SanDisk SSD PLUS 2TB Internal SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, 2.5"/7mm, Up to 545 MB/s - SDSSDA-2T00-G26

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!

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.

I already have one of these that was used as a Windows 7 boot disk in an older HP tower desktop system where the motherboard died.I bought this to replace the 460gb mechanical hard drive in a used Windows 10 HP i7 3rd generation laptop to provide faster booting like the other desktop. The increased boot speed using these SSD's is astounding compared to the old mechanical drives.I am right in the install process, so I will return and update this when done.Newer systems like my new Intel i7-8700K build have ability to use even faster NVME m.2 SSD drives, but this type of SSD works well for most older systems that don't have M.2 capability, and they are CHEAPER! I plan to use my older one as a video editing scratch disk in the 8700K system because it still works great.SanDisk is a good name in memory and SSD's, so you can't go wrong for the price.The biggest issue with installing these in an older desktop computer is that it may not have mounting brackets or holes and screws to fit in the older style 5.25" drive bays, or even the 3.5" bays. 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. So plan accordingly and either research the cable and mounting issues early, or allow time to deal with them when you install the drive. Another issue is the drive does not come formatted, or with a CD with user guide, drivers or info on formatting, so you have to find and download the manual, and know how to format the drive (called initialization). As soon as you get the drive running, I suggest you find a way to make a backup, and ALSO a clone using Acronix software. If this drive replaces an existing one, you will need to first clone your existing drive to this one AFTER formatting this new drive. That will require a cable or external device to run the drive while cloning it, then you remove the old drive and insert this one as the boot drive (I assume).I will post an update once the drive is running. My old laptop seems to have a slot for a second drive, so I can move the original mechanical boot drive to that slot (using a cable and kit I had to find and order) and use it for data only. Then setup an automated backup system using Acronix (the one I standardized on).