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2018-12-17T13:13:52

Rated 4 out of 5

Really good

Came in good shape and works perfectly

Alan G.

2017-06-09T19:27:22

Rated 5 out of 5

Samsung 850 Evo

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

Rated 4 out of 5

No complaints so far. Average price for 500GB SSD

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

Rated 5 out of 5

BEST SSD

Good storage capacity, waiting for the 8TB

JUAN M.

2017-03-01T18:52:52

Rated 5 out of 5

It works

Good ssd for a minimum price

Aaron S.

2017-02-14T10:33:33

Rated 4 out of 5

Just what i wanted

Perfect fast and reliable

Matt B.

2017-02-07T18:32:49

Rated 5 out of 5

Best on this planet.

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

Robert M.

2017-02-04T07:54:41

Rated 5 out of 5

great

great product , easy installing, works well

YI J.

2017-02-01T12:56:24

Rated 5 out of 5

Great!

Fast and reliable!

GILBERT Y.

2017-01-16T19:24:09

Rated 5 out of 5

Works Great. Five Stars to Adorama

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

Rated 5 out of 5

Works great

Works great

RON C.

2016-12-29T12:53:58

Rated 5 out of 5

Fast and easy to install

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

Rated 5 out of 5

Great upgrade for my Mac Mini

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

Rated 3 out of 5

Good Product, bad extras

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

Rated 5 out of 5

Oh yeah

Drive is great and purchase was hassle free thank you!

Scott L.

2016-12-20T10:36:05

Rated 5 out of 5

Samsung 4tb Evo Rocks

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

Rated 5 out of 5

Great SSD!!! Super performance

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

Rated 5 out of 5

there's a reason the 850 EVO is almost a standard for SSDs

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

Rated 5 out of 5

It's insanely fast!

It's fast and easy to set up!

Saketh P.

2016-12-18T16:59:21

Rated 5 out of 5

Great drive for MacPro 4,1

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

Rated 5 out of 5

Great SSD

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

Rated 5 out of 5

Samsung 850 EVO 1TB SSD

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

Rated 5 out of 5

GREAT SSD DRIVE

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

Rated 5 out of 5

Nice product sped startup immensely

Nice product sped startup immensely.

Edward W.

2016-12-16T11:53:31

Rated 5 out of 5

good and fast

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

ALAN C.

2016-12-16T10:55:52

Rated 5 out of 5

Excellent SSD

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

Rated 5 out of 5

No Frills, No Issue SSD

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

Rated 5 out of 5

Great fast drive

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

DAN B.

2016-12-16T07:45:24

Rated 5 out of 5

Great value

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

John W.

2016-12-15T18:48:14

Rated 5 out of 5

a no brainer

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.

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Samsung 850 EVO Specifications

  • Interface

    SATA 6Gb/s (compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s)

  • Form Factor

    2.5"

  • Controller

    Samsung MGX controller

  • NAND Flash Memory

    Samsung 32 layer 3D V-NAND

  • DRAM Cache Memory

    512MB

  • Sequential Read

    Max. 540 MB/s

  • Sequential Write

    Max. 520 MB/s

  • 4KB Random Read (QD1)

    Max. 10,000 IOPS

  • 4KB Random Write (QD1)

    Max. 40,000 IOPS

  • 4KB Random Read (QD32)

    Max. 97,000 IOPS

  • 4KB Random Write (QD32)

    Max. 88,000 IOPS

  • Data Security

    AES 256-bit Full Disk Encryption (FDE)
    TCG/Opal V2.0, Encrypted Drive (IEEE1667)

  • Reliability

    MTBF: 1.5 million hours

  • TBW

    75TBW

  • Power Consumption

    Active Read/Write (Average): Max. 3.7W / Max. 4.4W
    Idle: Max. 50mW
    Device Sleep: 2mW

  • Supporting Features

    TRIM (Required OS support), Garbage Collection, S.M.A.R.T.

  • Temperature

    Operating: 32 to 158½ (0 to 70½C)
    Non-Operating: -40 to 185½ (-40 to 85½C)

  • Humidity

    5% to 95%, non-condensing

  • Vibration

    Non-Operating: 20~2000Hz, 20G

  • Shock

    Non-Operating: 1500G, duration 0.5m sec, 3 axis

  • Software Compatibility

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

  • Dimensions (WxHxD)

    3.9 x 2.8 x 0.3" (100 x 69.85 x 6.8mm)

  • Weight

    Approx. 2.3oz (66g)

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Fast storage

By JASON G.

After purchasing the 250gb Samsung 850 EVO drive for a new Laptop, I decided to upgrade the primary system drive in my aging Mac Pro 3,1 tower. While the main drive slots do not support the full read/write speed of the drive, I purchased a PCI card that allows the drive to reach full speed and act as a boot disk. This combination gives me the full 500+ MB read/write speeds and allows me to retain my RAID setup in the four existing drive slots. After a fresh install of 10.11.3 and my usual edi...

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Excellent drive for an excellent price

By JONATHAN V.

Anyone looking to upgrade an old laptop or desktop computer with a traditional hard drive in it - Samsung is my go-to OEM. I run an 840 pro in my desktop and ordered two of these 850 EVO drives - one for my laptop, one for my wife's laptop. Night-and-day difference in performance, worth every penny. Disc migration wizard was effortless to install and clone the old drive to the new one. Adorama's value and customer service cannot be beat!

Samsung's unique and innovative 3D V-NAND flash memory architecture is a breakthrough in overcoming the density limitations, performance and endurance of today's conventional planar NAND architecture. 3D V-NAND is fabricated by stacking 32 cell layers vertically over one another rather than decreasing the cells dimensions and trying to fit itself onto a fixed horizontal space resulting in higher density and better performance utilizing a smaller footprint.

Optimize daily computing with TurboWrite technology for unrivalled read/write speeds
Achieve the ultimate read/write performance to maximize your everyday computing experience with Samsung's TurboWrite technology. You not only obtain more than a 10% better user experience than 840 EVO but up to 1.9x faster random write speeds as well. The 850EVO delivers the top of its class performance in sequential read (540MB/s) and write (520MB/s) speeds. Plus, you also gain optimized random performance in all QD for client PC usage scenario.

Get into the fast lane with the improved RAPID mode
Samsung's Magician software which provides Rapid Mode for 2x faster processing data speeds on a system level by utilizing unused PC memory (DRAM) as cache storage. The newest Magician increased the maximum memory usage in Rapid mode from 1 GB, in the previous 840 EVO version, to up to 4 GB with the 850 EVO when implementing 16 GB of DRAM. You also get a 2x performance boost in al l random Queue depth.

Guaranteed endurance and reliability bolstered by 3D V-NAND technology
The 850 EVO delivers guaranteed endurance and reliability by doubling the TBW compared to the previous generation 840 EVO backed by an industry leading 5 year warranty. The 850 EVO through minimized performance degradation allows sustained performance improvements of up to 30% over the 840 EVO proving to be one of the most dependable storage devices.

Compute longer with improved energy efficiency backed by 3D V-NAND
The 850 EVO delivers significantly longer battery life on your notebook with a controller optimized for 3D V-NAND now enabling Device Sleep at a highly efficient 2mW. The 850 EVO is now 25% more power efficient to the 840 EVO during write operations thanks to 3D V-NAND only consuming half the energy than that of Planar 2D NAND.

Secure valuable data through advanced AES 256 encryption
The 850 EVO comes fortified with the latest hardware-based full disk encryption engine. The AES 256 encryption-bit security technology secures data without any performance degradation and complies with TCG Opal 2.0. It is also compatible with Microsoft e-drive IEEE1667 so your data is protected at all times for your peace of mind.

Protect against overheating with a highly responsive Dynamic Thermal Guard
The 850 EVO's Dynamic Thermal Guard constantly monitors and maintains ideal temperatures for the drive to operate in optimal conditions for the integrity of your data. When temperatures rise above an optimal threshold, the Thermal Guard automatically throttles temperatures down protecting your data while maintaining responsiveness to ensure your computer is always safe from overheating.

Level up to the 850 EVO simply without any hassle
In three simple steps the Samsung's One-stop Install Navigator software easily allows you to migrate all the data and applications from the existing primary storage to the 850 EVO. The Samsung Magician software also allows you to optimize and manage your system best suited for your SSD.

Acquire an integrated in-house solution consisting of top-quality components
Samsung is the only SSD brand to design and manufacture all its components in-house allowing complete optimized integration. The result enhanced performance, lower power consumption with an up to 1 GB LPDDR2 DRAM cache memory and improved energy-efficiency with the MEx/MGX controller.

What's in the box:

  • Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5 " SATA III Internal Solid State Drive