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What's the difference between price /performance?

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Just get an EVO.

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The Evo drive doesnt use as good nand flash but is helped by special firmware to make it fast (correct me if im wrong)
The Pro uses a higher performance flash so is a little more expensive but doesnt rely on the special firmware on the drive. 

The pro is about 10% faster in most cases.

Edit: here are some benchmarks http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Samsung-840-Pro-256GB-vs-Samsung-840-Evo-250GB/1408vs1594

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840 Pro: Top-performing MLC Nand SSD. The fastest.

840 Evo: Refined 840 with special firmware and a faster controller to make it faster

840: Highly binned TLC flash. It will be slower in terms of writes, but for most cases it is fine.

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Different pricing and noticeably almost the same performance. 

For normal usage, there's no point not to get the cheapest one. For some more heavy usage such as a fast scratchdisk for media editing, you'd want the Evo.

Only reason for the Pro is for the warranty. 

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