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
Abstract: There are two drawbacks to living life in the fast lane and those are the cost of Solid State Storage and its limited capacity. Both of those drawbacks are starting to disappear rapidly as technology marches forward but, none the less they are sti...
There’s not a lot to say that’s not already been said. The 840 Pro is in our opinion the fastest consumer based drive on the market today. Something we’ve noticed too is that our array seemed to get faster the more we used it. The 840 Pro has aggressiv...
Available in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB capacities, Excellent sequential read and write speeds, Very good random read and write performance, Performs equally well with compressible and incompressible data, Good looking, ultra-slim design, SATA 6Gb/s interface
Does not include an adapter bracket or cables, Pricey
Samsung has another winner on its hands with the 840 Pro Series SSD. Designed and built entirely in-house, this attractive, ultra-slim SSD combines Samsung's triple-core MDX controller with their own Toggle DDR2 NAND flash memory to deliver some of th...
LSI SandForce based drives ruled the roost for a very long time but were just recently dethroned by OCZ’s Vector for RWL’s performance crown. Today the Vector was dethroned by Samsung’s 840 Pro 256GB. Samsung has been second or third string until the l...
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Published: 2013-01-22, Author: Joe , review by: legitreviews.com
The Samsung 840 Pro is a seriously fast drive that delivers world class performance while keeping power consumption relatively low. For now, it shares the performance crown with the OCZ Vector drive for a SATA III drive. ...
Very high performance, Improved steady-state performance, Supports TRIM, 5 -year warranty, 7 mm thin - Ultrabook compatible
High price
The Samsung 840 Pro is an excellent evolutionary improvement over the company's previous-generation 830 Series SSD. The included five-year warranty underlines Samsung's confidence in their new product, and the thin 7 mm form factor makes this drive a p...
More Next-Generation drives like the Samsung Pro 840 will be arriving shortly and that should have Samsung looking over their shoulder. For now at least, when Samsung is looking forward they have nothing in front of them because they are in the perform...
Abstract: Installing an SSD in your PC, be it a laptop or a desktop, is one of the easiest and most effective ways to boost the machine's overall performance. The change won't be merely noticeable—it will startle you. Your system will boot more quickly, windows and...
The SSD market is extremely close, with the similarity of controllers and NAND Flash chips on all the drives meaning that, within certain obvious limitations, the sticker on the cover is the majority of the difference. Thanks to the ever reliable Moore's...
Samsung’s 840 Pro is everything it’s been cracked up to be, even by RWL’s standards. The 840 Pro marks a new level of MLC based performance exactly where it matters most and that’s with data on the drive. It will be interesting to see how a pair of the...
