Walmart.com - PNY Retail-box "SSD Upgrade kit" (500GB or 1TB SATA SSD, USB-to-SATA, Acronis) $50/$79

[VirtualLarry]

PNY 500GB CS900 2.5” Solid State SATA-III SSD Upgrade Kit w/ Transfer Cable and Software - Walmart.com

Buy PNY 500GB CS900 2.5” Solid State SATA-III SSD Upgrade Kit w/ Transfer Cable and Software at Walmart.com

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This is probably hardly-needed for AT'ers, because you probably already have a USB-to-SATA (I personally recommend the StarTech ones, they've always been reliable), but maybe as a gift for the Joe Public in your life that still has a budget laptop with a dreaded "500GB 5400RPM HDD" (the bane of any serious computer tech).

Price isn't that bad, when you add in the SATA lead.

 

[dlerious]

According to the description on Amazon, looks like USB 1.1 interface.

Amazon.com: PNY SSD7CS900-500KIT-RB 500GB 2.5 inch SATA-III SSD Upgrade Kit with Transfer Cable and Software : Electronics

Amazon.com: PNY SSD7CS900-500KIT-RB 500GB 2.5 inch SATA-III SSD Upgrade Kit with Transfer Cable and Software : Electronics

www.amazon.com

 

[VirtualLarry]

According to the description on Amazon, looks like USB 1.1 interface.

Then Amazon is wrong?

The box as shown on Walmart.com, clearly shows "3.0" on the USB interface of the transfer cable in the diagram.

And the SSD is listed as "internal", which implies SATA 6G, and not USB 1.1.

 

[igor_kavinski]

It would also serve as a "better than USB flash drive" backup option.

 

[dlerious]

Then Amazon is wrong?

The box as shown on Walmart.com, clearly shows "3.0" on the USB interface of the transfer cable in the diagram.

And the SSD is listed as "internal", which implies SATA 6G, and not USB 1.1.

I see the description on Amazon says 3.0 It is a 3rd party seller with 0 reviews. Think I'd pass on that one.