I have 2 Samsung SSD's, both EVO850's, one 120GB for the OPSY and one 250Gb for data. The rest of the PC is passively cooled, so no moving parts, except the DVD drive. Boot time is around 9 seconds from cold and is silent all the way.

Sometimes, even if you're only spending a small amount of money, it's worth shelling out that little bit more and getting yourself a superior piece of technology. That edict is very much true when it comes to getting a new solid state drive for your PC, actually.

Excellent performance; Great warranty conditions; Great bundled Magician software

More expensive than competitors; Competition also from cheaper high-end drives; Magician only on Windows

Good product from Samsung with five year warranty

Samsung is introducing a number of new members to their SSD 850 EVO line-up of Solid State Drives, based on different form factors than the standard 2.5" drives . The brand new mSATA and M.2 Samsung SSD 850 EVO drives being announced today, however, leverage all of the same technology.

Samsung Electronics has been a leader in the electronics industry for more than 30 years. Since the introduction of their first television in 1970, this Korean company has grown to become one of the world's leading electronics manufacturers, offering everything from tiny semiconductors to large home...

Small mSATA form factor; Equipped with 3-bit 3D V-NAND; Available in 120GB; 250GB; 500GB and 1TB capacities; Features RAPID mode and TurboWrite technology; Excellent sequential read and write speeds under most conditions; Good random read and write performance; Performs equally well with...

Write speed drops when TurboWrite buffer is full; RAPID mode is Windows only

Samsung has recently been the leader of value for SSDs. Through the technology of their new TLC 3D V-NAND, they are making consumer SSDs that are affordable and high quality for all ranges of users.

"Let the good times roll" must be what Samsung's SSD division is thinking right about now. After delivering what is still the world's fastest SATA SSD last summer, Samsung tempted value-oriented enthusiasts in December with its 'V-NAND'-based 850 Evo series .

Since entering the SSD market Samsung have created some very impressive drives. In the early drives, when other manufacturers were struggling for reliability, they were seen as being industry leading on that front.

Many moons ago there was an article based on solid state memory and how it would change everything we do, if they could get it to work correctly. Many were amazed at the thought of drives having no moving parts, a major reduction in size and energy consumption.

Fast; Even FASTER! Magician Software

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The M.2 socket first appeared a couple of years ago and the market has been slow to take it up in force. Whether, like Thunderbolt, this is because there is already a huge market for regular devices, or whether storage manufacturers are waiting to see which of the two variants will be the winner -...