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

I use this for my game storage since my HDD wasnt cutting it anymore, I couldnt stand the noise. This was going to replace that drive and it definitely does the job. This SSD is blazing fast as you have probably read. The speeds even without rapid mode enabled are great, however with rapid enabled on the Magician software it speeds up more than 6x. I get a write speed around 8gb/s, yes 8 gigs per second. Obviously, I wont be needing that high of a transfer speed but its amazing that it could help that much. If you need a new drive for gaming or normal use, this is it. You cant go wrong with Samsung.

I love it! Super fast and Im glad I picked Samsung EVO over other brands. Update: The SSD worked about a week than it stopped working. My laptop couldn’t detect the drive anymore. Apparently some batches of this model comes with a bad connector and it loses the signal, and become unusable. I should have read the reviews more carefully left by the Amazon customers before purchasing the drive. Anyway, I contacted amazon customer service and of course, top notch amazing customer service will replace it at no cost. I will give a try again and hopefully I will strike a gold this time.

After upgrading my MacBook Pro mid 2012 i can notice a big difference in speed and power up. this was probable the best thing Ive done for my Mac. the only reason why Im giving this 4 vs 5 stars is because the software the comes with the product isnt Mac friendly. I would definitely recommend you do some research if you own a Mac and want to upgrade to an SSD. it actually took me a few attempts of cloning and wiping my SSD. however everything is working perfectly now. Awesome item when the price goes down i will upgrade to a 1 TB SSD and give this one to a friend. Update: after reformatting this drive so many times I give up. It will work and then crash unexpectedly. My disk utility cant even repair it most times and Ive only had it for a week. So Im returning it and purchasing a different brand before my return time runs out.

Worked for about 3 weeks and will not boot, another computer can not see it with the USB adapter. Its DEAD after only 3 weeks!! I had to put in the old drive. I have 4 Laptops with this SSD in them (I am a Automation Integrator and program PLCs/PACs and HMIs for industrial customers) and this is the only one that has had a problem. I installed a EVO 840 over a year ago and it is working fine. I love the SSDs performance, the laptop boots in 45 seconds vs 4 minutes and they should be more reliable. I guess I will have to rethink the reliability thing! Thankful I back up the drive hourly when I am in the field or I could have lost all of the programs and would have had to travel to my customers and retrieve them. (on my dime) John

Great drive. First time using an SSD and Im as impressed as everyone else. Bootup takes about 20 seconds. The label on the drive looks good in a windowed pc as well. Only reason I docked it a star is that it didnt come with a SATA cable. Between my motherboard and SSD, I only got 2 SATA cables, so I had to wait another few days for Amazon to deliver it before I could plug in this third drive.

Absolutely love this Solid State Drive! I put my Operating System on this drive and love the massive performance boost!

If you have an older MacBook Pro (mine was a 2012 model), do yourself a favor and buy this hard drive to replace your current one. Instead of spending $1,000+ on a new MacBook, you can replace your moving parts hard drive with a SSD like this one. When I bought it, it was on sale and then I paid $50 to a computer place to swap the hard drives. All together, I spent less than $200 for a computer that runs so smoothly. It used to take over two minutes for Microsoft word to load when I tried to open the app. I never used my computer before I bought this product and replaced my old hard drive. My computer was THAT painful to use. Now with this in it, it feels like a brand new computer. I use it more than my iPad, which is a big deal for me. Hopefully, this will let my computer last me another five years before I need / decide to buy a new computer. If you are thinking about doing this, stop thinking and just do it and buy this hard drive. Very fast!

Samsung is really making a name for themselves in the SSD market. They may be a little more than SanDisk or Kingston, but I believe their speeds outperform any budget brands. They seem to rival my Intel SSD speeds though. Bought as just a data drive for games for quick loading. works wonders. Been putting these in multiple gaming builds alongside 60GB SSDs as boot drives and no problems yet.

I purchased this to upgrade my old hard drive on a 2010 Macbook Pro. I was taking the advice of an article that said it would make my Macbook much faster. I just finished putting in my new Samsung 850 EVO and WOW, what a difference. If youre thinking of purchasing this to upgrade your Macbook with the hopes of increased speed and performance, THIS IS IT. It works. My Macbook now runs like it is brand new.

After doing my homework, and looking for something in my budget that met the performance I was looking for, I purchased this SSD to upgrade my Lenovo Y50s 1TB hybrid drive. I do not have an optical drive, so I simply had to go to Samsungs support site to download magician and their cloning software. After purchasing a new SATA to USB adapter (since the one I had didnt work), I plugged it up and ran the software - within about an hour, I was installing my new drive. Literally the most difficult part of the process was one screw in the back plate that just refused to come out. Upon first boot, I could immediately tell a difference in speed. Thanks Samsung for once again delivering quality products at a great value! Here are the benchmarks of my WD 1TB Hybrid Drive vs the 500GB 850 EVO.