Samsung is a market leaders when it comes to SSD performance, and its flagship 850 Pro ratcheted the bar even higher. It offered stonking speed, and provided ample evidence that controlling the research, development and production of a drive provides the best results.

Consistent; fast read and write speeds; Cheaper than 850 Pro; Decent warranty

850 Pro drive is faster still; Lesser endurance rating; No extras included

The Samsung 850 EVO is the latest in its affordable line of performance SSDs and shows Samsung's desire to push the solid state game along, even at the lower end of the price/performance stack.

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 -...

When we sampled the previous generation 840 EVO from SAMSUNG we were very impressed. It was reasonably priced, had good encryption qualities and in stock format was also a very fast drive. Add RAPID technology and the drive became a performance beast.

+ RAPID Technology; + 3D V-NAND; + 5 year warranty; + 6.8mm Height

Out of the box, into the machine. Minimal fuss and it just works. It also delivers exactly what it says it will. Everyone should get an SSD, when you do you could do a lot worse than one of these.

No doubt you have researched this item extensively and read countless positive reviews. Well it's all true, this is probably the simplest most affective pc upgrade available today!

I love the Samsung range of drives and needed some extra space. Opted for this one and installed without issue and the Samsung software is very good. Drive performance is good and I'm already considering adding another one in the near future.

I have built and support a few dozens of computers using Samsung SSD (840/850 EVO/PRO) and I've never had a single issue or complaint - not once! They're now my first choice for a SSD, over Crucial, Corsair, OCZ, Kingston, or the others I haven't really used, so I gladly pay an extra ~20 bucks for...

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

Just what the doctor ordered for my gaming laptop Lenovo Y50-70. The Crystal Disk Mark 5 and AS SSD scores are off the roof after enabling the RAPID and Over-provisioning function using Samsung Magacian (see attached pics). The SSD has catapulted the performance of my laptop.