Most people are aware that swapping out the old hard drive in a laptop for a speedy new SSD can have a dramatic impact on performance. What most people don’t realize, however, is that getting your hands on a speedy new SSD doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. Amazon is running a killer sale right now that gets you a blazing-fast SanDisk 120GB SSD PLUS for just $25.80, which is a huge discount from the $65 retail price. 120GB not enough? You can double that capacity to 240GB for $32.99, or quadruple it to 480GB for just $59.99. The 480GB model retails for $200, so that’s a massive $140 discount!
Here are the bullet points from the product page:
- Easy upgrade for faster boot-up, shutdown, application load and response (As compared to 5400 RPM SATA 2.5” hard drive. Based on published specifications and internal benchmarking tests using PCMark Vantage scores.)
- Boosts burst write performance, making it ideal for typical PC workloads
- The perfect balance of performance and reliability
- Read/write speeds of up to 530MB/s/400MB/s (Based on internal testing; performance may vary depending upon drive capacity, host device, OS and application.)
- Shock-resistant for proven durability —even if you drop your computer (Shock resistant (up to 1500G) and vibration resistant (5gRMS, 10-2000 HZ/4.9 gRMS, 7-800 HZ), Temperature (from 0 degrees Celcius to 70 degrees Celcius))
- 3-year limited manufacturer warranty
