaining about the $30 price tag in the process.While you could get an SSD from eBay for cheaper, those are all sketchy off-brands; so I think this is one of the best ones I've found so far for a balance between between "cheap" and "If this breaks, I could get it warrantied easily". So, I'd recommend it for sure if you're sticking this in a computer you care about.