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
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230 Reviews
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The editors liked
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.
The Samsung SSD 850 EVO is a fantastic choice for HTPC media centre builds with its unrivalled performance and great reliability. Samsung's 3D V-NAND technology has revolutionized solid state improving speeds and energy efficiency whilst allowing storage...
Abstract: Samsung is updating its SATA SSD product line by adding new 2TB options to the 850 Pro and 850 Evo families. Are they any better than the existing models?A few days ago, we published a Tom's Hardware State of Solid State editorial that discussed what we w...
With their new 850 Evo series, Samsung lives up to all of their promises. The performance of the new budget SSD series is excellent, as is reflected by their Hardware.Info Performance Score . Furthermore, Samsung has addressed the Achilles' heel of the ...
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Published: 2015-02-02, Author: David , review by: artiss.co.uk
Blistering speeds, 5 Year Warrany, Slimline
A Little Expensive
It's not the cheapest, but it's slim, light and brilliantly fast. Samsung promise a long life too. If you're looking for a new SSD, then this is certainly the one I'd recommend...
Abstract: Samsung has over the past few years has been able not only to win the title of market leader in consumer SSD, but also to become in this market the most important innovator. The first SSDs that Samsung has managed to attract serious attention to their own...
The EVO version of the 850 with its TLC version of Samsung's V-NAND technology may not have the amazing 10-year guarantee of the 850 PRO but its mix of five-year warranty, good performance and impressive endurance make it more than a worthy successor to t...
Published: 2014-12-09, Author: Richard , review by: vortez.net
RAPID Technology, 3D VNAND, 5 year warranty, 6.8mm Height
Not much faster than an 840 EVO in some tests
The latest EVO drive from Samsung is likely to give any enthusiast PC a decent boost in terms of performance, especially if you are looking to make the leap from older mechanical drives. While it isn't quite as fast as the 850 Pro and only slightly faster...
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Published: 2014-12-08, Author: William , review by: XSreviews.co.uk
Consistently fast performance across all workloads, Low launch price, only ~20% more than the previous generation's current price, Improved performance in high queue depth tests
Performance delta between 850 Evo and 840 Evo is small, Score, 8 / 10
While the Samsung 850 Evo proved both dependable and powerful across our battery of tests, I can't help but be disappointed. I had expected a greater increase in performance from the new 3D NAND arrangement, instead of what amounts to marginal updates and...
