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Transcend TS32GSSD370S 32GB MLC SATAIII 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive with Speeds up to 560MB/s
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Digital Storage Capacity | 128 GB |
Connectivity Technology | SATA |
Brand | Transcend |
Special Feature | Portable |
Hard Disk Form Factor | 2.5 Inches |
Hard Disk Description | Solid State Hard Drive |
Compatible Devices | Desktop |
Installation Type | Internal Hard Drive |
Color | Silver |
Hard Disk Size | 32 GB |
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- Country of Origin: TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
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Value for money | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
For gaming | — | 5.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | — | 5.0 |
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storage capacity | 128 GB | 2 TB | 128 GB | 1 TB | 128 GB | 128 GB |
hardware interface | sata 6 0 gb | solid state drive | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb |
compatible devices | Desktop | Desktop | Tablet | Laptop | Laptop | This 2.5" solid-state drive features a SATA III 6Gb/s interface and provides you with read and write speeds of up to 560 MB/s and 520 MB/s respectively. With a SSD, you'll be able to boot up and load applications within seconds. Moreover, since this drive only measures 6.8 mm tall, it's compatible with desktops and most laptops, providing them with a performance boost. |
form factor | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch |
write speed | 560 | 520 | 400 | 530 | 460 | 520 |
read speed | 560 megabytes per second | 560 megabytes per second | 530 megabytes per second | 560 megabytes per second | 450 megabytes per second | 560 megabytes per second |
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Technical Details
Brand | Transcend |
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Series | SSD 370 |
Item model number | TS32GSSD370S |
Hardware Platform | PC |
Operating System | Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Linux Kernel 2.6.31 or later |
Item Weight | 1.83 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 2.75 x 3.94 x 0.27 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 2.75 x 3.94 x 0.27 inches |
Color | Silver |
Number of Processors | 1 |
Computer Memory Type | DIMM |
Flash Memory Size | 32 |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
Manufacturer | Transcend Information |
Language | English, English, English, English |
ASIN | B00VX82PJC |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | April 20, 2015 |
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Best Sellers Rank | #1,835 in Internal Solid State Drives |
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MLC NAND flash insideTranscend's SSD370S is manufactured with reliable, top-tier MLC NAND flash memory to ensure superior stability and endurance, making it well-suited to high-end applications. |
Performance boost for everyday computingTaking full advantage of the SATA III 6Gb/s interface, DDR3 DRAM cache and a powerful controller, Transcend's SSD370S delivers blazing-fast read and write speeds of up to 530MB/s and 460MB/s. |
Guaranteed endurance and reliabilityTranscend's SSD370S offers great Terabytes Written (TBW) values (up to 2,940 TB) indicating the total amount of data you can write into the drive over its lifetime. It also features Error Correcting Code (ECC), Garbage Collection, Wear-leveling, and DevSleep. |
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A better choice than HDDSolid-state drives dominate the market for PC upgrades because they are faster and lighter than hard disk drives. SSDs also feature less power, create less noise when in operation, and are more shock-resistant than traditional hard drives. |
SSD Scope softwareTranscend SSD Scope is advanced, user-friendly software that makes it easy to ensure your Transcend SSD remains healthy, and continues to run fast and error-free by determining the condition and optimizing the performance of your drive. |
Guaranteed qualityTranscend’s solid state drives are built to the highest standards and rigorously tested, and offer outstanding quality, performance, and reliability. |
Product description
Transcend's SATA III 6Gb/s SSD370S boasts incredibly fast transfer speeds, MLC NAND flash memory, a compact and lightweight design, and shock and vibration resistance. With this solid state drive, you will enjoy a seamless, lag-free computing experience.
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Transcend 32GB MLC SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Solid State Drive 370 (TS32GSSD370S)
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Customers like the performance, quality and value of the computer drive. They mention that it runs faster, all their programs launch fast, access speed is improved and that masking operations finish unprecedentedly fast. They appreciate the value for money, saying that it's the best price/performance balance to be found in static memory. Customers also appreciate the ease of installation. However, some customers differ on storage, and software.
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Customers are satisfied with the performance of the computer drive. They mention that games boot, install, and run faster than using either the internal or external hard drive. All their programs launch fast, the battery life is longer, and access speed is improved. Large data sorts and masking operations finish unprecedentedly fast. Shut down is very fast, read and write speeds are great, and the startup time was slashed down to a couple seconds. The system has been running perfectly and quickly for about 7 months and hasn't lost a beat.
"...It's sped up my boot time form over a full minute, to a little over a half a minute as well, which is wonderful...." Read more
"...The usual pros to an SSD are seen with this drive. Faster boot times, less heat, less weight, and better battery life for most machines...." Read more
"...I've had this for about 7 months now and it hasnt lost a beat. Piece of advice to anyone doing this though, DO NOT THROW AWAY YOUR OLD HARD DRIVE...." Read more
"...In the end, the drive works well and is significantly faster. Would I buy another Transcend SSD?..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the computer drive. They mention it's a very good SSD, decent enough, and fast enough to fit their needs. They also say it'd make a good boot drive for a NAS server. Customers also appreciate the high-quality, reliable drive.
"...for, and in my online research and looking around, it seemed to be decent enough and fast enough to fit my needs...." Read more
"...Enter the Transcend 32GB MLC SSD.For $24.99, you get a high quality SSD from a well known brand that comes with two sets of installation..." Read more
"...This product came with screws, an enclosure (a very good looking one) and with a base to fit your needs...." Read more
"...It is a huge huge huge upgrade over any hdd, and is a solid, cost effective, ssd solution!" Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the solid state drive. They mention that it is the best price/performance balance to be found in static memory, a great budget SSD for getting your feet wet into solid state hardware, and a good quality drive for the price. Some say that it's an incredible value for maintaining aging IT equipment.
"...It was a fair amount cheaper though, had a little bit more extra storage than I needed for the task I required it for, and in my online research and..." Read more
"This SSD is an incredible value for maintaining aging IT equipment. As mechanical hard drives age, they are notorious for failure...." Read more
"...I couldn't believe the read write times and the performance specifications for the price that it was at...." Read more
"...Great price when compared to other SSD's and at a cheaper price. Speeds are faster than other SSD's that are similarly priced...." Read more
Customers find the installation process of the computer drive to be straight forward and smooth. They mention that the process went smoothly and that they never saw software install so fast. Overall, customers are satisfied with the ease of installation and performance of the drive.
"...Installation wasn't too difficult, if you know how to install any type of internal PC part...." Read more
"...Finally, the file transferring of my old harddrive to this one was fairly simple...." Read more
"It installed easily and works beautifully in a 2008 notebook. Booting into Ubuntu MATE 16.04 takes 45 seconds...." Read more
"...When installing a software is very fast, booting takes less than 5 seconds and transferring files is a breeze.***..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the durability of the computer drive. They mention that it makes no noise.
"...I'd say thats a great improvement. It's also very QUIET! But of course....there are no moving parts...." Read more
"...battery life is longer, access speed is improved, and they run quieter than before, so you might think nothing is happening when you power up,..." Read more
"...This drive is completely silent and only the case, GPU and CPU fans make faint noise...." Read more
"...It is very fast and quiet...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the fit of the computer drive. They mention that it fits nicely in their computer build, and the low profile fits perfectly. Some say that the drive installs without any problem and works like a dream. The Reflect software makes it easy to resize the OS partition smaller and clone all 3 partitions. Overall, most are happy with the performance and functionality of the drive.
"...with screws, an enclosure (a very good looking one) and with a base to fit your needs.I love this solid-state drive it gave my laptop new life." Read more
"...Reflect software made it easy to resize the OS partition smaller, and then clone all 3 partitions. There is a good youtube video on the procedure...." Read more
"Put it in my Toshiba Laptop A505-S6980 and it fit perfectly. It was easy to install and load the system right onto it...." Read more
"...It was the same size so cloning was easy. The low profile fit perfectly and the speed was SCALES better than the old HDD that was in there...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the storage of the drive. Some mention it has enough storage and is stable, while others say that it's not much for gaming and that it has a memory share bug.
"...The lower temp improvements significantly increases your battery capacity, in my case by an extra hour while still in "Max Performance" mode." Read more
"...The laptop took quite a while to boot, showed high disk usage after book, but oddly worked fine after that...." Read more
"...It's cool that it does not make any noise and has a lot of storage (depending on which one is purchased)...." Read more
"fastest SSD I have owned so far. also largest capacity I have tried...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the software. Some mention that the speed is good, and the software that you download is good. However, others say that the cloning software did not work.
"...The Software that Transcend offers didn't work for cloning.... At all!! After going through a handful of cloning software, attempt #5 was a winner...." Read more
"...No complaints. Speed is good, and the software that you download is good, but not great." Read more
"...I'm an experienced computer builder and had absolutely no luck with the Transcend software...." Read more
"...Because the bundled cloning software was not recommended and the speed of the drive is good but not stellar, I gave it 4 out of 5 stars." Read more
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Around 40 some bucks is what I recall paying for this, and it's well worth it when i only needed a little more than half the storage space of this drive in the first place in an SSD form for my OS partition. It's sped up my boot time form over a full minute, to a little over a half a minute as well, which is wonderful. I've seen, however, that other people can get up to 10-20 second boot speeds with a good SSD, but realized that it wasn't the fault of this SSD, moreso the fault of the type of motherboard I am currently using.
Installation wasn't too difficult, if you know how to install any type of internal PC part. Even came with the parts required to attach it to a 3.5 HDD bay securely, which is nice, but did not include a spare SATA cable. However, that was fine for me, since I had a spare SATA III laying around.
So far I haven't had any problems, but I've only had it for about 2 months at most at this point, and not under heavy usage. (Like I said, it's used for my OS, and a few of my more heftier games and apps at this point). Hopefully though, it will last a while.
For $24.99, you get a high quality SSD from a well known brand that comes with two sets of installation screws and a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter caddy. This allows for the option to install in a desktop is needed, and would be at least $5 if purchased seperately; not usually a big deal, but impressive to be included at the current price point.
The usual pros to an SSD are seen with this drive. Faster boot times, less heat, less weight, and better battery life for most machines. I wouldn't put this drive up against top performers in it's class and expect it to compete, but that's not the target market for this model.
The only complaint that might come forth for some is the 3 year warranty. Compared to other SSDs from companies like Samsung that carry 5 or even 10 years warranty this seems short, but in this day and time you're lucky to even get 3 years on a mechanical hard drive which is much more likely to fail. The majority of equipment I use these in will be completely obsolete in 3 years anyway, and the drive will likely live much longer than that. At the price point there isn't really anything to compare it to in the mechanical or solid state drive market, you might as well buy one or three to keep on hand as I have.
I bought this hoping it would speed up my start-up times and application running and boy does it! Power button to password screen in about 5 seconds. Itunes and photoshop open in about 5 seconds the FIRST time. Once you opened it once, you can close it immediately and if you ever open it again during the time your computer is on, both applications open in a single second. I dont have all the pro-testing skills that everyone else has, but I did do some timing. I extracted 2GB of 4k GoPro footage on my old harddrive which took about 40 minutes. On this, it took about 15. I'd say thats a great improvement. It's also very QUIET! But of course....there are no moving parts.
Finally, the file transferring of my old harddrive to this one was fairly simple. I did what everyone else did and had to buy the adapter cable, and then download the software and transfer it. I didnt use the Transcend software, I used Macrium like other people said to, and it was a breeze. No files were lost. Everything copied perfectly. I've had this for about 7 months now and it hasnt lost a beat. Piece of advice to anyone doing this though, DO NOT THROW AWAY YOUR OLD HARD DRIVE. I didn't throw mine away, but I know some people who transferred everything, used a new SSD (not this one in particular), and then tossed their old one. Then their new SSD had a problem, and they got screwed. Always keep your old one just in case. This has been working perfectly for me so I never plan on going back, but I will always keep my old harddrive because you just never know.
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You may want to just buy a bigger drive for a similar price, but it doesnt feel right to waste a 500 gig drive on something that doesnt need. For me this was perfect.
Reviewed in Spain on November 19, 2017
Im Einzelnen:
- Samsung 850 EVO (wie könnte es anders sein). Irgendwann für 138,39 als Blitzangebot gekauft. Die PRO sind mir zu teuer und ich brauche nicht zwingend Platten, die 10 Jahren halten, bis dahin, falls ich noch lebe, werden sie sowieso um 75 % billiger. Also muß ich nicht mein Kapital dafür langfristig binden.
- Samsung 840 PRO. Da habe ich noch eine davon. Sie ist vielleicht 4-5 Jahre alt und scheint unsterblich zu sein.
- Samsung 750 EVO. War als Blitzangebot am Prime Day für 108,69 Euro super günstig, also her damit.
- Toshiba Q300 PRO, eine gute Alternative zu Samsung, damals für etwa 160 Euro ziemlich günstig
- Diese Transcend SSD370S, als Blitzangebot für 137,90, also her damit.
- Sandisk Extreme Pro 480 GB (so gut wie 0,5 TB). Monatelang habe ich sie bei Amazon vergeblich beobachtet, aber sie blieb bei 180 Euro. So habe ich gestern bei der Bucht gleich zwei fast neuwertige für rd. 105 Euro pro Stück gekauft.
- Intel 320 Series 600 GB: Von zwei ist bereits eine krepiert, würde ich nicht wieder kaufen.
Dazu noch eine Transcend 256 GB weil sie als Blitzangebot günstig war, aber für einen Notebook mit nur einem HDD-Platz, eigentlich zu knapp. Würde ich nicht wieder kaufen.
Die einzigen Premium SSD, die ich noch nicht testen könnte sind die Kingston HyperX Savage, die Sandisk X400 und die Crucial MX300, weil die Preise bisher einfach zu hoch und einfach nicht sinken wollten.
Insgesamt haben wir diese o.g. SSDs in 5 Laptops, meistens zwei pro Gerät wenn genug Platz vorhanden ist.
Sie erlauben Startgeschwindigkeiten, die - je nach Konfiguration - ab 15 Sekunden liegen und i.d.R. doppelt bis dreimal kürzer sind als mit den Premium HDDs von Seagate, WD, Hitachi und Toshiba, die wir vorher drin hatten.
Wenn Bearbeitugssoftware und Dateien auf SSDs sind, was bei uns der Fall ist - dann werden die Dateien ohne gefühlte Wartezeiten am Bildschirm bereit gestellt.
Ob die eine oder andere SSD schneller ist oder nicht ist ziemlich egal, die Unterschiede sind minimal, vielleicht eine oder zwei Sekunden beim Start.
Deswegen würde ich mir kein Kopf machen, die o.g. lohnen sich alle, bis auf die zwei, die ich nicht mehr kaufen würde.
SSDs werden mit der Zeit zunächst etwas schneller weil das Puffer und die Algorythmen besser arbeiten, dann langsamer weil sie immer voller werden und Reseve-Sektoren für die fehlerhaften aktiviert werden (Overprovisioning). Aber auch das hat in der Praxis reine akademische Bedeutung.
Diese Transcend finde ich mit z.Z. 161 Euro ein wenig zu teuer, es geht nicht um grosse Beträge, aber immerhin genug um sich z.B. eine praktische ICY-Box zu leisten um eine externe HDD reinzustecken und als externer Masserspeicher zu verwenden.
Pfennigfuchser werden die Samsung 750 EVo oder die Sandisk für 120 Euro bevorzügen, das läßt genug Geld über für eine neuwertige 1 TB HDD, die als Massenspeicher ohnehin besser geeignet ist.
Andererseits ist die 370 S eine MLC, das heißt, es werden 2 Informationen pro Zelle gespeichert. Bei den preiswertesten SSDs werden 3 oder mehr Informationen pro Zelle gespeichert. Das verkürzt die Lebensdauer und erhöht die Fehlerquote. Ich glaube sogar exponential.
Bei SSDs gehen bei jeden Schreibvorgang die Stromkanäle ein wenig mehr kaputt, bei Lesevorgänge gibt es keine Begrenzung.
Wer intensiv die Festplatte benutzt ist also mit dieser Transcend vermutlich besser bedient.
Und da kommen wir zum weiteren Nachteil der SSDs im Allgemeinen.
1 GB kostet z.Z. bei dieser Transcend 31,5 cents, bei einer 1 TB HDD aber rd. 4,5 cents.
Wenn man also ganz viele Daten sichern möchte, und das macht man i.d.R. über Nacht so das Zeit keine Rolle spielt, dann ist eine 1TB HDD das Richtige. Natürlich kann man auch kleinere noch günstiger Kaufen wenn man nicht so ein Bedarf hat. Aber kleine HDDs werden in Zukunft kaum verkäuflich sein und der Preisunterschied liegt oft bei einem Zwanziger.
In unsere Familie benutzen wir vier WD My Passport Ulta 2TB um vor allem Fotos und Videos zu speichern.
Die gibt es ab 80 Euro bis rd. 110 Euro.
Die Metal Edition ist ca. 10-15 Euro teuerer, sieht aber wunderschön aus und ist weniger kratzempfindlich als die Hochglanz-Ausführung.aus Plastik.
Es gibt auch diese Baureihe bis 4 TB, aber man muss bedenken, daß sie emfindlicher sind und wenn ein Crash erfolgt, dann ist es besser die Dateien auf mehreren kleineren HDDs zu verteilen.
Ausserdem haben wir auch Seagate Expansion 2 TB und zwei Toshiba Stor.e und sind sehr zufrieden damit. Sie sind sehr empfehlenswert.
Besonders viel Lob verdient meine Platinum 500 GB, die seit fast 10 Jahren täglich im Einsatz ist und noch perfekt läuft.
Alle diese 2,5 Zoll-Platten in Gehäuse fest eingebaut kann ich wirklich empfehlen. Wenn man sie benutzt, reicht eine Transcend SSD370S mit 512 GB allemal, weil die o.g. HDDs als Massenspeicher fungieren.
Man kann sie natürlich mühelos von einem Rechner zum Anderen transportieren und anschliessen.
Wer braucht da noch Cloud ?
Die nächste Lösung sind interne Festplatten, die man selber in Gehäuse reinsteckt und die SSD im Rechner ergänzen.
Das ist am peiswertesten.
Ich kam dazu, weil durch den Ersatz durch SSDs, ich über eine habe Dutzend HDDs hatte, die zunächst in einem Schukarton landeten und dort zunächst vergessen wurden.
Abgesehen von den 3.5 Zoll-Festplatten, die teuere Docking-Stations mit Stromversorgung benötigen und Kabelsalat verursachen, sind diese kleinen, nackten Festplatten eine feine Sache. Man kann sie auch jederzeit im Notebbok wieder einbauen, falls die Festplatte dort crashen sollte. Das dauert nur Minuten. Die Installation natürlich nicht, sie Dauert 1 halben Tag.
Da eine SSD selten alleine kommt, hier sehr Kompakte und zuverlässige HDDs als Ergänzng für Massenspeicherung:
- WD Scorpio Blue 1.0 TB WD10JPVT
- Toshiba L200 und H200 (Größe nach Bedarf)
- Samsung M8 HN-M101MBB
- Seagate Laptop SSHD
- Hitachi Travelstar 5K1000 und 7K1000
Die Hitachi drehen mit 7.200 U/min, die Anderen mit 5.400 U/min. Sie sind also etwas schneller aber auch ein wenig wärmer.
Dazu als 2,5 Zoll Gehäuse:
- Icy Box IB-AC603a-U3 USB 3.0 zu SATA II (15 Euro) sehr kurzes 14 cm-Kabel, fest gelötet, durchsichtige Tupperdose
- CSL - USB 3.0 2,5" SSD / SATA Festplattengehäuse extern (10 Euro, Alles Plastik, aber schön)
- CnMemory Leergehäuse Zinc 2,5 Zoll USB 3.0 HDD Festplatten-Alu-Gehäuse (8,90 Euro bei Rohling Express, sehr schön, braucht TX6-Schraubenzieher).
Es macht natürlich sehr viel Spaß seine eigene externe Festplatte durch Kombination von HDD / SSD und Gehäuse, die es meistens in vielen Farben gbt, zu schaffen.
Dazu ein Premium-Kabel, z.B. von Roline Gold oder AmazonBasics und man hat ein schönes und exklusives Teil, das auch noch deutlich preiswerter ist als eine Standard externe Festplatte.
Viel Spaß !
The performance difference between these two is only theoretical , which you will never notice in the real world scenarios .
If someone is upgrading from an HDD , then i would suggest that they should buy either this one or the 850 evo (if money isnt the problem).
And if you want something cheap and acceptable yet a huge performance boost over any HDD on the planet they can even get the kingston v300 or the hyperX (but i got this transcend with 10% cashback so basically it costed me 5.2k , other SSDs like kingston are priced at 4.4k so getting this one was no brainer).
Now lets talk about the performance .
Laptop : Samsung NP300E5V-S02IN
i3-3120M (3rd gen Obvi.)
my previous HDD was a SATA2 one so performance was stupidly slow for me.
after installing this SSD i can boot up my laptop , launch chrome , open youtube and play a video under 20 SECONDS.
Apps loads up in few seconds which used to take 20-30 seconds even after that it would still be loading .
now remember that i have an i3 laptop. just imagine what kind of performance one can get on a high end laptop or a desktop.
my honest suggestion is ...
IF any one of you with a laptop that costs more than 50k , you must install an SSD to unleash the true power . doesnt matter if you have a gaming rig or a gaming laptop , it will still be slower than an entry level laptop with an SSD(in every day tasks , not processor intensive tasks)
and ... if you want to get rid of that "windows explorer stopped responding " or if you are tired of a pc\laptop becoming unresponsive while transferring data from\to an external HDD... Then the only solution (actually a cheap one) is installing an SSD
Now what about storage issues?
you can buy a higher capacity SSD which are costlier or you can install your HDD back into the laptop with an HDD caddy
Battery life / Power consumption :
i know you would be concerned if you had read the anandtech's review of 370S(this ssd), they said it consumes more power when its under load ..
BUT whatever that load will be that would lasts only few seconds which in turn consumes alot lesser power than any HDD which would have to run(spin) longer to complete that task. and if you still care about that marginal difference in power consumption then you can always buy the samsubg 850 evo(which is also a great choice) but the difference is very very small and exists only in a theoretical perspective.
benchmarks are attached (to be honest benchmarks are only numbers , never take any decision solely based on benchmarks)
Reviewed in India on August 19, 2016
The performance difference between these two is only theoretical , which you will never notice in the real world scenarios .
If someone is upgrading from an HDD , then i would suggest that they should buy either this one or the 850 evo (if money isnt the problem).
And if you want something cheap and acceptable yet a huge performance boost over any HDD on the planet they can even get the kingston v300 or the hyperX (but i got this transcend with 10% cashback so basically it costed me 5.2k , other SSDs like kingston are priced at 4.4k so getting this one was no brainer).
Now lets talk about the performance .
Laptop : Samsung NP300E5V-S02IN
i3-3120M (3rd gen Obvi.)
my previous HDD was a SATA2 one so performance was stupidly slow for me.
after installing this SSD i can boot up my laptop , launch chrome , open youtube and play a video under 20 SECONDS.
Apps loads up in few seconds which used to take 20-30 seconds even after that it would still be loading .
now remember that i have an i3 laptop. just imagine what kind of performance one can get on a high end laptop or a desktop.
my honest suggestion is ...
IF any one of you with a laptop that costs more than 50k , you must install an SSD to unleash the true power . doesnt matter if you have a gaming rig or a gaming laptop , it will still be slower than an entry level laptop with an SSD(in every day tasks , not processor intensive tasks)
and ... if you want to get rid of that "windows explorer stopped responding " or if you are tired of a pc\laptop becoming unresponsive while transferring data from\to an external HDD... Then the only solution (actually a cheap one) is installing an SSD
Now what about storage issues?
you can buy a higher capacity SSD which are costlier or you can install your HDD back into the laptop with an HDD caddy
Battery life / Power consumption :
i know you would be concerned if you had read the anandtech's review of 370S(this ssd), they said it consumes more power when its under load ..
BUT whatever that load will be that would lasts only few seconds which in turn consumes alot lesser power than any HDD which would have to run(spin) longer to complete that task. and if you still care about that marginal difference in power consumption then you can always buy the samsubg 850 evo(which is also a great choice) but the difference is very very small and exists only in a theoretical perspective.
benchmarks are attached (to be honest benchmarks are only numbers , never take any decision solely based on benchmarks)