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★★★★☆
Works well on my Acer E5-575-33BM
Installed this on the Acer Aspire E 15 E5-575-33BM. The card itself is great and, combined with a 4 GB RAM upgrade, my budget computer is now blazing fast.
Crucial's website and their answered questions here on this product page said it isn't compatible with my computer and with a number of computers. However, my computer's bios recognized it immediately and I only had to format it. Like many have commented, the Acronis software that comes as a free download for cloning the HDD didn't work, thus the 4 stars instead of 5. I download EaseUS for free and it worked perfectly. I have to wonder if the reason Acer said this card isn't compatible with so many devices is because the Acronis software doesn't work on those devices?
A few tips for novices like me who've never done this before: 1) After you install the card, you may need to format the drive in the Windows Disk Management tool. Just type "disk man" in the start menu and it'll take you there. Then format the SSD. 2) As mentioned above, skip Acronis and download EaseUS or another utility like it. (I actually tried installing windows from a recovery disk onto this SSD and it didn't work. Use cloning software like EaseUS and it'll save you a bunch of time.)
***UPDATE: Photos posted of the SSD mounted in the Acer computer's expansion slot.***
December 2016 · Electronics · verified purchase