-Up to 28x better performance than a typical hard disk drive
-No-wait boot up and shut down
-Faster app load and response times
-Up to 15 per cent longer battery life
-nCache 2.0 technology delivers enhanced speed and endurance
Boost your PC's performance up to 28x with an easy and affordable upgrade to SanDisk Ultra II SSD. You'll enjoy no-wait boot up,and shorter application load and data transfer times than your traditional hard drive ever delivered-plus longer battery life andmuch cooler, quieter computing, too1. No matter how you use your PC, SanDisk's nCache 2.0 technology makes for a better experience,delivering high speed and staying power even when you're socializing, shopping and watching the playoffs all at once. Proven shock and vibration resistance mean you won't lose your data even if you drop your computer. When you're ready for a better computing Experience without buying a new computer, this easy-to-do-yourself upgrade to SanDisk Ultra II SSD will make your old PC behave like abrand-new machine.
Manufacturer: SanDisk
Capacity: 480GB
Edition: Ultra II
Form Factor: 2.5"
Height: 7 mm
Interface: SATA III - 6Gb/s
Host Controller Interface: AHCI
Controller: Flash Memory
Max. Read: 550 MB/s
Max. Write: 500 MB/s
Max. Random Read 4K: 98000 IOPS
Max. Random Write 4K: 80000 IOPS
MTBF: 1,750,000 hours
Max. Operating Shock: 1500 G @ 0.5 m/sec
Max. Non-operating Shock: 1500 G @ 0.5 m/sec
Connectivity: 1 x SATA III - 6Gb/s
Package Type: Retail
Latest comments (31)
christianschmeer
2 Jun 16#31
No, I bought two 960GB Ultra II and was going to put them in a RAID0 USB3.0 enclosure for video editing purposes, but I have now found the SanDisk Extreme 900 1.92 TB drives on Amazon, which are essentially two 960GB SSD chips set up in RAID0 inside a much smaller enclosure. I was wondering which setup would provide more speed (when using USB3.0 not USB3.1).
xchaotic
2 Jun 16#30
You want to return 2 960GB drives and get one 480GB? :wink:
Anyway over USB 3.0 performance will be very similar - you will be bottlenecked by the USB/sata bridge so why would you bother returning the 960GB ones?
robodan918
2 Jun 16#29
My 512gb 950 was 167 shipped
If I'd gone for 2 850 pros in raid 0 it would have been slower and more expensive.
If you're serious about getting fast and the best price to performance ratio go z170 with 2 or 3 m.2 nvme slots.
wottodo
2 Jun 16#28
After dilly dallying, took the plunge and ordered via prime now £69.99.Thanks OP.
christianschmeer
1 Jun 16#27
Hi everyone, I bought two 960GB Ultra II SSDs yesterday and I was wondering how putting them in a USB 3.0 RAID0 enclosure will compare to returning them and getting one of these? (they're technically also two SSDs in RAID0 internally): https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Extreme-900-Portable-1-92/dp/B01127E6RM/
Bear in mind that I currently don't have USB3.1, only USB3.0.
xchaotic
1 Jun 16#26
Read more closely - it is for games not boot drive - now he has almost 2TB of very fast storage for the bulk of games.
I've got a very similar setup except 4 x 480GB SSDs - many times cheaper than an NVM drive (but I do have an NVM SSD as a boot drive)
HedgyHoggy
1 Jun 16#25
Go to amazon.com (US) and compare the % of 1+2 star reviews.
Neobrown
1 Jun 16#24
Saw this early morning. Would have posted but didnt think it would gain much heat /facepalm
Damn that's one sweet price, I remember buying the 240gb one near xmas for £60 and thought its a good price.
googleboogle
1 Jun 16#21
Cheers. Any other options for a similar price?
tawse57
1 Jun 161#20
Stciky back velcro.
MBeeching
1 Jun 161#19
Connecting
- SATA data cable
- SATA power cable
Your PC may already have a spare power connection, check the cables leading to your existing hard drive and see if there are any free (there's usually more than one per cable).
Fitting
Fitting the drive will depend on your case. If there's a 2.5" bay available you're good to go, though it's more likely the spare bays will be 3.5". You could buy an adapter tray, or alternatively you could stick it to a flat surface inside the case with some velcro pads.
why not just go for the Samsung 950 pro for that price? much better performance than SATA in RAID 0, no need for "OS" drive
Are you on Z97?
neilc
1 Jun 16#17
What else will I need to fit this into a dell pc alongside the original hdd please?
ranxzy
1 Jun 16#16
Got two of the 960GB UltraII in Raid0 just for games, very fast. No dramas if I get any faults as gotta 500GB evo for the OS.
dezontk
1 Jun 16#15
Sign up to an online course for free or £5 / £10 etc. It's worth it for 5% on big purchases (you also get half price Prime membership) plus all the other benefits at other places. I've had 20% off river island etc. Saved well over £150 so far. A fair few places recognize it.
Mine was below. I didn't actually watch any of the course (it was all online video demonstrations). But I'm still a registered student for two years with NUS. Hope that helps.
There's probably a way of doing it, but for the sake of saving 4 quid, it's probably not worth the hassle.
spurs142
1 Jun 16#13
Remember if you are in a Prime Now catchment area you can get a tenner off. I just ordered one in London for £69.99 and its due be be delivered by 12 PM.
panrix
1 Jun 16#12
I got that... why put it in quotes then? Is there some way to claim you're a student when you're actually a 50 year old bloke who last studied 30 years ago? :smirk:
lkl265
1 Jun 16#11
Cancelled the Plus I had ordered last week for £75 and got this one.
Houstieboy
1 Jun 161#10
He means you get a discount if you're a student...
panrix
1 Jun 16#9
What do you mean by "student" discount?
xchaotic
1 Jun 16#8
I have 4 of those, working fine for over a year now.
They may a bit slower in benchmarks than say Samsung but in real life it's negligible.
malachi
1 Jun 16#7
No surprise, the 850 series is one of the best SSD's you can get.
alababaju
1 Jun 16#6
Brilliant deal, bought the 240GB version about two years ago a little above this price I think. It was my main laptop drive for about a year until I got a new laptop, now it's my second drive in the new laptop. No problems with it. Voted Hot.
alababaju
1 Jun 16#5
How did you come by this info?
HedgyHoggy
1 Jun 161#4
Ultra II's seem to have a much lower price and a much higher failure rate than the 850 Evo. I would not risk my OS on this.
Naith
1 Jun 16#3
Wish the 240Gb version was on offer...
Addikt
1 Jun 16#2
Bought the 480 plus the other day at £75, wish I hadn't now! Only complaint about it is it's slower than the Kingston SSD it replaced. This would be killer! HOT.
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Opening post
£75.99 with "student" discount.
-Up to 28x better performance than a typical hard disk drive
-No-wait boot up and shut down
-Faster app load and response times
-Up to 15 per cent longer battery life
-nCache 2.0 technology delivers enhanced speed and endurance
Boost your PC's performance up to 28x with an easy and affordable upgrade to SanDisk Ultra II SSD. You'll enjoy no-wait boot up,and shorter application load and data transfer times than your traditional hard drive ever delivered-plus longer battery life andmuch cooler, quieter computing, too1. No matter how you use your PC, SanDisk's nCache 2.0 technology makes for a better experience,delivering high speed and staying power even when you're socializing, shopping and watching the playoffs all at once. Proven shock and vibration resistance mean you won't lose your data even if you drop your computer. When you're ready for a better computing Experience without buying a new computer, this easy-to-do-yourself upgrade to SanDisk Ultra II SSD will make your old PC behave like abrand-new machine.
Manufacturer: SanDisk
Capacity: 480GB
Edition: Ultra II
Form Factor: 2.5"
Height: 7 mm
Interface: SATA III - 6Gb/s
Host Controller Interface: AHCI
Controller: Flash Memory
Max. Read: 550 MB/s
Max. Write: 500 MB/s
Max. Random Read 4K: 98000 IOPS
Max. Random Write 4K: 80000 IOPS
MTBF: 1,750,000 hours
Max. Operating Shock: 1500 G @ 0.5 m/sec
Max. Non-operating Shock: 1500 G @ 0.5 m/sec
Connectivity: 1 x SATA III - 6Gb/s
Package Type: Retail
Latest comments (31)
Anyway over USB 3.0 performance will be very similar - you will be bottlenecked by the USB/sata bridge so why would you bother returning the 960GB ones?
If I'd gone for 2 850 pros in raid 0 it would have been slower and more expensive.
If you're serious about getting fast and the best price to performance ratio go z170 with 2 or 3 m.2 nvme slots.
Bear in mind that I currently don't have USB3.1, only USB3.0.
I've got a very similar setup except 4 x 480GB SSDs - many times cheaper than an NVM drive (but I do have an NVM SSD as a boot drive)
- SATA data cable
- SATA power cable
Your PC may already have a spare power connection, check the cables leading to your existing hard drive and see if there are any free (there's usually more than one per cable).
Fitting
Fitting the drive will depend on your case. If there's a 2.5" bay available you're good to go, though it's more likely the spare bays will be 3.5". You could buy an adapter tray, or alternatively you could stick it to a flat surface inside the case with some velcro pads.
Those are the basics but there are detailed guides available: http://techreport.com/review/23624/how-to-build-a-pc-the-tech-report-guide/10
Are you on Z97?
Mine was below. I didn't actually watch any of the course (it was all online video demonstrations). But I'm still a registered student for two years with NUS. Hope that helps.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/online-courses-including-photography-excel-health-fitness-1-99-gogroupie-2398839
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/student/signup/info
http://www.nus.org.uk/en/nus-extra/
They may a bit slower in benchmarks than say Samsung but in real life it's negligible.