Install Laptop Ssd On Desktop Computer

I bought this SSD to have B&H install it when I purchased a laptop. It is a necessity to have an ssd when you use a computer for music.

I used 1 out of the 3 included cables to install a new SSD into a desktop computer. The remainder will be used at home on my machines. Thanks!

This SSD is fast and easy to install to either a laptop or a compatible desktop motherboard. I have it installed in my Dell Precision 7550 laptop, to replace the older 1TB SSD that was there. Just clone your existing (OS) SSD to this new WD_BLACK SN850X, then update BIOS settings accordingly and you are good to go.

Slim and fast SSD drive, excellent for on the go, or as an external drive for desktop/laptop.

Added to the memory on my desktop computer. Easy to install and works well.

Allowed me to easily mount an SSD drive in a an older Dell desktop computer.

I was nagged for this review, which I feel is a despicable practice that needs to end. Making it even worse is I haven't even used the SSD or cooler yet (and, if I'm lucky, I never will). I bought this one for use as a spare SSD so I could quickly replace one of the ones I already have in use if one should ever fail. I bought the combo because it was the same price as the SSD only. However, the heatsink I'm using already is not likely to ever fail. I have five identical SSDs and one cooler already in use so I'm basing this review off of them. So far, they have been working well. I use them primarily for data storage: four in a desktop computer and one in a laptop. In both computers, one of the drives in each also serves as a boot partition. For booting and running a computer from, they run as fast, if not faster, than the Samsung 970 Pros they replace which is remarkable considering that the Sabrents are TLC and the Samsungs are MLC. Write life for TLC drives are generally around half that of equally sized MLC drives but are still high enough to make it unlikely for anyone to exhaust the write life before replacing the drives for newer technology. The heatsink appears to cool better than the one used on the motherboard of my desktop computer. It just barely clears the graphics card (your mileage may vary).

I had a 6-year-old desktop with a regular (legacy) hard disk drive. The desktop was painfully slow when doing anything. After installing the SSD, the desktop instantly sprang to life. It's like a brand-new computer. If anyone has a slow computer, and it has a legacy hard disk, pop an SSD in and you will be amazed by the performance difference.

I purchased this adapter to help mount a Crucial SSD drive in my desktop computer. I have installed the drive but have not mounted it yet so I have not actually used this adapter. It appears to be well made and able to do its attended job well. I have no doubt that it will by perfect for its intended use.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Before this, I've never used a SSD in my desktop, only in my laptop (as it came pre-installed), but honestly, I don't think I could ever go back. Load times for my games have been non-existent, and with the SSD being 2 TB, I won't have to worry about running out of space so soon. Installation was a breeze, so I recommend this as a beginner SSD for those that want to have a good amount of storage for not an outrageous price.