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Testseek.com have collected 141 expert reviews of the Samsung 2.5 inch 840 Basic Series SATA600 and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung 2.5 inch 840 Basic Series SATA600.
Award: Most Awarded March 2013
March 2013
 
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The editors liked

  • Superb (read) IOPS performance
  • Reduced cost/GB (as compared to 840 Pro)
  • Low power consumption
  • Available in 120GB
  • 250GB and 500GB capacities
  • Excellent sequential read speeds
  • Good random read and write performance
  • Performs equally well with compressible and incompressible data
  • Good looking
  • Ultra-slim design
  • SATA 6Gb/s interface
  • Large SDRAM c
  • Affordable TLC NAND
  • Low price per gigabyte
  • Great 4k random read and web server profile performance
  • Overall strong write performance
  • Performance in our consumer real-world benchmarks
  • Price-point with TLC NAND
  • The Samsung 840 series solid-state drive (SSD) is affordable
  • Good-looking
  • And offers very good performance
  • Low price per GB
  • Mostly excellent read performance
  • Slim profile
  • Useful software and accessories
  • Very fast sequential reads and writes
  • Slim 7mm body
  • Reasonably priced
  • Best price per GB ratio we've seen yet thanks to Samsung's Triple-Level Cell NAND.
  • Silky smooth operation as a system drive
  • Outstanding sequential reading performance
  • Even at very low queue depths
  • Outstanding 4K random reading performance at low and high queue depths
  • Very good 4K random writing performance at low queue depths
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  • Fluid transfer rates thanks to the MDX controller
  • Price
  • Magician software is actually very useful
  • 7mm thin
  • Great pricing
  • 7.5 mm thin—Ultrabook compatible
  • Supports TRIM
  • 3-year warranty

The editors didn't like

  • Relatively poor mixed readwrite performance
  • 3year warranty might be a negative for some.
  • Mediocre sequential write performance
  • Samsung's TLC NAND is not as durable as MLC NAND
  • Overall weak write performance  
  • Weak overall performance in our consumer real-world benchmarks
  • Questionable reliability compared to MLC NAND
  • The Samsung 840 comes with just three
  • Not five years of warranty coverage and is likely to have shorter lifespan than others of the same capacity
  • Lack-luster write performance
  • Sequential read speeds lag behind other several other drives in our testing
  • No drive-bay adapter in the box at this price
  • New dense NAND isn't quite as fast as established technology
  • Sequential writing speed is quite slow by today's standards.
  • Very slow write speeds
  • Only average performance
  • Lower database performance than other high-end drives

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  Published: 2013-11-29, review by: computerbild.de

  • Abstract:  20 COMPUTER BILD- und COMPUTER BILD SPIELE-Leser nahmen die Samsung 840 Evo exklusiv als Premierentester unter die Lupe – fast 8.000 weitere Leser bewarben sich als Tester. Das ist ihr Urteil zu Samsungs neuer SSD....

 
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  Published: 2013-09-01, Author: ssd-test.de , review by: ssd-test.de

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  Published: 2013-07-25, review by: Pcwelt.de

  • Vergrößern Samsung SSD 840 Evo Series mit 1000 GBDie Samsung 840 Evo 1TB bietet hohe Datenraten und wieselflinke Zugriffszeiten und erreicht annähernd das Leistungsniveau der Premium-Baureihe 840 pro. Pluspunkte gibt es für die energieeffiziente Arbeitswe...

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  Published: 2013-07-25, review by: Pcwelt.de

  • Vergrößern Label der Samsung SSD 840 Evo 120GBDie Samsung 840 Evo 120GB Desktop Kit setzt sich an die Spitze unserer Bestenliste "SSDs bis 128GB". Das Samsung-Modell ist zwar nicht so schnell wie die bisherige Spitzenreiterin  OCZ Vector 128GB, bietet da...

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  Published: 2013-06-26, review by: notebookcheck.com

  • Da die beiden SSDs den gleichen Controller nutzen, sind Vergleiche zwischen 840 Pro und 840 unvermeidlich. Obwohl es sich um ein in jeder Hinsicht billigeres Laufwerk handelt, kann das 840 dennoch beim sequentiellen Lesen mit dem 840 Pro mithalten, sc...

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  Published: 2013-05-23, review by: pc-magazin.de

  • Die exzellenten Messwerte der sehr gut ausgestatteten SSD840 Pro sorgen für einen klaren Testsieg. Die Vector ist die einzige ...

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  Published: 2013-04-25, Author: Parwez , review by: computerbase.de

  • Samsungs „Experiment“ mit TLC-Speicher im SSD-Bereich ist im Großen und Ganzen gelungen, die Serie 840 ist aber kein Solid State Drive für jedermann. Wer nur nach einer SSD für einen Office- und Internet-Rechner sucht, die nicht ständig mit großen Datenme...

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  Published: 2013-04-19, review by: pc-max.de

  • Abstract:  Solid State Drives sind mittlerweile in fast jedem System zu finden und werden entweder als System-Speicher oder zum Daten-Caching eingesetzt. Waren zur Markteinführung Modelle mit 120 oder 128 Gigabyte aufgrund des vertretbaren Preises interessant, ge...

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  Published: 2013-03-01, Author: ssd-test.de , review by: ssd-test.de

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  Published: 2013-02-13, review by: hardware-mag.de

  • Die SSD 840 Serie ist sowohl der offizielle Nachfolger der erfolgreichen SSD 830 Familie als auch die erste Samsung-SSD mit Triple-Level-Cell-NAND (TLC). Damit gehört man mit zu den Pionieren in der Branche und möchte die entstehenden Vorteile für sich un...

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