The SSD 850 EVO M.2 is the best-rounded SATA M.2 SSD we've tested so far, offering a superb blend of performance, endurance, affordability, and killer software.

Excellent all-around performance; Field-leading SSD utility software; Competitive pricing for M.2 form factor

SATA-bus only; Maximum capacity in SSD 850 EVO M.2 line is only 500GB

Good product, but I bought this product for the rapid feature with the ram. I have always enjoyed most of my electronics from Samsung. This is a good SSD, but if you buy it to enable rapid mode, be aware it would not let me enable it in Windows 10.

The look of the item can trick you to think it is a 2.5" standard physical size. But it needs an adaptor in my application before in my laptop.

I am using Samsung 850 Evo 250G x 2 for Raid 0 array function. combine stripping of 500G of super Fast SSD disk space. of cos rebootable and speed bit my 256G PCIE Standalone SSD.

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

Faster, significantly increased longevity and at the same time lower production costs. These three seemingly contradicting aspects are what Samsung are said to have succeeded with 3D V-NAND.

TurboWrite cache accelerates esp; smaller models, Supports Microsoft eDrive (encryption, Very good everyday performance, Five-year warranty

Loss of performance under extreme load

The appeal for mobile device or small PC format owners is obvious, both formats offer high capacity, desktop like performance, encryption and low power consumption. The whole package is backed by a 5 years limited warranty. Who say one can not have the cake and eat it too?

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.

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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 -...