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Samsung 840 Evo 500GB 2.5" SATA-III Internal Solid State Drive with Notebook Kit Specifications

  • Capacity

    500GB

  • Sequential Read Speed

    540 MB/s

  • Sequential Write Speed

    520 MB/s

  • Random Read Speed

    98K

  • Random Write Speed

    90K

  • Form Factor

    2.5" / 7 mm

  • Drive Type

    SATA III

  • Controller

    Samsung MEX Controller

  • NAND Flash

    1y nm Triple Level C cell (TLC) Toggle NAND 2.0

  • Standard Operating Voltage

    5V +/- 5%

  • Hardware Compatibility

    Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    Windows Vista
    Windows XP
    MAC OSX
    Linux

  • Software Compatibility

    Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    Windows Vista (SP1 and above)
    Windows XP (SP2 and above)
    Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit with SP2 and above)

  • Power Consumption (Idle)

    0.045 W

  • Trim Support

    Y (with supported OS)

  • RAID Support

    Y (with RAID Controller)

  • AES Encryption

    Yes, 256-Bit AES

  • Reliability MTBF

    1,500,000 hours

  • AFR (%)

    0.16% (Consumer)

  • Operating Temperature

    32 to 104deg.F / 0 to 40deg.C

  • Humidity

    5 to 95%

  • Dimensions

    0.28 x 2.75 x 3.94" / 0.71 x 6.98 x 10.00 cm

  • Weight

    1.92 oz / 54.43 g

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About Samsung 840 Evo 500GB 2.5" SATA-III Internal Solid State Drive with Notebook Kit

The Samsung 500GB 840 Evo-Series SATA III Internal SSD Kit is a solid state hard drive featuring a 500GB storage capacity perfect for storing a variety of files including HD quality video, movies, photos, music, documents and more. With a solid state drive you benefit from enhanced read and write speeds as well as the assurance that this drive is free of moving parts making for a more reliable memory source.

Aside from being a more reliable memory source, you also benefit from increased battery life on your PC as this solid state drive greatly reduces power consumption when compared to traditional hard disk drives. SATA III compatibility makes for easy installation into a variety of PCs running Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP and Windows Server 2003 and 2008.

Samsung 840 Evo 500GB 2.5" SATA-III Internal Solid State Drive with Notebook Kit Features

  • Optimized to improve everyday PC productivity, including web-browsing, email, multimedia and gaming
  • Enables you to boot up your computer in as little as 15 seconds
  • Samsung RAPID technology boosts overall PC performance by using idle DRAM as an ultra-fast buffer
  • TurboWrite: Samsung's TurboWrite write acceleration technology significantly increases sequential write performance
  • Protect Your PC: Solid-state design provides greater shock protection for data and brushed metal case blocks dust and corrosion
  • Enhanced multi-tasking performance with 5th-generation 3-Core Samsung MEX Controller
  • Kit includes USB 3.0 to SATA cable and drive spacer
  • Encryption: AES 256-bit full-disk encryption
  • Battery: Energy efficient SSD improves battery life by up to 50 minutes

What's in the box:

  • Samsung 840 Evo 500GB 2.5" SATA III Internal Solid State Drive
  • USB 3.0 to SATA Cable
  • Drive Spacer
  • Samsung Warranty