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
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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
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
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
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Published: 2012-12-12, Author: Mike , review by: alphr.com
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