Despite having jumped all those flaming hoops, the drive works like a charm once you manage to get it going, and the upgrade is...  Read More

Despite having jumped all those flaming hoops, the drive works like a charm once you manage to get it going, and the upgrade is a great way to inject a new lease in life to your old metal.  Read Less

Best upgrade for an old laptop, my wife's dell inspiron 6000 has never run faster.

Best upgrade for an old laptop, my wife's dell inspiron 6000 has never run faster.  Read Less

) - my drive had intel chips made in 2014 (controller itself was made in 2022, hdd was assembled in late 2023)and now, the ugly...  Read More

) - my drive had intel chips made in 2014 (controller itself was made in 2022, hdd was assembled in late 2023)and now, the ugly points:- no trim support on firmware.  Read Less

5ghz intel celeron cpu and 500mb of ram running xp, it felt almost unusable, even with anti-virus off, system restore off, and ...  Read More

5ghz intel celeron cpu and 500mb of ram running xp, it felt almost unusable, even with anti-virus off, system restore off, and a crazy-fast wifi internet connection.  Read Less

Overall, for $50, on a light-duty old pc, this was totally worth the expense.

Overall, for $50, on a light-duty old pc, this was totally worth the expense.  Read Less

It was well worth the $70 to have a reasonably quick "spare" laptop (whose entire history i am intimately familiar with).

It was well worth the $70 to have a reasonably quick "spare" laptop (whose entire history i am intimately familiar with).  Read Less

But then your other option is that trascend pata ssd that costs double and it's always in short supply, so it's not like we ret...  Read More

But then your other option is that trascend pata ssd that costs double and it's always in short supply, so it's not like we retro hardware enthusiasts have it easy :/  Read Less

- well, it's a good price for a relatively rare beast.

- well, it's a good price for a relatively rare beast.  Read Less

Start up time was a fast 28 seconds.

Start up time was a fast 28 seconds.  Read Less

The package appeared to have been opened a number of times (bent edges, etc.

The package appeared to have been opened a number of times (bent edges, etc.  Read Less

The system is "snapper" then it was new and is jam packed with programs and utilities.

The system is "snapper" then it was new and is jam packed with programs and utilities.  Read Less

I've observed the performance is significantly better than the momentus it replaced (in w7 wei, the ssd has a 5.

I've observed the performance is significantly better than the momentus it replaced (in w7 wei, the ssd has a 5.  Read Less

And of course they have changed specs without prior notice (including the rebranding of their entire pata lineup to yansen).

And of course they have changed specs without prior notice (including the rebranding of their entire pata lineup to yansen).  Read Less

After reading a lot of reviews on kingspec, and other competitor drives, i was a bit concerned, but figured there weren't any g...  Read More

After reading a lot of reviews on kingspec, and other competitor drives, i was a bit concerned, but figured there weren't any great options, and at the price it was worth a shot.  Read Less

(this observation seems to contrast with other reviewers who stayed with xp installs, and reported lesser gains.

(this observation seems to contrast with other reviewers who stayed with xp installs, and reported lesser gains.  Read Less