I need an ssd that has both speed and cost effectiveness. Is the Samsung SSD 850 EVO good?
Samsung SSD 850 EVO?
Yes.
I have the 840 evo on my laptop, and i can say it is way better and faster than my desktop's Kingston HyperX 3K, i beleive 850 should be better than both, check benchmarks on reputable sites.
I have a samsung 850 pro 128GB. In the reviews it is supposed to be like 400MB/S speeds (for both read and write - they're not too far from each other) but in running the same benchmark on my laptop I get around 260, not more than 300, really. I think it's because of my laptop CPU, it's kinda slow.
Otherwise I'm happy with it. Still faster than the old one.
Otherwise I'm happy with it. Still faster than the old one.
Ok thanks guys, but what about the price? Is it overpriced according to other top ssds?
Well, watch out for advertised benchmarks. Sometimes these companies put compressed data on the ssd, which gets decompressed in the memory(or decompressed in memory that gets compressed before write) and they tell you "woah, we read 500 MB per sec) and the 500MB is just 100 MB that was decompressed in memory to become 500, but the disk itself only delievered 100 MB...
I have seen kingston do it, and when someone complains on newegg their representative says "well, we used compressed data"
I have seen kingston do it, and when someone complains on newegg their representative says "well, we used compressed data"
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Depends what price you have!Ahmad Toutounji wroteOk thanks guys, but what about the price? Is it overpriced according to other top ssds?
When I did my research the bigger SSDs (512GB, etc.) were more performant than the smaller one. But I couldn't afford nor did I really need a big SSD. The 850 pro 128 was the only smaller one I found which had performance very close to the bigger models, which is the main reason why I bought it, and the price was affordable.
I think that Samsung SSDs in general have good value, especially the 840 models, if I remember well.
I also think that they have a good reputation in general. But bear in mind that if you want to take full advantage and have the performance you see in benchmarks on the internet you need recent hardware (not like cutting edge, but recent). My latptop is years old.
I have been using the Crucial 512GB on mu ultra gaming Desktop - Both make a great product, and since the specs are identical, just save yourself the $25 and go with the MX100.
Go with a HyperX Savage, it's nearly the same speed as the 850 EVO but doesn't use TLC NAND.
any idea where to buy a good one ?
Pcandparts.com they have them both
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Any suggest Sandisk or toshiba?
I read an article way back when both companies along with Sony and IBM teamed up to research new CPU the Cell.
Which was boasted to be the fastest cpus on the planet. Especially since Intel had to outsource the Intel Xeon Triple core from IBM to sustain the Micro$oft Xbox. Any of you have the playstation 3? Check it out.
Noticed the triple core i mentioned? it was intentional by IBM to keep the proper stuff to itself in its servers.
Of which, the teamed effort between sandisk and toshiba spurred the war against triple input and quad input nands.
I dug up this info from a magazine. I wish i have good memory. But if you need sources please skim over links about cell architecture and toshiba fab house.
After Toshiba concluded its needed research, the fab house was sold back to Samsung and chartered Samsung for the chips that toshiba needed.
Some of you may remember, Samsung was never the brand to go to when you needed something, that changed abruptly.
I reckon it was around 2001.
It was then when Sandisk was trying to eat its way into the brotherhood to get new fast drives into the market as well.
I read an article way back when both companies along with Sony and IBM teamed up to research new CPU the Cell.
Which was boasted to be the fastest cpus on the planet. Especially since Intel had to outsource the Intel Xeon Triple core from IBM to sustain the Micro$oft Xbox. Any of you have the playstation 3? Check it out.
Noticed the triple core i mentioned? it was intentional by IBM to keep the proper stuff to itself in its servers.
Of which, the teamed effort between sandisk and toshiba spurred the war against triple input and quad input nands.
I dug up this info from a magazine. I wish i have good memory. But if you need sources please skim over links about cell architecture and toshiba fab house.
After Toshiba concluded its needed research, the fab house was sold back to Samsung and chartered Samsung for the chips that toshiba needed.
Some of you may remember, Samsung was never the brand to go to when you needed something, that changed abruptly.
I reckon it was around 2001.
It was then when Sandisk was trying to eat its way into the brotherhood to get new fast drives into the market as well.
Toshiba has one of the best NAND fabs in the world, they recently announced their new 48 layer V-NAND, Samsung, Intel, and Micron are at 32 layer V-NAND.
Toshiba sells most of chips to 3rd party SSD Makers, but recently they bought OCZ after they went down.
However Samsung seems to have it best. they are very vertically integrated, they make the NAND and controllers, which in turns gives them the ability to make their own SSDs at better price than the rest.
Toshiba sells most of chips to 3rd party SSD Makers, but recently they bought OCZ after they went down.
However Samsung seems to have it best. they are very vertically integrated, they make the NAND and controllers, which in turns gives them the ability to make their own SSDs at better price than the rest.
Only problem with Sammy is that they use TLC NAND which has a lower durability.
Toshiba used to make SSDs even before they acquired good ole' OCZ. But speaking of their NAND it's great. Paired with a good controller like the Phison S10, which is getting a little repetitive as it's this same mix is offered in the HyperX Savage, Corsair Neutron XT and Patriot Ignite. Micron (Crucial's parent corporation) uses Toshiba NAND albeit Micron makes it's own controllers, and they use it in all their and Crucial's SSDs, bare the BX100 which uses a Silicon Motion controller.
Toshiba used to make SSDs even before they acquired good ole' OCZ. But speaking of their NAND it's great. Paired with a good controller like the Phison S10, which is getting a little repetitive as it's this same mix is offered in the HyperX Savage, Corsair Neutron XT and Patriot Ignite. Micron (Crucial's parent corporation) uses Toshiba NAND albeit Micron makes it's own controllers, and they use it in all their and Crucial's SSDs, bare the BX100 which uses a Silicon Motion controller.
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which one is better transcend ssd 370 512gb or Samsung 850 evo 500gb (transcend is 20$ cheaper).
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Samsung 850 evo 500gb or Crucial MX 100 512GB
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If you could get the pro it's even better. I have two samsung ssd 850 pro 512gb and I'm pretty happy with. Best purchase.
The Pro doesn't offer a big performance increase over the Evo especially considering the price increase. SATA III is becoming a huge bottleneck for SSDs, and nearly all high-end SSDs are between 10 or 20 MBps in both read and write between each other.Sup3r wroteIf you could get the pro it's even better. I have two samsung ssd 850 pro 512gb and I'm pretty happy with. Best purchase.
can you guys tell me which to choose 850 evo or the transcend ssd 370 ?
850 evo man you can't go wrong with it. I have one in my rig it's running great