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
(89%)
228 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(92%)
3490 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
890100228
The editors liked
Really fast with the RAPID off!
Extremely fast with the RAPID on!
Storage capacity (up to 1 TB)
3 year warranty
SelfEncrypting Drive (SED) security technology
Build Quality
Excellent Overall Performance
Features (TurboWrite/RAPID Mode/eDrive Support)
Samsung Magician Software
3 Year Warranty
Available In 1TB
Price (For Some)
Sets a new bar in overall performance
Particularly in our real-world benchmarks
Big endurance numbers and 5-year warranty
Magician software offers a host of drive management features including RAPID for those who want even more performance
Equipped with 3-bit 3D V-NAND
Available in 120GB
250GB
500GB and 1TB capacities
Features RAPID mode and TurboWrite technology
Excellent sequential read and write speeds under most conditions
Good random read performance
Performs equally well with c
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
Excellent 4K random writing performance
At low queue depths
Outstanding 4k random reading performance at very low queue dep
Costs just over 50 cents per GB. Performs like a standard multi-layer-cell (MLC) drive.
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
Stand-out software package
RAPID Mode lets you use extra RAM as a cache for benchmark-busting speed
Available in capacities as high as 1TB
Reasonably priced
Slimline design
RAPID Mode for jawdropping performance boost
Free Data Migration utility
Userfriendly Magician software
Outstanding value
At low and high queue depths
Outstanding 4k random reading performance at very low
Ridiculously fast
Effective caching
Every capacity.
Quick and dependable yet roomy and affordable everything we've been waiting for in an enthusiast solid state drive.
The editors didn't like
TLC NAND Durability (Not for Industrial/Enterprise Use)
New NAND tech may face some adoption headwinds
Mediocre random write performance
RAPID mode is Windows only
Nothing really to mention.
If pushed very hard
The writing performance does drop off a bit.
Its triple-level-cell (TLC) NAND isn't suitable for all workloads or scenarios
The drive carries a 5-year warranty instead of the 10 years the Pro model offers. The Samsung Magician software only works with Windows
TLC NAND longevity is rated lower than MLC chips' in other drives
Won't help the Jaguars win the Superbowl
Nothing to mention.
Only threeyear warranty
Honestly
Not much. RAPID caching occupies up to a gig of system memory (for a good reason)
And it's not as affordable as the Crucial M500 but you can't have it all.
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Abstract: It's been quite some time since our last SSD roundup and we hadn't seen much need for one until recently. SSD technology grew stale after saturating the SATA 6Gb/s bus, bringing mostly minor improvements in recent memory and making up for it with price cu...
Abstract: Last year, users discovered a problem with Samsung's 840 EVO SSD that caused dramatic slowdowns when reading older data. Samsung attributed the issue to an algorithmic error in the management routine that tracks the status of cells over time. A firmware f...
Sets a new bar in overall performance, particularly in our real-world benchmarks, Big endurance numbers and 5-year warranty, Magician software offers a host of drive management features including RAPID for those who want even more performance
New NAND tech may face some adoption headwinds
The Samsung SSD 850 EVO makes quite an impact on the consumer SSD market with its overall bar-setting performance, coupled with great endurance and price point. With consistent releases like this, it's no wonder Samsung has been dominating the consumer SS...
With the release of the Samsung 850 EVO, Samsung is now completely 3D V-NAND across the board for consumer SSDs which makes them a very serious force to be reckoned with. Against competitors, Samsung's NAND technology is not only superior in performance a...
Equipped with 3-bit 3D V-NAND, Available in 120GB, 250GB, 500GB and 1TB capacities, Features RAPID mode and TurboWrite technology, Excellent sequential read and write speeds under most conditions, Good random read performance, Performs equally well with c
Mediocre random write performance, RAPID mode is Windows only
Samsung set the bar pretty high when they introduced the 840 EVO. Despite its use of 3-bit (TLC) NAND, this consumer-grade drive delivered performance much like that of its higher-end sibling, the 840 PRO. With the 850 EVO, Samsung has raised the bar even...
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 drive carries a 5-year warranty instead of the 10 years the Pro model offers. The Samsung Magician software only works with Windows
The Samsung 850 Evo has the best combination of performance and cost, making it the ideal drive for any home users....
Before we weigh in with our final verdict, we'll bust out a few of our famous value scatter plots. These plots use an overall performance score compared against a common baseline. This score is based on a subset of the performance data from our full suit...
Abstract: Last month, Samsung confirmed that its 840 EVO SSD can suffer from slower read speeds with older data. The company promised to address the issue with updated firmware, and we've been experimenting with the fix.Before we get into the results of our testing...
Abstract: An example of file read speeds slowing relative to file age.Since we first published on this, we have been coordinating with Samsung to learn the root causes of this issue, how they will be fixed, and we have most recently been testing a pre-release versi...
