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Read and write are improved on the pro. I'd suggest getting a normal one if its only boot drive and or programs. 

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You probably would notice a small difference but in saying that, if your budget only allows for the 840, it is still a decent ssd  imo. 

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I am getting a new computer and was wondering if I would notice the difference between them, I am on a HDD right now.

 

HDD? Sig says you're running four Samsung 940 Pros. And you're here asking about the 840 Pro .. :P

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I am getting a new computer and was wondering if I would notice the difference between them, I am on a HDD right now.

840 Pro is only really for enterprise-type situations. Look into the new 840 EVO drives though. They are only about 10% more than the standard 840 but have significantly higher read/write speeds.

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For games running on a HDD is the same pretty much on SSD, however programs such as the OS and/or Chrome do get a HUGE preformance boost. If you are to get maybe a 1TB SSD then go ahead :P but i recommend just using the SSD as boot and programs and then use an HDD for storage for maximum data storing and speed preformance. I have an 830 non pro and its never failed me yet. I love it!

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I am getting a new computer and was wondering if I would notice the difference between them, I am on a HDD right now.

 

That's a downgrade from: 4 Samsung 940 Pro 2TB Raid 0 8TB Total

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You won't notice unless you're using it as a scratch disk for very frequent and heavy data writes.

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840 uses TLC nand chips, which are the same as USB flash drive, writes for this type of chip are the lowest of any SSD nand types out there.

840 Pro uses synchronous MLC nand chips, which support significantly more writes, hence why they are 5 year warranty. You can trash them with writes at high level continuously and they'll pass 5 years just fine.

The middle is the asynchronous MLC nand chips, which are all other 3 year warranty SSD. The 840 is the only SSD using TLC chips.

 

The 840 Pro, like all synchronous MLC nand chips of the same generation, are faster in real world performance, than asynchronous MLC SSDs and TLC based  SSDs.

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