82 reviews for MZ-7PD512 – Samsung 840 PRO 512GB MLC SATA 6Gb/s (AES 256-bit FDE) 2.5-inch Solid State Drive (SSD)
Ade Eldrida –
With prices plummeting further every week, it’s a great time to invest in solid-state storage. Although the market seems flooded with SSD options, there are really only a few relevant controllers used today, and they come from SandForce, Marvell and Sa…
Erdah Uwton –
Samsung is a company that has impressive resources and the ability to leverage those resources in the SSD market. One of the biggest examples of this leverage is that Samsung owns its own NAND fabrication facility. This automatically gives Samsung a leg u…
Jacobs Schrader –
If we had an award for most improved in the SSD space, it would have to go to Samsung. When we first encountered Samsung MLC drives a few years ago they were pretty bad. Prices were high and performance was low. Samsung offered no end-user upgradable firm…
Odella Pollie –
Solid-state drives have revolutionized the PC storage industry. Their wicked-fast access times deliver a palpable improvement in overall system responsiveness, and prices have fallen enough to make decent-sized drives affordable for all. There’s just one …
Ric Peta –
The Samsung 840 Pro was our top SSD until the OCZ Vector came along several months later and was able to run neck-and-neck with the Sammy through our benchmark gauntlet. As it currently stands, the 256GB versions of these drives both wear a 9/Kick Ass ban…
Clarke Bogusz –
Help support Bare Feats by clicking our Apple display ads or THIS Apple USA link when ordering any Apple product or Apple compatible product.Live outside the USA? No problem. We are also an affiliate of these Apple Stores:PowerMax not only sells new and u…
Merrie Eilis –
Today we are again going to examine the performance of Samsung’s 840 Pro. This time we have a 256GB drive on the bench. Not too long ago we reviewed a 128GB 840 Pro and it turned out to be the fastest MLC based drive we’ve ever tested in any capacity…
Garner Retha –
Unless you’re sporting really old hardware, an SSD is the best sure-fire way to boost the performance of your desktop or laptop computer. There is so much choice now it’s difficult to know whether there is a significant difference between various SSDs a…
Laurene Joseph –
I never thought this whole tech journalism gig would turn me into a mass murderer. Yet here I am, with the blood of six SSDs on my hands, and that’s not even the half of it. You see, these were not crimes of passion or rage, nor were they products of acci…
Estelle Derinna –
Six weeks have passed since our last SSD endurance update. When we last visited our heroes, they had just crossed the half-petabyte threshold—no small feat for a collection of consumer-grade drives that includes the Corsair Neutron GTX, Intel 335 Series, …
Janina Hosfmann –
Initially, Samsung SSDs were distributed by Prime ABGB in India ever since 830 series came out, and they used to sell like hot cakes. They are known to be rock solid drives and priced very nicely to keep them as a preferred over certain drives with SandFo…
Vanna Modestia –
Solid-state drives are everywhere, and we shouldn’t be surprised. SSDs have long been much faster than mechanical hard drives—and the difference striking enough for even casual users to perceive. The major holdup was pricing, which has become much more re…
Alcus Fia –
When SSD makers want to emphasize their advantages, they often talk about how much engineering resources they put into their products. A typical SSD has three basic constituents: flash memory, controller and firmware. Not all of the firms engaged into …
Philbo Upshaw –
Nearly all SSD manufacturers refreshed their line-up this year. Armed with the test results of sixty 240/256 and 480/512 GB models, we’ll be more than able to tell you which SSDs are the best choice right now. We’ll briefly cover the SSDs that we’ve …
Yeung Winzler –
The Samsung 840 Pro 256GB is the fastest consumer SSD around, and its 7mm thickness makes it compatible with thin-and-light laptops. It also comes with a five-year warranty. Buying advice: Samsung 840 Pro . It’s always easy to write about the best – i…
Ibby Blau –
If you thought that we had gotten the most out of SATA 600 SSDs, think again. This year a number of new records were set in terms of SSD performance, but Samsung thinks it can go even further with the new SSD 840 Pro that’s being introduced today. This …
Higgins Nobell –
This time last year we took our first look at the Samsung 830. It was a drive that made a lot of sense, especially as Samsung make the memory chips for nearly every SSD on the planet. In the end we found that it was very good indeed, just lacking a lit…
Giglio Idalia –
The Samsung 840 Pro is positioned as the Cadillac of solid-state drives, sporting a controller with a 3-core processor, 512MB of DDR2 cache, 21nm Toggle mode NAND flash memory, hardware encryption support, all backed by five year warranty.
Manno Emmett –
Samsung has been at this SSD thing for quite some time now. The first SSD I bought was in fact a Samsung unit meant for an ultraportable laptop. Getting it into my desktop was a hack and a half, involving a ZIF to IDE adapter, which then passed thro…
Hanshaw Gilcrest –
Yes, we know what you’re thinking. Well over £200 for a 256GB SSD? Aren’t SSD prices supposed to be going down, not up? Generally speaking, the answer would be a clear affirmative. But there’s always space for something a little special at the top of the …
Fusco Sontich –
Samsung is the largest flash manufacturer in the world, but most of its sales volume goes to companies like Apple, which then use the memory in their own products. Consumer products have become increasingly important to the Korean manufacturer, however, a…
Delfine Connell –
We got tired of WAITING forever to get our hands on some of Samsung’s latest and greatest SSD’s, of course the drives we are referring to are the new Samsung 840 Pro’s. We chose to go ahead and buy our own and our choice is the 128GB version because…
Brindle Orville –
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…
Samsung has worked hard from a nearly standing start to gain consumer mindshare as a premium supplier of SSDs for after-market upgrades. With Toshiba, the Korean giant is one of only two brands that can control the whole design and manufacture of the flas…
Christiano Cartan –
By all rights, Samsung should be at the top of the market. Samsung is the biggest manufacturer of flash memory in the world. While it is true that most of that memory goes to other companies, Samsung is making more and more of their own consumer products….
Ferrigno Bevers –
This year, we are pitting no less than eight of the fastest and newest drives against each other. Some of them might seem familiar to you, such as the Corsair Neutron GTX and OCZ Vector, but we are including these drives because they have been refreshed, …
Othe Ophelie –
Samsung Electronics has been a leader in the electronics industry for more than 30 years. Since the introduction of their first television in 1970, this Korean company has grown to become one of the world’s leading electronics manufacturers, offering …
Jolanta Rogers –
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…
Aronow Lolande –
Hot on the heels of our Extreme II 3 drive RAID 0 Review we have another; this time featuring our current performance juggernaut the Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SATA III SSD. This review will be our second official 3 drive RAID 0 review since migrating to …
Birgit Grider –
Samsung is taking the wraps off its new flagship 840 Pro SSD. It’s promising better performance, lower power consumption, a five-year warranty, and aggressive pricing. Is such a compelling combination of benefits really possible in such a crowded market? …
Garibull Perrin –
It only seems obvious that the successor of the Samsung 830 (3rd gen.) would be named Samsung 840 (4th gen.). What makes it a bit confusing is the split off of the 840 series into two versions, a PRO version and a non-PRO version. To me, the PRO versio…
Chang Nguyen –
A very short time ago we reviewed Samsung’s newest flagship the 840 Pro. The capacity we chose was 128GB because it had yet to be widely reviewed. Well, we’re back at it again and this time we’re serving up the 128GB 840 Pro in RAID 0 as only RWL ca…
Waligore Emilee –
Whether it’s components like memory chips, processors and LCD panels or retail clobber like phones and TVs, Samsung is assimilating everything.In that context, two things are immediately apparent. The first is that you’d better not be in the bad books whe…
Winchester Letty –
We missed getting product for the initial release of the Samsung 840 Pro SSD, although we did get in on the non-pro version back in November. When we mentioned it to Samsung during our meeting at CES, they handed over a 512GB version to throw on our…
Valoniah Bradly –
It’s been exactly a year since Samsung released its 830 series solid-state drive (SSD) and today, the company unveiled the upgraded version, the Samsung 840 Pro. This new drive is actually the professional version of the 840 series, so in a way it’s a …
Gregorio Terrie –
Samsung Electronics has been a leader in the electronics industry for more than 30 years. Since the introduction of their first television in 1970, this Korean company has grown to become one of the world’s leading electronics manufacturers, offering …
Herzig Thill –
With a full-year profit of US$26.4 billion on revenue of US$183.5 billion, there’s no doubt that Samsung Electronics is one of the biggest and most successful IT companies in the world presently. In fact, it won’t be superfluous to say that Samsung is one…
Heath Jaala –
We can’t talk about the Samsung 840 Pro without putting OCZ Vector in the same sentence. 840 Pro and Vector are the two top performing enthusiast class SSDs on the market today. Their lead over drives like Plextor’s M5 Pro Xtreme, Corsair’s Neutron …
Casaleggio Sup –
The Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD hits our benchmarking tables today. Sporting their latest in-house MDX controller, Samsung makes some bold claims regarding the speed and reliability of their latest SSD.Samsung has been making quite a name in the SSD market…
Thorny Delia –
Over the past few months, Seagate, Samsung and OCZ have launched new versions of their 2.5-in. consumer-class internal solid-state drives (SSDs) — the Seagate 600, the OCZ Vertex 450 and the Samsung 840 Pro Series. Each boasts 500MB/sec. peak performa…
Jem Ruttger –
Samsung has made good inroads into the SSD market over the past couple of years, with its highly regarded 830 series of drives followed by the popular 840 product. Its latest drive, the 840 Pro, is its most exciting yet, but it’s also got a hefty weight o…
Treulich Vladimir –
These days, you can find a good 128GB SSD for around $100 and a 256GB SSD model for $200, both of which will run circles around the fastest hard drive. However, not all solid-state drives are created equal. If you’re willing to pay more, you can get s…
Gregrory Houlberg –
After numerous revisions and countless updates, Samsung’s 840 Pro has gone from an old timer to one of the best SSDs on the market. In this review, we look at the latest “MZ” revision….
Terena Dwayne –
Generally speaking, fast PC components are a good thing, but paying top dollar for the fastest part available doesn’t always make sense, especially if the word “budget” factors at all into your PC-build or upgrade list. On rare occasions, though, top-…
Lechner Johst –
In June, 2012 we published a large group test of SSDs with capacities of 120/128 GB and 240/256 GB . Those are still the most popular sizes, judging from what people search for on Hardware.Info. The world of SSDs didn’t stand still, and since then a num…
Scheck Zenda –
As is the way with a surprising number of its products, Samsung’s SSD lineup is developed entirely by the various arms of the massive Korean company. It not only features its own in-house controller chip in the form of the MDX controller, which has three …
Gilberta Pardoes –
Samsung Electronics has been a leader in the electronics industry for more than 30 years. Since the introduction of their first television in 1970, this Korean company has grown to become one of the world’s leading electronics manufacturers, offering …
Jammin Cortie –
It was roughly one year ago that I covered the Samsung 840 Pro SSD, and I found it a very impressive performer. Quite a lot has changed with the 840 Pro over that year. It has new firmware, and it now supports ‘Rapid mode’ via the Samsung Magician softwar…
Cagle Lorolla –
Going from a mechanical hard drive to an SSD for my boot device was certainly one of those experiences where the change in speed was very satisfying. The first experience with an SSD was one of those wow moments when the machine booted up in seconds inste…
Lowney Taryne –
As the successor to the 830 SSD series, Samsung now has two products: 840 and 840 Pro. These are available in different capacities, from 64 GB to 512 GB.The 840 Pro uses their fourth generation SSD controller and there are three ARM 9 cores running at 300…
Betsey Cherilyn –
SSDs are pretty awesome. They’re fast enough to provide a palpable improvement in overall system responsiveness and affordable enough that even budget rigs can get in on the action. Without moving parts, SSDs also tolerate rough handling much better than …
Doralynn Roydd –
Despite what you may have read or heard, Samsung hasn’t made any endurance claims regarding their new SSD grade triple-level cell (TLC) flash. A few numbers have been tossed around already, 1,000 and 1,500 program erase (P/E) cycles, but they didn’t…
Kurt Linda –
On paper, the 256 GB Samsung 840 Pro looks like one of the fastest SSDs out there, both in terms of speed and random access (IOPS). Samsung says it’s faster… SSD Magician is a special software that Samsung includes with its solid-state drives. It’s a p
Orlantha Lashoh –
Yes, we know what you’re thinking. Well over £200 for a 256GB SSD? Aren’t SSD prices supposed to be going down, not up? Generally speaking, the answer would be a clear affirmative. But there’s always space for something a little special at the top of the …
Zurn Andersen –
Having had this SSD in our hands for some time, even the enormity of the Samsung 840 family release celebration cannot overshadow the performance of what just might be the hottest solid state drive to hit the streets to date. How does just under an extra …
Illa Branham –
When we did this shootout last year , we remarked that prices of SSDs have fallen dramatically, to record lows even, making them more accessible to even mainstream users. In the past year, we saw prices of SSDs stabilizing and also noted several trends in…
Ezmeralda Haslam –
Samsung has worked hard to earn its share of the SSD market, and its 840 Series drive impressed us, although it wasn’t quite able to match our favourite drives for speed. Samsung’s latest drive leaves the mainstream behind and is intended for enthusias…
Arman Adaurd –
Now before you go, huh what ? TLC (tender love ‘n care) I do have to explain the introduction title. Samsung very recently released the new 840 series SSDs. The new 840 uses TLC NAND flash (TLC is short for triple level cell) cells whereas the PRO models …
Patrizia Rubinstein –
Samsung ElectronicsSamsung Electronics has been a leader in the electronics industry for more than 30 years. Since the introduction of their first television in 1970, this Korean company has grown to become one of the world’s leading electronics manuf…
Ker Arde –
Last month we published a review on Intels new 730 series SSD , based on the same controller that you can find in Intel enterprise SSDs. As the controller is developed in house by Intel they claim that the consistency in the performance of these drives …
Vasyuta Dreyer –
Klaus Hinum, 10/24/2012 Samsung presents the successor to the popular 830 series: the new SSD 840 Pro series. Samsung promises to set new records in performance and power consumption. Ideal for notebooks? We will find out in the following review. Sam…
David Bruni –
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 …
Edeline Shepley –
Samsung is the largest flash manufacturer in the world, but most of its sales volume goes to companies like Apple, which then use the memory in their own products. Consumer products have become increasingly important to the Korean manufacturer, however, a…
Lawrence Kirimia –
A number of weeks back, I had the wonderful opportunity of reviewing the famous Samsung 830 SSD and while the drive is still in the upper echelon of drives with all things considered, the performance of the drive just isn’t up to snuff when put in compari…
Alie Huey –
Flash memory has limited write endurance. So do the SSDs based on it. How many writes can modern drives take before they expire, and what happens to them as the flash wears out? We’re trying to find out by testing a selection of SSDs to failure. You can r…
Hendel Paula –
Samsung’s 830 Series has been our favorite SSD for the better part of a year now. We gave the drive our coveted Editor’s Choice award when we reviewed it, and we’ve been recommending the thing ever since. Can you blame us? The 830 Series combines excellen…
Wadsworth Jempty –
Solid State Drives (SSD’s) define a great deal of today’s computing power. For more serious computer users, conventional hard disk drives (HDD’s) are mere storage devices, if possible tucked away in a Network-Attached Storage (NAS) in the closet. The…
Arly Jammin –
We got our hands on the Samsung 840 Pro SSD which houses a three-core MDX controller and 8x 32 GB Samsung MLC toggle mode NAND chips. All the memory chips are attached on one side of the PCB. It all comes in a black coloured metallic housing with tapered …
Gentes Gilliam –
The top performance tier of any market is a fascinating place. Performance in just about any task provides a clear point of reference to judge a product. The very best products tend to cost more than those further down the list and because of that, …
Boylan Alair –
Samsung has announced its latest 2.5-inch, 7mm SSD solutions, the SSD 840 and SSD 840 Pro. StorageReview has been working with an SSD 840 Pro review unit in our lab to see whether Samsung has continued to build on the accomplishments of the SSD 830 and SS…
Attalie Allistir –
When a manufacturer already has an SSD like the PM830 in its portfolio then a successor must be a highly capable drive to not disappoint users expectations. With the PM840 Samsung wants to offer a new drive which should not only be a worthy successor but …
Aldarcie Powe –
Late September Samsung launched the 840 Pro and 840 SSD series, both using the new Samsung MDX controller. It turned out that the Samsung 840 Pro was the fastest SSD at time, even if the OCZ Vector has now managed to catch up. The Samsung 840 stood out …
Greenwood Anastatius –
I have to admit I wasn’t a big fan of the Samsung 830. We only tested the 128GB model and no matter what firmware we loaded on the drive, the write latency on that capacity size was always an issue. This year Samsung released two drives, a mainstrea…
Foushee Liberati –
It’s been exactly a year since Samsung released its 830 series solid-state drive (SSD) and today, the company unveiled the upgraded version, the Samsung 840 Pro.This new drive is actually the professional version of the 840 series, so in a way it’s a doub…
Delija Volny –
Having already served up a 128GB 840 Pro RAID 0 review we know that the fastest MLC based two drive array you can buy today is a Samsung 840 Pro array. Today we have for your viewing pleasure a larger 256GB 840 Pro two drive array. The 256GB 840 Pro …
Earle Rockwood –
Samsung recently announced a solid state drive capacity of 1.6TB in a 2.5in form factor, so you know that the company knows a thing or two about flash-based storage (and that this author knows a thing or two about lame opening lines). The SSD 840 Pro is a…
Rabush Shewmaker –
Samsung is one of the largest technology companies in the world. They make pretty much every electronic product you can think of.Being a leader in DRAM and flash memory production, it comes as no surprise that they are also a player in the SSD business…
Niles Ariana –
Most SSDs are built using off-the-shelf parts, but the Samsung 840 Pro is different. It’s made entirely by Samsung, and it combines 256GB of 22nm NAND with a proprietary three-core ARM Cortex-based MDX controller. This in-house approach paid dividends in…
Chrissy Hoeg –
For the past few SSD generations, Samsung has delivered quality solid state drives. Community recommendations around the Samsung 830 SSD have been very positive due to their solid all around performance and reliable firmware. When the Samsung 840 Pro SSD …
Bone Dugald –
It’s only a few short weeks ago that I reviewed the Samsung 830 series SSD. The 830 series SSD proved to be a strong performer, and a very reliable SSD. My review of the 830 series was late, and I published that review just days before Samsung release…
Krystle Monda –
Last year, we remarked that prices of SSDs have fallen dramatically, to record lows even, making them more accessible to even mainstream users. In the past year, we saw prices of SSDs stabilizing and also noted several trends in the industry.Although 2013…
Ade Eldrida –
With prices plummeting further every week, it’s a great time to invest in solid-state storage. Although the market seems flooded with SSD options, there are really only a few relevant controllers used today, and they come from SandForce, Marvell and Sa…
Erdah Uwton –
Samsung is a company that has impressive resources and the ability to leverage those resources in the SSD market. One of the biggest examples of this leverage is that Samsung owns its own NAND fabrication facility. This automatically gives Samsung a leg u…
Jacobs Schrader –
If we had an award for most improved in the SSD space, it would have to go to Samsung. When we first encountered Samsung MLC drives a few years ago they were pretty bad. Prices were high and performance was low. Samsung offered no end-user upgradable firm…
Odella Pollie –
Solid-state drives have revolutionized the PC storage industry. Their wicked-fast access times deliver a palpable improvement in overall system responsiveness, and prices have fallen enough to make decent-sized drives affordable for all. There’s just one …
Ric Peta –
The Samsung 840 Pro was our top SSD until the OCZ Vector came along several months later and was able to run neck-and-neck with the Sammy through our benchmark gauntlet. As it currently stands, the 256GB versions of these drives both wear a 9/Kick Ass ban…
Clarke Bogusz –
Help support Bare Feats by clicking our Apple display ads or THIS Apple USA link when ordering any Apple product or Apple compatible product.Live outside the USA? No problem. We are also an affiliate of these Apple Stores:PowerMax not only sells new and u…
Merrie Eilis –
Today we are again going to examine the performance of Samsung’s 840 Pro. This time we have a 256GB drive on the bench. Not too long ago we reviewed a 128GB 840 Pro and it turned out to be the fastest MLC based drive we’ve ever tested in any capacity…
Garner Retha –
Unless you’re sporting really old hardware, an SSD is the best sure-fire way to boost the performance of your desktop or laptop computer. There is so much choice now it’s difficult to know whether there is a significant difference between various SSDs a…
Laurene Joseph –
I never thought this whole tech journalism gig would turn me into a mass murderer. Yet here I am, with the blood of six SSDs on my hands, and that’s not even the half of it. You see, these were not crimes of passion or rage, nor were they products of acci…
Estelle Derinna –
Six weeks have passed since our last SSD endurance update. When we last visited our heroes, they had just crossed the half-petabyte threshold—no small feat for a collection of consumer-grade drives that includes the Corsair Neutron GTX, Intel 335 Series, …
Janina Hosfmann –
Initially, Samsung SSDs were distributed by Prime ABGB in India ever since 830 series came out, and they used to sell like hot cakes. They are known to be rock solid drives and priced very nicely to keep them as a preferred over certain drives with SandFo…
Vanna Modestia –
Solid-state drives are everywhere, and we shouldn’t be surprised. SSDs have long been much faster than mechanical hard drives—and the difference striking enough for even casual users to perceive. The major holdup was pricing, which has become much more re…
Alcus Fia –
When SSD makers want to emphasize their advantages, they often talk about how much engineering resources they put into their products. A typical SSD has three basic constituents: flash memory, controller and firmware. Not all of the firms engaged into …
Philbo Upshaw –
Nearly all SSD manufacturers refreshed their line-up this year. Armed with the test results of sixty 240/256 and 480/512 GB models, we’ll be more than able to tell you which SSDs are the best choice right now. We’ll briefly cover the SSDs that we’ve …
Yeung Winzler –
The Samsung 840 Pro 256GB is the fastest consumer SSD around, and its 7mm thickness makes it compatible with thin-and-light laptops. It also comes with a five-year warranty. Buying advice: Samsung 840 Pro . It’s always easy to write about the best – i…
Ibby Blau –
If you thought that we had gotten the most out of SATA 600 SSDs, think again. This year a number of new records were set in terms of SSD performance, but Samsung thinks it can go even further with the new SSD 840 Pro that’s being introduced today. This …
Higgins Nobell –
This time last year we took our first look at the Samsung 830. It was a drive that made a lot of sense, especially as Samsung make the memory chips for nearly every SSD on the planet. In the end we found that it was very good indeed, just lacking a lit…
Giglio Idalia –
The Samsung 840 Pro is positioned as the Cadillac of solid-state drives, sporting a controller with a 3-core processor, 512MB of DDR2 cache, 21nm Toggle mode NAND flash memory, hardware encryption support, all backed by five year warranty.
Manno Emmett –
Samsung has been at this SSD thing for quite some time now. The first SSD I bought was in fact a Samsung unit meant for an ultraportable laptop. Getting it into my desktop was a hack and a half, involving a ZIF to IDE adapter, which then passed thro…
Hanshaw Gilcrest –
Yes, we know what you’re thinking. Well over £200 for a 256GB SSD? Aren’t SSD prices supposed to be going down, not up? Generally speaking, the answer would be a clear affirmative. But there’s always space for something a little special at the top of the …
Fusco Sontich –
Samsung is the largest flash manufacturer in the world, but most of its sales volume goes to companies like Apple, which then use the memory in their own products. Consumer products have become increasingly important to the Korean manufacturer, however, a…
Delfine Connell –
We got tired of WAITING forever to get our hands on some of Samsung’s latest and greatest SSD’s, of course the drives we are referring to are the new Samsung 840 Pro’s. We chose to go ahead and buy our own and our choice is the 128GB version because…
Brindle Orville –
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…
Partan Schoenberg –
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Chuipek Kassab –
Samsung has worked hard from a nearly standing start to gain consumer mindshare as a premium supplier of SSDs for after-market upgrades. With Toshiba, the Korean giant is one of only two brands that can control the whole design and manufacture of the flas…
Christiano Cartan –
By all rights, Samsung should be at the top of the market. Samsung is the biggest manufacturer of flash memory in the world. While it is true that most of that memory goes to other companies, Samsung is making more and more of their own consumer products….
Ferrigno Bevers –
This year, we are pitting no less than eight of the fastest and newest drives against each other. Some of them might seem familiar to you, such as the Corsair Neutron GTX and OCZ Vector, but we are including these drives because they have been refreshed, …
Othe Ophelie –
Samsung Electronics has been a leader in the electronics industry for more than 30 years. Since the introduction of their first television in 1970, this Korean company has grown to become one of the world’s leading electronics manufacturers, offering …
Jolanta Rogers –
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…
Aronow Lolande –
Hot on the heels of our Extreme II 3 drive RAID 0 Review we have another; this time featuring our current performance juggernaut the Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SATA III SSD. This review will be our second official 3 drive RAID 0 review since migrating to …
Birgit Grider –
Samsung is taking the wraps off its new flagship 840 Pro SSD. It’s promising better performance, lower power consumption, a five-year warranty, and aggressive pricing. Is such a compelling combination of benefits really possible in such a crowded market? …
Garibull Perrin –
It only seems obvious that the successor of the Samsung 830 (3rd gen.) would be named Samsung 840 (4th gen.). What makes it a bit confusing is the split off of the 840 series into two versions, a PRO version and a non-PRO version. To me, the PRO versio…
Chang Nguyen –
A very short time ago we reviewed Samsung’s newest flagship the 840 Pro. The capacity we chose was 128GB because it had yet to be widely reviewed. Well, we’re back at it again and this time we’re serving up the 128GB 840 Pro in RAID 0 as only RWL ca…
Waligore Emilee –
Whether it’s components like memory chips, processors and LCD panels or retail clobber like phones and TVs, Samsung is assimilating everything.In that context, two things are immediately apparent. The first is that you’d better not be in the bad books whe…
Winchester Letty –
We missed getting product for the initial release of the Samsung 840 Pro SSD, although we did get in on the non-pro version back in November. When we mentioned it to Samsung during our meeting at CES, they handed over a 512GB version to throw on our…
Valoniah Bradly –
It’s been exactly a year since Samsung released its 830 series solid-state drive (SSD) and today, the company unveiled the upgraded version, the Samsung 840 Pro. This new drive is actually the professional version of the 840 series, so in a way it’s a …
Gregorio Terrie –
Samsung Electronics has been a leader in the electronics industry for more than 30 years. Since the introduction of their first television in 1970, this Korean company has grown to become one of the world’s leading electronics manufacturers, offering …
Herzig Thill –
With a full-year profit of US$26.4 billion on revenue of US$183.5 billion, there’s no doubt that Samsung Electronics is one of the biggest and most successful IT companies in the world presently. In fact, it won’t be superfluous to say that Samsung is one…
Heath Jaala –
We can’t talk about the Samsung 840 Pro without putting OCZ Vector in the same sentence. 840 Pro and Vector are the two top performing enthusiast class SSDs on the market today. Their lead over drives like Plextor’s M5 Pro Xtreme, Corsair’s Neutron …
Casaleggio Sup –
The Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD hits our benchmarking tables today. Sporting their latest in-house MDX controller, Samsung makes some bold claims regarding the speed and reliability of their latest SSD.Samsung has been making quite a name in the SSD market…
Thorny Delia –
Over the past few months, Seagate, Samsung and OCZ have launched new versions of their 2.5-in. consumer-class internal solid-state drives (SSDs) — the Seagate 600, the OCZ Vertex 450 and the Samsung 840 Pro Series. Each boasts 500MB/sec. peak performa…
Jem Ruttger –
Samsung has made good inroads into the SSD market over the past couple of years, with its highly regarded 830 series of drives followed by the popular 840 product. Its latest drive, the 840 Pro, is its most exciting yet, but it’s also got a hefty weight o…
Treulich Vladimir –
These days, you can find a good 128GB SSD for around $100 and a 256GB SSD model for $200, both of which will run circles around the fastest hard drive. However, not all solid-state drives are created equal. If you’re willing to pay more, you can get s…
Gregrory Houlberg –
After numerous revisions and countless updates, Samsung’s 840 Pro has gone from an old timer to one of the best SSDs on the market. In this review, we look at the latest “MZ” revision….
Terena Dwayne –
Generally speaking, fast PC components are a good thing, but paying top dollar for the fastest part available doesn’t always make sense, especially if the word “budget” factors at all into your PC-build or upgrade list. On rare occasions, though, top-…
Lechner Johst –
In June, 2012 we published a large group test of SSDs with capacities of 120/128 GB and 240/256 GB . Those are still the most popular sizes, judging from what people search for on Hardware.Info. The world of SSDs didn’t stand still, and since then a num…
Scheck Zenda –
As is the way with a surprising number of its products, Samsung’s SSD lineup is developed entirely by the various arms of the massive Korean company. It not only features its own in-house controller chip in the form of the MDX controller, which has three …
Gilberta Pardoes –
Samsung Electronics has been a leader in the electronics industry for more than 30 years. Since the introduction of their first television in 1970, this Korean company has grown to become one of the world’s leading electronics manufacturers, offering …
Jammin Cortie –
It was roughly one year ago that I covered the Samsung 840 Pro SSD, and I found it a very impressive performer. Quite a lot has changed with the 840 Pro over that year. It has new firmware, and it now supports ‘Rapid mode’ via the Samsung Magician softwar…
Cagle Lorolla –
Going from a mechanical hard drive to an SSD for my boot device was certainly one of those experiences where the change in speed was very satisfying. The first experience with an SSD was one of those wow moments when the machine booted up in seconds inste…
Lowney Taryne –
As the successor to the 830 SSD series, Samsung now has two products: 840 and 840 Pro. These are available in different capacities, from 64 GB to 512 GB.The 840 Pro uses their fourth generation SSD controller and there are three ARM 9 cores running at 300…
Betsey Cherilyn –
SSDs are pretty awesome. They’re fast enough to provide a palpable improvement in overall system responsiveness and affordable enough that even budget rigs can get in on the action. Without moving parts, SSDs also tolerate rough handling much better than …
Doralynn Roydd –
Despite what you may have read or heard, Samsung hasn’t made any endurance claims regarding their new SSD grade triple-level cell (TLC) flash. A few numbers have been tossed around already, 1,000 and 1,500 program erase (P/E) cycles, but they didn’t…
Kurt Linda –
On paper, the 256 GB Samsung 840 Pro looks like one of the fastest SSDs out there, both in terms of speed and random access (IOPS). Samsung says it’s faster… SSD Magician is a special software that Samsung includes with its solid-state drives. It’s a p
Orlantha Lashoh –
Yes, we know what you’re thinking. Well over £200 for a 256GB SSD? Aren’t SSD prices supposed to be going down, not up? Generally speaking, the answer would be a clear affirmative. But there’s always space for something a little special at the top of the …
Zurn Andersen –
Having had this SSD in our hands for some time, even the enormity of the Samsung 840 family release celebration cannot overshadow the performance of what just might be the hottest solid state drive to hit the streets to date. How does just under an extra …
Illa Branham –
When we did this shootout last year , we remarked that prices of SSDs have fallen dramatically, to record lows even, making them more accessible to even mainstream users. In the past year, we saw prices of SSDs stabilizing and also noted several trends in…
Ezmeralda Haslam –
Samsung has worked hard to earn its share of the SSD market, and its 840 Series drive impressed us, although it wasn’t quite able to match our favourite drives for speed. Samsung’s latest drive leaves the mainstream behind and is intended for enthusias…
Arman Adaurd –
Now before you go, huh what ? TLC (tender love ‘n care) I do have to explain the introduction title. Samsung very recently released the new 840 series SSDs. The new 840 uses TLC NAND flash (TLC is short for triple level cell) cells whereas the PRO models …
Patrizia Rubinstein –
Samsung ElectronicsSamsung Electronics has been a leader in the electronics industry for more than 30 years. Since the introduction of their first television in 1970, this Korean company has grown to become one of the world’s leading electronics manuf…
Ker Arde –
Last month we published a review on Intels new 730 series SSD , based on the same controller that you can find in Intel enterprise SSDs. As the controller is developed in house by Intel they claim that the consistency in the performance of these drives …
Vasyuta Dreyer –
Klaus Hinum, 10/24/2012 Samsung presents the successor to the popular 830 series: the new SSD 840 Pro series. Samsung promises to set new records in performance and power consumption. Ideal for notebooks? We will find out in the following review. Sam…
David Bruni –
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 …
Edeline Shepley –
Samsung is the largest flash manufacturer in the world, but most of its sales volume goes to companies like Apple, which then use the memory in their own products. Consumer products have become increasingly important to the Korean manufacturer, however, a…
Lawrence Kirimia –
A number of weeks back, I had the wonderful opportunity of reviewing the famous Samsung 830 SSD and while the drive is still in the upper echelon of drives with all things considered, the performance of the drive just isn’t up to snuff when put in compari…
Alie Huey –
Flash memory has limited write endurance. So do the SSDs based on it. How many writes can modern drives take before they expire, and what happens to them as the flash wears out? We’re trying to find out by testing a selection of SSDs to failure. You can r…
Hendel Paula –
Samsung’s 830 Series has been our favorite SSD for the better part of a year now. We gave the drive our coveted Editor’s Choice award when we reviewed it, and we’ve been recommending the thing ever since. Can you blame us? The 830 Series combines excellen…
Wadsworth Jempty –
Solid State Drives (SSD’s) define a great deal of today’s computing power. For more serious computer users, conventional hard disk drives (HDD’s) are mere storage devices, if possible tucked away in a Network-Attached Storage (NAS) in the closet. The…
Arly Jammin –
We got our hands on the Samsung 840 Pro SSD which houses a three-core MDX controller and 8x 32 GB Samsung MLC toggle mode NAND chips. All the memory chips are attached on one side of the PCB. It all comes in a black coloured metallic housing with tapered …
Gentes Gilliam –
The top performance tier of any market is a fascinating place. Performance in just about any task provides a clear point of reference to judge a product. The very best products tend to cost more than those further down the list and because of that, …
Boylan Alair –
Samsung has announced its latest 2.5-inch, 7mm SSD solutions, the SSD 840 and SSD 840 Pro. StorageReview has been working with an SSD 840 Pro review unit in our lab to see whether Samsung has continued to build on the accomplishments of the SSD 830 and SS…
Attalie Allistir –
When a manufacturer already has an SSD like the PM830 in its portfolio then a successor must be a highly capable drive to not disappoint users expectations. With the PM840 Samsung wants to offer a new drive which should not only be a worthy successor but …
Aldarcie Powe –
Late September Samsung launched the 840 Pro and 840 SSD series, both using the new Samsung MDX controller. It turned out that the Samsung 840 Pro was the fastest SSD at time, even if the OCZ Vector has now managed to catch up. The Samsung 840 stood out …
Greenwood Anastatius –
I have to admit I wasn’t a big fan of the Samsung 830. We only tested the 128GB model and no matter what firmware we loaded on the drive, the write latency on that capacity size was always an issue. This year Samsung released two drives, a mainstrea…
Foushee Liberati –
It’s been exactly a year since Samsung released its 830 series solid-state drive (SSD) and today, the company unveiled the upgraded version, the Samsung 840 Pro.This new drive is actually the professional version of the 840 series, so in a way it’s a doub…
Delija Volny –
Having already served up a 128GB 840 Pro RAID 0 review we know that the fastest MLC based two drive array you can buy today is a Samsung 840 Pro array. Today we have for your viewing pleasure a larger 256GB 840 Pro two drive array. The 256GB 840 Pro …
Earle Rockwood –
Samsung recently announced a solid state drive capacity of 1.6TB in a 2.5in form factor, so you know that the company knows a thing or two about flash-based storage (and that this author knows a thing or two about lame opening lines). The SSD 840 Pro is a…
Rabush Shewmaker –
Samsung is one of the largest technology companies in the world. They make pretty much every electronic product you can think of.Being a leader in DRAM and flash memory production, it comes as no surprise that they are also a player in the SSD business…
Niles Ariana –
Most SSDs are built using off-the-shelf parts, but the Samsung 840 Pro is different. It’s made entirely by Samsung, and it combines 256GB of 22nm NAND with a proprietary three-core ARM Cortex-based MDX controller. This in-house approach paid dividends in…
Chrissy Hoeg –
For the past few SSD generations, Samsung has delivered quality solid state drives. Community recommendations around the Samsung 830 SSD have been very positive due to their solid all around performance and reliable firmware. When the Samsung 840 Pro SSD …
Bone Dugald –
It’s only a few short weeks ago that I reviewed the Samsung 830 series SSD. The 830 series SSD proved to be a strong performer, and a very reliable SSD. My review of the 830 series was late, and I published that review just days before Samsung release…
Krystle Monda –
Last year, we remarked that prices of SSDs have fallen dramatically, to record lows even, making them more accessible to even mainstream users. In the past year, we saw prices of SSDs stabilizing and also noted several trends in the industry.Although 2013…