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Samsung 850 PRO 256GB 2 5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD MZ 7KE256BW
Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)
9.3
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
999
Old Reviews
343
Unverified
28
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550 GB
MEMORY
0.69 meters
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Review Analysis - 628 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Overall performance
157ssd, speed, performance, speeds, much faster
+99%
" ... Great product, it has made my DELL very fast! ... "
" ... I did a few tests and this drive is spectacularly fast! ... "
" ... Love the speed and dependability of this hardware. ... "
" ... like it very much, fast ... "
" ... The ssd is so far so good. ... "
" ... Faster than before. ... "
" ... The speeds are incomparable. ... "
" ... I have a whole new computer with this SSD! ... "
Device Compatibility
98macbook pro, pro, hard drive, 2011, macbook
+97%
-3%
" ... I bought this to replace the factory HD in my mid-2010 MacBook Pro. ... The new SSD has breathed new life into my old Mac. ... "
" ... installed in friends older laptop with windows 7 pro. ... I have various Samsung SSD drives in other computers I own . ... "
" ... Works fantastic in my MacBook Pro. ... "
" ... I use two of these in my MacPro tower. ... "
" ... The utilities provided with the drive have always worked well and I have never had a problem transferring the operating system to the Samsung drives. ... "
" ... Dropped this into my 2011 Mac Mini. ... "
" ... Now my 2011 MacBook Pro runs very fast indeed. ... "
" ... Great transfer speed and software included for data migration. ... "
Memory
94ssd, drives, ram, gb, fast
+94%
-6%
" ... My old 120GB SSD was getting way too full, so it was time for an upgrade. ... For me, the freshly cloned drive booted up immediately. ... "
" ... This Samsung 850 PRO 256GB SS hard drive works great! ... "
" ... Outperforms many current ssd's, 500-600MB file transfer speeds. ... "
" ... After going to an SSD harddrive, I will never go back to a platter hard drive again. ... "
" ... If you own a PC this age 2017 you MUST swap to a SD hard drive for at least boot drive. ... "
" ... This SSD really brought my new laptop to life. ... "
" ... This drive is awesome. ... "
" ... One suggestion, don’t even bother copying the old drive OS onto the new SSD drive. ... "
Product Reliability
68drive, failed, drives, 2 years, ssd
+79%
-21%
" ... This is my second unit to use strictly as backup for my existing unit which I purchased three years ago. ... "
" ... Now I'll see if it really hold its promise of 10+ years of endurance, but I'm very pleased so far. ... "
" ... I haven't had any issues. ... "
" ... Worked as expected - won't use any other brand ... "
" ... after a couple of updates it began working fine in the same laptop and now resides in my ASUSG752VS running for almost a year without a problem. ... "
" ... I have been using this drive for about 2 years now and I have had zero issues. ... "
" ... No problems after 2 years of use. ... "
" ... Has been working perfectly and got a good deal on it too. ... "
Setup
67easy, install, installation, drive, ssd
+97%
-3%
" ... 3500 read is crazy fast, and software was easy to use for migration. ... "
" ... No problem to install and use, I just works, no tweaking, which I appreciate so much. ... "
" ... Tho i had serious reservations at first, not being a tech-savvy person . ... it was almost idiot proof to install,and has since worked flawlessly. ... After installing the 850PRO . ... "
" ... Painless install, clone software from Samsung worked perfectly no glitches. ... "
" ... Fairly easy install. ... "
" ... High speed and installation/configuration easy ... "
" ... Excellent product, easy migration, installation, and it works flawlessly. ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... "
USB
41drives, ssd, sata, c, usb 3 0
+95%
-5%
" ... These are awesome drives. ... "
" ... Had to buy a usb cable . ... i used a startech usb 3.0 to sata 2.5 sata iii cable. ... "
" ... After going to an SSD harddrive, I will never go back to a platter hard drive again. ... "
" ... The utilities provided with the drive have always worked well and I have never had a problem transferring the operating system to the Samsung drives. ... If you are going to transfer an operating system, be sure you have a USB adapter for the drive. ... "
" ... One suggestion, don’t even bother copying the old drive OS onto the new SSD drive. ... "
" ... I purchased this SSD along with the StarTech USB to SATA cable. ... "
" ... On my windows ten system I put a USB three card reader in that I took a 2.7 gig 4k video and it loaded onto the Drive D which is this SAMSUNG 850 PRO and it was reading100 MB per second rock solid no wavering which I think is the limit of USB 3.0 in the real world. ... I transferred that 2.7 gig file from D drive to C drive: ... "
" ... The Samsung software has you just connect the new drive to your mini SATA-to-USB box and then to a USB port (the faster the better) and load the CD-ROM. ... "
Price
39best, money, performance, worth the money, worth every penny
+100%
" ... The best drive for the price. ... "
" ... Best $125 I ever spent. ... "
" ... Great Drive for a great price! ... "
" ... buy as many as you can afford. ... "
" ... SO impressed by this product, and SO undoubtedly worth the money! ... "
" ... Was used but for the price was good. ... "
" ... For me this was money well spent. ... "
" ... Decided that the prices were finally reasonable enough to give one a shot. ... "
Software Platform
35software, windows, os, windows 7, ssd
+89%
-11%
" ... Samsung's migration software promptly makes a clone for you and then you can replace the old drive with the new. ... "
" ... installed in friends older laptop with windows 7 pro. ... "
" ... Start with a clean install of the OS. ... "
" ... I've only had it a day, and thanks to the included migration software, it's installed and running flawlessly. ... "
" ... After the migration my old desktop is performing faster worn no software impediments. ... "
" ... Super fast and awesome software ... "
" ... Running Microsoft Windows 7 Pro. ... "
" ... It even goes as far as to automatically disable disk fragmentation (which you NEVER want to do on an SSD) and instead offers "optimization" which routinely trims the drive to keep it running quickly. ... Being my first and only SSD, I reinstalled Windows 10 on the drive so I could get the absolute best performance I could from it, and from start to finish the process was ridiculously fast. ... You're installing software, transferring some of your most used files to the drive, etc. ... "
Ease of Use
29easy, install, software, setup, transfer
+100%
" ... No problem to install and use, I just works, no tweaking, which I appreciate so much. ... "
" ... Fairly easy install. ... "
" ... easy to migrate your old HD with included software. ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... "
" ... The software that Samsung provides makes it easy to configure your system for optimum performance and reliability. ... "
" ... But for the product itself, it is super easy to install, and worked on the first try. ... Samsung has a Magic program that optimizes the SSD for you and is very simple to use. ... "
" ... Easy to install & great protection of the drive. ... "
" ... It is very easy to migrate. ... "
Apps
29programs, os, migration software, windows 10, super fast
+97%
-3%
" ... Samsung's migration software promptly makes a clone for you and then you can replace the old drive with the new. ... "
" ... Lots of how to vids on Youtube. ... "
" ... I bought this for my MacBook Pro, and is super fast now( average time to open my apps is like 5 seconds! ... "
" ... I've only had it a day, and thanks to the included migration software, it's installed and running flawlessly. ... "
" ... With this install, I can now run Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign all at the same time — all while even surfing the web, chatting and watching youtube! ... "
" ... Super fast and awesome software ... "
" ... I use ableton live 9 with many VSTs, effects, etc. ... "
" ... Running Microsoft Windows 7 Pro. ... "
Gaming
25gaming, game, xbox, programs, drive
+100%
" ... Had for almost a year now, keep all the xbox games on it . ... "
" ... Use this badboy as a secondary hard drive for my large data games. ... "
" ... With this install, I can now run Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign all at the same time — all while even surfing the web, chatting and watching youtube! ... "
" ... A lot faster load times for my xbox one s. I dont have to sit there and wait forever to load. ... Cuts the load times in half or in some games more than half. ... "
" ... If you want a faster computer, a more constant frame rate for games, and to have really responsive computer, this is a must have. ... "
" ... If your about to get into gaming get this one. ... Its for gaming but it will work for anything basically. ... "
" ... it's very fast i can't go to make some tea while loading in BF4 anymore lol ... "
" ... I use the 850 as my OS drive and the smaller 840 for game files and other things. ... "
Marketplace
24received, item, expected, works as expected, works
+92%
-8%
" ... Works wonderfully, as described. ... "
" ... Works as promised. ... "
" ... Works as expected! ... "
" ... Came on time. ... "
" ... Better than expected. ... "
" ... Item received quickly and as described. ... "
" ... It just works as expected. ... "
" ... Either way, you can see by the pictures that I am including, there is no reason for me to need it. ... The pictures included show a benchmark that I performed on the day of installation, 3-19-2015 and again today, May 8, 2017, roughly two years after purchasing. ... "
Ports
24sata, drive, adapter, usb 3 0, usb to sata
+96%
-4%
" ... Please note: the easiest way to use this free software is to get a cheap $12 USB-to-SATA III adapter for the new SSD (here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HJZJI84), and simply plug it into a USB 3.0 port on your PC. ... "
" ... Had to buy a usb cable . ... i used a startech usb 3.0 to sata 2.5 sata iii cable. ... "
" ... I purchased this SSD along with the StarTech USB to SATA cable. ... "
" ... On my windows ten system I put a USB three card reader in that I took a 2.7 gig 4k video and it loaded onto the Drive D which is this SAMSUNG 850 PRO and it was reading100 MB per second rock solid no wavering which I think is the limit of USB 3.0 in the real world. ... "
" ... The Samsung software has you just connect the new drive to your mini SATA-to-USB box and then to a USB port (the faster the better) and load the CD-ROM. ... "
" ... This was accomplished with a new Syba Sata3 card in a PCIE 2.0 x16 slot and new SATA 3 cable purchased extra and just cloning from old Sata2 drive and connection. ... "
" ... Put it into Macbook pro (early 2011), cloned with superduper and a USB to SATA i got for 12$ and put it in. ... "
" ... Plugs into the SATA 3 port and will accept the 6Gb/s data transfer as well. ... "
Delivery
19arrived, fast shipping, delivery, shipping, promised
+95%
-5%
" ... Delivery was a day late even though I paid for a quicker delivery. ... "
" ... Just as expected, working and fast as promised. ... "
" ... Works as promised. ... "
" ... Came on time. ... "
" ... At last, I've received it. ... "
" ... Item received quickly and as described. ... "
" ... Arrived on time and in great condition! ... "
" ... fast shipping, recommended ... "
Product As Described
14works as expected, works, described, pictures, received
+100%
" ... Works wonderfully, as described. ... "
" ... Works as promised. ... "
" ... Works as expected! ... "
" ... Better than expected. ... "
" ... Item received quickly and as described. ... "
" ... It just works as expected. ... "
" ... Either way, you can see by the pictures that I am including, there is no reason for me to need it. ... The pictures included show a benchmark that I performed on the day of installation, 3-19-2015 and again today, May 8, 2017, roughly two years after purchasing. ... "
" ... Works great as advertised ... "
CD/DVD
12software, disc, migration, drives, cloning
+83%
-17%
" ... The utilities provided with the drive have always worked well and I have never had a problem transferring the operating system to the Samsung drives. ... "
" ... Also the free software that Samsung offers for cloning your old drive worked great. ... "
" ... It's a great drive. ... "
" ... I also didn't use the migration disc (included), but that does look like it may be useful if you don't want to do a complete OS re-installation. ... "
" ... I just bought a new laptop that came with a 5400 RPM drive. ... "
" ... I would take out the disc drive, get a HDD caddy buy 2 of these. ... "
" ... Great high performance drive. ... "
" ... Makes a world of difference for old computers running spinning drives. ... "
Storage
10storage, though, size, capacity, ssd
+100%
" ... It's great wish I had got more storage though ... "
" ... I couldn't be happier, AND now I've got twice as much space. ... "
" ... Though you will needed to have/purchase the proper chords and have space for it in your computer. ... "
" ... But if you know what you're getting, I'd absolutely recommend a larger storage capacity. ... "
" ... It is fast, and not losing space-time will tell. ... "
" ... mounted internal space. ... "
" ... Please fill my order correctly! ... "
" ... There is a rotating disk for bulk storage. ... "
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Specifications
Body
Size: 0.69 meters
Memory
Memory: 550 GB
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