Samsung 860 EVO 1 TB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (MZ-76E1T0)

Overall a good SSD and the improvements are insane. Came quick through the post and the speeds are all top notch. I am a newbie when it comes to these sort of stuff so I didn't realise you needed a sata cable alongside with the ssd so either make sure you have a spare in your case or buy a new one. Instantly feels like a new pc and boots up windows really quick. I used the data migration tool to transfer most of data from my HDD to the SSD and was really easy and simple, although I found it tricky to pick certain files I wanted to keep and its interface was confusing at first. Games see a massive improvements in load times and in some games in helped with the stuttering I had due to me only running 8gb ram set. Again this doesn't apply for all games only a select few had their stuttering issues disappear when playing watch dogs 2, Kingdom come deliverance and Black ops cold war. Now I got this ssd on a sale for £52. Its definitely worth the price however, if this isnt on sale or retailing at its msrp of £99 then your probably better off getting any cheaper models such as crucial mx500 or bx series. Yes it is from samsung which historically I known to have better build quality and better endurance but usually SSD only last for 5 years before you need to change them. So I say pick this up if this is on a sale if not just go for the cheaper companies. The difference in speeds are hard to see in the real world and more and right now just does not justify the extra £40 compared to its cheaper competition. If its on a sale grab one as personally Samsung products are better in build quality and offer better endurance for the long haul but at £99, your better off getting more storage capacity from a different company at the same price.

Samsung SSD 860 Evo 1TB SATA3 When it comes to SATA3 SSD’s, there were only 2 brands for me which I looked at – Samsung and Crucial. This time I opted for this Samsung SSD 860 Evo 1 TB SATA3 to replace a standard HDD as a secondary drive in my laptop – there was already a Nvme SSD as a primary drive for system, etc, but I was fed up with speeds of traditional HDDs. Installation was super easy – I simply replaced a HDD with SSD. Nothing complicated at all – just swap and connect. After powering on, my computer detected SSD without any issues and the only thing required was to format it to to desired format. All done within 30 minutes. Did the swap change anything? Abuslutely yes. My games load several times faster, searching my photo collection is superfast as well as access to my music library. Video editing, encoding and audio editing are absolutely hassle-free. SSD does not also generate any noise and generates less heat, especially with normal usage. I tested my Samsung 860 Evo with AS SSD and CrystalDiskMark – results are great, as expected (disk is half full/half empty) - please see the photos attached. A few details about Samsung 860 Evo 1TB SATA3 (different models may have different specs): - NAND: Samsung V-NAND TLC (aka. 3Bit MLC) - Controller: Samsung MJX Controller - Cache: 1GB LPDDR4 - 5 years warranty or 600TBW - SATA3 Would I buy it again? Absolutely yes. I cannot imagine going back to HDDs, especially not for tasks I use it for. I used Samsung SSD 840 Pro previously, so I knew what to expect from Samsung SSDs (although I could not justify spending extra for Pro series this time). I understand that the price of this disk has not changed for years nearly at all, but the reason for is that it is probably the best SATA3 SSD, which can be purchased. It is also a great disk for PS4/PS4 Pro, although neither Xbox One nor Playstation 4 make a full use of SSD technology. Loading times are still better though, sometimes cut by half. Tested with PS4 Pro out of curiosity. 10/10 score and full recommendation. Warning: Please do not make a mistake and do not buy Samsung QVO SSDs unless you are absolutely sure you want QVO series for some, unknown to me reason. They can be slightly cheaper (but sometimes can even be slightly more expensive), but their performance and reliability due to use of QLC NAND in comparison to Evo and Evo Plus (TLC NAND) is a lot worse. They are still good SSDs in comparison to other brands QLC SSDs but in my opinion there is no reason to buy them as Evo SSDs are a lot better and for similar price.

This is such an amazing SSD, it's much faster than my 7200 RPM HDDs (WD black & blue), I'm very happy with it. My PC runs much smoother now and it boots to the desktop very quickly and load everything fast! Also, It made my Forza Horizon 3 loads much quicker and run much smoother (fixed the stuttering problem) + all games and apps run very quickly. I was going to buy NVMe SSD, but: - it runs hotter than SATA SSDs (I live in Saudi Arabia it's hot here in the summer ~45c) and if it runs hot it will throttle.. so I like having the peace of mind that my SSD run cool with a consistent performance - It disables 2 SATA ports for each NVMe drive. - Almost double the price (970 EVO Plus) - Waiting for samsung 4.0 PCIe SSDs Just get a "good" SSD from any "good" company that you like. weather its (SATA or NVMe) Although NVMe SSDs are becoming cheaper nowadays and looks cleaner on builds no wires or mess. No matter how good & fast is your CPU & GPU & RAM & etc... HDDs are the bottleneck. notes & tips: * Use high performance power plan * Check and update firmware, although my SSD came with the latest firmware. * Remember that each full test run (Crystal disk mark) is going to write 40 GB on your SSD.. this is like installing 40 GB game.. so don't abuse it running benchmarks all the time. * If you have an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) you can enable RAPID Mode. * Fresh, clean install is better than cloning OS * Don't forget to Over Provisioning (OP) your SSD (you can easily do it in Samsung Magician software) MY PC: i7-6700K Z170 Motherboard 16GB DDR4 3200 MHz GTX 1070 8GB VRAM 2TB WD Black 1TB WD Blue If this was helpful, please don't forget to rate it as helpful :)

My 6 year old OCZ Vertex 4 (with only 128GB capacity) has served me absolutely flawlessly, but I just needed more space. My previous SSD was plenty fast enough, so I mainly bought this for the higher capacity. I installed it to the motherboard with an old, but well made and previously unused, SATA1 cable. I did a bit of research beforehand, and basically you don't need a special SATA3 cable to get full SATA3 speeds (but if you do run in to a problem using an old cable, a new cable is probably the first thing you should try). From there, I entered Disk Management in Windows and Initialised the new drive with GPT (use MBR if you want better backwards compatibility with older systems). You need to do that, otherwise the drive will not be recognised in Explorer. I then downloaded Samsung Magician by mistake. I wanted Samsung Data Migration instead. While I was in Samsung Magician though, I read the warning that my firmware was out of date, so I updated it at the click of a button and a restart. While browsing in Samsung Magician I noticed you can also "set aside" some room on the SSD to prolong its life, and I decided to sacrifice 5% for this purpose. After switching to the Samsung Data Migration tool, it automatically identified my old SSD and my new SSD and cloning the drive was done quickly and easily - no configuration needed. The only thing you need to do, as the software says, is close any running programs (like antivirus, nVidia control panel, game updaters, browsers, documents etc). I'm actually surprised (and was quite nervous) that it could clone a live system. I was expecting to have to boot via USB and clone from the cloning program's user interface. That's the way I have cloned drives before, and it's far less user friendly. I'm glad this Samsung tool worked so well, and that it was so easy to use. After the clone was complete, I went in to my UEFI Bios and changed the boot order to the new Samsung SSD, and it booted perfectly from the Samsung. It's great looking at all that extra space! After that, I simply formatted my old SSD, so now it's completely blank, and I'll use it for additional storage. I did some benchmarks to make sure things were OK. I'm getting much better Sequential Read and Write speeds - 562 MB/s read and 531MB/s write - which is like a full 100MB/s faster than my old SSD (which I still consider really quick!). Random Read and Writes are about 100MB/s slower though, and I'm not sure if that's because the drive is bigger and has more space or what. I might do some more investigation in to that, with some googling and maybe a SATA cable swap. It's not urgent, the system feels just as quick as before, no noticeable slowdown or speed up - I just have loads more space now!

Was a little dubious before purchasing, as there is usually too much hype surrounding these types of disks. HOWEVER, cast away any doubt you may have !! Adding one of these units is like upgrading from a nissan micra to a ferrari !! I was about ready to throw my PC in the bin, as the original platter based HDD were getting slower and slower with the frquent windows 10 update ( no issues with Windows 7 ... ) . Given that my machine has an 8 core AMD Black edtion CPU with 32GB ram, this was clearly annoying. It got to the point where it take several minutes to bring up the login screen. Once logged in, the disk drives were going flat out and unresponsive for at least 10 minutes ( go and make a cup tea literally and another one to follow) . Apps were then slow to respond. Being a developer, many of the development tools were taking several minutes just to OPEN.... Thought I would replace the Windows drive with one of these SSD from Samsung, as a last ditched desperate measure. UNBELIEVABLY IMPRESSIVE !! The machine now responds faster than I can. Whole thing boots up in under 2 minutes ( BIOS is the slow aspect now, as that takes over a minute) . Once logged in, the machine responds instantly , certainly faster than I can. The apps now open up instantly. The developer apps that used to take several minutes, now open in under 3 seconds and are responsive immefiately. Wooo Hoo . NOTE - You only need to replace the windows Boot drive for the performance gain. All my apps still run on a separate platter based HDD. Just proves that it was the OS that was causing the bottle neck ( that is windows 10 for you ) As a measure of metrics, copying a very large file ( 7.5GB ) from a hard disk drive to the SSD achieved sustained transfer speeds over 200MB/s , with a total transfer time just under 50 seconds. However, on repeated copies of the same file, the transfer speeds demonstrated significant improvement, which would suggest a level of read buffer/caching implementation. The second copy of the same file took 20 seconds. I am definitely buying a few more of these.

The Samsung 860 EVO 250 GB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) is a reliable and efficient storage solution that delivers impressive performance. This SSD is ideal for those who are looking for an upgrade from a traditional hard drive or need to replace their existing SSD. One of the key features of the Samsung 860 EVO is its speed. It offers faster read and write speeds than most traditional hard drives, which means that users can enjoy faster boot times, application loading, and file transfers. The SSD is also built with Samsung's V-NAND technology, which offers improved endurance and reliability. The 250 GB storage capacity is suitable for everyday use, whether it's for personal or professional purposes. Users can store their operating system, programs, and files without worrying about running out of space. Additionally, the 2.5-inch form factor makes it easy to install in a desktop or laptop computer. The Samsung 860 EVO also comes with a range of useful features, including hardware encryption, which provides enhanced security for sensitive data. It also comes with Samsung's Magician software, which allows users to monitor and optimize the performance of their SSD. Overall, the Samsung 860 EVO is a solid choice for those who are looking for a reliable and efficient storage solution. While it may not be the most cutting-edge SSD on the market, it offers a great balance of speed, capacity, and reliability at an affordable price point.

I've purchased several of Samsung's previous generation EVO 850 drives over the last couple of years for various PCs and laptops. I've also had great success with all of the drives and never had any problems with any of them. I was looking to purchase a 1 TB Samsung EVO 850 when I noticed that the 860 EVO was now available and was also £40 cheaper so decided to read up a little on the drive before biting the bullet. On paper the 860 EVO has been improved in nearly all areas however the most significant improvement is to the endurance TBW (TeraBytes Written) of the drive's flash memory which has essentially been doubled. In the unlikely event that you would come close to the TBW rating of the 850 EVO in normal daily use then it will take you twice as long with the 860 EVO. The drive also has a newer Samsung MJX controller and additional cache memory which improves the performance of the drive. The 860 also consumes less power than the 850 which should benefit laptop users, if only a slight improvement to battery life. Performance-wise there is very little difference between the 850 and 860, however in my experience so far the 860 is marginally faster, if only by a few MB/s in various benchmarks. The problem is that these drives are already pushing the SATA interface to the limit and no single SATA SSD is really going to perform much better. If you really need much higher performance you need to look at NVMe drives instead as they eliminate the SATA bottleneck, however, older PCs and laptops will not support these types of drive. One thing I noticed with the 860 was that it arrived in a smaller box that the 850 and as a result it doesn't ship with the CD that the 850 comes with. The CD came with the Samsung Magician and Samsung Data Migration software which is really useful if you are planning to clone your drive onto the new SSD and check the health of your Samsung SSDs etc. I would however always recommend downloading the latest version of these programs from Samsung's website if you plan to use them as the ones on the CD are normally a few versions behind. Not to mention that a lot of systems these days don't even have a CD/DVD drive! Is it worth upgrading an 850 EVO with a new 860 EVO of the same capacity? Probably not. But if you are buying an additional drive, replacing a hard disk or upgrading from a smaller capacity SSD then I would definitely recommend buying the 860 over the 850. I'm really impressed with the 1TB 860 EVO from Samsung. They appear to have improved again on what was already a brilliant product in the 850 EVO - I just hope the reliability and durability of the drive lives up to the claims

I have a 7 year old Dell XPS 8300 Desktop PC with a 1TB HDD which I wanted to breath new life into by installing an SSD to improve boot, file and program load times. I wanted to make the SSD the system/boot disk and relegate the old HDD to secondary large volume storage. I needed a 2.5" to 3.5" mounting frame to allow me to install the new 2.5" SSD in a 3.5" bay inside the PC. There are so many choices of adapter available on Amamzon and I eventually chose this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B075FH3KTT/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 You will make your own choice but even though I was only installing a single SSD, this adapter allowed me to add a second in the future if I wanted. I have done a separate review for the adapter, it was a very good choice for me. I was initially a little hesitant beforehand about attempting the install, but it turned out to be much more straightforward than expected. After disconnecting the power from the PC, I screwed the SSD to the base of the adapter then the adapter into the drive bay beneath the existing HDD (all screw holes lined up), then connected the SATA cable (provided with the adapter) to the SSD and motherboard SATA port and then the power cable (there was a spare connected power cable already inside the PC which I used, but there are also two supplied with the adapter) to the SSD. That was it in terms of physical installation. I powered up the PC and then used Samsung's Data Migration software downloaded from their support website (details come with the SSD). Samsung will recommend you clone the SSD by first connecting it externally using a SATA to USB adapter, but although this would be necessary with a Laptop, as long as you have space in the 3.5" bay to install the SSD and the original HDD (true for most desktops) my method will be faster and less fiddly. I made sure that I either deleted or moved to external backup all data (non system) that wouldn't need to be on the new SSD so that my 1TB HDD had a lot less than 500GB (in fact It was less than 100GB as I archived most of my non system data offline). I then ran the Samsung Data Migration tool to clone my HDD to the SSD. The time it takes depends o how much data to clone, but for me it was fast. When the clone finished successfully, I restarted the PC and using F2 key (different for various PC's) immediately at start up let me into the system BIOS. Here you need to reset the boot sequence so that the new SSD is number one for boot. After saving this in the BIOS and exiting, the PC booted up from the new SSD in about 1/10th of the previous time. Once happy everything was stable, I reformatted the old 1TB HDD which is now holding any large volume data that I don't need the high performace of the SSD for. As I said, boot time has reduced significantly and program/file load times are rapid. I'm very happy with my 'new' PC, and hopefully won't need to hit my bank balance for a replacement PC any time soon. Highly recommended upgrade for your PC, and it's also worth checking that you have sufficient RAM as that is just a 10 minute plug and play exercise.