Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 2.5" SATA III Internal Solid State Drive

2018-12-17T13:13:52

Came in good shape and works perfectly

Alan G.

2017-06-09T19:27:22

I've had this drive for a little over 2 years. It has been flawless. It resides in a desktop that runs Linux, formerly with an AMD Phenom II 965 processor on an Asrock board, and now is on an MSI board with an Intel i7-6700k. I had no trouble formatting it into two partitions. It fits into the same space that any 2.5" spinning drive would fit.

TIM B.

2017-06-01T09:41:44

No complaints so far. I haven't loaded up the filesystem yet, so not sure how garbage collection will impact it once it gets full. Also not sure if TRIM is support in Linux OS that I'm running. But so far read/write performance is good.

LARRY T.

2017-05-21T12:02:08

Good storage capacity, waiting for the 8TB

JUAN M.

2017-03-01T18:52:52

Good ssd for a minimum price

Aaron S.

2017-02-14T10:33:33

Perfect fast and reliable

Matt B.

2017-02-07T18:32:49

I've been into computers for 40 years. There's no better drives on the planet.

Robert M.

2017-02-04T07:54:41

great product , easy installing, works well

YI J.

2017-02-01T12:56:24

Fast and reliable!

GILBERT Y.

2017-01-16T19:24:09

Couldn't go wrong with this SSD. Bought this over Thanksgiving 2016 for ($) a great bargain price and free shipping from Adorama. I have sped up my 4 plus years of 2012 MBP 13 inc which was previously running on HDD and I can safely say that my Mac runs like new, faster than I first bought it. The installation process went smooth after watching videos on you tube and using Carbon Copy Cloner software. You will need a USB SATA 3 cable which is not included.

Prashant M.

2017-01-02T15:09:36

Works great

RON C.

2016-12-29T12:53:58

I use this SSD as a bootable backup of my MacBook Pro's internal SSD, installed in an external USB-C enclosure. Fast, it was easy to install and if my past Samsung SSDs are any indication then this one too will have a long life! Price point for these size SSDs is finally at a reasonable level.

Jeroen V.

2016-12-28T07:34:03

Cool, quiet, and fast. This SSD was a direct replacement for the HDD in my "Late 2012" Mac Mini. I cloned the existing drive with SuperDuper, then shutdown and followed online instructions to replace the drive. (Note, in my system, it required removal of essentially all internal components, so it may not a project for non-tech-y, "all-thumbs" or just faint of heart.)

Keith R.

2016-12-26T07:50:55

Product works as intended, is perfectly fine, and is fast as hell, also good price for Black Friday. However, extra was a Game, a license key for a game to be more exact, that was said to arrive 3 to 7 days after purchase, well, it's been more than a month since the purchase, and license key still hasn't arrived. In short, good performance though doesn't deliver all that was advertised.

CLAUDIO V.

2016-12-22T16:06:09

Drive is great and purchase was hassle free thank you!

Scott L.

2016-12-20T10:36:05

This is the absolute best solution for folks that use RAID O to stripe an external hard drive. I use 4x4tb for a grand total of 16tb of screaming raid goodness at Thunderbolt 3 speeds.

Richard N.

2016-12-19T05:02:16

Cloning the old hard disk was easy with Samsung software. Windows boot time came down from about 5 minutes to just over 1 min. Ubuntu boots up in about 10 seconds !!!!! Got the SSD on BF sale. Same price as other major sites with no tax and free shipping. Shipping from Adorama was also fast. No complaints at all. Happily recommend it.

Srinivas G.

2016-12-19T02:05:05

The only gripe I've ever heard from anyone using the Samsung 850 EVO is the (high) price. Performance - check. Reliability - check. Solid engineering - check. Price - well ... not so much. Some folks refer to the price difference between the Samsung SSDs and the competition as the "Samsung Tax". IOW Samsung knows they have a great product and prices it 10% or so above the competition. You want one? Pay the Samsung Tax. You can't go wrong with this SSD.

alan h.

2016-12-18T19:42:17

It's fast and easy to set up!

Saketh P.

2016-12-18T16:59:21

Switched from a 7200 RPM HDD to the Samsung 850 EVO in a 2009 MacPro 4,1. It is so much quieter and so much faster when booting up and launching apps, like FCPX and Photoshop.

THOMAS K.

2016-12-18T12:50:46

Upgraded an HP Pavilion DV8 laptop with this drive and improved performance over the old HDD. Breathed new life into an aging laptop. Adorama's sale price on this SSD made it a no brainer.

Thomas B.

2016-12-18T10:38:03

I installed this SSD into my 2009 MacBook pro 17-in., and it's much faster now -- almost like getting a new computer for only the cost of the SSD. They don't make the 17-in. anymore, so this is my way of getting a few more years out of it. With El Capitan and beyond, you get TRIM support. You just have to enable it.

Michael R.

2016-12-17T07:11:38

Had it professionally put in and had no issues what so ever, He said what a great buy it was thru Adorama during the black Friday deal on this item. This is a great place to get great service and discounted items.

Donald M.

2016-12-16T14:38:56

Nice product sped startup immensely.

Edward W.

2016-12-16T11:53:31

it's very easy to install and very fast in speed

ALAN C.

2016-12-16T10:55:52

Upgraded from a standard hard drive. The included Samsung software made it easy to transfer my hard drive image to the new SSD, but if your laptop has only one drive bay, you will need a SATA to USB adapter cable to use the software. Performance has been great so far.

Eric B.

2016-12-16T10:55:26

Great performance on this SSD especially on the Read. Good price to performance ratio. If you don't transfer large files often enough, this is sufficient. You don't need to buy the PRO version and save some money.

Henry K.

2016-12-16T10:44:23

Great fast drive. I really hope they last. Great warranty. Like to see the price lower.

DAN B.

2016-12-16T07:45:24

Great value. Easy to install in Macbook Pro. Works great.

John W.

2016-12-15T18:48:14

Consistence transfer rates backed with 5 year warranty at a BF sales price. Majority of my clients workstations run 850 EVO or Pro.

FRANKLIN C.