Testseek.co.uk have collected 204 expert reviews of the Samsung 2.5 inch 840 Pro Series SATA600 and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung 2.5 inch 840 Pro Series SATA600.
March 2013
(88%)
204 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(91%)
698 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
880100204
The editors liked
Good performance
TLC flash memory
New controller and firmware
MLC memory
517 MBps read speed measured with large files
500 MBps write speed measured with large files
SATA III interface (6 Gbps)
Weighs 51 g and is just under 7 mm thick (perfect for a laptop!)
Low power use
3 W
Fiveyear warranty
Available as d
Excellent performance
Nicely priced
Five year warranty
The editors didn't like
Slight drop off in performance over time
High price per GB of storage
No major increase in speed for software installation and startup
Silky smooth operation as a system drive, Excellent sequential reading and writing performance, even at very low queue depths, Excellent 4K random writing performance, at low queue depths, Outstanding 4k random reading performance at very low queue dep
Nothing worth mentioning.
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.Excellent 4K random writing performance, at low queu...
Abstract: Six weeks have passed since our last SSD endurance update. When we last visited our heroes, they had just crossed the half-petabyte threshold—no small feat for a collection of consumer-grade drives that includes the Corsair Neutron GTX, Intel 335 Series, ...
Even now, more than a year after its release, the Samsung SSD 840 Pro remains one of the top consumer-grade SSDs on the market. Much of this is due to the drive's impressive performance but, as you saw here, even the SSD 840 Pro can benefit from Samsu...
The Samsung 840 Pro 256GB is a premium quality solid-state drive that hits the mark in every area. The drive's performance is top-notch, finishing first in many of our tests, both real world and synthetic, amidst a tough field of high performing compe...
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Abstract: Solid-state drives have revolutionized the PC storage industry. Their wicked-fast access times deliver a palpable improvement in overall system responsiveness, and prices have fallen enough to make decent-sized drives affordable for all. There's just one ...
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Abstract: SSDs are pretty awesome. They're fast enough to provide a palpable improvement in overall system responsiveness and affordable enough that even budget rigs can get in on the action. Without moving parts, SSDs also tolerate rough handling much better than ...
Abstract: The Samsung 840 Pro was our top SSD until the OCZ Vector came along several months later and was able to run neck-and-neck with the Sammy through our benchmark gauntlet. As it currently stands, the 256GB versions of these drives both wear a 9/Kick Ass ban...
Abstract: Hot on the heels of our Extreme II 3 drive RAID 0 Review we have another; this time featuring our current performance juggernaut the Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SATA III SSD. This review will be our second official 3 drive RAID 0 review since migrating to ...
