G.SKILL Phoenix Pro Series FM-25S2S-120GBP2 2.5" MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

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I liked this drive when I initially installed it and I like it now. Boot time is 30 seconds from energy on to completely functional desktop. Programs snap open in a second. New firmware 3.1 improves functionality with AMD ahci drivers. Flashing firmware was a little hard. Like I said in my first critique, "SOMEONE DIDN'T Acquire IT FOR ME". I attempted flashing the firmware with AMD ahci drivers installed and it would not work. I had to revert back to msahci drivers to flash the drive. The new ten.12 AMD ahci drivers pass the trim command. They can be found under MB chipset drivers. Crystal Disk Information shows the trim as working. My scores in ATTO elevated to 280 read and 265 create up about 7mbps more than my old scores. Right after loading AMD ahci I went to the registry and disabled the msahci drivers. I can boot into Windows 7 with no a issue. AS SSD verifies I am making use of the AMD Drivers. Also right after flashing firmware Crystal Disk Mark Shows ssd at 100% exactly where before flash it was 91%. I hope this information will help some folks.Newegg and G Skill Rock!!!!!!!!!!

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Rather quick. Read/Write on CrystalDiskMark 220력, 270뢡 on ATTO. Quiet. Immediately after two hours of usage, create speeds dropped from 141 to 60-75. Stickers don't remain on well when removing the drive from my Sager NP8662. The sticker is an issue simply because warranty gets voided if removed. Seeing over 50% drop on write speeds(CrystalDiskMark) with no even a day of usage worries me. Had to use parted magic to restore speeds. My post on GSkill forum went fully ignored. I'd give it five out of five if it weren't for the sticker situation. Manufacturer Response:.Dear CustomerThank you for your G.Talent purchase and review. Please make positive you have the latest firmware, the write speeds should certainly not be drastically lowered. Also, having the most recent AHCI and Intel RST drivers may benefit this problem. If you need quick help, please make contact with our technical assistance department directly. Despite the fact that we do assistance consumers on the forums, it is only a place to share information and facts. Especially through the vacation season, it is complicated for us to attend every single and every single forum thread. Our key avenues of help are by means of e-mail and telephone.Thank youGSKILL HelpGood quality and client service are our prime priorities.Tech Help Email: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept Email: rma@gskillusa.comG.Talent Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

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-ssd technology-quick reads/writes-silent-just awesome -it could "not perform" at any time-the storage price is higher I made the switch from a wd raptor x 150gb model. That beast was 200 bones when I bought it. Now it shops steam for me leaving the ssd is in charge. That raptor is lOuD, and I imply scary below heavy load. My reasoning for the upgrade? Why have a quadcore all-in-one particular machine and have to wait for the disk to quit tearing itself apart attempting to load the goods?

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Quite rapid drive and pure silent. The ssd was tiny bit larger than the difficult drive cage for the lenovo x201 tablet, even so I managed to get it to fit so not a really major issue. I do feel a sense of discomfort reading about drives that fail on these reviews. There is no ease of mind in owning this drive because I have experienced a crash already, it scares me that the drive may possibly fail so I have to back it up regularly. I've knowledgeable once crash so far given that I have installed. I'm not confident of it was mainly because of the drive or not, but right after the crash the technique could not recognize the boot drive. I had to turn it off and back on once more and it started operating once again. Also bought the 8gb ram from gskill, incredibly effortless to install and works beautifully. Manufacturer Response:.Dear BuyerThank you for your G.Ability purchase and review. We are sorry to hear about your discomfort. The most current Sandforce controller is a comparatively new item that nevertheless has bugs to be worked out, but this drive really should prove to be really stable. Really should you have any problems, all Phoenix Series SSDs are backed by a 3 year warranty. If the drive ever becomes defective within this time frame, we can have it exchanged with the most recent version. For any further concerns or difficulties, please don't hesitate to contact our support department directly. They would be more than glad to assist you.Thank youGSKILL SupportGood quality and consumer service are our major priorities.Tech Support E-mail: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept E-mail: rma@gskillusa.comG.Skill Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

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The score my drive got on passmark 񢊆) is presently higher than the average score of any challenging drive listed in the passmark database! (the average score of this drive is currently 1754 leaving it in 2nd location overall)I don't have to tell you what 285 MB/s will do, I'm confident you can consider the outcome of your own usage scenarios with such speed. A screw was loose in my laptop and I stupidly took off the cover to the hdd location whilst the laptop or computer was still on. However there need to have been some sort of static shock that created its way through the caddy and into the drive as it lost its beginning sector, and all information was temporarily unreadable. I was nonetheless, capable to repair this problem within an hour, and I chose not to remove a star as a outcome of the challenge considering that I am rather convinced that it was my fault completely. (I will update if the drive ever gets corrupted once again.)

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Totally silent, rapidly. I used to be annoyed at getting to reboot following installing updates, programs, and so forth. but now due to the fact it takes about 20-30 seconds to boot, I dont mind at all. Price? Honestly, its worth the income. If you have windows 7, theres truly no need to modify a bunch of settings to optimize it for SSD usage because windows 7 does it for you already. Just make sure to disable defragmenting. Also, despite what other could say, DONT disable Process Restore. I've already had to do a full reinstall of windows due to an weird error after a windows update.

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Quick. (Mostly) silent. Sometimes renders itself undetectable to BIOS. On these occasions, the personal computer will inexplicably reboot, and the SSD does not appear in the list of offered boot devices, major to a "MISSING OPERATING Program" error on bootup. The firmware update to three.1 aided somewhat (and even obtaining THAT to function was a nightmare) but it nevertheless occurs from time to time. The only way to get it to come back is to energy off the laptop entirely and wait a handful of seconds, then power on once again. If I'd identified this drive was going to be this flaky, I'd have spent the extra income to go OCZ. Not all SandForce drives are made equal! Manufacturer Response:.Dear CustomerWe are sorry to hear you are having such concerns. Please send the SSD in for replacement and the new 1 ought to work substantially greater. All G.Talent Phoenix Series SSDs are backed by a 3 year warranty, so within this time frame, we can have any problematic drives replaced. If you have any additional questions or difficulties, please don't hesitate to contact us directly as we will be glad to help you.Thank youGSKILL SupportExcellent and consumer service are our leading priorities.Tech Support E-mail: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept E mail: rma@gskillusa.comG.Talent Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

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Rapid, for a week or two. Fails with no warning, inaccessible in BIOS, unreadable in an external enclosure--it just dies. I was sensible enough not to retailer anything meaningful on it the second time. I would not only not purchase this drive yet again, I'd in no way purchase from this manufacturer yet again. We have a dozen OCZ Vertex and Agility drives floating around and haven't had a single failure. The one particular time I took a possibility on another vendor, I got two failures in six weeks. Awful. Manufacturer Response:.Dear BuyerWe apologize for the inconvenience. We are sorry to hear that the drive is terrible. Please send it in for RMA and a later revision need to execute better. All G.Talent Phoenix Series SSDs are backed by a 3 year warranty for these varieties of conditions. If the SSD becomes defective within this time frame, we will be glad to send you a new 1. It is odd that the second drive had a problem, but hopefully the new replacement will have no issues. Thank youGSKILL AssistanceGood quality and consumer service are our top priorities.Tech Support E mail: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept E-mail: rma@gskillusa.comG.Ability Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

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Rapid - SSD tends to make a huge distinction as your boot drive. Obtain it, use it. Win. I have two of these. One of them has worked fine. The other had sporatic complications getting detected on boot just right after neweggs warranty ended. So I paid the ฤ odd bucks and sent it in. No challenge, hardware fails appropriate?I recieved the replacement in about 8 days - not bad. However the replacement drive doesn't perform at all.So far 66% of the drives I have had Ɠ total) have failed inside 2 months (one DOA).So IF G.Talent gets it right this subsequent time and essentially excellent test this thing ahead of shoving it out the door then I will have spent ุ a lot more in shipping.My suggestions? Buy one more drive - superior quality - and spend your money on the drive instead of shipping. Manufacturer Response:.Dear ClientWe are sorry to hear the replacement is not functioning correctly. This is incredibly odd and it need to in no way happen. Return shipping ought to not be ฤ, USPS Very first Class w/Delivery Confirmation (Insurance optional) would be enough and price substantially less. If you have any further concerns or concerns, please feel totally free to get in touch with us straight. Thank youGSKILL HelpExcellent and customer service are our top priorities.Tech Help E mail: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept E-mail: rma@gskillusa.comG.Skill Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

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- Little kind-issue two.five"- Wonderful speed- Incredible packaging! Neat and small! - New drivers appears buggy, did not have the guts to attempt it however as the forums are complete of complaints about it. I suggest to wait for an additional a lot more stable release of the driver. Charges 1 egg. The install that driver in a HAF922 it was not so simple with the 3.5" adapter plate, but feasable. Manufacturer Response:.Dear ClientThank you for your G.Ability obtain and critique. We are sorry to hear the driver seems buggy to you. Please speak to our technical support department with your difficulties and they will assist troubleshoot the dilemma. Based on our testing, the SSD firmware is stable, so let us know the troubles you have so we can fix them. For the most up-to-date SSD updates and details, they will be listed on the Official G.Ability Forum.Thank youGSKILL SupportTop quality and buyer service are our best priorities.Tech Support E-mail: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept Email: rma@gskillusa.comG.Talent Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

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Good little drive for a Computer, installed in minutes and it's supersonic quick. For the price, the overall performance is awesome. Looking at some benchmarks briefly on the internet it looks to be faster than a Patriot Torqx 128GB drive I have been running for a year now. I would compare this to the speed of the Torqx just by watching the startup occasions. Doesn't perform in a MAC OSX like a tricky drive must, also bad G.Skill doesn't place focus on the Mac intense customers as well - two eggs. Confident other people today have stated they created it function, nonetheless taking the drive out to format it and put it back in is a perform about and shouldn't count as a repair. It's not effectively operating unless you can boot up from the MAC OSX disk and execute a format on it as you would with a standard hard drive. Even the vendor stated the latest firmware doesn't function with Mac OSX. I attempted with Mac OSX Snow Leopard and a Mac Pro 2006 version 1, 1 with no achievement. Yes whilst I could've taken it out and formatted it... bla bla bla I decided to set up it in one particular of my PCs instead (that's when it worked wonderfully). Is it MAC OSX or the controller on the drive? Who knows. I do know that the Patriot drive operates and it has a unique controller. Mac users acquire the Patriot Torqx 128GB instead for a suitable drive that will work with Mac (just don't anticipate a resolution like trim for a Mac anytime quickly - thanks to Apple will have to rely on garbage collection in the meantime). Pc users that have no intention to moving over to Mac will be very satisfied with this drive. My wife purchased this drive for me as a Christmas present by means of Newegg when it was on special for black friday. Manufacturer Response:.Dear ClientWe are sorry to hear you are not totally satisfied with your SSD. Sad to say the most current Sandforce controllers are not completely compatible with Apple just but. We and Sandforce are operating for a remedy. Also, the Mac operating program does not totally help SSDs just but, so hopefully in the future this will all pan out. SSD technology is nonetheless in its youth stage, so as soon as there is a lot more help, such compatibility problems will be addressed.Thank youGSKILL SupportQuality and buyer service are our top priorities.Tech Assistance E mail: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept Email: rma@gskillusa.comG.Ability Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

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Really quickly! Applications and applications load swift. There is no heat. Battery life is longer. Transferring files amazingly rapidly. When attempting to come out of sleep mode or hibernate mode system crashes but starts back up typical with no harm. Reinstalled the OS and nonetheless the similar challenge. You could say it deserves 2 or 3 eggs for that issue but if you don't go into these modes ever then I wouldn't be concerned about it but if your picky then I would appear into it far more. Manufacturer Response:.Dear ConsumerThank you for your G.Skill purchase and evaluation. Glad to hear the SSD is working effectively in your pc. We are conscious of the sleeping situation and will have a resolution for it shortly. Our target is to have items free of charge of problems, so we will continue to make revisions till it is best. For all the most up-to-date SSD data and updates, please take a look at the Official G.Ability Forum.Thank youGSKILL SupportHigh quality and consumer service are our top priorities.Tech Support E-mail: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept E-mail: rma@gskillusa.comG.Skill Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

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Enjoy Gskill memory. Dispointed to recieve a SSD that was DOA. Speak about bummed out! It didnt function. I like to run Manufacturer Response:.Dear CustomerWe sincerely apologize about this problem as it need to by no means take place. Please send the SSD in for RMA and the replacement ought to work superior. All G.Ability Phoenix Series SSDs are covered by a 3 year warranty; really should something happen to the drive within this time frame, we can have it replaced with a new one particular. If you have any additional questions or challenges, please really feel free of charge to contact us straight.Thank youGSKILL AssistanceHigh quality and customer service are our top priorities.Tech Help E-mail: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept E mail: rma@gskillusa.comG.Skill Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

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Employing this in conjunction with a 1TB Baracuda (for storage). I have a seriously tough time bogging this thing down. As soon as solid state engineering is less costly than tricky drive on a GB to GB level, hard drives will swiftly turn into obsolete. If you want to see overall performance, look at the benchmark final results (just search for tough drive benchmark). This drive has consistently held a single of the highest positions considering that its introduction. I run GSkill memory, and now GSkill storage and I don't regret it. Doesn't run really at the advertised speeds, but nothing does. (Turns out the real globe is not as best as some of the testing environments.)

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Worked in my external enclosure even though plugged into Macbook pro Did not perform inside my Macbook Pro - and I had to disassemble and reassemble not as soon as, but twice. G Ability as a firm has however to address this issue, which is popping up EVERYWHERE (G Ability forums, Newegg Reviews, and Mac websites) I never write evaluations, but bottom line, do not buy this SSD for a Macbook, Macbook Pro, or a laptop with a ribbon SATA cable. I ought to have believed the other critiques on this website, but now I know very first hand. It will only not function, and I have no notion what the cause of the challenge is. If you are employing this in a Computer Box, you are almost certainly fine. The worst portion - not being able to get your funds back. Your only hope is to resell it!! Manufacturer Response:.Dear BuyerWe are sorry to hear you were unable to configure the SSD for your Apple MacBook Pro. We are conscious of the compatibility concerns amongst the Sandforce controller and Apple. We are operating on a remedy and will post any updates on the Official G.Ability web site and forum. There is a temporary repair for this issue:http://www.gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t򖦬Feel cost-free to sign up and join our online discussion. The Official G.Ability Forum is total of facts and users that can assist with such matters. Thank youGSKILL AssistanceGood quality and customer service are our best priorities.Tech Help E-mail: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept Email: rma@gskillusa.comG.Skill Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

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still as quick as the day i got it none scores 7.7 on win index i have not had any problems with this drive i have had this far more than a year and still workin fantastic

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2.five", low energy, no moving parts! I in no way ran it against benchmarks since they aren't significant to me, but I'm impressed on its speed. Applications open as fast as you click on them. I'm operating this drive for my boot , OS and a couple games (WoW and BF:BC2) drive; I'm operating Win7 Pro x64. Process rates at 7.twoǝ.4 with the low rating component becoming a spending budget i7 that's not overclocked ^_^Rest of my program for reference information:BFGTech GS650Bloomfield i7 920 ʂ.8ghzAsus P6TCorsair XMMS 2Gx3 (cas 9)Corsair H50 HydroSapphire ATi 5870 (reference designƜx Seagate 160GB 񣚠rpm) - SATA1x LG Burner - SATA None There's a lot of analysis I did just before purchasing this; I loved that it had the sanforce controller. I only game on my windows computer so who knows how lengthy the cells will finish up lasting with the restricted write life of an SSD. But, hey everybody backs up their significant stuff appropriate? ^_^ I liked it so a lot I purchased a single for my girlfriend as a Christmas gift.

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Really Quick! It's very rapidly, very really quickly. Did I mention it's quickly? Won't wake from sleep :( NewEgg won't concern a RMA for a return, only a replacement :(What am I supposed to do with a drive that I can't suspend my laptop or computer with?!? This factor is going to make an remarkable paperweight! I ordered an X25-M drive, it's not as quick but I don't assume it has the very same sleep problems. Manufacturer Response:.Dear CustomerWe sincerely apologize for this problem. It is a dilemma with the Sandforce controller. We are operating with Sandforce for a remedy. Hopefully the new firmware upgrade will resolve this problem. Please use the SSD with out suspend for now, when the firmware is complete, you really should no longer have this challenge. For all the newest SSD facts and updates, please go to the Official G.Ability Forum.Thank youGSKILL SupportTop quality and customer service are our major priorities.Tech Support E mail: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept E mail: rma@gskillusa.comG.Skill Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

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It's super quickly. What additional pros could there be?My HDD use to bottleneck my 3.2ghz Quad-core and 4GB of DDR3 1333 RAM.That bottleneck appears to be gone. Though I only have onboard GPU so I can't vouch for any Gaming or HD video intensive rigs. BSOD only minutes soon after install. Some things seemed a little unstable. When opening videos there appears to be a slight delay. And multi-tasking doesn't seriously appear substantially superior than classic drive. I returned the 1st for one more. When the new a single came I was optimistic simply because the packaging was actually diverse (newer batch?). So far so good. I heard there was a negative batch. Manufacturer Response:.Dear ConsumerThank you for your G.Skill obtain and overview. We are sorry to hear you had slight concerns. Just before installing an operating technique onto the SSD, make certain to configure SATA mode to AHCI is BIOS. The SSD will not operate at maximum performance devoid of producing this alter. For all SSD data and updates, please check out the Official G.Skill Forum. There is a pool of info to optimize your solid state drive, and there are several customers that you can share your knowledge with. If you have any questions for us, please don't hesitate to ask straight. Thank youGSKILL SupportTop quality and client service are our top rated priorities.Tech Help E mail: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept Email: rma@gskillusa.comG.Skill Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

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Installed quickly and effortlessly. Installed Win 7 pro w/o any matters of any sort. Boots rapidly and cleanly. OS, paging file, and WOW on the SSD, all other data on old SATA drive. 1st SSD drive, and knock on wood, incredibly, incredibly, extremely satisfied with it. Had to go via old motherboard boxes to come across an added SATA cable. . . .QQ. . . . Haven't accomplished any tests to evaluate speeds, but WOW undoubtedly loads more rapidly and Win 7 had no driver problems with this drive. If you play WOW, and want to run Win 7, then I can say that this SSD operates nicely for each, with space left more than - had slightly less half the drive capacity after copying more than WOW immediately after fresh install of Win 7.

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I have had this drive for about 6 months and it is nevertheless as superior if not better than the day I installed it. G. Skill tends to make fantastic goods and their tech assistance is great. I also learned alot in their forums. No, Nadda, Not A single! Just to throw some info out there, the 3.2 firmware is out. I updated the firmware and definitely noticed improvement with the drive. I also updated the AMD ahci drivers that came out 1ቶቧ, driver version 11.1 located below motherboard chipset drivers on the AMD website. Right after flashing the firmware using msahci drivers, I installed the new Amd driver and whoa, what a difference in benchmarks. The new Amd drivers pass the trim command, "IT'S ABOUT TIME". Please keep in thoughts that you will not be capable to flash the firmware running the AMD driver. Flash with msahci then install the AMD. I hope this aids some of you guys. My writes are now 270 and the reads are 287 in ATTO. Appear out Intel.

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Rapidly, set up win 7 in 15 minutes. Turns on in 34 seconds, no waiting. Great. I did not skilled any variations in speed so far. I will check on the web for some updates. win encounter 7.2 I anticipated far better, no genuine con ASRock 870 EXTREME3Thuban t1075 3000 - Stock speedeight gig Mushkin 1300 - stock speed120 gig G skill SSDCorsair 750TXCooler Master USP 100 + 3 a lot more 120mm fansMy understanding is not really that high, it is just better than average.

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Rapidly, works good. Tight fit in notebook. Initially I was truly afraid to try this brand provided all bad critiques. Right after some investigation I discovered out that all complications are due to undesirable/beta firmware of Sandforce controller. Read article about how this occurred. Really, that's fault of Sandforce organization. Firmware 3.1 is the official release firmware that takes care of all the problems. I was lucky sufficient to get this SSD with 3.1 firmware already installed, so I had no problems at all. Installed Win 7 x64 and Ubuntu ten.10 side-by-side on this disk. Fitting it to Acer 4820T was somewhat tight due to the "box"-kind of the drive. "Normal" two.five" tough-drives have non-box shape that some notebook producers take advantage of, but if notebook is produced to the specs of two.5" difficult-drive, you will not have any issue.So far this SSD takes up all the beating I place on it - Photoshop, quite a few games, motion pictures, software development. Hope it will function for at least a year....

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Very quickly even though it worked. Utilised for much less than a month then died on me, my method no longer detects the drive no matter what I tried. Pretty angry appropriate now given that I still have essential files on there that I can no longer recover. if everyone has any idea how to get my files off this thing I am all ears. Manufacturer Response:.Dear ConsumerWe apologize for the inconvenience. We are sorry to hear your SSD has turn out to be defective. Please send it in for a replacement and the new one need to operate substantially far better. All G.Ability Phoenix Series SSDs are backed by a three year warranty for these varieties of instances. Inside this time period, we will guarantee you have a solid working drive or we will replace it with a new a single. If you have any additional questions or issues, please don't hesitate to ask.Thank youGSKILL AssistanceExcellent and client service are our top priorities.Tech Help E mail: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept E mail: rma@gskillusa.comG.Skill Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

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really impressed with SSD help: see manufacturer responses to issue listed here and the g.ability forums.rapidly drive.performs quite well even with truecrypt method drive encryption. "google" suggests this is not recommended (system encryption with SSD) but, very frankly, efficiency is nonetheless far much better than a regular HD so I'm really satisfied with it. Troubles such as put on levelling behaviour potentially causing lower entropy for program encryption are of course factually right but, in practice, make tiny distinction to the capability for any individual to decrypt your storage drive. none with this distinct SSD drive. (only cons I can consider of are related to alignment, trim and truecrypt but these apply equally to all SSD drives). Manufacturer Response:.Dear CustomerThank you for your G.Skill buy and critique. Glad to hear the SSD is operating properly in your system. Regarding consumer help, it is quite critical to us, which is why we take every concern on a case to situation basis. We want to make certain each and every single issue is resolved, and just about every user receives the proper help they require. Certainly each one has distinct technical skills, but we will do every thing in our power to make positive your technique is operating smoothly. Often even when it is not G.Skill product associated, we are much more than glad to help 1 in need. Laptop or computer builds can be quite tricky even for advanced customers/builders.Thank youGSKILL SupportHigh quality and buyer service are our prime priorities.Tech Assistance E mail: ustech@gskillusa.comRMA Dept E mail: rma@gskillusa.comG.Ability Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/