Dogfish Msata 128GB Internal Solid State Drive Mini Sata SSD Disk Drive High Performance Hard Drive for Desktop Laptop Notebook (MSATA, 128GB*5 Pack)

Easy install but probably won't last

I bought this Dogfish 512GB SSD to replace the LITE-ON IT 256GB SSD originally installed in my Dell E7240. I had run out of storage space on the original LITE-ON IT 256GB SSD. I used the free version of Macrium's Reflect cloning software to move all the files, OS and software onto the new drive. The advantage of using Macrium Reflect is that you don't have to manually partition the new, larger drive. Macrium Reflect has an option (look for it) to maximize the usable available partition on the new, larger SSD (twice the size, in my case) automatically - all 512GB. Not all cloning software packages can do that, including the one I originally downloaded. I also ordered the ELUTENG mSATA to USB 3.0 Adapter (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VP2WH73?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details ) to connect the Dogfish 512GB SSD to a USB port on the Dell E7240, in order to create the clone of the installed LITE-ON IT 256GB SSD. Once the Macrium Reflect software created the cloned SSD, I opened up the laptop (easy - 2 screws), removed the LITE-ON IT 256GB SSD and replaced it with the new Dogfish 512GB SSD. Closed it all up and it booted up perfectly with the new SSD. Now twice the storage available, due to the upgrade. BTW, I then re-opened the laptop and installed the old LITE-ON IT 256GB SSD into the open WWAN slot on the opposite of the motherboard. I used one of the screws that came with the new drive/USB adapter to hold it in place in the WWAN slot. Closed up the laptop, re-booted and I now had an extra 256GB of storage from the old SSD available - showing up as two separate partitions/external drives. It all worked out to be an easy upgrade, using the above-described parts.

Installed it in a Dell Latitude E7420, then installed Linux Mint Cinnamon 20.3 from a USB drive as the operating system. Everything went smoothly!! It's a very compatible and nice mSata drive.

Excellent.

Just a little bit about me. Long time Linux user, even beta tester for Lubuntu, some years ago. I typically purchase a refurbished laptop with Windoze 7 installed on it and install a linux distro like Ubuntu or Linux Mint on the same drive and dual boot both. While I don’t particularly like Windoze there are a few programs that I use that are only ported for that OS.. So, I have to keep a live version of Windoze and will probably have to move to Windoze 10 soon.Anyway, this write up is not about me, but the recently purchased Dogfish SSD 500GB disk. The disk is listed in Prime which makes delivery a couple days and it did arrive on time. So far, I have cloned it once with my exist boot ssd and there was an issue on the boot ssd so the cloning was not completed. I reformatted the Dogfish and decided to Bench Test it for kicks before doing anything else with the drive. Here are my actual bench tests today with the Dogfish installed in the mSata bus on my Dell Latitude E7240. I have not decided if I am going to clone my existing booting ssd to the new Dogfish or just use it as a media storage drive.Disk or Device: 500 GB Disk — DOGFISH SSD 500GB [S0712B0] (/dev/sdb)Sample Size: 10.0 MiB (10,485,760 bytes)Average Read Rate: 528.8 MB/s (100 samples)Average Write Rate: 456.7 MB/s (100 samples)Average Access Time: 0.08 msec (1000 samples)People those are really good results, and I will be buying more Dogfish drives for sure. Best bang for the buck I have found in mSata SSD drives. Picture with blue screwdriver pointing to the 500GB Dogfish. Screenshot of the Bench Test results.Update: 10/24/19 Okay, I went on and did install Windoz 10 on the new drive and it is very quick. Now I can boot from the Linux Mint or the Windoz. Cool

I have bought three 256GB and one 1TB Msata SSDs in the recent past. They have worked as well as I had expected until the last 256GB Msata SSD that I bought. I acquired that one in March and it is now last May. What is the problem? I have two identical NUC type CPUs. They are about three years old and both have been working fine. I install that problem SSD in one of them, installed Fedora-36 Linux and ran the CPU in a network for awhile. I started seeing that the CPU would be found to be frozen after a few days of continuous running. When I monitored the system more closely, I found that the system might freeze in just a few hours or within no more than a day. I thought old CPU, defective CPU. I than installed the SSD in the identical second CPU and ran it for awhile. It would freeze in the same fashion as the first CPU. Was the second CPU defective as well? I did not think so. Replaced this 256GB Msata SSD with a 1TB Msata SDD in this second CPU, also made by Dogfish, installed Fedora-36 Linux and the problem has not reoccurred so far in three days. My suspicion is that the 256GB Msata SSD is faulty. It is probably too late to return and replace this SSD and I have long since thrown out the packaging in which it came. A lesson learned here is to always test new media hardware when you receive it. Try to run some read and write tests on the drive and you may be able to filter out and return drives that may cause you problems.

Good value, has been working for months now. Unfortunately, my Thinkpad W530 wired SATA-II to the mSATA slot, so I can't verify full SATA-III performance.

This is the 4th...? DogFish SSD ive bought and so far they are pretty good for what you pay. I keep leaning back to them for all the work I do for others laptops and my own. This little guy was just what I needed to install WIN10-P on an older laptop that had a 500GB HDD. Now that HDD is just the the "D:" in a DVD/Drive bay enclosure.25-35Sec boot from reset to splash screen is way better then the 1-1:30 min. While I know that time is relative coming from my oldest PC @ 6min load time, YES I'm that old, my client is happy with their "NEW" 2015 Dell/'DINO' booting and running smoother and snappier.Thanks "DOG"...Fish!No I have NOT been endorsed or payed for this. I just speak my mind on products I like if they are worth it to others. This is one such product. P.S. I use the 128GB in my E6540 as the OS boot 2years now all is good.

When I received the drive, it appeared as a blank drive, no partitions etc, but I discovered that it actually had a complete windows 8.1 pro installation on it, which was bootable, once I re-created the partitions... it had obviously not been used, there were no user files to speak of, and the drive reported under 1 hour of power on time, but there was a benchmark output file for the serial number of my drive from "HD Tune Pro"... which appeared to have been run from a network profile.The drive has less than 1 hour of power on time, and works well so I will not be returning it (though I should), but it is clearly not a "brand new" item and I wonder if it is salvaged from a batch of unused "pre-built" corporate desktop machines that were not sold. I would love to know the actual origin of this drive!

I used it to replace TECLAST SSD in my laptop.Need to format it, insert it in external housing (i used Eluteng USB3-ngff(M2) ) clone old HD (EaseUS Todo Backup Free 8.2) takes a while then replace original drive you may need to create a your own partition.Speed as expected 554 MB/s, and appears to run no hotter than original disk.So far very happy, excellent value, time will tell regarding reliability/life.

Easy to install

M2 500 GB di qualità , ottima e veloce su usb3 , ricordarsi che la memoria è vuota totalmente e và indirizzata con . Gestione disco. Alloccarla e poi formattarla.

Lo compre basicamente para ponerselo a una rasberry Pi ya que las memorias SD se dañan de manera frecuente y pues me salio a un precio razonable. funciona de maravilla en el adaptador USB que le compre pienso comprar un par mas.