INLAND Professional 256GB SSD 3D TLC NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" 7mm Internal Solid State Drive (256GB)

I'm a big fan of Micro Center and their Inland brand, I have many things from them in various categories of tech. I have multiple Inland external SSDs and they've all been great so when I needed an SSD for a project restoring and tinkering with an old 2008 Aluminum MacBook, my first choice was Inland. I use other drive brands too such as Samsung, WD, and Crucial, but for value Inland is usually a solid option for price, capacity and performance, and I've been happy with all my externals lasting so I think reliability is probably solid too. This drive is in an older Mac, so it's not getting slammed too hard with data, but it's definitely nice and fast benching about what a SATA III SSD should, and it doesn't get very hot either. The machine boots quickly and every OS has been nice and snappy in comparison to the very slow 5400RPM SATA II hard drive previously installed. Overall a great budget option for storage drives, an extra drive for games, a scratch disk for editing, or for refreshing/tinkering with spare machines, will definitely be buying more in various capacities as needed.

I have used these drives many times as well as the larger capacity drives from Inland. They work well on personal computers that are not used all day and all week like a business PC is. Great for lightly used PC's. I recommend something more durable for PC's that are high use PC's like Samsung. I'm told western digital ssd's are pretty durable as well

Great drive especially for the price. Put it in two Dell XT3s and it worked like a champ.

The INLAND Professional 512GB SSD has been a fantastic addition to my workflow, especially for handling YouTube content creation and managing large photo libraries. Its performance and reliability have exceeded my expectations. The speed of this SSD is impressive, offering swift data transfer rates and significantly reducing loading times. When editing and rendering videos for YouTube, the SSD's read and write speeds have noticeably improved the overall workflow, allowing for smoother editing processes and quicker file transfers. Additionally, for storing and accessing a vast collection of photos, this SSD has proven to be a reliable solution. It provides ample storage space while maintaining fast access to files, enabling me to organize and access my photo library efficiently. I appreciate the build quality of the INLAND Professional SSD. It feels robust and durable, giving me confidence in its longevity and ability to withstand regular use.

I have used these SSDs numerous times when refurbishing Apple MacBooks in the A1278, A1286 and A1297 series (2009-2012 roughly) and have never had any issues. They format quickly and meet the stated speed specs - normally around 525-540 MB/Sec read and 450-500 MB/Sec write. They are a great value - but check the single unit price vs the multi-pack as the single unit is sometimes less expensive.

For the price it's very good. I miss Microcenter - wish there was one nearby!

Excellent replacement to a mechanical hard drive. Installed and imaged with Windows 11 right out of the box. Working great and could not be more pleased with my purchase.

overall, this has worked great for me over the past year and a half, i was worried a bit when installing it sense it was noticeably lighter then i expected, however it has performed well as an ssd for this span of time, has built in drive tests(something a glued in mirco sd would not), and has roughly performed at 100MBs for writing things for me on the laptop i installed it on, which is inline with what i would expect on the old ubuntu laptop. i did not have any issues installing it, so if you are checking the review for that information, nothing about the drive made it hard, the actual ease of installation is dependent on the device you are installing to