SanDisk SSD PLUS 240GB Internal SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, 2.5"/7mm, Up to 530 MB/s - SDSSDA-240G-G26

Based on reviews I got this to replace a 2 TB Wester Didgital Blue HDD data disk in my 2020 desktop. I'm using the old drive as backup. I had bought a WD Green drive for a bad HDD in my laptop before this and I wished I gone with the Sandisk instead. Seems like for the money this are a great, reliable SSD.

I added this as a second hard drive to a Beelink EQ12 N100 mini PC and installed a Bitcoin node. It has worked flawlessly since purchase. I had the node up and running within 15 minutes. It is definitely going in my will-purchase-again category.

All right a few things to establish before I get into this:1.) I installed this hard drive on a laptop I only use for writing word documents and browsing the web. I do not game or do any video card intensive things on here. Just admin and work purposes.2.) I didn't rate easy to install because the hard drive itself is easy to install. However, the device you install it to will make a huge difference in how easy it is. If you're sticking this in a desktop case, it's as simple as 1, 2, 3. In my case, I was installing it on a Dell laptop with touch screen capability. The amount of steps took me at least an hour or two because I had to follow a Youtube video.So, I have a old Dell laptop that I bought in 2014-2015 that I needed to use while riding the train to work. It served me well until recently when I started to notice that the laptop was taking longer and longer to boot up and run applications. Boot up time would be about 3 minutes into Windows 10, then launching an app could take anyway from 7-10 minutes before it was ready. So we're looking at almost a total of 15 minutes just to do something basic like open word or a website.I assumed it was because I bought a slow laptop, but when I went into task manager I saw that the HD was always hitting 100% usage the entire time the computer was on. In task manager, under performance, your PC should be between 1% if you're not using anything or running any background programs. But my computer was at 100% with absolutely awful read and write speeds. Meanwhile my CPU was at normal values.So I bought the Sandisk SSD which was compatible with my laptop and went through the process of opening up my laptop to take out the original drive. I highly recommend using the IFixit toolkit with magnetic pad to not lose the dozens of screws you will be messing with and to keep notes.Once I got the original laptop drive out (a Seagate ST1000LM024) I plugged the Seagate and the Sandisk drive into my desktop PC and used a software called AOMEI dynamic disk manager pro edition. (Yes you have to buy this software but it's relatively inexpensive at around $50-$60.I cloned the original Seagate drive to the Sandisk drive. Plugged in the Sandisk, reassembled my laptop, and voila works like a charm. Now the laptop takes less than 30 seconds to boot up and be ready for me to use apps. It's even faster than my other work laptop I use strictly for my job which is newer and more expensive than my old machine.Great little drive that has significantly sped up my laptop which I was going to trash and sell. Really happy with this purchase.

Great for the price. Faster startup & shutdown

Man this is my first time use SSD, it’s bringing my 4 years old dell to new life. Just like an 75 old man back to 24 years!

Unlike most other SSD companies Sandisk for some reason decided to not use a aluminum case for thIS SATA SSD. I bought this SSD for my PS4, so it didn't need to be top of the line fast or anything just reliable. It was at first, when I noticed the system it's self wasn't overheating or having little stutters here and there. The PS4 was fine running the og HDD with out any annoying stutters just the load times where terrible. This SSD was pretty good the first couple of weeks. I installed only a few key online games on the new internal SSD like Fortnite, PUBG, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, & Spiderman. Figured those games would benefit from the slightly quicker loading. All my other games are on disc and mostly single player but there installed on an external 2tb HDD.TLDR-if ur going to stuff this little sweatbox of a SSD in a tight confined space like PS4 Slim, be prepared to a little copper shim for a heatsink. Over its always been snapper before and after my little mod to it then the og HDD. It booted quicker it was just as easy to get the PS4s OS Installed on the new drive. Sony Actually has a way to download the updates and stuff you need to do it. All u have to have is i think a 8 or 16gb jump drive.

I've never had a bad experience with Sandisk. I've owned multiple different products from Sandisk, and all has been the best of it's type. From micro/mini memory cards, to USB sticks, and now this internal SSD. Someone gifted me a Crucial MX series and I didn't install it right away because I had been busy that season. When I did get around to installing it, it didn't work. One of the pins had bent with barely the slightest touch when plugging it in. I've done a few of these SSD's prior so I wasn't fumbling around trying to figure it out. I couldn't return it so I just tossed it in the trash and bought this Sandisk SSD. I wish I had automatically returned the gift one and got the Sandisk instead. Sandisk will always be my go-to brand for memory cards. Other brands like PNY, Crucial, and Kingston may have bugged out on me in the past, but Sandisk has never failed me. For some products, you can go with cheaper alternatives. For electronics, you have to stick to certain brands, like Sandisk, Seasonic, NVIDIA, and in some cases you might end up paying a little more, or the same, but with good brands you don't have to worry about returning or replacing.