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Samsung 850 EVO 1TB M 2 SATA III Internal SSD MZ N5E1T0BW
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
9.4
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/10
Total Reviews
990
Old Reviews
640
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Overall performance
72boot, nvme, intel nuc, ssds, price
+100%
" ... So far, works fine. ... "
" ... Fast and reliable ... "
" ... But, that one was a bit older and came with the computer, and I have other 850 EVO SSD which has no problems. ... "
" ... This is much faster also ! ... "
" ... Single, most, dramatic increase in speed. ... "
" ... fast and just amazing ... "
" ... It's amazing how much faster everything is with solid state, and it's very difficult to go back to spinning platters. ... "
" ... The computer boots quickly and seems fast overall. ... "
Device Compatibility
56drive, dell, hard drive, i7559, migration
+100%
" ... I also have this same SSD running the same OS in a Dell i7559 laptop. ... "
" ... Worked perfect for my Dell Inspiron i7559. ... "
" ... Brought life to an aging laptop. ... "
" ... Upgraded my storage in my laptop. ... "
" ... Worked perfectly on a lenovo T470s ... "
" ... Works well on the Dell XPSE8910-7942SLV. ... "
" ... I felt like I got a new laptop. ... "
" ... I've been using MacBook Airs with SSDs for years and going to a brand new laptop with HDD after using a six year old one with SSD feels like trying to run from monsters in a nightmare. ... "
Memory
54ssd, storage, 1tb, hard, drives
+94%
-6%
" ... using as my primary drive. ... "
" ... This is very fast compared to normal hard drives. ... "
" ... Works well to upgrade ASUS Zenbook UX305LA laptop from 256GB SSD to 1TB ... "
" ... Purchased to replace a smaller drive. ... "
" ... Great little SSD. ... "
" ... This really allowed me to use my hard drive as a storage and the SSD as the main drive for my OS and big programs. ... "
" ... Swapped out a 250 GB SSD in a laptop for this one. ... "
" ... immediately recognized and selected as boot drive. ... "
Setup
46easy to install, installation, installed, ssd, easy
+98%
-2%
" ... The physical install and cloning the HDD were the easy part, getting it to boot from the SSD was a bit harder to figure out since it's not as easy as changing the boot order in the BIOS anymore. ... That's probably the best thing I can say about it: it was easy to install, priced well, didn't catch fire or explode, and made everything faster immediately. ... "
" ... Easy install, worked great with the Samsung Migration Software, much quicker now! ... "
" ... Installed successfully on Dell i7559. ... "
" ... So far it works well and was easy to install. ... "
" ... Install was simple. ... "
" ... Installs very easy and the improvement is outstanding. ... "
" ... Installed in a Dell. ... "
" ... Installation was easy and having a SSD seems to make my laptop much faster. ... "
Product Reliability
33worked, working, issues, months, ssd
+94%
-6%
" ... Bought this over a year ago and still kickin'. ... "
" ... So far, works fine. ... "
" ... Worked as advertised ... "
" ... Upgrade for laptop, use it mostly for a year without any error. ... "
" ... Worked perfectly on a lenovo T470s ... "
" ... working with my Asus UX31E and ... "
" ... I can not believe that a 6 year old laptop can still perform so well. ... "
" ... had this in my case for almost a year now and still working like a champ and still fast as blazes! ... "
USB
30hard, drives, ssd, boot, hard drive
+93%
-7%
" ... using as my primary drive. ... "
" ... This is very fast compared to normal hard drives. ... "
" ... Upgrade from a smaller M2 SATA SSD. ... "
" ... immediately recognized and selected as boot drive. ... "
" ... Love this hard drive. ... "
" ... It's great not having to mount a hard drive. ... "
" ... Originally bought the Samsung 960 Pro NVMe 1TB drive but it wasn't supported on my laptop so I returned it for this drive. ... "
" ... Great replacement for my HDD laptop drive. ... "
Software Platform
28software, windows 10, os, seconds, windows
+93%
-7%
" ... It's running well as my boot drive for my OS. ... "
" ... Upgrade for laptop, use it mostly for a year without any error. ... "
" ... Installed on ASUS ROG GL552VW-DH71 to reduce boot times and for running virtual machines faster. ... "
" ... Still fast and only use for OS and small programs. ... "
" ... Huge loading time difference in playing Tekken 7 and starting up multiple android emulators (memu/nox) ... "
" ... OS loads super fast. ... "
" ... I formatted it via the Windows 10 installer. ... "
" ... - Operating system settings changed ... "
Ease of Use
21easy, simple, installation, install, fast
+100%
" ... The physical install and cloning the HDD were the easy part, getting it to boot from the SSD was a bit harder to figure out since it's not as easy as changing the boot order in the BIOS anymore. ... That's probably the best thing I can say about it: it was easy to install, priced well, didn't catch fire or explode, and made everything faster immediately. ... "
" ... So far it works well and was easy to install. ... "
" ... So easy to add to the laptop and so effective! ... "
" ... Installs very easy and the improvement is outstanding. ... "
" ... Very easy install. ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... "
" ... what is there not to like about this M.2, small fast as hell and simple to set up. ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... "
Price
19worth the money, performance, well worth, ssd, point
+100%
" ... it's damn fast and worth the money. ... "
" ... One of the best SSD's you can buy at this price point. ... "
" ... if it does its job at a decent price, you tend to forget about it. ... "
" ... This fits the bill. ... "
" ... It's great and it's reasonably priced. ... "
" ... Pros- Good price point, fast and a decent size. ... "
" ... The right size and speed at a reasonable price. ... "
" ... Speedy and powerful,worth every penny! ... "
Apps
15data migration, apps, samsung magician, samsung data migration, samsung
+87%
-13%
" ... Still fast and only use for OS and small programs. ... "
" ... Huge loading time difference in playing Tekken 7 and starting up multiple android emulators (memu/nox) ... "
" ... Apps load faster! ... "
" ... OS loads super fast. ... "
" ... Overall do recommend, my only suggestion would be for Samsung to put a note saying, go to the website and download migration tool, but I guess these days it's implied. ... "
" ... - Operating system settings changed ... "
" ... My programs run several times faster now. ... "
" ... Great hardware and software. ... "
Marketplace
15works, thank, seller, much, expected
+100%
" ... great product AAAA+++++ ... "
" ... Worked as advertised ... "
" ... Works as advertised ... "
" ... The read/write on this SSD are amazon! ... "
" ... And work what I expected ... "
" ... Thank you very much for product. ... Thank you so much. ... "
" ... Great product and seller!! ... "
" ... as fast as described ... "
Gaming
10gaming, load, loading, dell, boots
+100%
" ... I bought this to load the OS on and use another SSD for the games themselves. ... "
" ... I was finally allowed to install some of my bigger games and reap the benefits of blinding fast SSD speeds. ... "
" ... I run select games off it and it's very noticeable how fast it is. ... Tested on Battlefield 4, DayZ SA, Red Orchestra, Skyrim, and misc. ... "
" ... Big improvement on the boot up time and the game loading time. ... "
" ... Games load so fast! ... "
" ... Pretty much plug and play. ... "
" ... I also installed World of Warcraft on them. ... It's crazy how much faster my PC boots up my game loads. ... "
" ... I bought this for a gaming computer that I built and it works very well. ... "
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Memory: 540 GB
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