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I have heard about problems with the Samsung 840 EVO SSD, apparently it looses speed with old files. Is this true? I am just about to order one, but if it does have problems then I need to cancel it.

Replies are greatly appreciated! :D

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Just get mx100...

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Samsung has already released new firmware with a restoration tool to alleviate this issue. It's quick, easy and ALMOST risk-free (but since your SSD will be new then the risk is damn near negligible)

 

Edit: The absolute worst than can happen is a non-regulated power outage (Like keeping the power button pressed until it shuts down or a blackout) during the firmware update. Then your SSD is useless but the warranty is still honored (Or should be)

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I've seen you speak in depth on these SSD before, is the issue with the EVO in your opinion fixable with the new firmware from Samsung?

No. The core issue (cell leakage) will still persist. With this firmware, they hopefully fixed or patch this to such extent, that it will never be noticable with normal usage (eg. better voltage drift alogrithm or more agressive static wear levelling).

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I have heard about problems with the Samsung 840 EVO SSD, apparently it looses speed with old files. Is this true? I am just about to order one, but if it does have problems then I need to cancel it.

Replies are greatly appreciated! :D

 

Yes, they were running into an issue where performance was degrading over time. A performance restoration tool was released, and that seems to have fixed the issues everyone was having, so at this point it's no longer really an issue.

As hojnikb said too, the mx100's are also a great price/performance SSD.

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My performace is still slower for some reason -,-

The welcome screen still shows for 3 sec

Read and write are about 350-430

Everything activated in magician

Accept hybrid and those that you have to vonfigure yourself

Its connected into SATA express 10fb/s running at 6gb/s

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Thanks for your help guys! I really appreciate it!:D

PC:

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