Testseek.co.uk have collected 228 expert reviews of the Samsung 2.5 inch 840 Evo Series SATA600 and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung 2.5 inch 840 Evo Series SATA600.
August 2013
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228 Reviews
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The editors liked
Keen pricing across the range
Outstanding 120GB performance
Good choice of capacities up to 1TB
RAPID Mode is one to watch
Available with laptop/desktop upgrade kits
Strong allround performance
Spacious 750GB capacity
TurboWrite acceleration
506 MB/s reads on large files
416 MB/s writes on large files
Lightweight
Perfect for a notebook
Samsung SSD Magician software is handy and intuitive
504 MB/s reads on large files
492 MB/s writes on large files
The Samsung SSD 850 Evo delivers great performance with useful features
At an affordable price. The drive is available with up to 2TB of storage space
Speedy performance
Good
Value
Five
Year warranty
Lightning fast drive
Super easy installation
Light on batteries (for laptop users)
“Samsung Magician” software works great for firmware updates and SSD optimization. The software also gives you 4 options
Max Performance/ Max Capacity / Max Reliabili
Fantastic performance
Strong IOPS throughput
Equally good with incompressible and compressible data
Playstation 4 compatibility …. if money is no object
The editors didn't like
RAPID Mode currently singledrive only
TurboWrite less effective at high queue depths
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Pricier than the Crucial M500 on a perGB basis
Samsung SSD 840 EVO (750GB)
The 750GB Samsung SSD 840 EVO is available to order from Scan Computers
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TLC flash memory is theoretically three times less longlasting than MLC
Write speed drops to 260 MB/s on files over 3 GB
The drive carries a 5-year warranty instead of the 10 years the Pro model offers. The Samsung Magician software only works with Windows
Not a huge generational leap
Definitely consumer
Class SSD
In order to use the drive to its full potential
AHCI Mode must be enabled in the bios
And motherboard should support SATA 3
The 1TB SSD is recommended as one of the features Samsung software offer is Over Provisioning. A part of the SSD itself is use
A smaller capacity will suit a much wider audience
Kitguru says
A lightning quick 1TB SSD to cater to those high end system builders who don't want to compromise on boot drive storage capacity
Published: 2013-08-29, Author: Joe , review by: legitreviews.com
The Samsung 840 EVO 500GB drive yields 465GB available for the end user after the over provisioning and GiB (1Gib = 1,073,741,824 bytes) to GB (1GB byte = 1,000,000,000 bytes) conversion. Samsung has really impressed us again with their latest incarnat...
Published: 2013-08-20, Author: Andrew , review by: techworld.com
The Samsung 840 EVO 750GB is a triumph in solid-state technology, combining for the first time vast capacity by flash standards, with lightning performance, and at an approachable price. Smart data juggling tactics keeps its data moving briskly in real-wo...
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Published: 2013-08-06, Author: Christopher , review by: tomshardware.com
Abstract: Micron's consumer products division, Crucial, wasn't the first brand to introduce a 1 TB SSD. But it was the first to sell one for less than a fortune, and it sports some snazzy new features to boot. We got our hands on the entire line-up to test. Idaho...
Silky smooth operation as a system drive, Excellent sequential reading and writing performance, even at very low queue depths, Outstanding 4K random reading performance at low and high queue depths, Excellent 4K random writing performance at low and hi
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Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points belowPositiveSilky smooth operation as a system drive.Excellent sequential reading and writing performance, even at very low queue depths.Outstanding 4K random reading performance at low and...
I was extremely excited about Crucial's M500 because it was the first reasonably priced ~1TB SSD. Even though its performance wasn't class leading, it was honestly good enough to make the recommendation a no-brainer. The inclusion of features like eDrive...
Given the effort required to put together this review in a few short days, it's a wonder I'm still able to form complete sentences. I'm pushing through the delirium because the Samsung 840 EVO is a pretty sweet SSD. It marries the budget appeal of the 84...
Published: 2013-07-25, Author: Christopher , review by: tomshardware.com
Samsung's 840 EVO will be supplanting the company's first triple-level-cell-based SSD when it surfaces next month. The 840 EVO is more than just higher-density NAND, a faster controller, and some new firmware. But it's not completely new either. Rather, w...
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Published: 2013-07-25, Author: Les , review by: thessdreview.com
Samsung 840 EVO SSD Review – Samsung Caches In On Value and PerformanceLes Tokar July 25, 2013 39 CommentsOur SSD analysis today is perhaps the most detailed typical SSD report we have published to date, and so it should be. Actually, the word ‘typical'...
Silky smooth operation as a system drive, Excellent sequential reading and writing performance, even at very low queue depths, Outstanding 4K random reading performance at low and high queue depths, Excellent 4K random writing performance at low and hi
Nothing really to mention.
Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points belowPositiveSilky smooth operation as a system drive.Excellent sequential reading and writing performance, even at very low queue depths.Outstanding 4K random reading performance at low and...
