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PNY CS900 120GB 2 5 SATA III Internal Solid State Drive SSD SSD7CS900 120 RB
Last Updated: February 17, 2020 (Refresh Now)
8.7
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Overall performance
223speed, faster, speeds, hdd, drive
+96%
-4%
" ... WAYY FASTER THAN HARD DRIVE. ... "
" ... the PNY SSD is installed on a laptop with Chrome OS. ... the speed is as always feels like night and day. ... "
" ... Using this as the SSD for my laptop and no issues so far. ... "
" ... I purchased my first PNY SSD from Best Buy 5 years ago. ... PNY makes a great SSD, i now own 4 PNY SSDs. ... If you want your slower PC to feel snappier and more responsive do yourself a favor and clone for HDD to a SSD and buy PNY or Silicon Power to save some $$$$$$ ... "
" ... Very fast drive, used it to upgrade a 10 year old laptop. ... "
" ... I always buy PNY SSD’s, you can’t beat the price for what you get! ... "
" ... My computer is faster than ever! ... "
" ... My PC super Fast ... "
Memory
130ssd, hard drive, boot, pny, gb
+89%
-11%
" ... It's a really inexpensive upgrade for a 240gb drive that will speed up the machine and remove worry of drive failure. ... "
" ... Set this up as the boot drive and the HDD for storage and now it hours in 30 seconds flat, cheap enough to get a decent size that can hold a couple of their most played games also. ... "
" ... I bought two of these SSD drives to use in recording video captured by the cameras built onto the Tesla Model 3. ... "
" ... Purchased this drive in May '18, cloned my original drive to it, and it's been working great ever since. ... Much quicker boot times and software load times over the older Western Digital black HDD that was in the Dell originally. ... "
" ... Used this to speed up an old PC that was still running a mechanical drive. ... "
" ... If your going to get an ssd from them buy bigger their smaller size ssd's don't seem to be that good. ... "
" ... Replacing your standard hard drive with an SSD is probably the single best upgrade for the money. ... "
" ... I've had a PNY hard drive in my desktop for three years with no problems. ... "
Setup
87install, easy, software, ssd, cloning
+95%
-5%
" ... They install quickly (Windows 10) and run smoothly. ... "
" ... It was an easy install. ... "
" ... Purchased this for my home business to use for an Ubuntu install. ... "
" ... Works great and easy to install ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... "
" ... Windows install was quick. ... "
" ... Easy to install Windows 10 on without incident. ... "
" ... installed with no problems. ... "
Device Compatibility
80pc, ssd, desktop, windows 10, dell
+91%
-9%
" ... I was so thankful to have my computer back! ... "
" ... I like Samsung better but for this lower cost it was a better deal for secondary computers. ... "
" ... The SSD was easy to install in my laptop. ... "
" ... Not initially recognized by older iMac, but after formatting on newer iMac it worked fine. ... "
" ... I recommend this for non-critical home systems that need faster storage like older laptops. ... "
" ... The laptop with basic configuration now boots up and shuts down in less than a minute now. ... "
" ... Currently using this as a primary drive for a laptop. ... This wouldn't matter much with most desktop setups, but did make it a tight fight to get it into a laptop. ... "
" ... I got this for my MacBook Pro, and it make a world of difference. ... "
Product Reliability
72pny, drives, longevity, error, doa
+50%
-50%
" ... It died about 1 month in. ... "
" ... Both of my drives failed, one within a week, the other just now. ... "
" ... Drive is hardly 6 months old and went bad ... "
" ... Lasted all of three months then crashed along with all of the files on it ... "
" ... 2 weeks later had to do a W10 Rest (keep all files) due to Disk Errors. ... Things ran fine until today, Feb 15th. ... "
" ... Failed after 1 month ... "
" ... they are slow, unreliable. ... "
" ... Drive began to make noise at about the 3 month mark (not good!). ... Soon after this - windows would take a half hour or so to load, but would eventually load - tried clearing and reinstalling and several error checks, but never found anything to 'fix' ... Will be replacing with a sandisk - apparently too late to get my money back - just spend the extra 5$ and get a decent brand . ... "
Software Platform
66windows, windows 10, acronis, boot, software
+70%
-30%
" ... Extremely fast startup of Windows 10 OS using this drive in my PC. ... "
" ... Amended review: Tried aomei cloning software and it worked perfectly. ... "
" ... Installed easily and took OS no problem ... "
" ... I caught this as an Amazon gold box deal of the day and purchased it for $32.00 which I felt was a bargain. ... "
" ... I still have plenty of room in this drive for other apps, but I haven't felt the need to install anymore. ... "
" ... My windows 10 Pro boots in 6.5 seconds, everything executes instantaneously. ... "
" ... Used this to replace the OEM HDD in an older HP DV9700 32 bit Windows Vista laptop. ... Also upgraded the OS to Windows 10. ... Not only did the OS install quickly, the machine now boots up and also runs apps as fast as a new PC with a SSD. ... "
" ... Great to Run your OS system on and any other applications that you are running all the time ... "
Price
56money, value, drive, beat, good performance
+95%
-5%
" ... Excellent value for the money. ... "
" ... And the price was pretty good too. ... "
" ... They are amazing value for money for sure! ... "
" ... Pleased for the money. ... "
" ... Most cost effective upgrade I have ever done. ... "
" ... For 20 bucks this is an absolute steal. ... For 20 bucks that's amazing. ... The quality:price ratio here is unparalleled by almost any other 20 dollar computer product. ... "
" ... for less than 50 bucks, I have NO complains. ... "
" ... Good for price ... "
Ease of Use
35easy, install, software, setup, transfer
+97%
-3%
" ... This thing was easy to install and faster than a wet hog in a greased chute. ... "
" ... It was very easy to install and the software to transfer your operating system is available for download and works very well. ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... "
" ... Quick and easy setup from imaging my old drive. ... "
" ... It is fast, was easy to install and has not failed me yet. ... "
" ... EASY TO CLONE, WORKS. ... "
" ... It was an easy install. ... "
" ... Which is pretty simple, but for a novice, I can see this being a frustrating chore. ... "
Ports
25sata, ssd, plugged, usb, sata iii
+80%
-20%
" ... Installation is like any SATA drive, a power connector from the power supply and a SATA cable will be needed. ... Or, you can do what I did and get an Amazon Basics USB SATA adapter that makes the drive completely portable, making it easy to transfer files from another PC. ... "
" ... The mother board and power supply has SATA connectors so installing the drive was easy. ... "
" ... used the software the came with it to clone my drive then plugged it in and its worked great since. ... "
" ... The maximum speed capability of a SATA I port is 150MB/S and 300MB/S for a SATA II port. ... "
" ... This thing was so easy to install, I stuck it in an external hard drive enclosure plugged in the USB booted up Minitool partition and migrated my OS to the new drive. ... "
" ... It works well I bought a USB-to-SATA cable separately to connect this to the USB port inside a Tesla. ... "
" ... Plugged it into the car (purchased a SATA to USB cable). ... "
" ... Though I only have it connected to a SATA II connection (due to the older motherboard I have), it works fine as the drive is both SATA II and SATA III compatible. ... "
Delivery
17product, packaged, fast, dead on arrival, arrived on time
+65%
-35%
" ... Came working and perfectly packaged. ... This was actually protected in the actual box. ... "
" ... fast shipping, quality item ... "
" ... The product arrived on time and packaged secure from damage. ... "
" ... Arrived on time. ... "
" ... arrived on time and working ... "
" ... Arrived as described ... "
" ... The product has arrived at the correct time. ... "
Gaming
16load, gaming, times, ssd, sale
+100%
" ... Overall: common sense use it , not just for windows booting up faster, but for gaming also. ... "
" ... I got this on sale for like $23 so I installed it in my kids PC so they would have more space for games. ... "
" ... I got this on sale for like $23 so I installed it in my kids PC so they would have more space for games. ... "
" ... I've had 2 of these 900's and two of the older Extreme Gaming versions, ... "
" ... Now used for housing my Steam/Epic/Bnet games . ... "
" ... This way I can fit a few of the games that I'm currently playing on it and get the advantages of having a SSD without having to pay the big bucks to actually buy an external drive. ... "
" ... I would like to get a 1gb for my games. ... "
" ... Use it for basic gaming. ... "
Apps
15os, cloning software, clone, windows, ssd
+80%
-20%
" ... 120 GB is too small for movie downloads, but is more than adequate for an operating system, for programs. ... "
" ... If you have cloning software it works fine. ... Samsung gives you free software to use that works. ... "
" ... Great to Run your OS system on and any other applications that you are running all the time ... "
" ... Not only did the OS install quickly, the machine now boots up and also runs apps as fast as a new PC with a SSD. ... "
" ... The cloning software that comes with it works very well ... "
" ... Great performance, good value, the only downside (for right now) is it does not have any cloning software nor a management program like Samsung's, or even Crucial's SSDs. ... "
" ... Chrome loads in like 5 sec. ... "
" ... I still have plenty of room in this drive for other apps, but I haven't felt the need to install anymore. ... "
Marketplace
12amazon, works, thank, seller, product
+67%
-33%
" ... Seller's have done this a couple of times in the past, and I was true to my word then as well as now. ... "
" ... Item works as advertised. ... "
" ... The product has arrived at the correct time. ... "
" ... As Described, thank you ... "
" ... As Described, thank you ... "
" ... As Described, thank you ... "
Build Quality
9feels, drive, came, samsung, piece
+78%
-22%
" ... more so than the Samsung Qvo I bought for another build. ... "
" ... The drive came right at time in a sturdy packaging. ... "
" ... The product arrived on time and packaged secure from damage. ... "
" ... However, my experience (even before knowing or reading the specs) with Samsung's Pro series has been rock solid. ... "
" ... They are built from quality materials and they last. ... "
" ... Feels new again. ... "
" ... I liked the quality of the material. ... "
Resolution
8write, ssd, speed, replace, one
+100%
" ... I cloned the HD onto this SSD. ... Highly recommend if you need to replace a HD. ... "
" ... Great price, speed increase from mechanical HD. ... "
" ... I bought a computer with a 1T rotating hd but replaced with 960ssd for better start up speed. ... "
" ... the orginal hd did not have a spacer the one supplied with the pny worked great no movement now this up grade made the old girl snappy again this is my first time with a pny product but so far all looks good if I have a problem down the road ill post it. ... "
" ... Was able to use commercial version to clone the drive the OS HD ... "
" ... Was able to use commercial version to clone the drive the OS HD ... "
" ... I am a SSD believer! ... "
Storage
8size, much, like, drive
+88%
-13%
" ... Better deal than any big-box store. ... "
" ... This works great no complains about it I guarantee it for anyone who needs this much of space ... "
" ... I paid double this price for a smaller capacity a few years back and this is just as good as the bigger brand SSDs. ... "
" ... Yes, I just wish I had saved my money and purchased something like 500GB++ in size. ... "
" ... The new drive is great, about 204GB usable space. ... "
" ... What little space it takes is worth the, tradeoff if, any. ... "
" ... I would highly recommend this product if you don't need much space. ... "
For Running
7pc, well, purchased, laptop, drive
+100%
" ... I have so far purchased 3 of these all are are running great. ... "
" ... Great drive to get my PC back up and running. ... "
" ... For normal PC use these run well and will continue to purchase. ... "
" ... Exactly as described, running fine (haven't bench marked it, probably wont) ... "
" ... Both my PC and laptop are running well. ... "
" ... I've purchased one of these a year ago and its still running strong. ... "
" ... Now it’s running like new!! ... "
CD/DVD
7old, hard drive, work, software, laptop
+86%
-14%
" ... I used it to revive my 9 yrs old SONY Vaio laptop which had a spindle drive. ... "
" ... I transfer their data, and sanitize the old hard disks. ... "
" ... Otherwise it sampled plugged in and the I did the disk management thingy and it is all work in just fine. ... "
" ... It comes with some disk imaging software to clone your existing drive. ... "
" ... The hard drive itself works great. ... "
" ... Included software made cloning old drive easy. ... "
USB
7drive, external, transfer, sata, much
+57%
-43%
" ... Or, you can do what I did and get an Amazon Basics USB SATA adapter that makes the drive completely portable, making it easy to transfer files from another PC. ... "
" ... Decreases boot time over using a USB stick and better longevity for not that much more money. ... "
" ... This will last much much longer and have better data integrity than a USB . ... "
" ... Installation of OS was super quick as well via USB. ... "
Lagging
5time, boot
+60%
-40%
" ... It has great read and write and has almost 0 delay! ... "
" ... no more lag! ... "
" ... no more lag! ... "
Cleaning
5made, laptop, hard, disk, dirt
+100%
" ... Nice upgrade to my dirt slow laptop. ... "
" ... As a closing note, one may wonder if I had a good power supply, meaning anything from enough power capacity to clean enough power for the 5 Disk RAID. ... "
" ... Well worth the price of not having to buy a new PC and the older upgrades are dirt cheap too. ... "
" ... It made my mom's old laptop a lot more responsive, I did have to do a clean install of windows 10, because the hard drive it had had a higher capacity, but other than that, I'd recommend it, great value for the price ... "
" ... I made sure I cleaned and backed up whatever I don't need cloned on my old hard disk and reduced the size down to around 60+ Gb before I started the cloning process. ... "
Size
5+80%
-20%
" ... it is a lot lighter than i though it would be, which is completely fine. ... "
" ... Purchase a couple a year ago and now upgraded to a larger size. ... "
" ... but they sure carry their weight in performance! ... "
" ... but they sure carry their weight in performance! ... "
For Kids
4kids, drive, daughter, work, school
+100%
" ... I grabbed this for an os drive for an older PC I set up for my kids. ... "
" ... Well so far so good my daughter uses her lap everyday for school and was mad because it was terribly slow but we use this brand at work and I got her this drive and now she’s happy faster boot time and faster for her school work. ... "
" ... Bought for my daughter's PC she built herself. ... "
" ... Plenty of room for Microsoft office if you're using it for a kids build. ... "
Storage
4gb, ssd, sd, pny, cards
+75%
-25%
" ... Great SD for when you don't have a M.2 slot makes booting windows amazing ... "
" ... I've had many types of memory, Vid cards, ect., and PNY was always the last I bought. ... "
" ... I purchase this 128 GB SSD card. ... "
Returns
4returns, return, process, replacement
+25%
-75%
" ... Returned it to Kohls returns the same day. ... "
" ... Returned for refund. ... "
" ... Returned for refund. ... "
Battery Life
4replacement, life, lasts, time
+75%
-25%
" ... Hope it lasts. ... "
" ... Not 100% on battery life extension but so far I like it. ... "
" ... My battery life went from about an hour to about 3 hours. ... "
Cables
3pc
+33%
-67%
" ... PC didn't recognize at all and tested on different devices and cords. ... "
" ... Swapped SATA cables, power connectors, but nothing worked. ... "
Fit
3piece, mounting, mount, case, around
+100%
" ... The product arrived on time and packaged secure from damage. ... "
" ... I use this particular Solid State to hold my videos, pictures, and miscellaneous documents. ... "
" ... I put a couple rubberbands, around it, and it stays, put. ... "
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