Testseek.com have collected 230 expert reviews of the Samsung 2.5 inch 850 Evo Series SATA600 and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung 2.5 inch 850 Evo Series SATA600.
December 2014
(89%)
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11674 Reviews
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Slim form factor
Very fast out of the box
Blistering fast with RAPID Mode enabled
Data Migration software
Large capacity
Sleek and slimline
Innovative features
Fast stock performance
Insane performance with RAPID Mode
Well priced for what you get
Strong Performance
Competitive Pricing
RAPID Mode Support
Excellent write performance (when in TurboWrite SLC mode)
Excellent IOPS performance
Especially in the higher capacities
Improved TLC write speeds
Thanks to VNAND
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
Very good random read and write performance
Performs equally well with compress
Doubles the capacity of the previous highest model
Impressive overall performance highlighted by its best-of-class results in our mixed server workloads
Samsung pedigree with a 5-year warranty
Build Quality / Durability (150 TBW)
Excellent Overall Performance
Features (TurboWrite/RAPID Mode/eDrive Support)
Samsung Magician Software
5 Year Warranty
2TB Capacity
Doubles capacity of previous model
Improves upon already top-of-the-line performance of predecessors
5-year Warranty
Best in class performance (even outperforms competing MLC parts!)
Performance oddities seen in the 2TB model are not present in 4TB
Best SATA performance in our new Mixed Burst testing
Build Quality / Endurance (150TBW / 1 Million Hours MTBF)
Excellent Overall Performance
Available In 1TB
The largest consumer SSD
The fastest consumer SSD
Massive spare and SLC area
The best SATA SSD
Samsung SATA (high) performance
Low cost
Support for Magician and Rapid Mode
One of the fastest SATA-interface drives we've tested to date
Class-leading five-year warranty
Available in capacities up to 1TB
Gigantic capacity
Relatively affordable (given its size)
Excellent performance for a SATA drive
3D NAND promise drive longevity
Good performance for the price
Highest-capacity consumer SSD at this writing
Speedy
Long warranty
Field-leading SSD software utility
Silky smooth operation as a system drive
Excellent sequential reading and writing performance at very low queue depths
Excellent 4K random writing performance at low queue depths
Outstanding 4k random reading performance at very low queue depths
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Outstanding 552/532 MBps read/write speed with ATTO
Random 4K read/writes produced 86
192 IOPS
32layer 3D VNAND Flash delivers double the endurance
Native write acceleration – no compression used
Samsung 3core MEX controller supports TRIM
NCQ
And Mi
Highest capacity
Tons of capacity
Great price per GB
Good performance
Endurance
And warranty
SATA is ubiquitous.
The editors didn't like
Modest price premium
It ain't free
3D VNAND Somewhat Unproven
Smaller capacity models launching at a relatively high cost/GB
RAPID mode is Windows only
1TB drive uses more power than other capacities
Out-performed by its smaller capacity brothers in our real-world benchmarks
Significantly more expensive that a 2TB HDD
Price (For Some)
Early adopters will pay a premium
Pricing
Low warrantied endurance rating
Limited availability
Single and low capacity (at the time of writing)
Reduced warranty compared to 850 EVO
Launch pricing is higher than other mainstream drives
You may need a loan to buy one
Slower than previous model in certain minor test scenarios
RAPID software creates a risk of data loss
Uses SATA interface
Nothing to mention.
Expensive enthusiast product
Fair doesn't mean inexpensive and if you're on a budget
Two of Samsung's 1TB SSDs are a tad cheaper than one of the 2TB models.
Abstract: Can Samsung pull off a "three-peat?" The Seoul, South Korea-based memory giant this week unveiled the 850 EVO series, its latest solid-state drives for professionals and consumers that Samsung claims will deliver unmatched performance and endurance due to...
Slim form factor; Very fast out of the box; Blistering fast with RAPID Mode enabled; Data Migration software; Large capacity
Modest price premium
Samsung has an excellent overall package here, with great features, innovative technologies, performance, and durability....
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Published: 2014-12-08, Author: Joe , review by: legitreviews.com
The Samsung 850 EVO 120GB and 500GB drives have 128GB and 512GB (1GB byte = 1,000,000,000 bytes) of NAND on board respectively and yield user addressable capacities of 111GB and 465GB (1Gib = 1,073,741,824 bytes) in Windows as shown in the drive propertie...
Strong Performance, Competitive Pricing, RAPID Mode Support
3D VNAND Somewhat Unproven
Samsung SSD 850 EVO Solid State Drives -- Find Them At AmazonIf you go back and look at all of the numbers, the Samsung SSD 850 EVO is a clear winner in terms of performance. The 500GB model that we tested wasn't quite the fastest drive across the board, ...
Excellent write performance (when in TurboWrite SLC mode), Excellent IOPS performance, especially in the higher capacities, Improved TLC write speeds, thanks to VNAND
Smaller capacity models launching at a relatively high cost/GB
PROS:Excellent write performance (when in TurboWrite SLC mode)Excellent IOPS performance, especially in the higher capacitiesImproved TLC write speeds, thanks to VNANDCONS:Smaller capacity models launching at a relatively high cost/GBPricing and Availabil...
Silky smooth operation as a system drive, Excellent sequential reading and writing performance at very low queue depths, Excellent 4K random writing performance at low queue depths, Outstanding 4k random reading performance at very low queue depths, S
Nothing to mention.
Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points belowPositiveSilky smooth operation as a system drive.Excellent sequential reading and writing performance at very low queue depths.Excellent 4K random writing performance at low queue depth...
Outstanding 552/532 MBps read/write speed with ATTO, Random 4K read/writes produced 86,192 IOPS, 32layer 3D VNAND Flash delivers double the endurance, Native write acceleration – no compression used, Samsung 3core MEX controller supports TRIM, NCQ, and Mi
Expensive enthusiast product
Our first rating is performance, which compares how effective the Samsung SSD 850 EVO performs in benchmark operations against competing SATA-based solid state drive storage solutions. For reference, Samsung specifications suggest 540 MB/s maximum reads...
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Published: 2014-12-08, Author: Victor , review by: Bjorn3d.com
The 840 EVO was a great drive from Samsung and the 850 EVO just made it even better. The switch to the 3D NAND brings not just added performance improvement but more importantly higher endurance and lower power consumption. Samsung also sweetens the deal...
