SAMSUNG 850 EVO 500GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E500B/AM)

Probably the easiest, fastest windows install Ive ever done. Itd been a while since Id done a clean install, and I thought an ssd upgrade would be the perfect time. I didnt have to make any changes to the default settings on my lga 2011 build to get it working, and these days windows has its own program for making bootable discs and usbs. I was up and running again in 30 minutes.

Speedy and abundant storage space at affordable price. With Samsung Magician software, Im able to achieve R/W speed of 2.2Gbs/1.5Gbs on SATA 3 (it must be cache speed ?). The software also provide useful info such as total read/ total write, drive heath status, benchmarking, auto-optimization.

Plug and play. These hard dives are just wonderful! Great startup on my dell inspiron tower. Highly recommend this hardrive as a replacement for the hard drive it currently has.

I used a pair of these in an Intel Rapid Storage Technology motherboard RAID on my desktop workstation. Even though SSDs are now considered to be pretty reliable, the inconvenience of losing data demands that I have redundancy, so I always run with a RAID mirror. This was my first attempt at using an SSD RAID. Previously I had used magnetic disks with a dedicated 3ware raid controller. The performance of these SSDs, even on the motherboard RAID, unsurprisingly exceeds the performance of my old magnetic disk 3ware raid. I wouldnt say the performance is earth shattering, but the computer does boot faster and applications do load faster.

WOW. If you were like me, struggling with the slowness of your old Macbook Pro Early 2011 because of new software, this SSD will bring the pep back into the step of your aging computer! Just make sure you purchase a USB 3.0 to SATA III adapter if you plan on cloning your original drive as you only get the SSD in the box. This is an absolute GAME CHANGER for me. However, I was hesitant at first about doing this, all you need to do is watch a few videos, purchase the correct tools and cables, and if you can drive a car, you can replace your HDD! Dont hesitate, seriously, this is worth it!

My Second drive, great price! I Installed, used the included program and cloned the drive pretty quickly with USB 3. Bought another for my other laptop. Speedy now, boots quickly now.

This is affordable and works great in the desktop. If you are looking for speed and budget, this is the drive to get.

I own many different SSDs from many different brands - I was interested in the continuous SAMSUNG, SAMSUNG, SAMSUNG That Ive been hearing for the past few years. Having finally caved, I took the price hike and decided to finally try it out. Im not disappointed. This SSD is excellent, with solid performance and seems mostly to perform very consistently. However, that being said, I cant in good conscious give this product a five start - Heres why. First of all, theres the price. While not exceptionally more expensive than others in the price bracket, it is worth noting that depending on the weather or something...who knows...The price is pretty much consistently $10-$30 more expensive than similarly performing drives. Speaking of performance, while you arent going to find many drives that top the reads/writes at the SATA 3 standard (560MB/sec seems to be the max) there are some that can give you that little extra room, at a cheaper price. However, drive consistency is another story, and this drive seems to very consistently stay at a high level of performance over a large period of time. That being said, are most people going to notice? Most decent drives nowadays stay at a relatively steady performance level, and can be quite a bit cheaper. Honestly, those looking for higher capacities, and damn good performance can find great options out there. Ive heard great things about the BP5E drives - they are extremely cheap, and while maybe not as consistent or polished are still a great option. In conclusion, the drive is great - its consistent, speedy, and comes with a good life cycle and warranty. However, for those wanting more storage for a cheaper price, I would look elsewhere. I feel like this product no longer makes sense at its price point. You have great, and cheap drives that offer similar speeds and performance for those who want the extra capacity without breaking the bank. On the other hand, speed demons out there would most likely turn to the Samsung pro line, and/or the ultra fast NVME m.2 drives. TLDR; The Samsung 850 EVO is a great drive with great support, and is otherwise excellent. But, for those out there still deliberating on an SSD to choose, I would look elsewhere. - Peter Bittrick

I have been wanting to get an SSD for quite some time now. My HD is really showing its age (granted its only a year old). I upgraded to this bad boy and my computer is flying. I didnt expect this kind of speed. I thought I needed to upgrade my i5, but nope. This worked perfectly.

This drive was my first SSD upgrade. I went from many years of using WD Raptors (10k RPM drives) to this, the Samsung 850 EVO. The 850 EVO blew away my raptor in any measure of performance. A huge advantage to those thinking of upgrading is the boot time and loading screens are dramatically shorter. I am to my desktop and ready to go in less than 10 seconds cold. Most system lagging or pausing is usually hard drive related. This upgrade eliminates that huge bottleneck in PC performance. For data migration to the new drive, I recommend Clonezilla,a boot-able linux freeware cloning tool. I connected both hard drives and cloned my smaller raptor to my new 500 GB Samsung. Unplugged old drive, booted without a single problem. Install time~15 minutes!! Summary: Samsung is the way to go IMHO, they seem to have a leg up with their 3-D Nand Technology. Unbeatable price,performance,5 yr warranty of 850 EVO.