Testseek.com have collected 204 expert reviews of the Samsung 2.5 inch 840 Pro Series SATA600 and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung 2.5 inch 840 Pro Series SATA600.
March 2013
(88%)
204 Reviews
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698 Reviews
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The editors liked
Superb IOPS performance
Low power consumption
5year warranty
Available in 128GB
256GB and 512GB capacities
Excellent sequential read and write speeds
Very good random read and write performance
Performs equally well with compressible and incompressible data
Good looking
Ultra-slim design
SATA 6Gb/s interface
The SSD 840 Pro performed at the top of near to top of our tests in repeated ocassions. Write speeds of compressed files are simply staggering. Samsung's reliability record is a big plus in our book
An integrated all-Samsung platform
Competitive performance in many read-heavy tasks
Consistent latencies across a variety of workloads
Robust Magician 4.0 drive management utility
The Samsung 840 Pro offers fast performance and uses significantly less energy than other solid-state drives
Best SSD performance we've seen for less than $1 per GB. Five-year warranty.
Extremely fast
Low power usage can save battery life
7mm height fits slim notebooks
Very speedy overall for the price
Five-year warranty
Stylish-looking 7mm shell
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
Excellent writing performance
SATA 6Gbps support
TRIM suppo
Excellent sequential reading and writing performance
Excellent 4K random writing performance
At low queue depths
Outstanding 4k random reading performance at very low queue dep
RAPID Mode
Full drive 256bit AES hardware encryption
Lightweight compact storage solution
Resistant to extreme shock impact
Excellent Performance
Very high performance
Improved steady-state performance
Supports TRIM
5 -year warranty
7 mm thin - Ultrabook compatible
The editors didn't like
High introductory cost/GB.
Does not include an adapter bracket or cables
Pricey
There were the odd ocassions where the drive performed well behind its predecessor
We hope this can at least be partially fixed via firmware update. Initial price points are a mixed bag
Lower enterprise performance in mixed workload scenarios
History repeats itself; MLC faced the same criticisms compared to the SLC when it was introduced. Over the years, MLC overcame the doubts by improving the write I/O tasks to increase performance and durability. The industry did so by implementing, wear le...
Abstract: Some companies just have a knack for making their way into my life. My home and offices are populated with plenty of Samsung tech; I have a Samsung microwave, LED TV, Soundbar, Galaxy S3, headphones, Color Laser Printer, 2 Samsung Laptops, etc. Well, now ...
Samsung's SSD 840 Pro is one of, if not the best, consumer-grade SSDs on the market today. By itself, the drive is capable of some impressive performance numbers, but when two or more are combined in a RAID array, the results are nothing short of amaz...
The Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD is one of the fastest SSDs that we have tested to date. One thing was apparent, Samsung definitely tested their MDX controller and tuned their firmware to provide great performance with any type of data. The 840 Pro also us...
Abstract: There are two drawbacks to living life in the fast lane and those are the cost of Solid State Storage and its limited capacity. Both of those drawbacks are starting to disappear rapidly as technology marches forward but, none the less they are sti...
There’s not a lot to say that’s not already been said. The 840 Pro is in our opinion the fastest consumer based drive on the market today. Something we’ve noticed too is that our array seemed to get faster the more we used it. The 840 Pro has aggressiv...
Available in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB capacities, Excellent sequential read and write speeds, Very good random read and write performance, Performs equally well with compressible and incompressible data, Good looking, ultra-slim design, SATA 6Gb/s interface
Does not include an adapter bracket or cables, Pricey
Samsung has another winner on its hands with the 840 Pro Series SSD. Designed and built entirely in-house, this attractive, ultra-slim SSD combines Samsung's triple-core MDX controller with their own Toggle DDR2 NAND flash memory to deliver some of th...
LSI SandForce based drives ruled the roost for a very long time but were just recently dethroned by OCZ’s Vector for RWL’s performance crown. Today the Vector was dethroned by Samsung’s 840 Pro 256GB. Samsung has been second or third string until the l...
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Published: 2013-01-22, Author: Joe , review by: legitreviews.com
The Samsung 840 Pro is a seriously fast drive that delivers world class performance while keeping power consumption relatively low. For now, it shares the performance crown with the OCZ Vector drive for a SATA III drive. ...
Very high performance, Improved steady-state performance, Supports TRIM, 5 -year warranty, 7 mm thin - Ultrabook compatible
High price
The Samsung 840 Pro is an excellent evolutionary improvement over the company's previous-generation 830 Series SSD. The included five-year warranty underlines Samsung's confidence in their new product, and the thin 7 mm form factor makes this drive a p...
