Testseek.co.uk have collected 141 expert reviews of the Samsung 2.5 inch 840 Basic Series SATA600 and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung 2.5 inch 840 Basic Series SATA600.
March 2013
(77%)
141 Reviews
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921 Reviews
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The editors liked
High-grade components - Samsung born and bred
Brilliant sequential read/write results
Consistently strong performance
RAPID Mode boosts performance
Found method to overcome limitation of SATA 3 interface
Magician software is very useful
Great value
First drive to feature TLC memory
Decent performance
Fast and quiet with no moving parts
Bundle includes SSD Magician software
Competitive price
Excellent value for money
Solid performance for the outlay
New TLC NAND is reliable enough
The editors didn't like
There are none
Tip = Install Magician 4.2+ and use RAPID mode for better transfer performance
Silky smooth operation as a system drive, Outstanding sequential reading performance, even at very low queue depths, Outstanding 4K random reading performance at low and high queue depths, Very good 4K random writing performance at low queue depths, S
Sequential writing speed is quite slow by today's standards.
Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points belowPositiveSilky smooth operation as a system drive.Outstanding sequential reading performance, even at very low queue depths.Outstanding 4K random reading performance at low and high queu...
While we continue to recommend higher capacity Samsung TLC Model 840 SSDs, the TLC-equipped 120GB 840 Series SSD is simply not a good option for consumers. 3.5 to 4 years of projected light use is an endurance concern that users would be advised to watch...
Low price per GB, Mostly excellent read performance, Slim profile, Useful software and accessories
Lack-luster write performance
Samsung 840 Series SSD (250GB)The 840 series comes in a slim chassis with a very tidy PCB, and Samsung's included Magician software is an excellent value add. The mounting kit and SATA-to-USB adapter are nice touches to the whole package, too. There are c...
To be quite frank I expected the 840 to be very underwhelming to say the least. Well I was wrong; the 840 has just proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that it can more than hold its own even amongst today’s best performing and far more expensive drives. ...
The 500GB TLC Samsung 840 SSD is a great performer in steady state, particularly in our trace-based testing. The TLC 840 outperformed flagship MLC products in many aspects of our steady state trace-based testing, making a large investment in extra enduran...
The Samsung 840 Series requires users to know their workload before making the jump. This SSD should be fine for the casual user, but for those with heavy write workloads there will be penalties in overall speed and endurance. Samsung is looking to shake...
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Published: 2012-11-21, Author: Joe , review by: legitreviews.com
Samsung changes things up a bit with the 840 Series as the world's very first consumer TLC NAND based SSD that offers up surprisingly good performance. This is a product that may herald the inevitable attrition of the smaller players in the SSD arena...
1,000 P/E cycles may not sound much but when it's put into perspective, it's still plenty. Client workloads rarely exceed 10GiB of writes per day on average and write amplification should stay within reasonable magnitudes as well:SSD Lifetime EstimationNA...
Those expecting the Samsung 840 Series to be a true successor to the 830 Series will no doubt be disappointed. The new drive is slower than its predecessor overall and quite sluggish with both sequential and random writes. Samsung's use of TLC memory is a...
Those expecting the Samsung 840 Series to be a true successor to the 830 Series will no doubt be disappointed. The new drive is slower than its predecessor overall and quite sluggish with both sequential and random writes. Samsung's use of TLC memory is ...
