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Samsung - 840 EVO 250GB Internal Serial ATA III Solid State Drive for Laptops
Average Customer Rating:
4.8
Rating breakdown 290 reviews
5 Stars
256
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Star
9
96%of customers recommend this product.
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268 out of
279)
Customer Reviews for Samsung - 840 EVO 250GB Internal Serial ATA III Solid State Drive for Laptops
Customer Rating
5
Old Guy
on September 9, 2017
Posted by: Sirbuz
Even though I am 69 years old with a 7 year old laptop, with minimum computer skills, I was able to easily clone my old hard drive to this Samsung EVO. The software included with the drive performed flawlessly with absolutely no issues. It did take 4.25 hours to complete the data migration. The results so far seem to be good in that the response time on my laptop is significantly faster that with my old HDD.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
Solid State Disk- software needs work.
on November 16, 2013
Posted by: DavidPL
from Cypress, CA
Expertise:Intermediate
The first is - replace your main hard drive with a solid state disk. The Samsung 840 is a good choice. If you need huge amounts of storage, add a large standard hard drive as well.
The accompanying Samsung software did not work as well. I bought a 840 for my laptop and 840 for my tower, and in both case, the transfer software failed to successfully transfer the contents of the drive. It did not recognize the drive with the laptop and a third party usb to Sata interface, and was not able to make a bootable drive with my tower. The Magician software requires permission to make changes every time my laptop boots, and has never recognized the drive on my tower.
The accompanying Samsung software did not work as well. I bought a 840 for my laptop and 840 for my tower, and in both case, the transfer software failed to successfully transfer the contents of the drive. It did not recognize the drive with the laptop and a third party usb to Sata interface, and was not able to make a bootable drive with my tower. The Magician software requires permission to make changes every time my laptop boots, and has never recognized the drive on my tower.
Pros: Inexpensive, fast
Cons: software has problems.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
1
Performance
5
Design
4
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
It truly delivers the highest performance at an affordable price !
on March 1, 2015
Posted by: toobzman
from Prescott, AZ, USA
Expertise:Expert
I have read so many reviews regarding Samsung's class leading performance, so many reviews that I wondered if it was just everyone piling on the bandwagon, and not actual real world results. I say this due to so many people who love to run benchmark's over and over again, constantly tweaking their setups until until they reach some rarefied, unrepeatable number. A number that bears little resemblance to consistent, day to day performance. After Samsung released the new 850 series, at an even lower price then the highly regarded 840 series, I was even more hesitant that the "NEW" version could deliver the same high level of performance . I'm happy to report that id truly does deliver the performance, and at a bargain price !
My original SSD purchase was just a few months back (9-23-2014) from a highly regarded memory maker. It is a good performing SSD, and was roughly 20% less in price then the 840 series at that time. The trade off being that it didn't match the 840's performance, and I had to settle for that lesser performance to save a few bucks. Unfortunately, the zippy performance began to slow down a bit. Still decent, but even less then what I had originally bargained for. ENTER the 850 EVO ! The same class leading performance, but at an even lower price then before ! So low that I paid even less for the 850 EVO, then I paid for my earlier SSD ! After spending some time with the new 850 EVO, I can say that I have never before experienced the speed and convenience that SAMSUNG has delivered. Real world performance that matches the promised speeds, and with the MAGICIAN software, a simple and easy to understand user's guide that makes it so effortless to achieve the best possible performance. Setup was even easier then before with SAMSUNG's DATA MIGRATION Software . My earlier SSD setup used the ACRONIS software which worked well enough. But the Samsung DATA Migration software was even easier to use, and I was up and running in no time at all !
All in all, I'm happy to say that all of the buzz surrounding SAMSUNG SSD's is deserved. They truly deliver the best performance and at a bargain price to boot ! Couple that with the included SAMSUNG software, and you have an unbeatable combination !
Pros: Inexpensive, top performance for less ...
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
ssd
on October 18, 2016
Posted by: PETERGUN2
from CENTRAL FLORIDA
Expertise:Intermediate
I INSTALLED A NEW 950 EVO SSD IN MY OLDER RIG AND WHAT A GREAT INVESTMENT.LET ME TELL YOU IT WAS WELL WORTH THE MONEY.
Pros: fast
Cons: none
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
this pRODUCT HAS GREAT FEAUTRES
on February 20, 2015
Posted by: mmalang
from Fremont, CA, USA
nice upgrade to my macbook pro
i love it
nice product
i love it
nice product
Pros: Inexpensive, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
My second Samsung SSD
on June 14, 2015
Posted by: bibitibi
from haifa, israel
Expertise:Intermediate
Hi all!
This ssd is Light, good looking, fast, reliable and cold!
In comparison to else ssd that i have, zero coil noise! Nothing!
I use it on SATA II and windows 7 64-bit, Greate performance!
Samsung Magician will let you feel the king of the ring, just enable RAPID MODE and you will feel the boost. Also, try OS OPTIMIZATION, be careful with those options.. For me, "maximum reliability" cause crashes because the reduction in PAGE FILE size. I enlarge it and everything is excellent.
My previous samsung ssd is 128GB evo 840. And i'm waiting to the next.
The amazing thing is better performance
while reduce production costs. ;)
Strongly recommanded
This ssd is Light, good looking, fast, reliable and cold!
In comparison to else ssd that i have, zero coil noise! Nothing!
I use it on SATA II and windows 7 64-bit, Greate performance!
Samsung Magician will let you feel the king of the ring, just enable RAPID MODE and you will feel the boost. Also, try OS OPTIMIZATION, be careful with those options.. For me, "maximum reliability" cause crashes because the reduction in PAGE FILE size. I enlarge it and everything is excellent.
My previous samsung ssd is 128GB evo 840. And i'm waiting to the next.
The amazing thing is better performance
while reduce production costs. ;)
Strongly recommanded
Pros: Inexpensive, Durable, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Glad I added this ssd...
on July 13, 2015
Posted by: sowrecked
Expertise:Intermediate
When I built this pc a couple of years ago I installed a 830 series Samsung drive as well as a 24 inch Samsung monitor. Both still run like champs, but I needed a bit more hard disk space.
So I added an 850 EVO series and could not be happier.
Both drives a fast and reliable.
So I added an 850 EVO series and could not be happier.
Both drives a fast and reliable.
Pros: Inexpensive
Cons: none
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Makes my computer new again
on August 18, 2015
Posted by: fastcompcali
from Sacramento, CA, USA
Expertise:Expert
The boot time is reduced to a third of what it was before. There is no lag in programs. It boosted my seven rating from 5.9 to 7.9 in the drive category. I have a overall rating of 7.6 Due to my graphics card. I have a dell precision Dual quad zeon processors and 32 gigs of ram. This hard drive has unlocked the performance I could not get before. It is the best upgrade for your money. I would recommend this to everyone. The samgung magician app. Will help you to get the most out of your settings.
Pros: Inexpensive
Cons: none
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US