Pros: 500gig in a fast laptop drive, at a good price. Can't go wrong with that!

Cons: none

Overall Review: I see a lot of mac users installing drives themselves, improperly. When you buy a hard drive, it does not come with mounts, as the manufacturer does not know what machine you are installing it into. For laptops, it is assumed that you will reuse the mounts from the drive you are replacing. There is the catch, you MUST reuse the mounts. Those rubber bumpers attached with screws to your old drive, THOSE are your mounts. DO NOT install this drive without your mounts, or else it will flop around in your computer, become unplugged, and cause nothing but heartache, and headache. That is not the drive's fault. Just because it is easy to install doesn't mean you don't need to know what you are doing to get it right.

Pros: Inexpensive "complete" solution external USB drive enclosure "disposable"

Cons: Crippleware slow leaves you wanting something better

Overall Review: I have used Acronis for years. It is good software that works great on healthy systems. But Windows systems tend to develop problems over time, and Acronis cannot correct those problems, and shouldn't be used until the system is healthy. As a result it requires a level of proficiency as well as other tools and methods that should be exercised prior to using this software. Among the tools needed is a complete version of Acronis to back up your system prior to doing the work to make it healthy. Think of it this way... If you have a newer system that has not had time to develop issues, this kit should work great. But in the real world a high percentage of systems will need additional skilled effort to bring them to the point this package is useful. When I saw this, I thought "what a great way to get a cheap copy of Acronis". But in reality that isn't what this is. Buy a USB drive dongle and full version of Acronis instead, and do it right.