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
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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921 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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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
As is often the case with SSD reviews, what we have here is a mixed bag of results, so now it’s time to sift through them to try and better understand where each SSD stands in terms of performance. Breaking down the file copy tests, if we combine the ...
The Samsung 840 series solid-state drive (SSD) is affordable, good-looking, and offers very good performance
The Samsung 840 comes with just three, not five years of warranty coverage and is likely to have shorter lifespan than others of the same capacity
The Samsung 840 series is an excellent entry-level solid-state drive for budget and general users, but not really a good buy for advanced or professional users.
I have to say I was very skeptical when I first heard that the 840 will use TLC NAND. Samsung kept the TLC/MLC divide between the 840 and 840 Pro quiet until it took the stage at the SSD Summit for good reason. Prior to the 840's launch TLC NAND was mostl...
Superb (read) IOPS performance, Reduced cost/GB (as compared to 840 Pro), Low power consumption,
Relatively poor mixed readwrite performance, 3year warranty might be a negative for some.
The biggest consideration you have to make when judging the 840 is that it's a budget version of a Pro-level SSD. Triple Level Cell flash is slower to write and provides less endurance as compared to MLC units, and while the 840 does perform quite wel...
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Published: 2012-10-01, Author: Les , review by: thessdreview.com
I remember speaking to a manufacturer of TLC SSD potential not so long ago and being told that there needed to be an appreciable difference between the pricing of TLC NAND and MLC NAND for this to have any chance of success. In that conversation, we also...
The way I see it, Samsung's introduction of the 840 now puts them in a couple of “special spots” in the SSD market. First and foremost, Samsung manufactures the 840 completely in house. Controller, NAND, DRAM cache, everything. This means cherry-picking o...
Abstract: Page 1 of 2 Samsung has done it again, doubling the throughput performance of its solid-state drives while keeping prices steady. The company today unveiled the 840 Series, a new line of SSDs for professionals and consumers starting at $99 that offer r...
I love Samsung's marketing image of the Cadillac turned into a Porsche GT when viewed through the 840 SSD. I love it so much I had to use it again in the 250GB review. What the advertisement is staying is true. My Lenovo T61p that I've had for at lea...
Samsung's 840 comes in three capacity sizes with six product SKUs. Let's focus on the 500GB today and later look at the 250GB model. We're working on acquiring a 120GB and expect it to arrive before CES. Rarely do I need to go back and look at the be...
