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Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2 5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD MZ 75E250B AM Corsair Dual SSD Mounting Bracket 3 5 Bundle

Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)

9.4

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256000 GB

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Overall performance

220

ssd, speed, faster, performance, boot

+100%

" ... My 5 year old I5 Notebook responds like new. ... "

" ... Fast as hell for the price point. ... "

" ... It makes my laptop faster ... "

" ... Small, reliable and fast. ... "

" ... it loads fast ... "

" ... Super fast but use Ghost for your imaging. ... "

" ... Much faster now. ... "

" ... Thanks my laptop really work fast! ... "

Device Compatibility

174

macbook pro, drive, mac, macbook, 2012

+98%

-2%

" ... my pc now is finally done ... "

" ... It makes my laptop faster ... "

" ... Works well with my MacBook Pro. ... "

" ... Very good product and very fast data access on PC. ... "

" ... Great hard drive, laptop is working great!! ... "

" ... Its a good disk, I put it a macbook pro 2012 and is fast now ... "

" ... It makes everything fast in your computer. ... "

" ... Great addition to my laptop ... "

Memory

109

ssd, 1tb, ram, drives, gb

+97%

-3%

" ... Super fast compared to my old disk drive. ... "

" ... so happy with that SSD drive. ... "

" ... Needed extra storage on my PC bought this works great. ... "

" ... This SSD screams. ... "

" ... Much faster than my hard drive. ... "

" ... Reliable and fast drive ... "

" ... Acceptable write speeds which are a great improvement on my old 7200rpm drive. ... "

" ... I have bought 2 of them and have used them to replace internal hard drives. ... "

Setup

104

easy to install, install, transfer, easy, migration

+99%

" ... Works perfectly, was not hard to install by myself. ... "

" ... It didn't come with a sata cable but works wonderfully and easy install. ... "

" ... easy to install. ... "

" ... A bit difficult to install but runs flawless ... "

" ... Ezpz install boot time under ten seconds now ... "

" ... very good speed and reliability I use it for my gaming rig setup ... "

" ... Quick and easy to install. ... "

" ... It worked better than expected, very easy to install . ... "

Product Reliability

years, failed, drive, ago, ssd

+83%

-17%

" ... Samsung drives are always reliable! ... "

" ... It is working fine. ... "

" ... It gave my laptop new life. ... "

" ... Good product I have been using it for more than a year and dot have any problems ... "

" ... Can't beet these drives, I've replace over 80 drives with these. ... "

" ... I've been using this in an optical drive caddy for 4 months & have had no issues. ... "

" ... worked just like it was supposed to and better , my old laptop feels like new again ... "

" ... Works without failures. ... "

USB

drives, ssd, boot, sata to usb, much faster

+88%

-12%

" ... Great hard drive, laptop is working great!! ... "

" ... Best sata ssd ever! ... "

" ... so happy with that SSD drive. ... "

" ... I bought this along with a StarTech USB 3.0 to 2.5" SATA III Hard Drive Adapter Cable to transfer my data from HD to SSD. ... "

" ... Much faster than my hard drive. ... "

" ... Reliable and fast drive ... "

" ... It came with CD rom to clone my old hard drive. ... "

Price

pay, worth the money, worth every penny, worth, money

+99%

-1%

" ... Fast as hell for the price point. ... "

" ... Worth every penny. ... "

" ... Value for money ! ... "

" ... amazing performance great price ... "

" ... Highest rated, worth every penny! ... "

" ... good pruduct, very high price ... "

" ... It is working fine, and the price is good. ... "

" ... The only down side is the price compared to conventional drives but for me it was worth the extra cost. ... "

Ease of Use

easy, software, install, migration, easy to use

+100%

" ... Easy to use software ... "

" ... Easy to use and handle ... "

" ... Works perfectly, was not hard to install by myself. ... "

" ... easy to install. ... "

" ... A bit difficult to install but runs flawless ... "

" ... Quick and easy to install. ... "

" ... It worked better than expected, very easy to install . ... "

" ... Super easy to install, couldn’t be happier ... "

Software Platform

os, windows 10, cloning, boot, ssd

+68%

-32%

" ... So nice to have Windows 10 boot up in 30 seconds. ... "

" ... Windows Boots in SECONDS - Games load much more rapidly! ... "

" ... It really took a good solid minute for Windows 10 pro to fully boot. ... After flawlessly cloning it with the included Samsung software, I installed it in the machine and WOW, What a difference. ... "

" ... SSD's have restored my faith in Windows based computers! ... "

" ... I needed to reinstall Windows 10 (fresh reinstall) that took me a better part of a day. ... "

" ... It's fast, great quality, and has good software. ... "

Ports

ssd, sata to usb, usb stick, drive, usb to sata

+86%

-14%

" ... It didn't come with a sata cable but works wonderfully and easy install. ... "

" ... Best sata ssd ever! ... "

" ... I bought this along with a StarTech USB 3.0 to 2.5" SATA III Hard Drive Adapter Cable to transfer my data from HD to SSD. ... I bought and new Wsky USB network adapter, disabled the on board adapter and problem solved. ... "

" ... Only thing extra you'll need is a SATA III to usb converter in order to facilitate the data migration. ... "

" ... Easy to install and transfer from old HD to SSD with included software (just get an adapter cable i.e. ... "

" ... I've used these drives in laptops, external backup enclosures, in RAID-0 arrays, in HEDT platforms, and in 10 year old media servers. ... "

" ... Easy to install and transfer from old HD to SSD with included software (just get an adapter cable i.e. ... "

Marketplace

received, expected, described, works, works as advertised

+86%

-14%

" ... All works well as expected. ... "

" ... appears to work fine thanks ... "

" ... Received sooner than anticipated. ... "

" ... That was new and great ssd and great seller ... "

" ... Good supplier, perfect product ... "

" ... Product was received in good order. ... "

" ... So far so good, I will keep posted. ... "

" ... Much faster than similar product from another manufacturer. ... "

Gaming

gaming, load, gaming rig, witcher 3, fallout 4

+100%

" ... Bought it for my xbox one so that i could play PUBG ... "

" ... very good speed and reliability I use it for my gaming rig setup ... "

" ... Not bad for price and super fast when I boot up games like CoD and PUBG. ... "

" ... Works great, I house my PC games on it. ... "

" ... Boot my Gaming Rig in just 3 seconds. ... "

" ... I use this as a secondary drive for a laptop for gaming. ... "

" ... fast to boot and load games. ... "

" ... I only install my games onto this and they run super smoothly, load times cut by around 80%. ... "

Delivery

shipping, delivery, received, delivered, arrived on time

+100%

" ... Shipping is fast! ... "

" ... Item came very quickly. ... "

" ... Received sooner than anticipated. ... "

" ... fast delivery nice . ... "

" ... Excellent product, excellent shipping. ... "

" ... quickly delivered, price was right ... "

" ... Product was received in good order. ... "

" ... Delivery is faster than I expected. ... "

Apps

os, disk, well the samsung, third party, ssd

+89%

-11%

" ... It's fast, great quality, and has good software. ... "

" ... Installed easy, booted in less then a minute, apps load in seconds. ... "

" ... Every program runs faster as well. ... "

" ... I wanted to also mention how well the Samsung Migration software (download the latest at Samsung website) works too. ... Software had no trouble at all cloning the old 600GB disk with Windows7 64 bit and about 100GB of data on it over to the 500GB SSD. ... "

" ... Applications also open much faster. ... "

Cables

usb 3, proper cable, transfer cable, usb to sata, usb cable

+77%

-23%

" ... It didn't come with a sata cable but works wonderfully and easy install. ... "

" ... The included software made it extremely easy to clone the existing drive (as long as you have the proper cable). ... "

" ... Forgot to get a power cable. ... "

" ... The included software made it extremely easy to clone the existing drive (as long as you have the proper cable). ... "

" ... Easy enough to get set up doesn’t come with sata cables but knew that going in. ... "

" ... I can't imagine those cables cost more than a few dollars to make. ... "

" ... I already had a SATA cable for my older HDDs so didn't think I needed to purchase the recommended StarTech SATA cable that is shown. ... "

Build Quality

secure, plus, performer, marble, height

+85%

-15%

" ... It's good for cheap ... "

" ... Still going strong. ... "

" ... It's a solid performer. ... "

" ... 2 were hidden under the rubber pieces on bottom. ... "

" ... Well made aluminum enclosure. ... "

" ... Worth this weight in gold. ... "

" ... These little black boxes are fast! ... "

CD/DVD

drives, drive, cd rom, spinning, old hard drive

+88%

-12%

" ... Can't beet these drives, I've replace over 80 drives with these. ... "

" ... It came with CD rom to clone my old hard drive. ... "

" ... I've used these drives in laptops, external backup enclosures, in RAID-0 arrays, in HEDT platforms, and in 10 year old media servers. ... "

" ... Btw, I use my old SSD's as internal backup drives. ... You can always set it up to backup critical stuff to your internal drive first, then copy that off to your external drive. ... You can never have too many backups! ... "

" ... I highly recommend this drive. ... "

" ... I did buy a brand new WD Blue 1TB HDD. ... "

Lagging

reboot, win 10, happens, boot time, 20 seconds

+81%

-19%

" ... No lag, no hang up, no anything. ... "

" ... Computer turns on super fast and rarely has there ever been a hangup or lag. ... "

" ... Boot time for Win 10 less than 20 seconds. ... "

" ... Startup is now about 10-12 seconds. ... "

" ... I installed this and my laptop now boots in less than 10 seconds . ... "

" ... The boot time/ shut down times have improved significantly. ... "

Product As Described

described, works, works as advertised, worked, screenshots

+100%

" ... All works well as expected. ... "

" ... I received it on time and performs as advertised ... "

" ... it works as advertised. ... "

" ... Item is as described and better than what I expected. ... "

" ... It works great as expected. ... "

" ... Works as expected. ... "

" ... Received as expected. ... "

" ... Very good product as described ... "

Resolution

vista, video, raw, plex, osx

+100%

" ... I replaced the HD in my Asus X555UA with this drive and it works great. ... "

" ... If you want to add some speed to your old laptop, get this HD!!!! ... "

" ... I bought the 850 1TB version to replace my old HD in my mid 2009 MacBook Pro. ... "

" ... 4) Install OSX onto your new HD. ... "

" ... According to my utility that says you should be fine to read/write 10 bit 1080p @ 60fps RAW video no problem, and even 2160p@30fps. ... Most consumer video (plex, kodi) is compressed so this is way super fast for that. ... "

" ... I cost more then the entire cost of the rest of the equipment except for 4K monitor. ... "

Storage

vantec, ssds, space, power, know

+100%

" ... Fast, roomy, and very small. ... "

" ... Loads of space. ... "

" ... I have a bunch of these SSDs, and it has been the best storage product I've ever purchased, when considering all the points of performance, price, etc. ... "

" ... It holds so much storage and easy to store. ... "

" ... and they have enough storage for my needs. ... "

" ... It is very fast and at 1 TB, it is large enough for all of my files with plenty of room for more. ... "

" ... I didn't need enormous amount of space and this gave me adequate amount of space to do what I needed. ... "

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