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Samsung 840 Pro SSD

The Samsung 840 Pro SSD has been fitted with Samsung's latest MDX controller, a triple-core ARM-based chip that supports SATA 6Gb/s and can be paired with the latest 20nm NAND flash memory. Samsung claims a MTBF of 1.5 million hours and a 1500G shock resistance and the 840 Pro is backed by a limited five-year warranty.

Based on 33 reviews

Excellent:

26
Good:

6
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros

Superb IOPS performance.
Low power consumption.
5-year warranty.
Relatively affordable.
Good-looking.

Cons

Expensive versus competitors.

By TechSpot on December 10, 2012

While the Samsung 830 SSD and many of its year-old peers may still be attractive, Samsung is ready to move on to bigger and better things. The new flagship offering, the SSD 840 Pro, refines the 830 Series' firmware with faster random...

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By Ubergizmo on May 17, 2013

History repeats itself; MLC faced the same criticisms compared to the SLC when it was introduced. Over the years, MLC overcame the doubts by improving the write I/O tasks to increase performance and durability. The industry did so by implementing,...

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By VR-Zone on April 28, 2013

Samsung has been making quite a name in the SSD market lately. The company’s progress can be seen from the fact that their SSD products have been ending up at the top spots of any enthusiast’s shortlist for the past couple of years....

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By Expert Reviews on March 11, 2013

Quick, but it isn’t fast or cheap enough to beat our favourite high-end SSD...

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By TweakTown on March 08, 2013

With the series tied, one-to-one we had to get the Samsung 840 Pro 512GB in the lab to see how it compared to Vector 512GB. This article has a bit of historic means once you factor in the new technologies coming in 2013. For starters, m.2 or as I...

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By PC Pro on March 08, 2013

Lightning quick and with good value, the Samsung is as good as SSDs...

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By DigitalVersus on February 25, 2013

Data transfer speeds are even faster in the 256 GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD than in the 128 GB model. Still, that won't have a huge impact in real-life situations. Performances here are first-rate and the drive comes with a five-year...

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By Real World Labs on February 20, 2013

There are two drawbacks to living life in the fast lane and those are the cost of Solid State Storage and its limited capacity. Both of those drawbacks are starting to disappear rapidly as technology marches forward but, none the less they are...

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By TweakTown on February 14, 2013

Not long ago we published our 840 Pro 128GB review and compared it heavily to OCZ's Vector 128GB. In that review we gave a solid thumbs up to Vector in that capacity size. When it comes to the 256GB capacity size things are quite a bit different....

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By TweakTown on February 12, 2013

Using a handful of unused computer parts, an old desk and an unfinished area in my test lab basement, we're attempting to provide you with information about TLC NAND that Samsung is holding close to the vest. We can't guarantee that all 840...

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