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Look for one from SK Hynix, ADATA, or a Kinsgston Hyper X. 

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$17 - M.2 16GB SSD: https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-SATA-Chrome-C720P-RBU-SNS4151S3/dp/B00Q3K458Y/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1497411708&sr=1-2&keywords=m.2+ssd&refinements=p_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A14027456011

 

$19 - SATA 16GB SSD: https://www.amazon.com/KingDian-Internal-Upgrade-Desktop-MacPro/dp/B00WQZCOBU/ref=sr_1_12?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1497411748&sr=1-12&keywords=ssd&refinements=p_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A14027456011

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2 minutes ago, jwh_ said:

$17 - M.2 16GB SSD: https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-SATA-Chrome-C720P-RBU-SNS4151S3/dp/B00Q3K458Y/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1497411708&sr=1-2&keywords=m.2+ssd&refinements=p_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A14027456011

 

$19 - SATA 16GB SSD: https://www.amazon.com/KingDian-Internal-Upgrade-Desktop-MacPro/dp/B00WQZCOBU/ref=sr_1_12?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1497411748&sr=1-12&keywords=ssd&refinements=p_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A14027456011

The second one is no faster than a hard drive. 

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13 minutes ago, R3DOPS said:

I want to find a ssd 120GB or less. that is cheep and fast. Any suggestions? this is just for a laptop speed it up. 

The PNY CS1311 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019H3B3P6/

 

Great SSD, "only" $52.

 

Lower capacity SSDs tend to have really low performance

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18 hours ago, Energycore said:

The PNY CS1311 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019H3B3P6/

 

Great SSD, "only" $52.

 

Lower capacity SSDs tend to have really low performance

Compared to a HDD i think that drive will be allot faster you think? 

 

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SanDisk SSD Plus g26

 

Just whatever you do, do not get Kingston or PNY:

 

https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/184253-ssd-shadiness-kingston-and-pny-caught-bait-and-switching-cheaper-components-after-good-reviews

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