Joined on 09/07/06
This is my go to drive for upgrade to ssd

Pros: Much faster than even recent OEM 2.5 hard disk drives Data migration is fast and straightforward Never have had a failure from a Crucial HDD
Cons: You should probably buy a 500g drive instead of 256. 500g from Crucial is a fine choice.
Overall Review: Found out about this product from reading Anandtech's solid state recommendations. This is one of my go to drives when replacing slow HDDs with SSD. You really can't go wrong when replacing a SATA HDD with this unit. I have bought the drives a bit on the small side just because they are for company use that will never need more capacity. Get a 500g for yourself for home use.
Install, get software, migrate data in less than an hour

Pros: Samsung migration software easy to find and download. No software configuration needed at all for migration, just hit 'start'. Data migration took 12 minutes from a 256GB SSD to this 500GB SSD. Transfer was about 240MB/s NvME drive was configured automatically in UEFI to be the boot disk.
Cons: There are better performers for less money.
Overall Review: Ease of use combined with very good performance were the deciding factors. This drive went into my personal machine and I wanted it to be very easy to find data on drive if I ever have any questions.
Good choice for DP to HDMI

Pros: Connectors felt solid in their sockets No problems with performance
Cons: none
Overall Review: Bought this cable to connect a computer to computer monitor. Worked just fine.
Easy to use product with good instructions

Pros: Artic website has documentation on how to spread material over all generations of CPUs Large amount allows for repeated demonstrations on how to spread material
Cons: None
Overall Review: If you somehow will use 8 grams of this material in a year or so, this is what to get. You don't want to store an open applicator indefinitely. I use this product for teaching my class how to apply paste. Even with over a dozen applications, there is still a huge amount left. Follow the directions, and if in doubt, use less, not more.
Easiest way to migrate to new drive

Pros: Allows for very easy migration of data to/from bare 2.5'' drive
Cons: None
Overall Review: I purchased the cable to migrate from a hard disk drive to a solid state hard drive. Cheapest and easiest way to do the migration. Don't use a cable for everyday use, get an enclosure. Also, I do spend a couple extra bucks to buy a cable like this that has more reviews than the cheapest cable.
Never any hangups, migration works every time

Pros: Samsung migration and Magician software tools easy to find, download and install. Migration software can copy from large HDD to small SSD as long as data size is less than target. Reasonable price for a very reliable drive with good performance. Cheap enough to justify replacing any slow, old mechanical hard disk.
Cons: There are other drives that deliver the same performance for a little less money if you watch sales.
Overall Review: I am in charge of my company's computer hardware. I routinely swap out old mechanical hard disks for SSD's like this. Samsung and Crucial are my usual go to brands for SATA replacement.