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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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
The EVO release really isn't that much different from the regular 840. The trick applied is a data cache that is SLC written to speed up write performance. It really does help out greatly with smaller models like the tested 120GB model. It however comes ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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'...
According to our tests, the Samsung SM951 (NVMe) is the fastest SSD available. It is even faster than the 950 Pro, while it is a lot cheaper as well. Bear in mind that you miss out on official Samsung support in the form of warranty, Magician and firmware...
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Published: 2015-12-07, Author: John , review by: techicize.com
Coming in at £126.99 it sits nicely between the budget 240GB and more performance orientated drives out there, a very competitive price point. Styling was a little off-putting at first glance, after sometime to play around,It grew on me. The Samsung EVO i...
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
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
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Published: 2014-12-09, Author: Dave , review by: techradar.com
Speedy performance, Good, value, Five, year warranty
Not a huge generational leap, Definitely consumer, class SSD
The Samsung 850 EVO is another quality, affordable SSD from a company cementing its place as one of the giants of the solid state industry. This 500GB version delivers in the performance stakes, but so do the other, lower-capacity drives too. The benefit...
