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Samsung 850 EVO 500GB mSATA Internal SSD MZ M5E500BW
Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)
9.2
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
783
Old Reviews
526
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Overall performance
46ssd, drive, msata, 850, xps
+100%
" ... Fast, fast, fast. ... "
" ... This is a very good and extremely fast ssd, faster than most others like it. ... "
" ... Read speeds 550MB/s, write 525MB/s. ... "
" ... Older computer recognized it with no issues and up and running quickly. ... "
" ... Much faster than the 7200 hdd that has a few years on it. ... "
" ... Fired up the laptop and all booted correctly and I was back to working on it without a hiccup. ... "
" ... I use it as cache for a Drobo5N2, and usually the nas works at top speed so I think this msata works perfect. ... "
" ... Speedy as expected. ... "
Memory
45ssd, msata, hard drive, hdd, 250gb
+100%
" ... Using their Data Migration Tool, I was able to clone a 750GB HDD to the 850 EVO 250GB SSD. ... "
" ... I had a 128GB SSD in the enclosure, but now my OEM Samsung 250GB is in there, and I'm using the 128GB SSD on my Raspberry Pi3. ... "
" ... my home server loves this drive, makes me happy when my server is happy. ... "
" ... Soooooooo much faster than my spinning drive was. ... "
" ... Great mSATA drive. ... "
" ... i have moved my windows and all my applications to the SSD, hence why i got a 500G drive. ... i only use my HDD for pictures and video storage. ... i have bought a new PC and the first upgrade was a 500G Samsung SSD to go with it. ... "
" ... I have had good luck so far with the Samsung 850 EVO drives. ... They work great and are an easy upgrade for those laptops that only came with 120GB drives. ... "
" ... Perfect to pair with a high-capacity HDD for dedicated software storage. ... "
Device Compatibility
45lenovo, dell, drive, works great, msata
+100%
" ... Great drive for my laptop. ... "
" ... Extended the service life of the laptop ... "
" ... Workes Flawlessly On Dell M4800. ... "
" ... Stuffed this into a Protectli mini PC -- works great. ... "
" ... also made me buy more EVO drives for my workstation and laptop. ... "
" ... best upgrade my laptop ever got. ... i would take about 4-5 minutes to turn on my laptop (Y500) from a complete shutdown and run chrome. ... i have moved my windows and all my applications to the SSD, hence why i got a 500G drive. ... "
" ... I have had good luck so far with the Samsung 850 EVO drives. ... "
" ... Older computer recognized it with no issues and up and running quickly. ... "
Product Reliability
29months, failed, years, reliable, msata
+86%
-14%
" ... No issues with 3+ months of usage. ... "
" ... You can't really tell when its working or what gets cached to it but it is recognized by the Drobo and seems to work fine. ... "
" ... No issues installing it. ... "
" ... No complaints and a rare error on Amazon's part for me. ... "
" ... Will review more after time using it. ... "
" ... Sure enough, in the PC it showed up as an 512GB mSATA from a few years ago. ... "
" ... The hard drive has been working as advertised. ... "
" ... It will keep my system running many more years! ... "
Setup
20installation, install, installed, easy to install, smoothly
+100%
" ... Installation was a breeze on a Lenovo y580. ... Some tips to make the cloning process go smoothly: ... "
" ... It was immeditely recognized by the installer, and the installation was successful. ... "
" ... Quick and easy installation with included software makes this a great addition ... "
" ... Easy to install, and Samsung's data migration / support software is handy and easy to use. ... "
" ... It was a slick and easy install. ... "
" ... I am yet to experience any difficulties or technical issues following the installation and running of the same. ... "
" ... The process was quick and easy. ... "
" ... Follow the steps of the program. ... "
USB
16drives, ssd, msata, sata, enclosure
+94%
-6%
" ... i have moved my windows and all my applications to the SSD, hence why i got a 500G drive. ... "
" ... I would suggest getting a USB enclosure to help with cloning the drive though. ... If you are doing this for someone else sometimes it's nice for them to have a small USB drive they can still use like a flash drive. ... "
" ... Works flawlessly and compared to online benchamarks it ranks at 60th % of the performance of other identical drives. ... "
" ... Faster than original drive. ... "
" ... This drive works perfectly in my pc! ... "
" ... More importantly I think is the question: how easy / complex is it going to be the switch from the current hard drive? ... "
" ... Both drives have the same letter now: C. Just delete the OS partition from the HDD and use it as a media drive. ... "
" ... I wanted to use both Windows and Linux on a daily basis, and running two separate drives is much safer than partitioning a single drive. ... "
Software Platform
14ssd, windows, software, clone, partition
+93%
-7%
" ... The main reason for the 5 stars is Samsung's software. ... After the tool completed, Windows rebooted using the SSD. ... - If you encounter any errors with the tool, run chkdsk /f /r in a command prompt and reboot. ... "
" ... No problems with Windows 10 booting or activation. ... "
" ... I ended up giving up on the migration process and just did a clean install of windows 10 with the microsoft downloaded media and it authenticated me without issue ... "
" ... Samsung's clone software made the drive signatures identical, which great if you're just pulling out the HDD. ... If you want to keep both, go to Disk Manager, reactivate the SSD, change the OS partition to an open drive letter (Z, for example), and then you can pick either the SSD or HDD as your boot drive in the BIOS. ... "
" ... Samsung has Clone software that will transfer Widows activation to new drive. ... "
" ... Using the SAMSUNG Magician software will even enable these drives to run at a higher performance marker! ... "
" ... It is currently my OS drive for my desktop/server. ... "
" ... It tests with and without command queuing. ... Since all current operating systems I use (Windows 7 and later, Linux and Mac) all enable command queuing by default I'll focus on those results. ... "
Marketplace
13works as expected, good, described, counterfeit, advertised
+92%
-8%
" ... It came in its original packaging and so I know it's genuine Samsung product. ... "
" ... Works as expected. ... "
" ... Worked as advertised ... "
" ... Very good product, as described! ... "
" ... The items were correct and received on time. ... "
" ... When hooked up to an adapter, it is exactly as advertised! ... "
" ... Performs as expected. ... "
" ... works as described ... "
Delivery
13works great, timely, received, quick, fast shipping
+100%
" ... Came quick and works great! ... "
" ... Arrived as expected. ... "
" ... Product was sent in a timely fashion. ... "
" ... Quick to house and works as promised. ... "
" ... The items were correct and received on time. ... "
" ... Just what the doctor ordered . ... "
" ... Arrived promptly and works like a charm. ... "
" ... It shipped on time. ... "
Ease of Use
10install, quick, easy to install, works great, software
+100%
" ... Quick and easy installation with included software makes this a great addition ... "
" ... It was a slick and easy install. ... "
" ... So far, it's a breeze. ... "
" ... The process was quick and easy. ... "
" ... With Dell's User Guide it installed very easy. ... "
" ... Easy to replace smaller one. ... "
Price
10worth, worth the money, prices, investment, drive
+90%
-10%
" ... Worth the investment. ... "
" ... they are the fastest and most reliable out there and its worth the few extra bucks compared to other brands. ... "
" ... In favor of buying ... "
" ... The price point for the 256GB was just right for me. ... "
" ... Cant beat it ... "
" ... It should go down over time, but with the introduction of the 750 series prices have gone up. ... "
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