Samsung 850 Pro
512 GB, 2.5"
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72 reviews
This SSD was used to replace the hard drive of a L...
This SSD was used to replace the hard drive of a Lenovo W520. I knew a clean windows install was the easiest option but this was a work laptop, so i had many programs that i didn't want to reinstall. I made a sensitive data backup to a company cloud and a personal drive. The software, if lost, could anyways be reinstalled from our cloud, but i wanted to save time. So here it goes: direct (or online: all drives connected with running windows 7) cloning did not work no matter what i tried. To make it short, this worked: basically an offline (unmounted) clone using Macrium Reflect (free version). First i made a drive image while logged to windows 7, and saved this image to a personal usb hdd. Then i swapped the drive from the W520 for this new SSD, and booted to a Macrium boot cd. On this CD operating system with Macrium Reflect, I format the new SSD and start the cloning by reading the HDD image from the usb drive. Worked perfect, minor software things to fix after the laptop detected a new drive. Re-run the computer performance rating, and the hard disk score went up from 5.2 to 7.9. Blazing fast, programs are ready to go faster than the time i need to click them all open.
Notes: I did *not* activate RAPID mode, it depends on RAM to store data, therefore a power loss would mean absolute loss of recently created data. I need reliability for work, i'm already riding the cheetah, no need to ride the thunder. (some tests show RAPID increase overall velocity by 2x). Also i keep my original drive exactly as before, just in case anything fails, but i don't think it will, the 3D-VNAND seems to be a very reliable technology. I keep new important files synced to the company cloud.Pro
- Performance speed
- Low noise
- no movng parts, overall more reliable
- Yes SSD has limited life, but technology now has made this life way too long, standard users are ok.
Contra
- 3D-VNAND is a fully new technology, time will tell the truth about it.
Very fast SSD, was recognised without any problems by Ma...
Very fast SSD, was recognised without any problems by the ASUS Z97PRO mainboard (WiFi ac). Installation of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit was done after a few minutes. Let's see how it goes with the 10-year warranty ...
Pro
- SSD is very fast and the flash cells are supposed to be very durable.
- The quality of workmanship is very good.
- 10 years warranty
Contra
- The price is a bit high compared to the EVO series.
This SSD makes old laptops fit again and you save the money for a new laptop.
I am super satisfied with this SSD. Finally, working on the laptop is fun again. Before, my 6 year old laptop (Sony VGN-NW21ZF) needed 10 minutes until I could work with it and now it only takes 33 seconds to boot up the laptop, enter the password, start Outlook, select a new email! :-)
Pro
- very fast
- Easy to install
Good SSD to easily replace an existing hard drive
Very good product, easy to use to replace an existing hard drive (cloning of applications and data)
ssd 850 pro
Buy this product for a macbook pro ( 2012 ) works perfectly
Pro
- 10 year warranty
- speed of writing/reading
Contra
- nothing to say
Outstanding performance and quality
I put the SSD in Macbook Pro, end 2011 and now it runs flawless and mega fast!!!! My Mac is like new now! I can recommend the product 100%!!! The installation was easy and without any problems.
Top SSD, highly recommended.
Top SSD, highly recommended.
Pro
- Performance
- Macbook Pro suitable
- Simple installation
Buy recommendation!
Fast, long warranty, easy to set up and reliable.
Everything you would expect from a modern SSD.
I have already installed the fifth or sixth one in various PCs.
Run absolutely stable as usual.Pro
- Quality
- Long warranty
Contra
- Ev. the price
Problem-free installation in an HP notebook of the DV-7 se...
Problem-free installation in an HP notebook of the DV-7 series as a replacement for the defective HD.
Much faster and more energy-saving than the previously installed hard disk.
New life for the 2 year and 3 month old laptop.Good
Très bon
Pro
- Rapide
- Samsung magician
- Solide
Good hard drive at a convincing price
I am very satisfied with the performance of the hard drive.
Top SSD
Very fast, durable SATA-III SSD.
Nothing to complain about.Pro
- Speed
- Processing
Recommendable, surcharge for PRO professional category is worth it. I would have liked to receive SATA connection cables as an order suggestion, as spare cables are not always available in the PC.
Everything ok, fair price. Robust and heat-tolerant, as PRO category
The best SSD on the market
The best SSD on the market
Pro
- Sustainability
- Efficiency
It's an SSD - no miracle thing.
I needed a larger system SSD. I had previously used the OCZ Vertex 4 (2 units) for years without ever having any problems with it. I actually expected a performance boost from the 850 Pro, but it didn't happen. It is not faster than the Vertex 4, which is already a few years old. It may be top in benchmarks, but it's not really faster in real life. I hope it remains reliable. I'm not a Samsung fan and prefer to use other brands.
Pro
- Works without problems so far
Contra
- No faster than an aged OCZ Vertex 4
Super delivery by Digitec
I can only recommend the Samsung SSD 850 / 512 drive. It's super fast and easy to install.
Pro
- CD installation enclosed.
Contra
- Why didn't I install this earlier.
Without the software, it could be a good record.
The rating refers primarily to the data copying software supplied. It warns you that only files that are not in use can be copied. I therefore restarted the PC, switched off Dropbox and did not run any other programmes before starting the copying process. Nevertheless, about 20% of my files were not copied. No error messages were displayed, but about 3,000 files out of 18,000 were simply ignored. I only noticed this when I started the PC with the new hard drive and about 3'000 files were deleted in my Dropbox. Not whole folders were deleted. No, files were missing from hundreds of folders. With the help of Dropbox and backups, I was able to restore most of the files and counted them up at the end: exactly 3'157 files were not copied.
And this without any warning or error message.Pro
- Speed of the plate seems to be okay
Contra
- Quality of the data copying software extra lousy
the only right thing for business
Good but expensive
Pro
- Quality
- Warranty
Contra
- Price
highly recomend
My Acer Aspire V3 771G came with an INTEL SSD 120GB which I already replaced twice in 5 years. This time I decided to go with a bigger capacity and also try the PRO version of the samsung.
Satisfaction cannot describe how I feel. It is a performance shock. Since the 100GB was not enough to have both windows, applicaiton and my files I was using the HD for most of the work. Also my experience with the intel SSD was that the more you use it the faster it breaks.
I have now on the 500GB SSD moved everything Windows, 3rd party applications, my home directory and I even run 4 Virtualbox VMs: pfsense, FreeBSD 11.1 with jails, Windows 10, Nas4Free and the io on the SSD is never above 2%.
The VMs were always crawling but now they run superfast like running directly on the HD without virtualization.
I have only used this drive for a few weeks and I do not know how long it will last but its performance is amazing. It comes with a 10 year warantee so I guess its much better than the 2 year on intel.Pro
- super fast
Reliability has its price.
Does what it is supposed to. The tests in the trade media are probably accurate.
Reliable SSD for everyday use
I have two of the disks in use, one of which has been used as a system disk for about 2-3 years now and works perfectly and also performs well. Before that, I used two SanDisk SSDs in succession, both of which gave up the ghost after a while...
Pro
- Works reliably
- Performance OK
Fast and reliable
In use twice for a long time. No problems. Write rate does not drop even under continuous load.
Top price / performance
Easy to install (and immediately formatted in the Mac). So far very stable in operation.
Although link speed and negotiated link speed 6 gigabit, I only achieve a little more than half the advertised read speed and a third of the advertised write speed. System was freshly installed on the bare SSD.
It's enough for me, I don't edit videos...Runs 1 a
so far it is running smoothly
Full-value replacement!
It was the replacement for the 4 1/2 year old SSD. Dimensions and connections were the same, so it was easy to install. I deliberately chose the Pro because of more read and write cycles.
The PC no longer lags since the replacement.Pro
- Same size as the old one
- Faster than the old one
Product is recommended without reservations
Installation was problem-free. Specifications correspond to the specifications and my expectations. Price/performance is right.
Pro
- Installation
- Handling
- Integration into existing operating system
- marked improvement in terms of working on the desktop
Everything Tip Top
Super fast, doesn't let you down.
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