Testseek.com 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
Excellent performance
930GB of usable storage
4K random write figure very impressive
Good price
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
The editors didn't like
RAPID mode did not offer a performance boost
The drive carries a 5-year warranty instead of the 10 years the Pro model offers. The Samsung Magician software only works with Windows
Abstract: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB SSD is one of the best values in a high performance SSD. We used it to upgrade a workstation class notebook in two ways. First, we used the included Samsung software to migrate from the existing SSD to the 840 EVO. Next we swapped out...
Abstract: Last year we accepted Samsung's challenge that claimed anyone would be capable of installing a solid-state drive . Taking apart my HP laptop was a frightening prospect but proved to be quite simple. The folks at Samsung have since launched their new EVO-s...
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Published: 2014-03-26, Author: Joel , review by: pcmag.com
Costs just over 50 cents per GB. Performs like a standard multi-layer-cell (MLC) drive.
Its triple-level-cell (TLC) NAND isn't suitable for all workloads or scenarios
Whether you're a regular user or even an enthusiast, the Samsung 840 EVO (500GB) has the best price/performance ratio of any internal solid-state drive (SSD) you can buy today....
Judging by its design features, the Samsung 840 EVO is something in between Samsung’s 840 Pro and 840 models - a top-performance SSD with inexpensive TLC NAND flash memory. This description is rather superficial, though. Samsung has put much effort in...
Abstract: After this week already sharing Linux disk performance results of the Kingston SSDNow V300 SSD and Western Digital WD10EZEX, the latest disk testing done from Ubuntu is with the popular Samsung 840 EVO solid-state drive. If you are curious how this lower-...
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
If pushed very hard, the writing performance does drop off a bit.
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...
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 and high queue depths, Outstanding 4k random reading performance at very low
Nothing 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.Excellent 4K random writing performance, at low and...
Abstract: I feel a little silly saying this, but the Crucial M500 960GB and Samsung 840 EVO 1TB are two of the best values in the SSD market. Both drives sell for north of $500, which puts them firmly in high-end territory. However, they also have loads of storage....
