Samsung SSD 850 EVO

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 3842 reviews of Samsung SSD 850 EVO. The average rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the design and size. The reliability and price also get good feedback.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Samsung SSD 850 EVO is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 95/100 = Excellent quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Samsung SSD 850 EVO

alaTest has collected and analyzed 8 user reviews of Samsung SSD 850 EVO from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the reliability and price. The design and usability also get good comments.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Samsung SSD 850 EVO

alaTest has collected and analyzed 70 user reviews of Samsung SSD 850 EVO from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the design and size. The reliability and price also get good feedback.

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96% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Dong Ngo (cnet.com)

Samsung SSD 850 Evo review: Top performance for a low price

Samsung today announced the 2TB capacity of its popular solid-state drive (SSD), the 850 Evo, making it one of the top SSDs on the market with the best combination of performance, features, capacity and price. Here's CNET's full review.

The Samsung SSD 850 Evo delivers great performance with useful features, at an affordable price. The drive is available with up to 2TB of storage space.

The drive carries a 5-year warranty instead of the 10 years the Pro model offers. The Samsung Magician software only works with Windows.

The Samsung 850 Evo has the best combination of performance, cost and capacity, making it the ideal drive for any home user.

Jul, 2015

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Expert review by : Billy Tallis (anandtech.com)

The Samsung SSD 850 120GB Review: A Little TLC for SATA

The latest entry level SSD from Samsung has no suffix and bears neither the PRO or EVO appellation. It is a new entry-level SATA SSD featuring Samsung's latest 64-layer 3D TLC NAND, making it a very close relative to the 850 EVO line.

If Samsung wanted to brand the 850 120GB as a full member of the 850 EVO family, it would be worthy. We can't really expect any better performance from a drive this size, and Samsung can probably afford to extend the warranty to match the 5 years...

Nov, 2017

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Expert review by : Kristian Vättö (anandtech.com)

The Samsung SSD 850 EVO mSATA/M.2 Review

The move isn't really surprising because Samsung released an mSATA version of the SSD 840 EVO a bit over a year ago and when the 850 EVO was originally launched we were told that mSATA and M.2 models would follow later. The addition of M.2 is new to...

From a technological perspective, the new 850 EVO drives do not bring anything new to the table since it's essentially the 2.5" 850 EVO in a smaller form factor, but what it does bring to the market is more selection in mSATA and M.2 form factors using...

Mar, 2015

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Expert review by : Andrew Cunningham Ben Keough Nathan Edwards (thewirecutter.com)

The Best SSDs

We researched 27 SSDs and found that the Samsung 850 Evo has the best combination of price, performance, and capacity of any solid-state drive you can buy.

Aug, 2017

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Expert review by : Stuart Davidson (hardwareheaven.com)

Samsung 850 Evo mSATA M.2 Review

Since entering the SSD market Samsung have created some very impressive drives. In the early drives, when other manufacturers were struggling for reliability, they were seen as being industry leading on that front. In more recent times we have seen...

We know from our 850 Evo review (and previous generations) that Samsung offered a high level of build quality on their SSDs and that continues here with the use of the same components as the desktop drives. That means Samsung controller, cache and...

Mar, 2015

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Expert review by : Kenny Yeo (hardwarezone.com)

Samsung SSD 850 Evo: Big shoes to fill

Samsung's popular SSD 840 Evo now has a new successor in the form of the SSD 850 Evo. This new drive uses Samsung's newest 32-layer 3D TLC V-NAND and also the brand new MGX controller. Is it still the mainstream drive to beat? We find out.

Improved performance ; TurboWrite cache technology ; RAPID mode greatly boosts performance ; Samsung Magician utility ; Longer 5-year warranty

No accessories ; Higher price ; Write performance suffers with increasing queue depth

What we are trying to say is that as a mainstream SSD, the SSD 850 Evo is not quite as compelling as its predecessor, which combines excellent performance and a very attractive price tag. However, one must remember that the SSD 850 Evo has very big...

Jan, 2015

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Review: Samsung 850 EVO SSD Stacked For Speed

Samsung's 3-bit vertical NAND flash improves performance and durability, the CRN Test Center finds.

Dec, 2014

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Expert review by : Stuart Davidson (hardwareheaven.com)

Samsung 850 Evo SSD Review

When the enthusiast PC market began moving from performance mechanical hard drives to solid state storage it wasn't the traditional players who saw the greatest success. The likes of Western Digital, Hitachi etc all saw memory manufacturers step in and...

It would be fair to say we are big fans of Samsung SSDs, but that comes from experieice. We have seen their drives, or drives based on their technology, outlast the competition in both performance over time and reliability… two key aspects of any SSD....

Dec, 2014

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Expert review by : Edward Chester (trustedreviews.com)

Samsung 850 Evo mSATA and m.2

Samsung has established itself as among the top choices for SSDs in the desktop and laptop sectors, where its 2.5in Evo and Pro ranges offer among the best performance for any given price.

Provides very high access speeds ; Very good longevity and warranty ; Competitively priced

No PCIe support so won't work in many motherboards

Mar, 2015

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Expert review by : Dong Ngo (cnet.com.au)

Samsung SSD 850 Evo review: Top performance for a low price

The Samsung SSD 850 Evo delivers great performance with useful features, at an affordable price. The drive is available with up to 2TB of storage space.

The drive carries a 5-year warranty instead of the 10 years the Pro model offers. The Samsung Magician software only works with Windows.

The Samsung 850 Evo has the best combination of performance, cost and capacity, making it the ideal drive for any home user.

Jul, 2015

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