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Silicon Power 120GB SSD 3D NAND S55 TLC 7mm 0 28 Internal Solid State Drive SP120GBSS3S55S25AE
Last Updated: February 19, 2019 (Refresh Now)
8.0
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Overall performance
140fast, faster, boot, hdd, speeds
+91%
-9%
" ... I have installed many of them in my customers machines and they all rave at the speed afterwards. ... "
" ... It is faster that the older SSD that I had on the computer. ... "
" ... Wow it's fast!! ... "
" ... This is the second SSD I've bought from this company. ... "
" ... This upgrade alone made the computer run MUCH faster. ... "
" ... Great speeds, super cheap. ... 45 bucks and my computer runs like a computer twice its price. ... "
" ... Wow so fast. ... "
" ... if you own a regular hard rive, this SSD as your OS disk is amazing. ... It is so fast and brought my computer back to life. ... "
Product Reliability
97months, died, drive, ssd, 8 months
+43%
-57%
" ... It died completely in three weeks after I received it. ... "
" ... D E A D Dead after 8 Months! ... "
" ... Installed this SSD in my laptop June 20th, 3 months later, September 29 it died, and with it all the data on it. ... "
" ... Broken down less than a year, don't buy this worthless drive ... "
" ... It just died. ... Less than three months of ownership and it died! ... "
" ... it’s already dying! ... "
" ... Unfortunately, this SSD totally died yesterday. ... It's been about a year of use. ... "
" ... I was happy with the performance of this drive right up until it stopped working approximately 9 months after purchase. ... I expected to get 2 to 3 years of use. ... "
Device Compatibility
68ssd, laptop, os, older, macbook pro
+81%
-19%
" ... Made my Dell laptop ALL AROUND increase speeeeeeed TREMENDOUSLY! ... "
" ... Just what I needed for my gaming computer at home! ... "
" ... easily as fast as my Samsung EVO's on my Desktop. ... "
" ... enter serial number and software works . ... "
" ... Works well in my older PC laptop. ... "
" ... Very impressive device. ... "
" ... One runs a Ubuntu and the other the windows. ... "
" ... let me say, I am just a regular personal who wanted to build my own desktop computer and I wanted to do it as cheap as possible and so I chose the silicon 120gb ssd as my boot drive and I must it has been doing a great job, I have had no issue's so far. ... "
Memory
62ssd, hard drive, storage, boot drive, ram
+84%
-16%
" ... Worked as expected and made a vast speed improvement over old spinning hard drive ... "
" ... I use it as my main drive for my OS and have a secondary 1TB HDD for everything else and it is awesome. ... Pretty fast for the price and a decent amount of storage. ... "
" ... I ended up going to a local electronics store and buying a PNY SSD and have had no problems with it. ... "
" ... Excellent value ssd! ... "
" ... If you plan on taking a weekend morning and transferring your system to a nice fast SSD, go with a Samsung drive. ... "
" ... I've been buying this SSD drive since 2017. ... "
" ... It's easily the slickest boot drive I've used in a long time. ... "
" ... I restored the image to this drive and then changed the partitions to use the full memory as my primary disk. ... "
Price
53good, money, ssd, value, best
+96%
-4%
" ... I would recommend spending extra money and getting a Corsair SSD, or Samsung. ... "
" ... It's a great value. ... "
" ... When I purchased it, I made purchase base on price alone. ... "
" ... I know it's just one experience, but for the price difference I might buy a more mainstream brand next time. ... "
" ... And what a deal! ... "
" ... Perfect and a great price too. ... "
" ... I’m quite impressed with its versatility and reliability and it did all of that at a really great price point ! ... "
" ... And for the price a great buy. ... "
Software Platform
46windows, software, ssd, windows 10, seconds
+59%
-41%
" ... Fastest install of windows. ... "
" ... Windows10 comes up to signon screen in 3 seconds, and after logon, my desktop appears INSTANTANEOUSLY . ... "
" ... Yay more passwords) in order to download the migration software. ... I just used EaseUS ToDo for the migration. ... "
" ... If you're searching for a cheap SSD to boot Windows or Mac OS then this is the one for you. ... "
" ... They are brand new and blank drives that work with Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and MACOS's. ... "
" ... as for the OS ... "
" ... Installed Windows 10 just fine. ... "
" ... Quick and seamless integration. ... "
Setup
22installed, installation, install, good, easy
+95%
-5%
" ... Easy to install, I am good with the performance of the merchandise. ... "
" ... Easy to install and now I'm never looking back. ... "
" ... yes it's only 120gb but this is a great, easy to install, extremely fast boot drive . ... "
" ... Installed and running. ... "
" ... Physical installation was easy. ... "
" ... Installed with no issues. ... "
" ... Her English wasn't perfect, but good and she seemed knowledgeable. ... "
" ... Could not wait and installed it the moment I got it delivered. ... "
Marketplace
18works, picture, got, attached, advertised
+67%
-33%
" ... It does works as advertised. ... "
" ... See attached picture for the CrystalDiskMark screenshot comparison. ... (*points at attached photo*). ... "
" ... Works as advertised!! ... "
" ... At the time, it was a good deal. ... "
" ... Good item as described ... "
" ... Amazon got it to me a bit sooner than promised! ... "
" ... hope company can rescue me from this one. ... "
" ... Amazon just lowered the price I paid a few days ago by 5% (thanks, Amazon). ... "
USB
17drive, usb, drives, sata, boot
+88%
-12%
" ... i bought it based on a friends recommendation who told me he had a usb drive that is older than him and it was made by SP, so i went right ahead and bought me this SSD which was released a few days prior to the purchase and i like it very much. ... "
" ... Awesome hard drive. ... "
" ... I use the old drive as a USB 3.0 external backup. ... "
" ... Still works great after using it everyday as my Windows 10 boot drive. ... "
" ... Drive is working fine. ... "
" ... good ssh hard drive . ... "
" ... I would recommend this product for any one looking to upgrade there hard drive. ... "
" ... Easy installation and transfer of contents of the old HDD via a USB to SATA cable. ... "
Ports
17usb, drive, ssd, drives, replace
+88%
-12%
" ... It really needs an adapter to fit properly if you swap a 3.5" (desktop) HDD. ... "
" ... I have had good luck with the Silicon Power brand USB 3.0 Flash Drives so decided to give this a go on my next SSD purchase for bringing new life into an older laptop. ... "
" ... I dropped this into a Sabrent 2.5 inch USB enclosure and used it to upgrade the storage in my Nvidia Shield. ... "
" ... i bought it based on a friends recommendation who told me he had a usb drive that is older than him and it was made by SP, so i went right ahead and bought me this SSD which was released a few days prior to the purchase and i like it very much. ... "
" ... Recommend buying a 16gb usb drive with it so that you can make a Windows 10 installer and then you can take out your old drive, replacing it with this one (I found instructions online). ... I use the old drive as a USB 3.0 external backup. ... "
" ... I use them to replace Hard Disk Drives in Laptops and Desktops in over 100 so far I have never had one DOA or Fail on me. ... "
" ... Good for me to use as a boot drive in my Yottamaster mini connected to my Mac mini. ... "
" ... Concerning how fast the computer feels, any sata-interface SSD is pretty much like any other, only NVME devices that hook to the PCI-Express interface directly (and hence, usually directly to the CPU) set themselves apart. ... "
Apps
12os, drive, download, seconds, migration
+67%
-33%
" ... Bought this guy to run my OS and apps, bought a hard disk for my games. ... I can be logged in and browsing Chrome in less than 30 seconds from startup. ... "
" ... You can also use the Steam Mover app if you are a gamer and boot and run all of your games from a seperate data hard drive keeping your OS drive free and less likely to get corrupted by filling up with all kinds of extra data. ... "
" ... Boot time and application launching felt almost instant, as well as games running more smoothly (at least to me. ... "
" ... 10 year old computer now boots in under 20 seconds and all apps open lightning fast. ... "
" ... I used a free app to clone the old drive, then swapped this one in. ... Now apps load in about 2-4 seconds. ... "
" ... Quick and seamless integration. ... "
" ... The utility you can download looks a little basic but provides information that can be useful. ... "
" ... Yay more passwords) in order to download the migration software. ... After installing (100MB download . ... I just used EaseUS ToDo for the migration. ... "
Returns
11window, shipping, send, rma, replacement
+9%
-91%
" ... Just outside of the return window!!!! ... "
" ... I think I'll just return it and get another brand. ... "
" ... I am unable to return or RMA. ... "
" ... I just want a replacement. ... "
" ... Couldn't return to Amazon because they were past the return period. ... "
" ... didn't work second time I used it,first time it worked,please send another ... "
" ... I may return it because I do not feel that my data will be here tomorrow, the day after, or later. ... "
" ... They told me I would have to pay for return shipping and at that point the hassle was too much and not worth the trouble. ... "
Gaming
9gaming, ssd, pc, os, one
+100%
" ... You can also use the Steam Mover app if you are a gamer and boot and run all of your games from a seperate data hard drive keeping your OS drive free and less likely to get corrupted by filling up with all kinds of extra data. ... "
" ... I believe it's a Phison controller, too. ... "
" ... Just what I needed for my gaming computer at home! ... "
" ... I recommend this drive to anyone who wants a significant boost to a older PC or any gamer in general. ... "
" ... While it's small, and I'll have to worry about the number of games I can install at one time, it's fast. ... "
" ... Games loading faster than on my existing SSD I currently have my OS on. ... "
" ... Just installed this into my new gaming PC. ... Boot time and application launching felt almost instant, as well as games running more smoothly (at least to me. ... "
" ... All other files, such as music, videos, Steam games, etc, are stored on my 2TB HDD, and I've only filled around 40GB after installing all essentials. ... "
Build Quality
9cheap, housing, build, ssd, put
+56%
-44%
" ... Very light yet sturdy construction. ... "
" ... I'm going to be purchasing another one for a new build I'll be taking with me to college this fall. ... "
" ... Good quality build as far as I can tell. ... Metal casing, SATA connector made of decent material and solid. ... "
" ... Won't break records but won't break the bank. ... "
" ... Yes, this arrived as a bare drive in a plastic case. ... "
Resolution
7ssd, sata, old, 2, speed
+100%
" ... Worked after formatting the SSD HD. ... "
" ... Edit 1/4/19 : Been reviving old laptops to resale and one component I have been replacing is the HD with these SSDs. ... "
" ... Bought this to replace a HD in an older PowerBook ... "
" ... 2 things you need to know if you are buying a ssd to upgrade old hd . ... "
" ... good SSD HD with good read/write speed. ... "
" ... Replaced HD of my desktop with this, can feel the difference on performance of my PC. ... "
" ... Great drive to replace the stock 500GB SATA HD on a 2012 MacBook Pro 13". ... "
CD/DVD
7disk, one, hard, drive, replace
+71%
-29%
" ... Worth the few extra dollars to upgrade from a spindle drive ... "
" ... I use them to replace Hard Disk Drives in Laptops and Desktops in over 100 so far I have never had one DOA or Fail on me. ... "
" ... I replaced old hard disk with this one and now it rocks! ... "
" ... My windows 10 can see it in Device Manager under Disk drives as "SPCC Solid State Disk". ... "
" ... Love these drive much faster than spinning disks. ... "
Delivery
7good, works, installed, fast
+86%
-14%
" ... As described and well packed. ... "
" ... Could not wait and installed it the moment I got it delivered. ... "
" ... Does what it says on the box. ... "
" ... Every thing in good condition . ... "
" ... Shipment came early too. ... "
Lagging
6slow, laptop, 10, froze
+50%
-50%
" ... Crashes and now won’t work. ... "
" ... My laptop froze one day so I had to manually reboot and that’s when my issues began. ... "
" ... However, afterwards I have constant BSOD. ... "
Product As Described
6picture, attached, advertised
+100%
" ... Works as advertised!! ... "
" ... Good item as described ... "
" ... It does works as advertised. ... "
" ... Works as expected. ... "
" ... Works perfectly, as described. ... "
" ... See attached picture for the CrystalDiskMark screenshot comparison. ... (*points at attached photo*). ... "
Fit
6plastic, money, minus, housing, build
+50%
-50%
" ... Scratched/damage along with some adhesive coming up. ... "
" ... It was falling apart when I got it. ... "
" ... As I was screwing the ssd in, one of the mounting holes jammed and popped out as I when to unscrew it and try again. ... "
Ease of Use
5good, one, yes, windows, performance
+100%
" ... Yes I am one of the people that still use a PS3 :P. Anyways it was very easy to install and I didn't have any problems ever sense I installed it. ... "
" ... Easy to install, I am good with the performance of the merchandise. ... "
" ... It was easy to install and the packaging actually provided some resources in case one would need it. ... "
" ... Easy to install and now I'm never looking back. ... "
Storage
5good, amount, storage, price, faster
+100%
" ... Good price for capacity. ... "
" ... And couldn't really find anything cheaper for the same amount of space. ... "
" ... The top portion of the SSD housing is just a snap on lid (see photo). ... "
" ... Although still good amount of space. ... "
" ... I have no colaints as it it lightyears faster than the old spinner I am using now for storage. ... "
Cleaning
4system, drive, clean
+25%
-75%
" ... But I could not wipe it, my system (windows 10) did not recognize the drive. ... "
" ... Failed after 5 months, BAD areas and cant even clean and reload windows. ... "
" ... Tried wiping the drive but it won't let me add a partition. ... "
For Running
3installed, 2
+100%
" ... I got 2 of them for my for my 2 laptops and now they run like the new ones. ... "
" ... I used to turn it in and go make lunch, when I came back, computer was up and running . ... "
" ... Installed and running. ... "
Sound Quality
3spinning, hard, drives
+67%
-33%
" ... The SSD is remarkably light and i almost never notice any noise now that the old HDD is out. ... "
" ... Some of it sounds interesting. ... "
Display Clarity
3os, boot
+33%
-67%
" ... I rebooted to go back into the OS but it would not boot it just a white screen with file with a question mark on it. ... "
" ... It started to freeze my screen after 5 minutes of using it. ... "
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