Pros: I purchased this drive several weeks back when Newegg had it on special for around $140 or so and do not regret it at all. This is a very nice drive for the money, as quite fast, appears to be made from quality components, and is overall an excellent value. I wouldn't look at any other drive if you are wanting a great drive at a great price. Toshiba controls the manufacturing from start to finish and I am sure they wouldn't release a faulty product. The toggle NAND is fast and doesn't leave much to be desired. Sure, there are faster drives but they aren't much faster and you really pay for this small incremental difference. This is also a slim drive which allows it to fit into netbooks and other applications that require a 7mm thick or less drive. I have one netbook where this is a concern but feel this will become a new industry standard in the future. I also like the fact that it still uses the traditional MLC instead of TLC NAND flash for both longevity and performance reasons.

Cons: Sure, they make faster SSDs but they difference isn't going to be noticeable under most uses. The packaging and the drive itself are very plain Jane but this doesn't really matter when it is inside your system and you cannot even see it.

Overall Review: If you can get this drive on sale, you won't find a better budget SSD. I am very pleased with the performance of this unit and really don't consider it a sacrifice over a higher priced but faster drive. The incremental increase in performance is simply not worth the price. Toshiba also controls manufacturing from start to finish. This includes everything from the NAND memory to the controller. Like Samsung, they are not going to put out junk. Some of the lower-end Samsung drives use triple layer or TLC NAND flash. This uses the more traditional MLC or two layer which is both faster and longer lasting.

Pros: I am now on my 3rd RMA from NewEgg so the main pro is that NewEgg is willing to take these duds in return. Considering that all three provided have not worked, makes me wonder if there are any pros. I liked the specs on the box and the ability to use eSATA. Maybe this will work with eSATA as I have only worked with USB on this device.

Cons: When using USB, the system WILL not even act like anything has been plugged in. I have tried three different verified as working drives each time, many USB cables, and at least three different computer systems of different make and model. There is the same result each time and no exclamation points or question marks show in device manager. It has been tested with XP and Vista, both 32 and 64 bit.

Overall Review: I am glad NewEgg is giving me a full refund instead of replacing and covering the shipping on this latest drive as I think the model or a large batch is flawed. I have used many similar enclosures and never had this type of problem. I sometimes see them where certain drives just don't get along but this one does nothing. I will be looking through the list and paying close attention to the product ratings when I order a new one tonight. StarTech is usally a good product but not this one. Three in a row have been no good so AVOID!

Pros: This is a large capacity drive for an affordable price, performs with relatively fast speeds, especially compared to a traditional HDD, and offers the durability of true MLC memory. It is also a 7mm thickness drive which allows greater flexibility in mounting in laptops and netbooks which call for this thinner form factor. There are only two 1TB class drives in this category. This is one of them as is the Samsung 840 EVO.

Cons: I can't really think of anything major. You don't get the full 1TB out of this drive where you do get that out of the Samsung 840 EVO. This drive is also a little slower than the 840.

Overall Review: This and the Samsung 840 EVO are the only two 1TB class drives in this category. I chose this drive because of its usage of more tried and true two layer MLC memory rather than Samsung's TLC (triple layer) memory which isn't know for as long of a life as MLC. I understand this isn't as big of a problem in real world tests as the drives wear-level themselves and wearing out a 1TB drive would take forever. The 840 is also supposed to be a slightly faster unit. This isn't the fastest SSD out there but it is still light years ahead of any mechanical SSD, especially when being used as a data drive. I would suggest this unit to anyone looking for a 1TB class SSD!

Pros: SSD reliability and efficiency.

Cons: This drive is SLOW and a very small size. I recently got this used along with another SSD and a few other computer items. I wasn't expecting anything too amazing from this unit considering the age but it seems to be slower that some of the faster mechanical hard drives I have used. I had planned to use as a boot drive for a security system monitoring computer as the OS and software only took up a fraction of this small 32GB drive and figured it would serve this purpose just fine. The security PC, which is a beat-up early generation i3 system I got for almost nothing, CRAWLED when using this SSD as a main boot device. I am not sure what the issue was but the ratings/specs appeared very similar to the Kingston 64GB V200 SSD I also got with this trade. I then tried the Kingston in place of this unit and I got the speed and snap I would expect from an SSD, even a low end one like this. The only thing I would consider this SSD in is a replacement for a mechanical hard drive in an older slower PC or laptop where performance is not a main concern.

Overall Review: Save your money for something just a little better. You won't regret it as the Kingston V200 drive, which I consider to be a low-end unit, still runs circles around this one. You are not likely to find either of these drives on sale new but are likely to find them on the used market. I also tried it in a Core i5 Sandy Bridge laptop just to see how it would run and it was also very slow here.

Pros: I purchased one of these a couple months back and continue to be extremely impressed for the performance! This is hands down the fastest SSD I have ever used or owned, not that I have experience with dozens of them. While the Mushkin Enhanced Chronos I used to have is a nice drive, this one performs better and has claims of like 3x the life. While I have never worn out any SSD, the eMLC is a nice safety margin that I enjoy having. It should get 10k writes at a very minimum and might far beyond that. I purchased one that must have been an older unit still in circulation. It had a 3.x firmware. These are impossible to update. PNY replaced the drive with one that had the updateable 5.x firmware so the problem was solved. These drives are also assembled in the USA with foreign and domestic parts. It is nice to buy a high-tech product largely made by US workers! I was glad to see it isn't another China product. I have also purchased a 240GB version of this for someone else and it is also a nice product. I have no reason to expect the 120GB version would be any different.

Cons: None except the high price. As with most other things, you get what you pay for! Older versions with 3.x firmware cannot be updated but PNY RMAed one with this issue for one with 5.x firmware.

Overall Review: If you don't mind paying a premium price for a premium product, this is the way to go. Sure, there are likely slightly faster SSDs out there but this one is no slug and has claims of 3x the life of conventional MLC SSDs.

Pros: Extremely fast and claims of excellent durability with regards to write cycles. Make sure you get one with firmware 5.0.x, otherwise you might not be able to update the drive. This drive is faster than my Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe which should be a faster drive according to the published specs.

Cons: Be sure you get the newer version of any PNY Prevail Elite drive. There is an older version with firmware 3.3.4 and the firmware cannot be updated. This is a handicap with regards to speed and reliability issues that have been found over time. I recently had to trade one of these out through PNY as sleep mode doesn't seem to work reliably with this older firmware plus I wanted the faster speed offered by one that could be updated. I have FW 5.0.5 on mine and no complaints!

Overall Review: This is a professional grade drive with a professional grade price but well worth it for the enthusiast. You won't be disappointed with this drive!