Testseek.com have collected 144 expert reviews of the Samsung 2.5 inch 830 Evo Series SATA600 and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung 2.5 inch 830 Evo Series SATA600.
November 2011
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144 Reviews
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Abstract: Samsung's 830 is a late entry to the 6 Gb/s SSD market, but the company claims impressive performance. Can it unseat the incumbent SandForce-based drives? Let's just say this new offering shakes up the SSD world in a major way. Other vendors, beware. D...
The first thing which strikes the user about the 830 Series SSDs from Samsung is the quality of the external casing. This brushed metal chassis looks great but also feels sturdy. The good quality components then continue inside where we find Samsung br...
Abstract: When SSD makers want to emphasize their advantages, they often talk about how much engineering resources they put into their products. A typical SSD has three basic constituents: flash memory, controller and firmware. Not all of the firms engaged into ...
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Published: 2013-02-19, Author: Chad , review by: lanoc.org
This drive, as tested in 128GB form, comes with a MSRP of $229.99 (although it can be found much cheaper online). It is a modest price to pay for the amount of performance you will receive from this drive. All of the benchmarking has shown that this...
Published: 2013-01-06, Author: Andrew , review by: tomshardware.com
Abstract: The first mSATA-based SSDs we reviewed wowed us with diminutive dimensions, but not as much with performance. Today's best efforts are a lot more like their desktop equivalents, though. We round up 10 models between 64 and 256 GB and nail down a winner. ...
Speedy performance on most benchmark tests, Thin, so fits in more laptops than most, Generous accessory selection
A little pricey for the capacity
Samsung's 830 Series SSD is impressively fast, and the company includes excellent extras in the box. Its slim shell makes it a fine fit for laptops, but desktop users will be well-served by this drive, too. Read More…...
As is often the case with SSD reviews, what we have here is a mixed bag of results, so now it’s time to sift through them to try and better understand where each SSD stands in terms of performance. Breaking down the file copy tests, if we combine the ...
Silky smooth operation as a system drive, Outstanding sequential reading performance, Excellent 4K random writing performance at low queue depths, Excellent 4K random reading performance at low and high queue depths, Excellent SSD Magician software,
Nothing to mention.
Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points belowPositiveSilky smooth operation as a system drive.Outstanding sequential reading performance.Excellent 4K random writing performance at low queue depths.Excellent 4K random reading perfo...
We can see from our performance tests that the Samsung 830 Series exhibits a better level of performance than the Crucial M4 in almost every test.In most of the tests, it would be fair to say that the Crucial M4 doesn't lag behind the 830 Series by a mass...
s There are two ways to look at the Samsung 830. First, is it worthy of consideration over all the other SSD options out there? The answer to this, in my opinion, is that it is a bit of a tough sell. In most of the tests that really mattered, it was th...
