Question 1

it says this is 64 GB but how much is actually usable once its formatted ? 
Ive heard you lose about half the volume...so is this true, 32GB in actual ??

Accepted Answer

The amount of space this ssd holds, is closer to the advertised size, than any other storage device I have ever owed. It is just below 64 when formatted. The only issue I've ever had with it is the fact that it is 64GB. If you have the money, then definitely buy a bigger one.

Question 2

Does this drive come with the necessary cable to hook up to power supply and the motherboard?

Accepted Answer

If i remember correctly, no to both. I don't quite remember because i have about 500 SATA cables and i'm never needing an extra. The SATA cable is the one that will connect from the SSD to the motherboad. The power cable going to the SSD will come from your PSU; this cable probably does not come off the PSU. If your PSU doesn't have the right type of connecter for SATA power, you can get an adapter (but I reccomend upgrading your PSU)

Question 3

Once I replace my old drive with this, what is the easiest way to transfer my Win8 OS over along with all data from my old drive?

Accepted Answer

Use a piece of software to copy the old hard drive to the new one. Some of these programs include a USB adapter to power up the old hard drive outside the laptop. This is why there are several versions of the SSDs, because some include this cable adapter / software and some do not. I don't know about SanDisk. Visit their website for tech support. I use another brand that newegg features which has the cable included as well as the software. Good luck!

Question 4

Hello,

Can I use a SSD and keep my current hard drive?

Oh and can work partially when I choose for them to work as I see fit?

Sincerely,

Seth

Accepted Answer

Hi Seth, 
Yes you can use them both at the same time, you will need to make sure your motherboard has room for both hard drives to connect, and you need to buy an eSATA cable to go with the drive if you don't already have one.  I don't understand your second question... solid state drives are fairly new tech, and they have a fixed lifetime, after which they will not work at all.  You shouldn't need to worry about that, but do a LOT of research on them before you start using one.  You cannot treat it like a normal hard drive.

Question 5

Will this SATA III work with HP laptop Pavilion G7-2022US NoteBook PC ?

Accepted Answer

Only if it has a SATA connector in the HDD slot. Check for two "L" shaped plugs rather than one square looking one. (SATA would be the two "L" shaped ones, one of the plugs is the power connector)

Question 6

Would there be a benefit to getting this SSD, if a motherboard (a) has an Intel H61 chipset, which does not support AHCI, and B) is only SATA II compatible? Or will non-AHCI and non-SATA III, cripple the SSD’s functionality in a system to a point that the cost does not justify the benefit in increased performance, if any? If the SSD was utilized for such a motherboard, would a user see a noticeable performance improvement, if any?

Accepted Answer

The SSD does make a difference if you have your OS on it. Or if you do alot of saving/ data transfer. My custom pc starts up from completly shut down to log in screen in 5-7 seconds. However, your SATA II linitation likly will prevent its usefulness. Ive only used SATA III, assuming the connections are the same, it wouldnt be as fast as you might like because it will only goes as fast as your slowest part.

Hope that helps clear it up.

If you really want a speed improvment, it might be work replacing multiple parts, i.e. motherboard, CPU, harddrive (SSD), and RAM. And possible a bigger power supply if you have a really small one.

Question 7

Could someone measure speed of the SSD with CrystalDiskMark or similar app? I'm especially interested about random R/W (4k) results.

Accepted Answer

I have used that program on mine and it works really well. I would not recommend this SSD though because it doesn't really have enough space for any practical use.

Question 8

Will my Dell XPS 1640 work with a SATA III SSD from Samsung (the Samsung 840 EVO 500 gb 2 1/2" SATA III solid state drive?

Accepted Answer

it will work, but will not take full advantage of the Sata III, but only Sata II which is 3Gbps. It will still be a significant performance increase over a standard hard disk drive.

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