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.
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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.
506 MB/s reads on large files, 416 MB/s writes on large files, Lightweight, perfect for a notebook, Samsung SSD Magician software is handy and intuitive
TLC flash memory is theoretically three times less longlasting than MLC, Write speed drops to 260 MB/s on files over 3 GB
The Samsung 840 Evo definitely isn't the best SSD we've reviewed, but it's relatively fast and lightweight and it costs less than most higher-performance drives. The biggest drawbacks are that it uses TLC flash memory, which doesn't last as long as MLC, a...
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Published: 2013-08-19, Author: Andrew , review by: techadvisor.co.uk
The Samsung 840 EVO 750GB is a triumph in solid-state technology, combining for the first time vast capacity by flash standards, with lightning performance, and at an approachable price. Smart data juggling tactics keeps its data moving briskly in real-wo...
Pricier than the Crucial M500 on a perGB basis, HEXUS Awards, Samsung SSD 840 EVO (750GB), HEXUS Where2Buy, The 750GB Samsung SSD 840 EVO is available to order from Scan Computers, HEXUS Right2Reply, At HEXUS, we invite the companies whose products we te
Consumers in the market for a high-capacity, mainstream SSD should primarily be weighing up two options; the Crucial M500 or the Samsung 840 EVO. Armed with 128Gb die, Crucial's offering is available in a spacious 960GB capacity, while Samsung's oppositi...
Published: 2013-08-07, Author: Christopher , review by: tomshardware.co.uk
Abstract: Micron's consumer products division, Crucial, wasn't the first brand to introduce a 1 TB SSD. But it was the first to sell one for less than a fortune, and it sports some snazzy new features to boot. We got our hands on the entire line-up to test. Idaho...
Abstract: Last year we reviewed the Samsung SSD 840 PRO SSD and it was our favourite SSD. Now less than a year later Samsung have released the 840 EVO series and we have been testing the 1TB model.Samsung has announced the entry-level SSD ‘840 EVO' line-up with sig...
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Keen pricing across the range, Outstanding 120GB performance, Good choice of capacities up to 1TB, RAPID Mode is one to watch, Available with laptop/desktop upgrade kits
RAPID Mode currently singledrive only, TurboWrite less effective at high queue depths, HEXUS Awards, Samsung SSD 840 EVO (120GB), HEXUS Where2Buy, TBC, HEXUS Right2Reply, At HEXUS, we invite the companies whose products we test to comment on our articles
The ludicrous numbers obtained through RAPID Mode will no doubt hog the headlines, but the real star of the 840 EVO show, we feel, is TurboWrite. Using a good-sized portion of NAND in single-level-cell mode to speed-up all incoming writes makes implicit ...
With the Samsung 840 Evo series, Samsung addressed the main weak point of the 840 series. The faster controller and especially the TurboWrite technology have brought the write speed to the level of conventional MLC SSDs. The low price of the 840 series ...
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Published: 2013-12-05, Author: S , review by: pcquest.com
High speed, high storage space, cost per GB value
None
If a value-for-money high storage SSD with high data transfer speeds is on your agenda then Samsung 840 EVO fits your bill perfectly....
Abstract: We have mentioned many times in previous SSD reviews that the market for SSDs is extremely competitive and price-sensitive. And the only way to remain competitive is to own your NAND production facilities or intellectual property in the form of the SSD co...
