Dual Boot Windows Laptop

I got this enclosure to dual boot Windows on my iMac with an SSD. The installation of the SSD is incredibly easy and fast, just be careful of when you put the SSD in to do it at an upward angle until the SSD slots in without forcing it. After the SSD was seated the enclosure easily closed up and it was ready for use. There is a thermal pad to transfer heat to the case which acts as a large heat sink. So far with constant use and installing a bunch of software on it all at once, the case has only slightly warmed to the touch. There really is no need to worry about overheating because even under a constant load the case does a good job of drawing the heat away. For the price it is a great option.

This machine does everything I need at a great price. I can dual boot Windows and Linux, I can use an external monitor at 144hz through the USB-C port, audio out port is on the left, and getting into the device for upgrades is super easy--adding a second drive was simple. Personally I would prefer a larger keyboard without the 10 key on the side. The monitor is great for the price, but if you want better colors, you'll want to spend more on something else. I keep my chat windows open on the laptop monitor when I'm plugged into an external display, so it's no biggie for me. The WiFi radio it comes with is also a cheap one. Linux had no issues with it, but Windows 11 wouldn't connect to it sometimes. So, I swapped it out for one from Wise Tiger with an Intel AX210 and it works great now! Yes I would buy again and shipping from B&H got here fast!

I upgraded the hard drive in my main business laptop (a dual-core 17.3 Windows 7 Pro machine) with this SSD and the difference in performance is dramatic!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Very fast boot windows. 5/5 wish i got more storage

New hard drive fixed my dual boot issues and have plenty of room for projects and storage

(This review was collected as part of a promotion.) So far so good with dual boot Fedora 36 and Windows 11. Machine feels sturdy, good keyboard, does not get hot or noisy on normal workloads, good screen. There were some improtant tweaks to make to get the most out of the harware on Linux. Namely, using the `amd-pstate` cpu frequency scaling driver (with schedutil governor gives great results), and installing the proper codecs for smooth video playback and hardware acceleration on the gpu (`ffmpeg`, `libva`, `libva-utils`).

I edit Broadcast TV shows and I have a dual boot MAC Pro so I can run both Final Cut Studio and Media Composer. I'm tired of having to swap keyboards when I need to change edit systems. The Keyboard cover solves that issue and had the added bonus of protecting the keyboard from my mishaps with coffee during long edit sessions. So I now get by with one keyboard that I can't fry with my Starbucks. It's a win-win situation. You gotta love that!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Had it for about a year now and it is so quick to boot into windows and load all my games. I love it.

Great looking motherboard. Perfect for my needs. Synced my RGB up first try and I didn't have to reinstall windows. My boot driver booted right up no issues. Once I get a beefy power supply, I might start overclocking for fun and i know this motherboard is up for it

I migrated from a 960 PRO, itself no slouch even by today's standards. But there are a number of scenarios where this TLC drive absolutely destroys the older MLC drive in my workflow: Copying large amounts of files, small or large. The new controller on this SSD probably helps quite a bit here. I'm very happy with the purchase, this was a totally painless migration of an existing Windows 10 boot SSD to this new one. Samsung offers migration software to download and it works really well. You just have to be aware that if you migrate a boot drive and reboot: (A) make sure you're telling your BIOS to boot from the new drive if you keep the old one in and (B) if you keep the old drive in, Windows will take it Offline. You have to go into Disk Management, delete the partitions on the drive and then create new partitions, then you can select to take the drive back Online and you're in business.