KingSpec Yansen 128GB 1.8" ZIF 40-pin SSD, MLC Flash Internal Solid State Drive for Compact PC/Old Laptop/Media Player

I couldn't be happier with this product so far! I replaced my busted Zune 30gb HDD with this 128gb SSD and it worked perfectly and fit within the original Zune's metal casing for storage. It took a total of 20 mins to disassemble and replace. I wish I had this ability 20 years ago when I was using this thing on the daily.I can't speak to lifespan yet, as it's only been a week of use. But so far, I am very pleased with the product.

I haven't benchmarked it or anything since I doubt I could give accurate results in the crappy UMPC I installed it in, but here's my experience with it after one day:I installed it in my HTC Shift, restored an image of windows 8 to it, and now my shift is running 100x faster. That old stock HDD was really a terrible, terrible bottleneck (and only ~32GB!). I'll update my review if this SSD fails on me any time soon.All I wanted out of this was for it to be a bit faster than the stock HDD (it's a lot faster!), no moving parts, and more space. I am very satisfied thus far.A note for HTC Shift owners, Windows 8 uses significantly less RAM than 7. If you're looking to increase performance on the shift, buying that overpriced 2GB RAM module is COMPLETELY unnecessary. I have 8 Pro running on it, and with the stock 1GB of ram, only 50% is in use after boot, and I've never seen it go higher than 70%. If you put 8 on it (and honestly, you should because 8 runs faster than 7, is more touch friendly, lighter on RAM and CPU usage, better in just about every way, etc), adding another GB of RAM is not going to increase your performance at all. It will literally do NOTHING. You're constrained by the 800MHz processor and the slow HDD- even with this SSD, anything that might possibly use the extra GB of RAM is going to run like s*** with or without it. Better to just rely on the SSD and pagefile.

I bought this drive to upgrade my old iPod Classic.I am very happy because it fits and works perfectly with no modifications or adapters required which is what I wanted. The price is right too. It costs about the same compared to buying and SD card adapter along with SD card.I noticed that it loads music faster compared to the original hard drive. I also like that I have more than double the original space which was only 30GB.Important note: If using in an iPod make sure you have the proper opening tools as disassembly can be difficult because iPod is very delicate. After that it is plug and play, when you plug it into the computer iTunes will detect that the iPod will need to be formatted. Once it restores the software it will work normal.

This was installed in a 120Gb ZUNE player & worked great for 3 months. Just enough to get past the return time. Now it's dead. I'm trying to find another brand as this certainly did not last. Quality control must not be awake. Learned a $80.00 lesson. Not even going to ask about a replacement.UPDATE 9-5-2022: KingSpec read my review of my defective SSD & REPLACED IT under their Guarantee without a complaint from me. VERY NICE company to deal with. This is about my 4th 128 Gb SSD drive in my ZUNE players with usually no problems at all. Except this one & It is now fixed. I do recommend these SSD's as they are very reliable normally. THANKS KINGSPEC !

I purchased this solid-state drive to replace an aging hard drive in my HP Mini 1000. I bought this because there weren't many options available for 1.8" drives. It was a big mistake. The solid-state drive is actually slower than the hard drive, which surprised me. Programs took twice as long to install with this replacement and booting it up took longer as well. I recommend sticking with an old stock name brand hard drive over a Chinese brand as you can trust a name brand any day. I expected better quality for $50 but apparently, I was wrong! At least I was able to get my money back!

Felt like a DIY project and decided to attempt to upgrade my HP MINI 1000 netbook and replace it's crappy and slow 16 GB SSD drive with this drive. I wasn't for certain it would work, but after some googling decided to give it a try. Once I got the ZIF cable going the right way, this drive made a HUGE HUGE difference in the speed of the mini. Windows 7 rated it a 5.9 making it the fastest thing rated in the netbook. I am very pleased with the performance of this drive. The unit shipped USPS and required a signiture which caused a bunch of commotion because the post office tried to deliver it to the wrong house and I had to go pick it up because of the post office mistate --> I took off one star because it should have been shipped fedex or ups!! Also there are zippo instructions in the box - just a warranty card, the drive and the ZIF Flex. I had to do some guessing as to which way to put the flex in - got it right on the third try. Overall very nice and fast unit and worked great in the HP MINI 1000. FAST and no more worries about running out of space on the netbook. AMAZON if you are lisiting, stop sending things USPS --> I hate it when you do that! :)

The only thing that works for Zune first gen