Testseek.co.uk have collected 231 expert reviews of the Samsung 2.5 inch 850 Pro Series SATA600 and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung 2.5 inch 850 Pro Series SATA600.
July 2014
(90%)
231 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(93%)
3371 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Very fast write speeds
Great IOPs performance
10 year warranty
Massive capacity
Very solid performance
Excellent endurance
10-year warranty
Huge capacity
Fast for a SATA drive
Mega 10 year warranty
The Samsung SSD 850 Pro has fast performance
High endurance -- you can write a lot of data to it before it becomes unreliable -- and its 2TB capacity is the highest on the market. The drive comes with a lot of useful features
Including encryption
And a
Outstanding reads
Outstanding writes
SSD Magician
Cloning software included
10year warranty
3D VNAND
Powerful architecture
Huge
Hard disk-style capacity
Excellent performance levels
Lengthy warranty and endurance
The editors didn't like
Magician software (4.4 beta) not currently compatible with overclocked CPUs
Price
Solitary form factor
Insanely expensive
Outpaced by M.2 drives
Limited appeal outside of laptops
The drive is expensive compared with competing solid-state drives. The Samsung Magician software only works with Windows
Build Quality, Excellent Overall Performance, Features (TurboWrite/RAPID Mode/eDrive Support), Samsung Magician Software, 10 Year Warranty, Available In 1TB
Price (For Some)
Samsung took the market by storm when they released the consumer oriented 830 SSD series a few years back since that line could easily match and in many cases even surpass the performance of competing SSD models without extra cost (the fact that it was a ...
Equipped with 3D V-NAND, Available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB 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-sli
RAPID mode is Windows only, Pricey
The Samsung 850 PRO is one of, if not the, best consumer-oriented SSDs currently available. Designed and built entirely in-house, this ultra-slim, high-capacity drive combines Samsung's triple-core MEX controller with their second generation, 32-layer 3D ...
Published: 2014-08-12, Author: Matt , review by: pcmag.com
Abstract: Samsung has been very aggressive over the last few years on the solid-state drive (SSD) front. The company has been taking good advantage of its broad range of component-making abilities to stay on the cutting edge of SSD performance while often undercutt...
Class-leading 10-year warranty, thanks to 3D memory, Fastest SATA SSD we've tested yet overall, Available in capacities up to 1TB
Expensive compared to mainstream SSDs that are nearly as speedy
If you feel the need for both maximum speed and maximum durability from a consumer-focused SSD, Samsung's SSD 850 Pro is the best choice on both fronts. But if you can live with a shorter warranty and a little less speed, good drives are available for a ...
The Samsung SSD 850 Pro has fast performance, high endurance -- you can write a lot of data to it before it becomes unreliable -- and its 2TB capacity is the highest on the market. The drive comes with a lot of useful features, including encryption, and a
The drive is expensive compared with competing solid-state drives. The Samsung Magician software only works with Windows
The hefty pricing aside, the Samsung SSD 850 Pro is one of the best, if not the best, standard consumer-grade solid-state drive on the market....
Published: 2014-07-07, Author: Michael , review by: ubergizmo.com
The 850 PRO is an impressive piece of technology. By going vertically the 3D V-NAND opens the path to much higher SSD capacity in the near future, we are talking 8TB by 2017. For now, it offers pretty much everything the consumer would want to see from a...
Published: 2014-07-06, Author: Kristian , review by: anandtech.com
Samsung does not cease to amaze me with their SSDs as the 850 Pro just kills it in every aspect. The performance is there. The endurance is the best of the class. Heck, even Samsung's feature and software suites beat the competition by a mile. To be hones...
Published: 2014-07-02, Author: Dave , review by: pcgamer.com
Abstract: Over in Seoul Samsung have announced their latest SSD, the 850 Pro. It may just be a standard SATA drive, but it contains an innovative approach to scaling that stacks memory vertically to fit more GBs into the same space.If SSDs are to completely replace...
Published: 2014-06-30, Author: Joe , review by: legitreviews.com
Samsung has made some nice improvements over the 840 PRO drives, helped along with modified firmware and their proprietary high density 32-layer 3D V-NAND. Performance is pretty even across all capacities with the 128GB drive just a little slower than the...
