850 PRO

[HermanT]

I'm looking to buy samsung 850 pro SSD (256GB).

 

I read a review on anand tech, basically he sais it is the best. And looking at benches I do believe it. 840 pro being one of the best, with its successor 850 pro, which was launched not so long ago, hitting top spots.

 

Do you agree with this and also recommend it?

 

I am also thrilled that it is the first SSD that uses 3D flash process ( chip stacking if you may). Want to have it also for "historic reasons".  (I missed the pentium aniversary sadly)

 

so I've been looking at a good drive, I'm starting to lean towards this one...

[AMD Lover]

Yes I agree, if you still have doubts go watch PC Perspectives review. It will clear up any doubts. Its a great drive

[Interfectorem]

My brother has an 850 PRO 128GB, it's pretty awesome.

[Aniallation]

I'm looking to buy samsung 850 pro SSD (256GB).

 

There's really no need for the speed of an 850 Pro... for a similar price to a 256GB 840 Pro you can get a 512GB MX100

[Geekazoid]

I'm looking to buy samsung 850 pro SSD (256GB).

I read a review on anand tech, basically he sais it is the best. And looking at benches I do believe it. 840 pro being one of the best, with its successor 850 pro, which was launched not so long ago, hitting top spots.

Do you agree with this and also recommend it?

I am also thrilled that it is the first SSD that uses 3D flash process ( chip stacking if you may). Want to have it also for "historic reasons". (I missed the pentium aniversary sadly)

so I've been looking at a good drive, I'm starting to lean towards this one...

Well, since this forum is "Powered by Samsung 850 Pro SSDs", why don't you ask Linus (@LinusTech) himself?

[WoodenMarker]

Basically, they're great.

Their price and your usage would determine whether it's actually worth getting it over cheaper alternatives.

[UltraNeonGaming]

Yes it's awesome, I'm getting a 256GB or possibly a 512GB soon

[HermanT]

There's really no need for the speed of an 850 Pro... for a similar price to a 256GB 840 Pro you can get a 512GB MX100

not beyond america I wouldn't!

[HermanT]

Well, since this forum is "Powered by Samsung 850 Pro SSDs", why don't you ask Linus (@LinusTech) himself)?

oh right right right right right...  I totaly forgot that bit of information... oh man linus even wiped his face with them maaaan.... mmmmm.. must get them   "kiddingly"

 

but yeah... ok, the truth behind human psychology... I want it and I know it is good, but I dont want to spent the money, so what do I do, I partially unconsciously trying to make you ppl convince my sorry ass of buying it...

 

I think I got it right!

 

Will strongly consider it now, right after I dump my current drive to someone for a fee.

[Geekazoid]

Basically, they're great.

Their price and your usage would determine whether it's actually worth getting it over cheaper alternatives.

Would you recommend a Samsung 850 Pro SSD to someone like myself who does lots of video editing?

[WoodenMarker]

Would you recommend a Samsung 850 Pro SSD to someone like myself who does lots of video editing?

It depends on what kind of videos you're editing. It can do well as a scratchdisk if your hdd is too slow but won't be of much use if your projects aren't big enough to where editing off of a hdd wouldn't suffice. 

 

oh right right right right right...  I totaly forgot that bit of information... oh man linus even wiped his face with them maaaan.... mmmmm.. must get them   "kiddingly"

but yeah... ok, the truth behind human psychology... I want it and I know it is good, but I dont want to spent the money, so what do I do, I partially unconsciously trying to make you ppl convince my sorry ass of buying it...

Up to you. It might help to remind you that ssds are getting better and cheaper at a nice pace. It might be worth saving money that needn't be spent to upgrade sooner in the future.

[HermanT]

It depends on what kind of videos you're editing. It can do well as a scratchdisk if your hdd is too slow but won't be of much use if your projects aren't big enough to where editing off of a hdd wouldn't suffice. 

 

Up to you. It might help to remind you that ssds are getting better and cheaper at a nice pace. It might be worth saving money that needn't be spent to upgrade sooner in the future.

I know they are, but the term "fast" is how you look at it... well in a year the price of 256 might buy me a 512 or 70% out of 1GB, but that still 1 YEAR... corporations have SSDs over 2GB already, but noone will just give it away, they "slowly" earn their money

 

same with broadwell, I read intel has been making them for half a year (or that it was developed and finalized), they just dont sell it yet... 

[HermanT]

besides those 256gb is just OS and main files... 

 

I have a dream of 512gb raid 0 ... for that I will wait...

[HermanT]

Yes I agree, if you still have doubts go watch PC Perspectives review. It will clear up any doubts. Its a great drive

 

 

My brother has an 850 PRO 128GB, it's pretty awesome.

 

 

There's really no need for the speed of an 850 Pro... for a similar price to a 256GB 840 Pro you can get a 512GB MX100

 

 

Well, since this forum is "Powered by Samsung 850 Pro SSDs", why don't you ask Linus (@LinusTech) himself?

 

 

Basically, they're great.

Their price and your usage would determine whether it's actually worth getting it over cheaper alternatives.

and I will get their SSD utility too... that utility will enable to clone drives too right? 

 

does anyone know if I could use it to clone drives infinatly or only one time? I've been wanting a cloning software to make a backup of a fresh windows install system drive, with all the configurations on to another drive...

[WoodenMarker]

and I will get their SSD utility too... that utility will enable to clone drives too right? 

does anyone know if I could use it to clone drives infinatly or only one time? I've been wanting a cloning software to make a backup of a fresh windows install system drive, with all the configurations on to another drive...

The utility allows you to migrate the data from a drive to a samsung ssd. There isn't a limit to the number of times you can use it.

[HermanT]

The utility allows you to migrate the data from a drive to a samsung ssd. There isn't a limit to the number of times you can use it.

peeerfeect!

[Aristocrates]

I'm going for the exact same OS drive

[HermanT]

I'm going for the exact same OS drive

pc assembly is fun dang it . nice!

 

Are you doing a build now, or is it for your hp envy?

[Aristocrates]

pc assembly is fun dang it . nice!

 

Are you doing a build now, or is it for your hp envy?

It's for the pc I'm slowly building, which I expect to finish around march next year. I'm planning to get the PSU and RAM next month, and the 850 and the mobo in december

Although I do intend to get another 850 for my laptop once I'm finished with the desktop build

[HermanT]

It's for the pc I'm slowly building, which I expect to finish around march next year. I'm planning to get the PSU and RAM next month, and the 850 and the mobo in december

Although I do intend to get another 850 for my laptop once I'm finished with the desktop build

yeah, I saw you have some stuff in your pc spec... bitfenix prodigy eh? I wanted to use it too once...

 

I bought seasonic 400W fanless PSU today.. 80+ platinum. lol. It will be lying  around for more than 3-6 months for sure.., also, plan to use it with broadwell...

[BaSkA]

If waiting 10 seconds (I'm exagerating, it's more like 3~5) less for your OS, games, etc to load is worth the premium get it. If you, however, do not think such a little imrovement in performance (only when loading. No FPS improvements regarding games) is worth the extra premium, then don't get anything labeled as "pro", "high performance", etc. 840's EVO and MX100's are the sweet spot IMO. You can get more space for less and spend the money elsewhere. Hell, maybe get two SSD's and RAID0 them to have the ultimate performance.

 

I would never buy a "high performance" SSD such as the Pro's or MX550's because they are just too expensive right now. Most "regular" SSDs will last for more than you need anyway as I don't write 500GB of data daily.

[Aristocrates]

yeah, I saw you have some stuff in your pc spec... bitfenix prodigy eh? I wanted to use it too once...

 

I bought seasonic 400W fanless PSU today.. 80+ platinum. lol. It will be lying  around for more than 3-6 months for sure.., also, plan to use it with broadwell...

 

Good luck with your build 

[HermanT]

If waiting 10 seconds (I'm exagerating, it's more like 3~5) less for your OS, games, etc to load is worth the premium get it. If you, however, do not think such a little imrovement in performance (only when loading. No FPS improvements regarding games) is worth the extra premium, then don't get anything labeled as "pro", "high performance", etc. 840's EVO and MX100's are the sweet spot IMO. You can get more space for less and spend the money elsewhere. Hell, maybe get two SSD's and RAID0 them to have the ultimate performance.

 

I would never buy a "high performance" SSD such as the Pro's or MX550's because they are just too expensive right now. Most "regular" SSDs will last for more than you need anyway as I don't write 500GB of data daily.

its more about, wanting the best hardware... I can live with it being a bit expensive, as I am only buying one of them and at a low capacity...

[Tech Lover]

I'm looking to buy samsung 850 pro SSD (256GB).

 

I read a review on anand tech, basically he sais it is the best. And looking at benches I do believe it. 840 pro being one of the best, with its successor 850 pro, which was launched not so long ago, hitting top spots.

 

Do you agree with this and also recommend it?

 

I am also thrilled that it is the first SSD that uses 3D flash process ( chip stacking if you may). Want to have it also for "historic reasons".  (I missed the pentium aniversary sadly)

 

so I've been looking at a good drive, I'm starting to lean towards this one...

850 Pro is the best ssd no doubt. i got it like a month ago. the only reason i got 840 pro, a month ago was the fact that price difference was only US $20. is 850 Pro  better than 840 Pro, well depends. my observations, it boots a tad faster and shuts down pc in like 2 seconds even if its under load. 

the best thing about 850 pro is that it is the most optimally performing ssd in market. it performs excellent in all scenarios. like eg, if a game is running, and u copy files, huge ones, u will get almost near to its speeds, 520Mbps. 

 

also it has that sweet 150TB of endurance.

 

after daily usage of this drive for more than 10hours PC time, i only have used like 0.64TB . and this is because i installed all programs and windows.

 

so its 110% recommended 

[HermanT]

850 Pro is the best ssd no doubt. i got it like a month ago. the only reason i got 840 pro, a month ago was the fact that price difference was only US $20. is 850 Pro  better than 840 Pro, well depends. my observations, it boots a tad faster and shuts down pc in like 2 seconds even if its under load. 

the best thing about 850 pro is that it is the most optimally performing ssd in market. it performs excellent in all scenarios. like eg, if a game is running, and u copy files, huge ones, u will get almost near to its speeds, 520Mbps. 

 

also it has that sweet 150TB of endurance.

 

after daily usage of this drive for more than 10hours PC time, i only have used like 0.64TB . and this is because i installed all programs and windows.

 

so its 110% recommended 

cool!

 

Yeah, as I saw from anand tech review, the 850 pro is almost always on the top of the chart, and a huge satisfaction to me is its stability and performance consistency...

 

as for endurance, I am reading about how NAND flash works and V-NAND from anad tech... its painfuly hard to read and understand. If I understood correctly, NAND needed 20V in order to write data, while V-NAND needs far less, was it 7V or something, so it is very durable. It is almost as "endurance" concept is a thing of the past now... and as samsung stated that they have 128gb 850 pro in their labs that had 4000 or 8000TB of data written to it.

 

very cool stuff...