Samsung 840 Pro SSD Review

Up Close and Software

Published: 21st December 2012 | Source: Samsung | Price: £185 | Author: Bryan Waters

Up Close

As is always the case with SSDs, there isn't much to show. It's a box with a drive in it. However, Samsung have taken the classy route with very minimalist packaging, and a classy looking drive inside.

It's no surprise that we like the black and orange combination. But we do have to say that the orange square makes us think of a telecommunications company. Otherwise the drive is a solid all-black affair and very attractive.

Software

The SSD Magician software covers all of the tasks that you are likely to wish to perform with your new SSD. It also includes the most stress-free Firmware updating procedure that we've encountered on a Solid State Drive, requiring nothing more than a little patience and a reboot. Although we'd prefer it if the software itself would download the Firmware rather than sending you to their site and making you download and unzip it. It's not a problem for us but we know that not everyone is as happy to tinker under the hood as most of you reading this, so Samsung have missed a trick.

Over provisioning dedicates some space to the controller to enable it to perform the wear-levelling tasks that ensure your drive remains in tip top condition.

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21-12-2012, 05:00:29

tinytomlogan

Today we're taking a look at the next generation of SSDs from Samsung, the 840 Pro.

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21-12-2012, 07:39:50

PCTwin

I bought the 250GB basic a couple of weeks ago and was running comparisons with the Kingston HyperX and corsair GT and you've pipped me to the post again

I also found the same results with anvil and wandered what was going on
Brill review as always Bryan

22-12-2012, 04:04:23

gligoran

Great review! Are you planning to do one on the non-pro version of the 840?

I was thinking about buying the 830, but the sellers are apparently running out of stock. While 840 Pro seems to be a great drive, is it really worth the extra £60 compared to the non-pro 840 or the £30 over the 830? I'm taking about the 256/250GB versions.

22-12-2012, 12:48:11

Anthrax27

Nice review

Still waiting for my first SSD
hopefully in 2013 now.

23-12-2012, 05:28:16

PsyTech

That is synchronous or asynchronous NAND?

23-12-2012, 06:06:14

Spiderz

Lasts forever in a day (supposedly) and blisteringly fast? Think I found my SSD of choice when I eventually get one.

Good review as always

26-12-2012, 19:31:56

clearstand

Thanks for the review, ive been trying to find some good HD to replace my old one.

31-12-2012, 21:19:18

Diffracted

Great review. I currently have the 64GB 830 series for my OS which is very small when having 16 GB ram. I reduced the page file to 4GB and freed lots of GB by changing sleep settings, but I really don't want to have to mess with that in the first place. So I'm playing games from my 1tb WD green LOL. Thinking of upgrading my OS drive to 120GB and playing games from the 64GB one.

11-01-2013, 13:34:48

Ulchar

Sorta wish I didn't get a 830 256GB now so i could get this...

11-01-2013, 13:41:54

Diffracted

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ulchar

Sorta wish I didn't get a 830 256GB now so i could get this...

I just got the 120gb 840. you wont see much difference in the basic ones.

11-01-2013, 17:42:59

SuB

this review got me to buy 2 of the 256 gb 840 pros

lurving them

17-01-2013, 07:04:06

Jaaaykx

Great review TTL!

19-01-2013, 00:08:45

Dragon_Orb

Love the review, it has helped me out immensely, so thank you. I was kind of undecided between this and the Corsair Neutron GTX but after reading both reviews I think I'll go with this one, in the Pro flavour.

Samsung 840 Pro SSD Review

Up Close and Software

Published: 21st December 2012 | Source: Samsung | Price: £185 | Author: Bryan Waters

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