Testseek.com have collected 144 expert reviews of the Samsung 2.5 inch 830 Evo Series SATA600 and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung 2.5 inch 830 Evo Series SATA600.
November 2011
(85%)
144 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(84%)
74 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Class leading IOPS Scaling and overall IOPS performance
Very good write speeds with noncompressible data
Competitive cost/GB
Especially in higher capacities (see below)
Over 900MB/s sequential read speed
More than double the performance in HTPC and Productivity in RAID0
Great server performance at higher queue depths
Available in 64GB
128GB
256GB and 512GB capacities
Excellent read speeds
Performs equally well with compressible and incompressible data
Consistent speeds
Even after intensive usage
Good looking
Ultra-slim design
SATA 6Gb/s interface
Toggle NAND
Strong Performance
Slim Profile
2xnm DDR Toggle NAND
SATA III Interface
Excellent overall performance. Includes Norton Ghost software
Batman
Arkham City download.
Speedy performance on most benchmark tests
Thin
So fits in more laptops than most
Generous accessory selection
Outstanding overall speed in most situations
Uses SATA III interface
Silky smooth operation as a system drive
Outstanding sequential reading performance
Excellent 4K random writing performance at low queue depths
Excellent 4K random reading performance at low and high queue depths
Excellent SSD Magician software
The 2.5-inch SATA 3 (6Gbps)-based Samsung 830 series solid-state drive offers great performance
Is well-built and good-looking. The drive comes with helpful desktop software for Windows
Controller
NAND and cache chip all designed and built by Samsung
Great read performance
Identical performance with compressible and incompressible data
Great software bundle
Only 7mm thin
Blazing fast
Especially in sustained writes
Sleek and attractive
Comes with a full copy of Norton Ghost.
Very high performance
7 mm thick
Ultrabook ready
SATA 6 Gbps support
Rich bundle
Supports TRIM
3-year warranty
The editors didn't like
3year warranty is good
But beaten by the Intel 520's 5year rating
Possible high power consumption figures reported with the 512GB model.
Still has weaker 4K random write speeds than other SSDs
Slower than other drives when doing random writes
Not Available Yet
Pricing Uncertain At The Moment
Performance during intensive applications not the fastest available
A little pricey for the capacity
Expensive
Random
Write performance sometimes shaky
Nothing to mention.
Due to the thin profile
The Samsung 830 series requires padding or a laptop kit
Which costs extra
To fit in most existing laptop computers
Write speeds cannot compete with SandForce SF-2200 based drives
Abstract: The Samsung Series 830 SSD, is truly a remarkable piece of hardware, well designed to showcase as a light and easily placed piece of hardware. The Samsung Series 830 SSD comes with Norton's Ghost and Batman: Akrham Asylum. Which is a very sweet deal if yo...
The Samsung 830 Series has a whole lot going for it. In addition to offering the best overall performance of any SSD we've tested, the drive comes in a slim form factor, includes a copy of Batman: Arkham City, and is backed by a company whose SSD history...
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Published: 2012-01-18, Author: Matthew , review by: pcmag.com
Excellent overall performance. Includes Norton Ghost software, Batman: Arkham City download.
Performance during intensive applications not the fastest available
The 256GB drive in Samsung's SSD 830 series performer delivers terrific read and write speeds almost across the board....
Over 900MB/s sequential read speed, More than double the performance in HTPC and Productivity in RAID0, Great server performance at higher queue depths
Still has weaker 4K random write speeds than other SSDs
Samsung's in-house design and reputation for reliability and compatibility continue to make it a great option in both single drive and RAID configurations...
Samsung 830 256GB has an excellent performance in sequential reads/writes, in CDM test, it delivers read and write speed of 515MB/s and 405MB/s, respectively. In addition, the 122MB/s random write performance is decent as well, but 26MB/s in random rea...
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Published: 2011-12-15, Author: Joe , review by: legitreviews.com
Samsung is not the first name that comes to mind when you think of SSDs, but maybe it should be. Their 830 Series drives perform extremely well and can stand tall with the best of them....
To a certain degree you could look at the Samsung 830 and think that it's exceptional, just not quite as blistering as some of the Sandforce SSDs around. However pure performance doesn't tell the whole story.For a start it looks gorgeous. We can't think o...
Abstract: Double the speed for the same price or less. That's the story from Samsung, which in October began shipping the Samsung SSD 830, a series of 2.5-inch solid-state drives with a SATA 3.0 interface, capable of a maximum theoretical transfer rate of 6Gb/s....
