Samsung 850 Pro
256 GB, 2.5"
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74 reviews
Super part - however, the enclosed...
Super part - however, the Samsung Data Manager programme and the promised USB adaptor were missing on the enclosed CD. I therefore bought this adapter from Icy Box.
With it - and with the separately downloaded Samsung Data Manager programme - I was able to clone the existing (too small) SSD without any problems and the PC now runs like clockwork.
My quality rating (3 points) refers to the missing programme and the missing adapter!My previous SSD (it was not made by Samsung) died ...
My previous SSD (it was not made by Samsung) died after two years of moderate home use. The symptom was a sudden black screen with a "please insert system disk" (or similar) message. I could reboot once or twice, but no more.
I bought the PRO version hoping that it would last longer than the cheaper consumer-grade device I had before. The rationale is that the extra cost of a "pro" SSD far outweighs the time needed to make a fresh install of the operating system, office software, email configuration, etc. (It is of course too soon to tell if that was a good investment.)
My PC is already 5-6 years old, at the time an upper-mid-range quad-core Intel CPU, ASUS Motherboard with SATA-3 HDD interface. Considering that the speed of an SSD drive outruns the pace of SATA-3, I did not expect any speed improvement. But I did notice some improvement in the write speed, which came as a surprise. I cannot comment on read speed, because the observed improvement is most likely the result of a fresh Windows 7 and Office installation.
As always congrats to Digitec, the order placed at 4pm arrived the next morning as announced on the website, that's the kind of reliability I both expect and appreciate.Also have the Samsung 850 Pro as a replacement f...
I also bought the Samsung 850 Pro to replace an SSD that was too small.
The migration from Windows 8.1 went smoothly thanks to the software supplied. Acronis TI 2015, on the other hand, bucked violently!
After booting, only the boot option had to be redefined.
The SSD is lightning fast - so far I can only recommend it highly.
+ Speed
+ Warranty
+ Price/PerformancePlatte runs and does her job as a system partiti...
The hard drive runs and does its job as a system partition very well. I think the 10-year guarantee is great, let's see what's actually in it in 2024.
The scope of delivery is very spartan. Apart from the hard drive, there is actually nothing else in the packaging. The software is only necessary for migration or disk replacement.Pro
- very fast
- 10 years warranty
Contra
- Nothing else supplied apart from the plate
Super fast delivery! Then installed in the Macb...
Super fast delivery! Then installed in the Macbook Pro Early 2011,... went quickly with instructions on IFixit.com,... only the installation of OS X needed nerves. But that's not the SSD's fault,... ;-)
Pro
- Price/Performance
- Size
- Speed
Price / performance is right. Installation without proble...
Price / performance is right.
Installation without problems, is recognised correctly.
Has been running for a good 3 weeks now.
Speed perfect.
Does what an SSD should do.
I can understand that not all software is included. Nowadays there are so many updates for software that it is no longer worth including them.
The software is freely available for download.Pro
- Speed
- Processing
- Function
Contra
- It would be great if a 3.5" adapter was always included ;)
6 out of 74 reviews
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