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SanDisk SSD PLUS 480GB Solid State Drive SDSSDA 480G G26

Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)

9.1

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999

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Overall performance

245

speed, ssd, faster, much faster, boot

+98%

-2%

" ... This thing is fast. ... "

" ... Works well and is about as fast as promised. ... "

" ... Works as advertised and transfers at the max speed SATA3 can transfer over. ... "

" ... as describe fast ssd ... "

" ... My laptop is so much faster after replacing my hard drive with this SSD. ... "

" ... faster bootup, etc. ... "

" ... The write speeds, however seem to top out at 80-90 MBps for the one that I have. ... "

" ... Tested and FAST. ... "

Device Compatibility

167

drive, upgrade, ssd, desktop, windows 10

+92%

-8%

" ... Easy to install in a laptop ... "

" ... Great SSD for Mac! ... "

" ... Installed as a primary drive for MacBook Pro 2009. ... "

" ... Installed on a new Windows 10 machine next to the factory drive and made this one the primary drive. ... "

" ... I bought one of these to replace a failing hard drive in an aging laptop and loved it so much that I replaced a perfectly fine hard disk drive in another machine. ... "

" ... I upgraded my mom's computer with this as she needed a new drive. ... "

" ... I purchased 2 of these for use with my older MacBook Pro's. ... "

" ... nice upgrade for my mac ... "

Memory

124

ssd, drives, ram, gb, boot

+95%

-5%

" ... I bought the 480 GB. ... "

" ... This is actually my first SSD drive. ... "

" ... I am reviewing the 120GB SSD Plus. ... "

" ... Sandisk makes great storage devices and this is no exception. ... "

" ... I upgraded my mom's computer with this as she needed a new drive. ... "

" ... Great budget SSD for a boot drive or program storage. ... "

" ... Good price for the number of gb. ... "

" ... I replaced the factory installed HDD in an old (2010) iMac i3. ... "

Product Reliability

124

sandisk, failed, ssd, ssds, drives

+73%

-27%

" ... seems to be working as expected ... "

" ... My son replaced it with this new drive and so far the computer is working well. ... "

" ... I bought SanDisk for the price and reliable name. ... "

" ... Replaced a spinning harddrive. ... "

" ... Very happy with the drive so far, 10 days. ... "

" ... Will have to wait to see how reliable. ... "

" ... So far - working great. ... "

" ... Never a problem. ... Still working and tests fine. ... "

Setup

install, installation, easy, cloning, fast

+94%

-6%

" ... Easy to install in a laptop ... "

" ... Setup required downloading their recommended program for transferring the old drive, but it worked fine the first try. ... "

" ... Easy to install and FAST to load windows on it. ... "

" ... Quick delivery and easy install. ... "

" ... Gets the job done, easy to install ... "

" ... Easy to Install. ... "

" ... For my collegues PC, easy to install, increased speed . ... "

" ... Simple to install. ... "

USB

ssd, boot, drives, cloning, sata

+91%

-9%

" ... This is actually my first SSD drive. ... "

" ... I upgraded my mom's computer with this as she needed a new drive. ... "

" ... I was able to pick the USB drive where the installer resided (you wont see the SSD disk at that point). ... "

" ... This Scan Disk hard drive is super fast. ... "

" ... I used the old HDD as an external drive now. ... "

" ... Using it for a Ubuntu drive. ... "

" ... I learned how to install onto the data drive. ... "

" ... Works great :) I installed my ssd on my 2010 macbook pro and replaced a failing hard drive . ... "

Price

worth every penny, sale, buck, bang, speed

+100%

" ... Not a bad performing drive for the price. ... "

" ... Price is unbeatable! ... "

" ... The 480GB model was on sale for $99, and i was in the market. ... "

" ... Good product for the price ... "

" ... bang for buck ... "

" ... Great price too. ... "

" ... I highly recommend this upgrade, and because of the low price of this drive, it is absolutely worth every penny. ... "

" ... Solid SSD for the price. ... "

Software Platform

windows, windows 10, boot, windows 7, drive

+73%

-27%

" ... The OS loaded without a hitch. ... "

" ... Installed on a new Windows 10 machine next to the factory drive and made this one the primary drive. ... "

" ... From there, easily used Disk Utility to format SSD and then installed new instance of MACOS. ... "

" ... With the SSD apps are available and open instantaneously after getting to the desktop. ... "

" ... It working fine in my updated computer, faster than the old configuration. ... "

" ... You'll boot your OS so fast with this thing, that you won't mind having to wait a second for the other drive to spin up in those sessions that do require media usage, and with a hybrid drive it learns your usage habits and tries to put a little built in solid state memory to work with making load times still somewhat preferable over a regular drive. ... "

" ... Samsung drives come with their own software, easy to use. ... "

" ... Windows 10 loved using the HDD. ... "

Marketplace

advertised, expected, works as expected, works as described, works

+93%

-7%

" ... Just as described! ... "

" ... seems to be working as expected ... "

" ... Works as expected. ... "

" ... Product was as advertised. ... "

" ... Functions as advertised. ... "

" ... My tech company will use again and again! ... "

" ... Worked as advertised. ... "

" ... Will buy again and soon ... "

Ease of Use

easy, fast, setup, install, works great

+100%

" ... Easy to install in a laptop ... "

" ... I would rate as "EASY". ... SImple and easy. ... "

" ... Easy to install and FAST to load windows on it. ... "

" ... Gets the job done, easy to install ... "

" ... Easy to Install. ... "

" ... The product it’s excellent but the software to clone it’s pretty basic without advanced options. ... "

" ... Simple to install. ... "

" ... Very light and small and easy to install. ... "

Delivery

arrived, shipping, late, amazon, works great

+100%

" ... Works well and is about as fast as promised. ... "

" ... Quick delivery and easy install. ... "

" ... It arrived on time and in good working order. ... "

" ... Received in good condition. ... "

" ... Good product, fast shipping. ... "

" ... Arrived within days. ... "

" ... Packaged well and has been working great! ... "

" ... The delivery person doesn't event ring the bell anymore. ... "

Gaming

game, boot, ssd, much faster, loading

+96%

-4%

" ... PC boots up fast and Photoshop and programs are fast. ... "

" ... It works great I got it for my Xbox and I put my big games that have the most loading time or frame drop issues ... "

" ... I've got a 500gb 850 Evo in my main pc, and I can't tell a difference in boot times or games loading. ... "

" ... But if you're looking to speed up the load times on games, for instance, you'd be well advised to look into the Samsung SSD line instead. ... "

" ... Yes, I like that it speeds up the loading in games on my Xbox. ... "

" ... Finally I don't have to start doing the SSD shuffle ever time I install a new game. ... "

" ... I don't game but I might purchase AutoCad to install on here. ... "

" ... Space is precious and I try to keep at least a third of it open, but it's amazing for Windows and maybe a game or two. ... "

Apps

programs, clone, programs load, partition, easeus todo backup

+74%

-26%

" ... The OS loaded without a hitch. ... "

" ... Install was a breeze, there are several videos on YouTube. ... From there, easily used Disk Utility to format SSD and then installed new instance of MACOS. ... "

" ... With the SSD apps are available and open instantaneously after getting to the desktop. ... "

" ... Faster startup, app launching, and image backups. ... "

" ... And on a fresh restart when nothing has loaded into memory, I had her go into all her programs. ... "

" ... Vast improvement in boot up time and access to programs. ... "

" ... 2:21 to load photoshop ... :07 to load photoshop ... "

" ... Applications open quickly and performance got a boost due to it. ... "

Product As Described

expected, works as expected, works as described, works, exactly

+96%

-4%

" ... Just as described! ... "

" ... seems to be working as expected ... "

" ... Works as expected. ... "

" ... Product was as advertised. ... "

" ... Functions as advertised. ... "

" ... Worked as advertised. ... "

" ... was as expected ... "

" ... Works as expected ... "

Ports

sata, usb 3 0, cloning, via a usb, usb to sata

+90%

-10%

" ... Works as well as I could want considering i have it plugged itnto a sata2 port . ... "

" ... This drive easily fit under the existing hard drive and connected to one of the available ports on the motherboard, although a power cable splitter was required. ... "

" ... used Sabrent USB 3.0 to SSD / 2.5-Inch SATA cable). ... "

" ... It is recommended for the drive to be connected over a 6Gb/s SATA connection to achieve the full speed. ... If your motherboard supports SATA 6Gb/s you should get the full performance out of the drive. ... "

" ... Another issue is older PC's may have four pin power cables, when this SSD uses a more modern connector, thus you need an adapter. ... "

" ... My case has an external SSD port (external port worked with a different brand SSD). ... "

Lagging

takes, seconds, shut, 12 seconds, reboot

+85%

-15%

" ... Now reboot time is less than 20 seconds. ... "

" ... takes 16 seconds to boot up. ... "

" ... My pc went from booting up fully in 3 minutes down to 30 seconds. ... "

" ... Start up is almost instantaneous. ... "

" ... Much faster startup. ... "

" ... Boot time, shut down time and processing speed is up. ... "

CD/DVD

drive, boot, mechanical, laptop, hard drive

+82%

-18%

" ... It's a Solid State Drive. ... "

" ... This drive is one of two on a dual-boot system. ... "

" ... Have purchased other San disk drives with no issues. ... "

" ... So I'm a big believer in backups regardless of the hard drive. ... "

" ... Reinstalled win10 using this as boot drive (C) and installed previous spinning disk into alternate drive (D) ... "

" ... If you are buying this drive to replace an old failing drive you can use the available disk cloning tool to migrate everything over. ... "

" ... Luckily, I still had the reinstall discs to completely install everything on it to factory new status. ... "

" ... Spinning disks are a much better value and have gotten faster and more reliable. ... Using it as a boot disk is ideal because most OSs, NLEs, etc. ... "

Build Quality

plastic case, feels like, drives, wrap, swore

+64%

-36%

" ... I've since upgraded to one PC and am spending the day pulling these drives out and putting them in the newest build. ... "

" ... Dropped right in a fired right up . ... "

" ... Solid state drives are great! ... "

" ... Open the cover and removed one screw slide out the base remove the screws on the sides holding the disk. ... "

" ... Feels like a paperweight though, very cheap construction, but it does work OK. ... "

Returns

manufacture, process, sent, rma, replacement

-100%

" ... Now I can’t even return it says. ... "

" ... Will try to return. ... "

" ... Returning tomorrow morning. ... "

" ... I returned it. ... "

" ... Not happy and I can't return it! ... "

" ... Reached out to manufacture for RMA. ... It's been one week since I sent back to manufacture and haven't heard back from them. ... "

" ... I have been very busy, and was not able to request a replacement. ... "

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