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The editors liked
Samsung's SM951 is a better value than performance SATA SSDs when you
NVMe interface allows for incredible performance
Small form factor
Low power consumption
Much faster than most SATA based drives
Tiny form factor
Multiple interfaces to support different platforms (NVMe and AHCI)
Superior m.2 performance
Excellent power management and higher compatibility than current NVMe products
Fast
Compact
Great for laptops.
The Samsung SM951NVMe should sell for less than the 950 Pro as resellers try to reduce inventory
Speed Freaks
Great for laptops
The editors didn't like
Availability is limited
But if you want one you can buy it. Drive ships with a threeyear warranty vs. Intel's fiveyear coverage. Lack of NVMe might be a bummer but a new model is coming soon.
Top capacity is only 512GB
No 1TB model yet
Costs a little more than 2.5" SATA drives
Pricing and new to market availability (getting better)
Verdict
High price per GB
Limited capacities
BIOS support for booting
OEMonly
The SM951NVMe has a shorter warranty period and a lower TBW rating than the 950 Pro
The Intel SSD 750 400GB is the lowest priced product in this new ultra high performance SSD category. The $400 price point brings the cost of entry down but NVMe still has compatibility limitations that need to be considered. Workstation users will fi...
Published: 2015-05-20, Author: Sean , review by: thessdreview.com
The NVMe variant of the SM951 delivers faster speeds than its AHCI brother. This increase in performance comes at a cost, which is compatibility. If your system is compatible, however, you will not be disappointed. While it is expected to be available at...
When I first received the Samsung SM951, I knew the drive would be pretty fast, but I had no idea what to expect. On one hand I knew that Samsung had upgraded the interface on the drive while on the other hand I also knew that Samsung decided to stick to ...
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Published: 2015-05-12, Author: Sean , review by: thessdreview.com
The performance delivered by the Samsung SM951 M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD is very impressive to say the least. Throughout our testing we seen read speeds as high as 2,260MB/s and writes as high as 1,600MB/s, exceeding that of the manufacturers rating. In terms o...
Published: 2015-05-12, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Abstract: It's been quite some time since our last SSD roundup and we hadn't seen much need for one until recently. SSD technology grew stale after saturating the SATA 6Gb/s bus, bringing mostly minor improvements in recent memory and making up for it with price cu...
Superior m.2 performance, excellent power management and higher compatibility than current NVMe products,
Pricing and new to market availability (getting better), Verdict
The best all around SSD on the market today with nearly every box checked. You can use it in several Ultrabooks and any 9-Series chipset desktop without hassle. This level of performance is a luxury so expect to pay accordingly. MORE: Best SSDs...
The Samsung SM951 NVMe was found to be an impressive M.2 SSD, but NVMe is very new not for everyone. For starters you have to have a motherboard that features a UEFI BIOS that supports NVMe. Then you have to jump through some hoops to get Windows installe...
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Much faster than most SATA based drives, Tiny form factor, Multiple interfaces to support different platforms (NVMe and AHCI)
No 1TB model yet, Costs a little more than 2.5" SATA drives
Though the Samsung SM951 comes at a higher cost than 2.5” SATA SSDs, it provides much more performance, much lower power consumption, all within its tiny form factor...
