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title: "Intel 530 SERIES 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive (SC2BW480A4K5)"
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# 540 MB/s read speed 480 GB storage capacity 5-year warranty Intel 530 SERIES 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive (SC2BW480A4K5)

**Brand:** intel
**Price:** 86361 kr
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ⚡ Upgrade your workflow with Intel’s speed demon SSD!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Intel 530 SERIES 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive (SC2BW480A4K5) by intel
- **How much does it cost?** 86361 kr with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.is](https://www.desertcart.is/products/1755799-intel-530-series-2-5-inch-solid-state-drive-sc2bw480a4k5)

## Best For

- intel enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted intel brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Generous 480GB Storage:** Ample space for your OS and essential apps without compromise.
- • **Plug & Play Simplicity:** No drivers or complicated setup—just install and experience instant speed.
- • **Rock-Solid Reliability:** Backed by Intel’s industry-leading 5-year warranty for peace of mind.
- • **Blazing Fast Boot Times:** Cut your startup to under 10 seconds and reclaim your productivity.
- • **Energy Efficient & Durable:** Runs cooler, uses less power, and withstands shocks better than HDDs.

## Overview

The Intel 530 Series 2.5-Inch SSD delivers a lightning-fast 540 MB/s read speed and 480 GB of reliable storage, perfect for professionals seeking rapid boot times and seamless multitasking. With a 5-year warranty and easy plug-and-play installation, it’s engineered to boost your PC’s responsiveness while ensuring long-term durability and energy efficiency.

## Description

As a high-performance hard drive alternative, Intel Solid-State Drives boost your PC to the next level in storage performance and reliability.

Review: An Honest Review - !update 3/3/2016 On the very bottom is the update (pretty important)! Looking for vital information, below my experience review you'll probably find what you want. So I bought this since I was tired of having my OS on a Terrabyte hard drive and I wanted my OS to be isolated from everything else so it won't be affected. i went to install my OS windows 8.1, on a normaly on a HDD it takes around 1hr and 30 min to 2hrs. With this SSD it took less than 30 minutes to install heck not even 20. Orginally with my HDD it took 30 sec to 1 min for my PC to boot up. now it's less than 10 SECONDS!!! Take note I have a Intel core i3 3.5GHz along with 32GB. Considering I'm a college student and in the field of Computer Software Engineering/cyber security I want to make sure I've got enough ram and a decent processor to handle everything. Along with the solid state came a sticker with the words SPEED DEMON, and I have to say, it looks beautiful on my pc. Now to get to the important stuff. -If you want to make sure you can put it into your Tower PC you'll need the reseller kit as it comes with an extention for fit a 3.5 HDD slot/tray (screws included) or a black plastic add on for your Laptop (I'd recommend getting a larger SSD for a laptop so you have something to work with instead of constant worry over storage space.) It also comes with a SATA cable and a power supply cable. -Now some places it says that you need to do a few things in order to use a SSD. This is not the case, I simply hooked it up and installed my OS without any issues at all. (no there is no Driver and the disk that comes with the kit is only a bunch of manuals and warranty which you don't need to register it) -This Intel 530 SSD 120GB is most certainly large enough for an Operating System like Windows 7,8,8.1 and so on. I even have all my drivers (motherboard and graphics card) installed along with McAfee, Microsoft Office 2013, Google Chrome, Printer Driver and with it all up to date (with a lot more programs that come with windows 8.1) I still have 62.1 Gb left on it. *Size was my ultimate worry when it came to purchasing this product, which is why I am having this up for those with worry about storage space. you have enough space for essentials but I can't say you have enough for games.* -Note that you can make a SSD faster with TRIM but not having TRIM turned on will NOT affect an SSD, it'll just allow it perform better when uninstalling and reinstalling. I can't say this is something to worry about when it comes to something of this size since 120GB is not really enough space for gamers. Are there any cons with TRIM active, I wouldn't know since I'm not planning on using it since I have an OS on mine. I don't want to chance it. If you're asking, "Is buying this really worth the money I mean, it's seriously expensive?" Yes it's expensive but for the fact that it uses less electricity, runs faster, can take many more hits (falling on the ground or hammerd hits) than an HDD but the best part of all of these features, with Intel you get a 5 YEAR WARRANTY!!! 5 YEARS, just having that is worth the money. In short I am pleased with this product. It works very nicely. If you come up with issues then you had bad luck. Take note I'm reviewing this as a BRAND NEW product straight from Intel through desertcart. Hope this review helps. !update! So it's been a little over a year now and my pc is still running at blazing fast speeds. after a year of having it I still have 38.1 GB (why below) left on it. I will probably be upgrading it soon though, you don't want to have too much on a SSD or any storage device other wise it'll have some issues and potentially crash. Other than that I'm still running just fine, to think I have 4 years of warranty left on this thing. I would like to point out the 16.5 of the data is due to my OneDrive automatically downloading and writing to it. I would advice disabling this feature on an SSD because it can shorten the life of it. I don't know if you can change the drive to download and write too but this should be something you should be aware of.
Review: Fast and reliable - Pros - the price point was very competitive - around $0.60 per GB, add the 5 year warranty - it is really a great deal. Highly responsive customer support - the Intel cust support were really nice, and was with me for more than ONE FULL HOUR and also recognised my skill levels - though they couldn't solve the issue! I have now upgraded my laptop to this drive and using it for the last two weeks - it is really fast! Cons - 1. The retail kit is for desktop upgrade - so you will need a separate USB/SATA adapter for laptops. However this is a known fact and I was OK with this, and would still give 5 stars. 2. I upgrade the SONY VAIO SVE model Win8.1 laptop and I had used USB/SATA enclosure - which I had used for upgrades on my Lenovo Win 7 laptops without any issues. However, the Intel branded Acronis s/w downloaded from Intel's site failed to transfer the data on Sony laptop. This is where I reached out Intel Support - though they spent so much time with me, they concluded that it is a the USB/SATA enclosure that is not compatible and causing the failure. I proved to them that I was able to do the same upgrade with the same SSD and USB enclosure on another Lenovo laptop-but they still maintained the stand. This is the reason I reduced one star. The upgrade process was not smooth at all. 3. As the Acronis didn't work, and I didn't want to use my good old Norton Ghost, I ended up buying a SATA Wire 3.0 and used the EZ Gig s/w to clone the disk. This was not successful, because when I replaced the SSD, the system didn't boot - with a message that the disk is corrupted. I had to put the recovery disk and reset to the factory settings - meaning lost all s/w that I had installed and wasted the money on the SATA Wire. I don't blame the SSD for this as it is more of a Sony laptop protection mechanism - but Intel should recognise the same and educate their support teams that upgrade of the HDD on all laptops are not the same and easy. So overall excellent drive with fast performance and reliability - but with not so nice upgrade experience (on the Sony laptop)

## Features

- Improved PC responsiveness
- Breakthrough storage performance
- Quality you can trust. Sounds great, now determine which Intel SSD is right for your computing needs.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00GV7V6EA |
| Additional Features | Portable |
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,976 in Internal Solid State Drives |
| Brand | Intel |
| Cache Memory Installed Size | 1 |
| Compatible Devices | Desktop |
| Connectivity Technology | SATA |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 707 Reviews |
| Digital Storage Capacity | 480 GB |
| Form Factor | 2.5-inch |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00735858261159 |
| Hard Disk Description | Solid State Drive |
| Hard Disk Form Factor | 2.5 Inches |
| Hard Disk Interface | Solid State |
| Hard-Drive Size | 480 GB |
| Hardware Connectivity | SATA 3.0 Gb/s |
| Installation Type | Internal Hard Drive |
| Item Weight | 9.07 g |
| Manufacturer | Intel |
| Model Name | SSDSC2BW480A4K5 |
| Model Number | SSDSC2BW480A4K5 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Read Speed | 540 Megabytes Per Second |
| Special Feature | Portable |
| Specific Uses For Product | Personal |
| UPC | 809392576168 088022187077 735858261159 012304089704 |

## Product Details

- **Digital Storage Capacity:** 480 GB
- **Hard Disk Interface:** Solid State
- **Connectivity Technology:** SATA
- **Brand:** Intel
- **Special Feature:** Portable
- **Hard Disk Form Factor:** 2.5 Inches
- **Hard Disk Description:** Solid State Drive
- **Compatible Devices:** Desktop
- **Installation Type:** Internal Hard Drive
- **Hard Disk Size:** 480 GB

## Images

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![Intel 530 SERIES 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive (SC2BW480A4K5) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51gXltT28hL.jpg)
![Intel 530 SERIES 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive (SC2BW480A4K5) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41QVrySzuIL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size, Style** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Honest Review
*by A***R on February 20, 2015*

!update 3/3/2016 On the very bottom is the update (pretty important)! Looking for vital information, below my experience review you'll probably find what you want. So I bought this since I was tired of having my OS on a Terrabyte hard drive and I wanted my OS to be isolated from everything else so it won't be affected. i went to install my OS windows 8.1, on a normaly on a HDD it takes around 1hr and 30 min to 2hrs. With this SSD it took less than 30 minutes to install heck not even 20. Orginally with my HDD it took 30 sec to 1 min for my PC to boot up. now it's less than 10 SECONDS!!! Take note I have a Intel core i3 3.5GHz along with 32GB. Considering I'm a college student and in the field of Computer Software Engineering/cyber security I want to make sure I've got enough ram and a decent processor to handle everything. Along with the solid state came a sticker with the words SPEED DEMON, and I have to say, it looks beautiful on my pc. Now to get to the important stuff. -If you want to make sure you can put it into your Tower PC you'll need the reseller kit as it comes with an extention for fit a 3.5 HDD slot/tray (screws included) or a black plastic add on for your Laptop (I'd recommend getting a larger SSD for a laptop so you have something to work with instead of constant worry over storage space.) It also comes with a SATA cable and a power supply cable. -Now some places it says that you need to do a few things in order to use a SSD. This is not the case, I simply hooked it up and installed my OS without any issues at all. (no there is no Driver and the disk that comes with the kit is only a bunch of manuals and warranty which you don't need to register it) -This Intel 530 SSD 120GB is most certainly large enough for an Operating System like Windows 7,8,8.1 and so on. I even have all my drivers (motherboard and graphics card) installed along with McAfee, Microsoft Office 2013, Google Chrome, Printer Driver and with it all up to date (with a lot more programs that come with windows 8.1) I still have 62.1 Gb left on it. *Size was my ultimate worry when it came to purchasing this product, which is why I am having this up for those with worry about storage space. you have enough space for essentials but I can't say you have enough for games.* -Note that you can make a SSD faster with TRIM but not having TRIM turned on will NOT affect an SSD, it'll just allow it perform better when uninstalling and reinstalling. I can't say this is something to worry about when it comes to something of this size since 120GB is not really enough space for gamers. Are there any cons with TRIM active, I wouldn't know since I'm not planning on using it since I have an OS on mine. I don't want to chance it. If you're asking, "Is buying this really worth the money I mean, it's seriously expensive?" Yes it's expensive but for the fact that it uses less electricity, runs faster, can take many more hits (falling on the ground or hammerd hits) than an HDD but the best part of all of these features, with Intel you get a 5 YEAR WARRANTY!!! 5 YEARS, just having that is worth the money. In short I am pleased with this product. It works very nicely. If you come up with issues then you had bad luck. Take note I'm reviewing this as a BRAND NEW product straight from Intel through amazon. Hope this review helps. !update! So it's been a little over a year now and my pc is still running at blazing fast speeds. after a year of having it I still have 38.1 GB (why below) left on it. I will probably be upgrading it soon though, you don't want to have too much on a SSD or any storage device other wise it'll have some issues and potentially crash. Other than that I'm still running just fine, to think I have 4 years of warranty left on this thing. I would like to point out the 16.5 of the data is due to my OneDrive automatically downloading and writing to it. I would advice disabling this feature on an SSD because it can shorten the life of it. I don't know if you can change the drive to download and write too but this should be something you should be aware of.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fast and reliable
*by J***S on May 16, 2014*

Pros - the price point was very competitive - around $0.60 per GB, add the 5 year warranty - it is really a great deal. Highly responsive customer support - the Intel cust support were really nice, and was with me for more than ONE FULL HOUR and also recognised my skill levels - though they couldn't solve the issue! I have now upgraded my laptop to this drive and using it for the last two weeks - it is really fast! Cons - 1. The retail kit is for desktop upgrade - so you will need a separate USB/SATA adapter for laptops. However this is a known fact and I was OK with this, and would still give 5 stars. 2. I upgrade the SONY VAIO SVE model Win8.1 laptop and I had used USB/SATA enclosure - which I had used for upgrades on my Lenovo Win 7 laptops without any issues. However, the Intel branded Acronis s/w downloaded from Intel's site failed to transfer the data on Sony laptop. This is where I reached out Intel Support - though they spent so much time with me, they concluded that it is a the USB/SATA enclosure that is not compatible and causing the failure. I proved to them that I was able to do the same upgrade with the same SSD and USB enclosure on another Lenovo laptop-but they still maintained the stand. This is the reason I reduced one star. The upgrade process was not smooth at all. 3. As the Acronis didn't work, and I didn't want to use my good old Norton Ghost, I ended up buying a SATA Wire 3.0 and used the EZ Gig s/w to clone the disk. This was not successful, because when I replaced the SSD, the system didn't boot - with a message that the disk is corrupted. I had to put the recovery disk and reset to the factory settings - meaning lost all s/w that I had installed and wasted the money on the SATA Wire. I don't blame the SSD for this as it is more of a Sony laptop protection mechanism - but Intel should recognise the same and educate their support teams that upgrade of the HDD on all laptops are not the same and easy. So overall excellent drive with fast performance and reliability - but with not so nice upgrade experience (on the Sony laptop)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awsome drive
*by M***R on May 27, 2014*

This was my first SSD, so wasn't quite sure what to expect. I went with Intel as I've always had good luck with their other components. So, I cloned my old spinning platter drive to this one, and all worked fine on the first try. This is the most performance gain for the money of any changes I've ever made to my computer. Of course it won't change a Pentium 4 into an i7, but you will see a noticeable difference. Now for some details that may help others... I highly recommend buying the retail kit for the few extra dollars. The Intel SSD Toolbox software that comes with it is really nice as it keeps track of the usage and gives an estimated life remaining. It also tweaks your system for best performance. A couple of notes though, it appears to have changed my display monitor's sleep setting to 20 minutes. I thought the system had died the first time it happened as I originally had the monitor set to never sleep since I use the system nearly all the time. I simply changed it back to never sleep and all is well. The kit also has a mounting bracket (for Desktops) and a nice plastic shim (for Laptops) and some cables in case you need them. Included in their software is an Optimizer that's recommended to run each week. I'm not sure what it does, but figure Intel knows what's best, so I'll do what they say. Another item worth mentioning, when running the Optimizer it will sit at 85% for quite a while and then finish. You might think the system is locked-up, but it will eventually finish after a minute or two. So, about performance... I am very happy with the speed increase. My Windows Experience Index went from 5.9 to 7.7. Applications such as Nero, MS Word and Streets and Trips open in less than half the time now. My e-mail compacting is lightning fast as well. My boot time is much less and smoother. This drive also solved a known Windows 7 annoyance of the tray icons not always appearing due to Win 7 not giving enough time for the apps to finish loading one icon before moving onto the next one. Another user said that an SSD solved this for him, so kudos to him for pointing this out, it fixed mine as well. So in summary, performance is a no-brainer. I just hope the life expectancy is at least a couple of years and that the Intel SSD Toolkit will let me know when it's getting close to time for a replacement. Would I recommend this to others, well of course. In fact I just bought a 2nd one.

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