Samsung 840 EVO SSD Unboxing & Overview
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- Samsung's 840 EVO SSD is the mainstream drive that matters. With a better software suite than other SSD makers, Samsung has found a way to really differentiate their drives without just selling them for cheaper.
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8 years later and my EVO is still going strong, even as a boot drive
Yep! Trying to find a comparison to the 870 Evo as that’ll be reused for my boot drive with the 970 Evo being for games.
8 years whats ur tbw?
@@wolfytechs 83 or 43 i can't remember, either way it's WAY within spec
Yo Linus just wanted to say I'm proud you are expressing your opinion more regardless of what fanboys might say because I personally watch this channel in because I think you know your shit and I trust your opinions when considering what to purchase. Thats the whole point of reviews
Bought 500GB 840 EVO to replace aging 500GB WD Blue drive in a 2009 machine (P55 chipset MB) and am very pleased with the improved performance, even with only SATA 2.0 speeds. Will be able to port the drive to my future machine when I take the plunge to upgrade. Your video is validating my purchase decision. Thanks!
And now we have _Samsung 860 EVO SSD._ A wonderful SSD. Replaced all my HDD in every single system I have with Samsung SSD's (nine 860 EVO). Not a single issue with them. And the _Samsung Data Migration_ software must be one of the best out there, not to mention _Samsung Magician._ Very, very happy with my Samsung SSD's.
I put a 256GB 840 EVO in my laptop 3 weeks ago, and I have been blown away by the value for money it was. I run 840 Pro's in my desktop but the laptop was still running a 7200 RPM mechanical drive. The 840 EVO obviously blows that away, but the interesting thing is that it also gives the 840 Pro's in my desktop gaming setup a run for their money. Buy one, you won't regret it!
I have 840 EVO 120GB SSD from late 2014, Still working flawlessly to this day on my main machine.
One of the best investments ever
Yep expect 120fb was cutting it close! 3gb left for the most parts sometimes less than a Gb😅
I bought this drive because I always trusted Samsung with SSD's. Now I'm sure I made the right choice.
7 years later and I'm gonna buy this tomorrow 29 Feb 2021, I loved the data migration concept
Where is our video overviewing Data Migration 2.0 and such?
Well. After having used Data Migration 2.0 (I bought the 840 EVO)
I've come to the conclusion that, if you don't intend to exclude anything, and just do a straight carbon copy clone from drive A to B, it's fantastic. The moment you want to exclude something, though, it comes in lacking.
Here's why:
You can't exclude whole folders,
You can't exclude programs (Though, this makes some sense, as it's tricky)
You can ONLY exclude individual files.
So since I had about 600GB of data on my 1tb drive and was adding a 250gb SSD, I was forced to use a third drive as sort of a in-between storage..... If you're in a similar situation, I highly recommend either finding an external hard drive or duplicate everything to the SSD (If you're within capacity, of course) and then deleting the things that you don't need on the SSD and keeping them on the old drive (Again, assuming you intend to both.).
There is no other on the internet that can put every detail in a video for a review. Love this guy's reviews. Very informative.
Oh God I miss this intro. Ah.
Thank you so much!
I actually own a 840 EVO 120GB by myself, but I have never heard of Samsung Magician until now. Searched it. Downloaded it. Installed it. Doubled my speed.
Incredible.
Ok so i can just buy this ssd and migrate my os while working on the same HDD, holy fuck the future is here.
I bought 4 of these drives (250Gb versions each installed ins separate PCs) and they are awesome for the price! With the rapid mode turned on, I get read and write speeds of 1000+MB/s which is just insane!
I just got this SSD from black friday shopping, 128 gigs for 80$. Woop woop!
I can't do 128, even my 238 ssd crucial m4 is not enough room for me. lol but it's ridiculously fast.
SlazerFis
Yeah, but I have other hard drives that give me like 2tb of space, so I'm fine. :)
pyre78 Im late but i found a 500gb model in an olde samsung laptop
Awesome, just got the 250G a few weeks ago for my first build and been loving it so far.
So where are the follow-ups?
I am going to get a 120gb samsung ssd drive evo( what a mouthful!) becasue of your video. Thanks LinusTechTips!!
Been wanting to get a samsung but was wondering how much better they are and now I see! Lol definitely worth it!
currently own a regular 840 240gb as a boot drive. My hope is that by the time mine dies, Vnand will take off and We can finally have high capacity ssd at reasonable prices.
why are people so worked up about google+ breaking youtube? cmon guys its not THAT big of a deal. the whole Bob thing isnt funny anymore its really annoying.
I bought a 256 GB EVO and it couldn't be better, it's just THE BEST piece of hardware you can buy to improve your PC. If you have extra 150$ to spend for your PC, don't even think about it: GET ONE.
Raphat How's it going now?
I wonder if you would recommend this drive over the Pro line.
I've had a fellow-geek recommend the 840-line well before seeing this.
Michael Hackett I have 3 of the 840 pro drives personally, I was just wondering about a comparison.
I think he's recommending this over the pro line for the consumer. That's kinda what I read from this.
Still would be cool to see some comparison done
Sweet drive! I picked up one last summer for my main 4770k desktop build and it's an amazing performer! I just had buy a second for my 4670k htpc in my living room. It's amazing how well the Samsung Data Migration utility and the disk utilities work with the OS. I used it on both Win 7 x64 and windows 8.1. No complaints, and being able to boot a fully loaded win 8.1 in a few seconds never ceases to impress me. Now I'm debating on replacing the Seagate hybrid drive on my macbook pro with a 500GB 840 evo. I just feel slightly disappointed I won't be able to take advantage of this drive's special features in OSX. anyways, $140 for a 250GB is a steal!
I actually like the new Google+ comments. Fuck me right?!
We could drop the ASCII shit though.
Ehh, you know how it goes. As soon as you let a kid do something they weren't allowed to do before, no matter what it is, they go trigger happy with it for a week and then calm down... this will all blow over given some time. At least we get a good count on how many viewers are under the age of 12 though.
***** dude im 18 and i hate the comment section they let all the bullshit float to the top while the good conversations are buried to the bottom
OMGBlackst4rFTW Actually, the comments at the top are based on the community's votes. In that sense it's not Google's fault as to what reaches the top. Also, I believe ***** was referencing to ASCII images and not hating on the comments.
***** ^ I was
I ordered this earlier today before even watching this video because my Western Digital Caviar Green 320GB is failing with serious issues during boot (it will occasionally crash during boot and wipe my OS off the HDD and make strange noises). I'll be getting a 120gb model. I probably would have been happy with a simple Sandisk or Kingston SSD but decided to go for the best I could get within my £86 budget because, you know. Sometimes you just want something you know you won't be disappointed in. I am happy to know that the Samsung SSD is going to perform more than good for me. :D
Can we please stop the copy/pasta's and start having useful discussions/questions in the linus comment section again?
no
@@karotte9920 lmao why did I type this 7 years ago.
I have two of those SSDs, one in my laptop and one in my mother's laptop. Really glad you made this video, thanks.
Linus how much did Linus pay you to make this Linus, Linus!
I have been considering buying the 250gb EVO for a while now. This may have convinced me. Seems like the right way to go at the moment.
Got a couple of Samsung 840 Pro 128GB, very pleased with Samsung SSDs in general
yeah ruin the -already ruined- comment section even further by spamming some stupid tank across youtube, real mature guys.
better copy this guys!!
Dont be stupid
They just want to be apart of something! Sheesh!
But Google will totally care about videos with tons of comments which are shit. Oh wait, no they don't as long as there are lots of comments = more monies. So in a way it's helping Google not give a fuck :')
google makes money from ad revenue, not people commenting, and since people are already there, placing a comment doesn't mean anything to them. all it reflects is how gullible the youtube community is; failing to see that google is not (fully) at fault. it's their own fault for placing shitty comments and feeding the trolls
I have a 500GB Samsung 840 Evo in my laptop. It works great and is very fast with rapid mode enabled (read/write speeds over a 1GBps!) . If you want lots of fast SSD storage space for a good price, look no further.
Linus:
Will you recomnend this SSD instead of a Kinston Hyper X? (Both 250Gb)
I was thinking of buying the Kingston but this video make me think again
Help please
Bullshit man!
Thanx Pisha
I want to buy the best that i can to have the speed and reliability necessary to give my pc more time to live
personally, as a hardware enthusiast and lover of high performance storage I can recommend both SSDs, Samsung's 840 EVO has always been reliable, the Kingston HyperX is faster and is also just as stable, if you're looking more at a lifetime perspective, the 840 EVO is a better choice, but if you're wanting to extract as much speed from your system as is remotely possible, then the HyperX will be a good choice for you. It's a case of whichever's cheapest with both SSD models at the moment, so crunch some numbers and see what you'll be able to afford easier and still have pocket change!
Actually the Samsung is cheaper than the Kingston
And my system is running fine but not at its full speed cuz is running on a HDD Thats why i want the SSD for getting the best possible speed and i want it to last at 3 years at least
well in that case, you might want an 840 as the TLC FLASH allows for greater capacities and Samsung tend to be reliable drives, even the mechanical disks are pretty solidly made!
I am running one of these in my main gaming set up and i can vouch for the fact that this is one of the best ssd's out there for the money
Please make a video (or link me to one that you've made in case I missed it) that goes over the difference between PCI Lan vs. Onboard Lan!
Side-note: I can't believe so many losers repost this Bob nonsense.
You really explain things in much detail and in very interesting way. I always look forward for your latest videos. Keep doing the great work!!! there are only few people I have seen on youtube who does video in classic combination of casual and professional way
This Bob guy is more annoying then Google+ on this video. JEEZ guys
i bought this ssd a few weeks and im very happy with this ssd, and the data migration worked just fine for me
HOW MUCH DID SAMSUNG PAY YOU TO MAKE THIS VIDEO?!?!?!?!?!?!??!!? :3
This video is so old that noone is going to argue with you
it was a stupid joke since he said it himself. and im just curius
Casual G4mer Are you sure it's so old you haven't seen the video?
WistfulBreeze im sure its not too old becourse i've just seen it. anyway dont start a fight or whatever its not a serious comment.
ande964a neither is mine
I have 840 Evo 500Gb in my MacBook Late 2008 Aluminum. Great performance.
Thanks for the informative video, Linus! I wish I could get the opinions of other people, however unfortunately, everyone feels that shitty ASCII art that Google doesn't give two shits about is more important than contributing meaningfully towards the discussion of the Samsung 840 EVO SSD. Grow up people. I Have to get used the comment system aswell, but look how many of you people signed up on google+ in order to protest signing up for google+ by posting "Bob" on youtube videos. Get over it.
React to the depression Google puts to all internet social media and the fact Google would maybe not let someone reply to a comment like it or find out what it replies to.This is some kind of dictatorship over UA-cam and it shouldn't last as long as this drive
Sketch1994 You truly have no idea what a dictatorship is. I actually quite like how the notifications are in the corner of my screen and I can check, read, and reply to comments without leaving my current video that I'm watching. I'm doing it right now and its very handy. I also like how I can edit my posts if I forget to mention something.
Bmckalip Don't forget the fact we now have enough room when something needs explaining better and the ability to easily provide links if needed, Sadly a lot of these are just Lemmings with no idea of the benefits this new system offers over the old one.
I actually got this SSD about 2 months ago, from your recommendation. I love it. But I can't sit here and not complain about Samsung's data migration software. It eats butts so hard. I had a 1TB HDD, which had about 600GB of games on it. The software wouldn't let me flood that over to a separate drive, so I had to manually delete every game on my drive. And even then, the software messed something up, because I couldn't even boot the drive up. Thank god it didn't delete everything on the source disk (like it said it would) because I had to boot from that. I wound up using Acronis True Image to clone my HDD over, and it worked beautifully. On the first try.
Ahhhh your problem is that installed programs can't spill over the same way movies/music and other media files can :(
+deathwarmedover0 does it still run good?
Would 150gb be big.enough for A os
dude if its only the OS 30GB is enough for the base OS+updates. although you would have to move temp files over to a different drive.
When you say OS I assume you mean all of your small applications + your OS + 4 - 8 games
Windows 8.1 and 7 are both only 4 gb so yeah that should be enough for an os updates and a couple games
GamingInTime Wrong the windows file alone after decompression from the instellation media its around 10-15GB after updates its more like 24GB
ok guys someone answered
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As a user of many SSDs. I will say that the Samsung models are some of my favorite ones. Thank you for this video Linus and of course your team.
I don't understand the buzz behind SSDs. You pay twice as much for a quarter of the space. Oh, wow, I get to load games a few seconds faster.
If you've never used one you wouldn't know. It doesn't just improve loading games. That's actually a very minor reason to buy one for me. The OS just feels so much more responsive, programs launch instantly, they never hang etc. Seriously, they're not even that expensive these days so get one. It's the best upgrade you'll ever make to your PC.
ColdNeutron Just installed this ssd and added more ram. My machine is faster now than when I first bought it in 2011. Totally worth the upgrade.
Eric Rogers My Samsung 830 from 2011 is still going strong. It's only 128GB and I paid over $200 for it at the time but it was worth it. Benchmarks show it's performing just as well as when it was new.
FYI if you have the 840 Evo, make sure to update the firmware. Apparently the original firmware has a bug that gives degraded read performance on old files.
ColdNeutron
I just can't see why I would buy a $200-$300 drive to make my computer faster when I can just upgrade to an i7 for that price. Again, I can't say that I've used an SSD so this is my ignorance and, as a student, I can't exactly afford to experiment with such expensive PC parts.
Cherry Pauper Upgrading to an i7 won't help at all in the way an SSD does. Having a very fast processor can't make your drive read or write any faster, and your computer can only function as fast as it can write to or read from the disk (in the case of a HDD). I don't have an SSD either (for the same reason, price), but I would definitely like one.
This is my first SSD. I used it for a Hackintosh build that dual boots into OSX and Windows 8.1.
Its very fast and my computer boots up pretty quickly.
Does this work on a ps3 slim
*facepalm*
What u mean
+chirag k It does but ps3 is SATA 2, the SSD won't run at it's maximum speed.
So is there a point of buying it?
chirag k in my personal opinion, no. I would rather buy a bigger hard drive for a ps3, the more space the better for bigger downloads. I would recommend buying this SSD for a laptop/desktop pc but not for a ps3.
Really easy to watch and understand. Great teacher seriously subscribing! I love learning about computers and technology but sometimes the people explaining it just make me want to rip my head off. This however this video was very enjoyable and I feel much more informed about my Samsung 840EVO SSD. Thank you!
Nope. M500 is better, and also cheaper.
Cheaper, but most definitely not better.
Deluxed. Gotta disagree on this. The 840PRO is better than the M500, but the M500 shows better stability and writing/erasing life compared to the TLC based 840EVO.
Okay man, you get your M500 then, I'll stick to my 840 Evo.
Sorry to hear you had to settle for the M500
Does the difference between TLC and MLC mean nothing? =(
For writing performance, I know that the M500 scores poor points with the 120GB/240GB models, but with the 480GB model, M500 shows good performance AND good endurance.
Damn, kid - your fargin' brain must process at mach 7.8! At a very young 64, I'm still upgrading & building 'puters; have been sints I got hooked on 'em in '91, but you are a whiz! Kudos to you and all who are like you - the future of our country. You give me hope and it makes me smile just to watch you. Carry on!
SSD's are fairly pointless. I recommend HDD.
You're fairly pointless.
Your comment is fairly useless, I recommend you shut up.
AbuSaa
I have been using SSD for about a year. Very little difference to HDD. Windows starts hardly any faster, maybe after installation there was couple of seconds of difference, but now it takes about minute and a half. Installations, game load speeds, application start up speeds, no difference and capacity problems take more time to deal with. For about 95% of normal users or gamers I would recommend HDD.
miiiikku I think thats not a ssd,
miiiikku i also use both hdds and ssds. And they are definitely not pointless! You must have a really bad ssd, either that your you must be running your ssd in a sata 1/2 port =p SSD average read write = 550Mbs up and down, HDD average read write = 70Mbs up and down
I wasn't really sold on the whole SSD era of things but this drive may just get me to change over.
Nice Anandtech article. At least they test it with 100 GB/day, which in my mind is closer to real use than what's often quoted. Review sites often forget to take into account things like memory swapping and suspend-to-disk (which is also what that pseudo-shutdown fast-boot thing from Windows now is). Heck, it could even be more than that. That said, glad to see endurance of this drive, even under these conditions, is still acceptable.
Good to know the one SSD I have been looking at for a long time is recommended. AND LINUS IT HAS A VERY NICE DARKGREY FINISH THAT YOU COULD HAVE MENTIONED
i got it 2 months ago,awesome preformance.recommending it to everyone.
Thank you for this video. I was hoping for a SSD package exactly like this, and it's like my prayers were answered.
I just got the 120 GB version yesterday and I absolutely Love it. Excellent investment ~
Hey Linus,
I am really looking forward for your Videos about Datamigration and Rapid, it's awesome that you ll show it!
keep up the good work!
have one of these in 250 gb in my first gen i7 rig,board only supports sata2, so the added tech and software with this drive gives me over 400mb/s read speeds which makes living with my ghetto motherboard much easier
First SSD I bought :) Running ubuntu is soooo fast, I can't wait to try Steam OS on it.
Is Ubuntu faster than windows on an ssd or does the performance gap reduce?
Unfortunately i can't try it out because my Ubuntu machine is very old :S
I am using a Samsung EVO 1TB SSD. Fantastic drive and a good price. It replaced my 8 month old OCZ Vector 512GB which died and can not be resurrected.
R.i.p ocz vector ssd:(
I justt bought the samsung 840 pro 256gb. 5 year warranty is super and it is MLC. I know it's expensive but you don't regret it! Anyway Samsung always make a good ssd.
I picked up an 250gig evo about a month back, I love it!
i just ordered one, and can't wait to test it. I also have a Kingston 240gb for my boot.
Brilliant drive! Got my 250GB yesterday, magician is very good, pc boots in around 13 seconds from buttons press to desktop and BF4 boots very quickly, great review Linus! Even if you are a Samsung employee - jk
i just upgraded a 2006 Sony VGN-NR160E notebook from the original 5400 rpm 160gb to a 250GB Samsung EVO SSD. Best upgrade ever.
Linus, I'm a loyal Samsung customer after purchasing a 840 series. Will purchase a 840 EVO when 1TB comes down in price.
i was already going to buy this for my ultrabook after reading the anandtech article, after you video it's dead certain
If this goes on sale this coming Black Friday/Cyber Monday, I may get it for my laptop.
Was in the market for a great ssd, glad to find one you're stoked about! Bought one tonight, can't wait to see some fast load times in battlefield 4 :)
I liked the ending Linus! Very straight forward!
Absolutely love my 840 EVO and highly recommend it to anyone.
got one of these yesterday. really happy so far!
is there a reason that the 850 EVO 250gb is the same price as an 840 EVO 250gb?
and actually its $1 cheaper on amazon
I have the 500gb model of that ssd. I just have one word for you. Its Awesome.
I could listen to you ramble all day because you are very informative and helpful, SO ramble on my good man!
I just bought a 250GB one of these on an impulse. Then I watched this video. I'm proud of myself.
Funny that I just bought this drive two weeks ago. Awesome drive as far as I can tell.
got a 128GB Samsung 840 Pro, then liked it so much I got a 250GB 840 Evo. I love them both, probably the best upgrade to my PC's I could have gotten. I also would highly recommend this to anyone. If you are on the fence of upgrading to SSD... Just get it, you will love it and won't ever want to go back.
Sooooo, Pro or Evo? I will be buying one of the 500gb versions (or 512 for the Pro)
$310 for Evo
$420 for Pro
THATxGAM3R
The Evo is for us everyday folks, 3 year warranty. The Pro is slightly faster, has a 5 year warranty.
i bought 2 SSD one 250GB for my OS and a 500GB SSD for some gaming on steam love it !
The only down side is that when using data migration windows is more likely to corrupt and cause blue screens in the future. What I just did was a clean install on mine and I would recommend that.
Finally Been waiting for this for ages! Thanks for the upload Linus
I have two 250GB versions of these, and I have to say they're frakkin awesome!
I have the 840 EVO 1TB and its awesome!!! always been a OCZ fanboy but they need to step up there storage with good pricing like Samsung has
Same love my 1TB one. Got all my games on that one then a 240gb Kingston for boot and programs, and a WD black 3TB for my videos.
I bought one of the 120gb models for my OS drive just yesterday! I guess I made the right call! :]
my boot time with this thing is 15sec. including the windows logo loading part. so yeah its REALLY good :P.
Hey Linus, can you do a video on the Samsung 840 Pro? Trying to figure out the pros/cons of it vs the EVO
You, my friend, are a godsend!
I have my OS and programs on a 256GB Samsung 840 Pro and all my games on a 500GB Samsung 840 EVO and it works well (and all my porn on a 2TB WD Caviar Black.)
Only 2 TB? Psh.
Thank you for making these videos. Linus. I have the 250GB Evo as my boot drive and am planning on adding more SSDs with larger capacities in the near future. Your videos are informative and often entertaining, and I appreciate the time you take to make them.
Already bought it and then the video was uploaded. Nice.
Looking forward to the data migration video. Been looking to easily upgrade to an SSD. Want to be sure I can migrate only the OS. So far the videos and documents I've found only seem to show cloning the drive completely..
So this is my next pc upgrade:
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB, MSI GTX770 gaming and a Corsair RM850. And them when I looked in your bookcase, I noticed all the components I just listed. That can't be coincidence right? Haha
i have an 840 pro OS disk and this 840 evo for games. wow
i LOVE these ssds!!! :D
Hey Linus how much did Samsung pay you for your other vids? You know the ones you didn't really like? Lol just kidding bro great work as always thanks for the info!
if i got one of these drives, can i migrate the OS to it and have it wipe windows from my hard drive, so that the SSD has my OS and the HDD has everything else?
Please if it snows can you do a tech quickie outside, A: I love snow B: it may be the fastest tech quickie ever !!
On the latest WAN show they talked about doing some amd gpu overclocking outside when temps are really low. Because the overclock is capped by temp on the new cards.
Went with this SSD on Linus' recomendation.
So far so great, performs beautifully, and fit into my budget.
Really like the sound of Samsung's Data Migration 2. When I got my Intel 335 I had to delete a ton of stuff to fit everything on there. Would be great if the migration software could select the OS plus 1 or two games and nothing else.
hey Linus the links to the components of the Entry Level System for < $450 without OS are mostly wrong cpu =intel not amd, motherboard = asus not asrock, gpu = gtx 780 not radeon hd 7770, etc... not hatting just giving you a heads up