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
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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
More Next-Generation drives like the Samsung Pro 840 will be arriving shortly and that should have Samsung looking over their shoulder. For now at least, when Samsung is looking forward they have nothing in front of them because they are in the perform...
Abstract: Installing an SSD in your PC, be it a laptop or a desktop, is one of the easiest and most effective ways to boost the machine's overall performance. The change won't be merely noticeable—it will startle you. Your system will boot more quickly, windows and...
The SSD market is extremely close, with the similarity of controllers and NAND Flash chips on all the drives meaning that, within certain obvious limitations, the sticker on the cover is the majority of the difference. Thanks to the ever reliable Moore's...
Samsung’s 840 Pro is everything it’s been cracked up to be, even by RWL’s standards. The 840 Pro marks a new level of MLC based performance exactly where it matters most and that’s with data on the drive. It will be interesting to see how a pair of the...
Although it had a somewhat complicated birth, the Samsung 840 Pro Series is a very fast SSD. Unlike its 840 Series sibling, the Pro offers strong write performance to go along with its wicked-fast read speeds. The drive performs well with both random and...
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
Nothing to mention.
Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points belowPositiveSilky 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 queu...
Where there is some confusion regarding the Pro and non Pro version of the 840 series let us clearly state again, the regular 840 uses TLC NAND, the Pro version as tested today used MLC NAND flash memory. TLC NAND flash will be hint slower and will have ...
The Samsung 840 Pro is a revolutionary SSD in terms of steady state performance, beating out the competition easily in our trace based testing. The low latency and high sequential speeds are among the best we have recorded. Providing software that simplif...
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Published: 2012-11-12, Author: Patrick , review by: servethehome.com
First off, thanks to John4200 on getting the community some real world numbers. The Samsung 840 Pro SSD shows a lot of promise. Performance is extremely good but the aspect that will make or break this drive is firmware stability. Some other vendors have ...
