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# 550MB/s read speed 45 min battery life boost AES 256-bit encryption Samsung 850 PRO - 256GB - 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-7KE256BW)

**Brand:** samsung
**Price:** € 928.40
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🚀 Unlock Pro-Level Speed & Security — Because Your Workflow Deserves the Best

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Samsung 850 PRO - 256GB - 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-7KE256BW) by samsung
- **How much does it cost?** € 928.40 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.fi](https://www.desertcart.fi/products/10813779-samsung-850-pro-256gb-2-5-inch-sata-iii-internal)

## Best For

- samsung enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted samsung brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Rock-Solid Data Security:** Protect your sensitive files effortlessly with military-grade AES 256-bit encryption and BitLocker support.
- • **Energy-Efficient Powerhouse:** Device Sleep mode extends your laptop’s battery life by up to 45 minutes—work longer, unplugged.
- • **Blazing Fast Boot & Load Times:** Experience near-instant system startup and app launches with up to 550MB/s sequential read speeds.
- • **Universal Pro-Grade Compatibility:** Seamlessly integrates with desktops, laptops, and ultrabooks via SATA III for professional-grade performance.
- • **Endurance That Outlasts Your Workflow:** Backed by a 10-year warranty and 150TBW rating, built to handle heavy workloads without breaking a sweat.

## Overview

The Samsung 850 PRO 256GB SATA III SSD delivers industry-leading performance with up to 550MB/s read and 520MB/s write speeds, AES 256-bit encryption, and a 10-year warranty. Designed for professionals and power users, it combines cutting-edge 3D V-NAND technology with energy-efficient features to boost productivity and battery life, making it the ultimate internal storage upgrade for desktops and laptops.

## Description

Designed for power users and the most demanding applications. the Samsung 840 PRO SSD is the ultimate SSD that provides unbeatable performance with guaranteed long-term reliability, powered by Samsung 3D V-NAND technology.

Review: The Fastest Samsung Drive I've Yet Used - What you want to know is this: is this SSD faster than the 850 EVO? When dealing with SSD's, does any appreciable difference in speed occur, since they are all so fast, anyway? The fact is this: I've been using Samsung SSD's of varying varieties for years, and when I recently replaced my Samsung 840EVO with this one (on my boot drive), the speed notice WAS undeniably different. Yes, I still has those couple of seconds of booting time after the POST routine finished, but instead of programs loading, they almost felt like they were POPPING, this thing is so fast. For example, when I log into Windows 10, I would get that slight lag time as the desktop loaded. Now, admittedly, we are dealing with very small time differences here, because my 840 IS fast. But when I put this thing in, when I logged in, the screen just POPPED open, almost like there was no load time. None of this is a scientific description, but it is the absolute experience I've had with this new type of memory that Samsung is using in the 850 PRO. It is still pretty pricey, so I've gone with the 250Gb version for my boot disk, and then run my other, larger Samsung 840's and traditional drives as secondary drives. And it is true that I am using this in a system that I built myself with only superior parts (motherboard, RAM, video, etc.), but there is absolutely no question to the answer you are looking for if you are investigating this drive: YES, it IS faster than the previous drives that Samsung put out (and still sells). Is it worth the price? Hard to say. First, is what type of computer user are you? What types of programs do you typically run? And what type of system do you have? For example, if the bottleneck is in another part of the system, you may not get the most bang for your buck by spending the extra on this PRO version. But if you have a modern, well-specified computer, you will notice a speed difference. I certainly did. And now comes the wait until the 850 PRO prices come down, because what you really want is something like this, but in 4Tb or larger. It will be a few years before we see such storage, and at reasonable prices, but this drive clearly shows it is coming. For now, if you are dealing with a desktop, consider my strategy of using it as the boot disk with all your programs installed, and other, less expensive drives for storage. If this is for a laptop, you have to ask yourself if your laptop is new enough and powerful enough (RAM, processor, video system, etc.) to warrant the extra expense. All SSD drives are fast, and generally, scream past the traditional spin platter drives we all grew up with. But there IS a difference in how the memory in an SSD is constructed (read the Samsung material here on desertcart to understand the difference in this particular type of configuration), and then, of course, there is the often-overlooked factor of the controller attached to the disk, which also has an impact on speed. Of all the Samsung drives I've purchased, this is the best, and fastest. Its a superb drive that is a window into the future of SSD drives. The holidays are coming soon, so you might watch it for temporary price drops. I cannot justify (or afford) the price of these in their largest size, but for a boot drive of 250Gb, I get most all the benefits for just a little over $100. This is a five-star product.
Review: The best SATA SSD of mid 2014 - If you're looking for a new SATA SSD and can afford it, this is the one to choose. + blisteringly fast reads & writes in every environment (random, sequential, small and large chunks) + unparalleled high and sustained write consistency across time, conditioned on overprovisioning (see below) + best warranty in the market: 10 years or 150TB writes, whichever comes first +/- reasonably priced, except for the $700 1TB model (yikes!) This thing is ridiculously fast. If you've never used a solid state system drive before, then prepare yourself for a huge treat. It's a categorical difference in system performance compared to a spinning disk. For the rest of us that have been fiddling with SSDs for years, you are accustomed to this class of data storage device. I can't say that this drive is worth it if you already have an SSD manufactured in the last couple years. However, if you are in the market for a new SSD and you can afford this one, your search stops here. Aside from price of the 1TB version, there is nothing to criticize about this drive. The smaller capacity models are actually pretty competitively priced. It does a great job as a fast read cache when paired with spinning disk array. It handles the churn of the workstation environment without a hiccup. Perhaps most importantly, its throughput is consistent over time and load, so long as it's highly (>25%) overprovisioned. It can keep up with my write requests over hours of gigs being written down, ensuring I never lose a bit of data being pushed. It is the current market leader in performance and consistency. Samsung did a good job with their earlier 840 Pro , but this 850 Pro takes things a step further. I deploy systems for a large variety of environments, from laptops to workstations to high-end enterprise-level data servers. Before this drive came out, I had to pick the right drive for the application. Was I putting together a desktop workstation and needed a good mix of generalized read and write performance? If so, then I'd order a SanDisk, either the Extreme II or, more recently, the faster Extreme Pro . Was I putting together a small-footprint database server with a write heavy workload? If so, then I'd order the Crucial M550 , Samsung 840 Pro , or OCZ Vector . Was I in a mobile/laptop environment or because carrying sensitive data and needed encryption (HIPPA compliance and all that)? Then I had to go with the Crucial M550 or Samsung 840 Pro . Don't get me wrong, these aforementioned drives are not bad by any means. I've deployed several of each in the appropriate setting and they all do well in their respective application. I've used the SanDisk Extreme II for a ZFS data server's L2ARC and ZIL cache and it performed beautifully. I've deployed the Samsung 840 Pro, Crucial M550, and SanDisk Extreme Pro in both read/write heavy workstation environments and they have all kept up very well (the SanDisk Extreme Pro does the best of those three). It's just that the 850 Pro takes things one step further and eliminates the need to pick the right drive for the right environment. This single drive replaces all these other drives which excel at their specific tasks and beats them all at their own game. It's downright remarkable. To top it all off, it's also got the lowest power consumption of any SSD on the market because it's the first to the market with the new 3D NAND cell architecture, so it's incredibly data dense while using so few chips. That makes it even more attractive for mobile/laptop use. A note on the endurance and the warranty here, as that is also a new move for Samsung here. They are offering an across the board 150TB write endurance or 10 year warranty, whichever comes first, on all drives. This is a very interesting move, as NAND cells have a fixed write lifetime and since the 1TB version has more NAND cells than the 128GB version, you would expect the 1TB version to have a longer life cycle. What this basically means is that you can only fill the 1TB drive up 150 times before your warranty expires, but you have to write 1200 times to the 128GB version to reach the same threshold. I'm not quite sure what Samsung was thinking when they made that calculation, because these NAND cells should have at least 1000 (heck, if not 10000) write life cycles, so they're definitely low-balling the 1TB version. It's possible that with density this high, it's more prone to bad NAND cells. Maybe they're just testing the waters with their first device using a 3D NAND architecture. Most consumers will get to 10 years before they hit 150TB write cycles, but this is something to consider for enterprise, as you could easily hit 150TB on a write-heavy data server. Packaging is just the standard fare for SSDs. Drive, CD, random booklets, and a couple Samsung SSD stickers. Yay stickers! They're too cheap to throw in drive screws--so much for "retail" packaging. I suppose though if you're willing to drop $700 for a 1TB drive, they figure you aren't hurting to source your own machine screws. Gone are the days of included SATA cables and everything. Alas, I miss those days where you couldn't lose a several hundred dollar retail box hard drive package in between the seats of your car... Accessories aren't the reason you are buying this though. It's the performance it offers. Scour the web for performance reviews if you want other thoughts and the nitty-gritty numbers, they are all unanimous in their findings. The Samsung 850 Pro defines the new standard for SATA SSDs. As always, don't forget to overprovision the drive to around 25%-30% capacity to maximize performance. It takes a huge performance hit without that step. To be clear, overprovisioning means leaving aside some percentage (25-30%) of the drive as unpartitioned and unallocated free space. SSD drives already have around 5-7% overprovisioning done already (that is why you see some written as 120/240GB capacity, etc), but going beyond the factory overprovisioning only boosts performance even more. Overprovisioning increases the "swap space" for the SSD controller, allowing it more room to do data read/write housekeeping. It's the classic trade-off between memory usage and performance, but it will make a large difference in the performance of the drive. Again, check the product review sites for detailed quantification of just how big a difference this makes (greater than an order of magnitude in write speeds in some cases). The one thing to consider, if you're in this ballpark, is to forgo SATA all together and spring for a PCI express based drive. Most of these PCIe drives have been limited to industrial applications with their multi-thousand pricetags like the Intel 910 series. However, the just released (2014/09) Samsung XP941 drives are amazing in their performance and run circles around any SATA based rive and not ludicrously priced. They're definitely something to consider if you're not wedded to the SATA interface. In summary, so long as you don't mind the premium for the 1TB version, this is the undisputed best SATA SSD drive of mid 2014 no matter how you slice it. Enjoy the ride.

## Features

- Features sequential read and write performance up to 550 megabytes per second (MB/s) and 520MB/s respectively, and random read and write input/output operations-per-second (IOPS) up to 100,000 and 90,000 each.
- Class-leading performance -- enables you to boot up your computer in as little as 15 seconds
- Energy efficient - Features Device Sleep mode for Ultranotebooks and improves battery life by up to 45 minutes vs. standard hard drives
- Worry-free data security with AES 256-bit encryption, Microsoft Bitlocker and TCG / Opal 2.0 support
- 100-percent genuine Samsung components from the #1 memory manufacturer in the world
- 5th-generation 3-Core Samsung MEX Controller ensures sustained performance under the most punishing conditions
- Enhanced endurance and reliability - Backed by an industry-leading 10-year limited warranty and 150TBW rating
- Perfect for hardcore gamers, mobile users or content creators (like professional animators, video editors, photographers and game developers) who crave the ultimate in performance and productivity

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00LMXBOP4 |
| Additional Features | Samsung SSD Magician Software| Samsung Data Migration Software |
| Best Sellers Rank | #296 in Internal Solid State Drives |
| Brand | Samsung |
| Built-In Media | 2.5” (7mm) SATA III (6GB/s) SSD & User Manual |
| Cache Memory Installed Size | 1 |
| Color | Black |
| Compatible Devices | PC |
| Connectivity Technology | SATA |
| Customer Package Type | Standard Packaging |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 8,949 Reviews |
| Digital Storage Capacity | 256 GB |
| EU Spare Part Availability Duration | 10 Years |
| Enclosure Material | Nand Flash |
| Form Factor | 2.5-inch |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00012302569109, 00846830069530, 04053162526419, 05054531422669, 08806086264631 |
| Hard Disk Description | Solid State Drive |
| Hard Disk Form Factor | 2.5 Inches |
| Hard Disk Interface | Serial ATA |
| Hard-Drive Size | 256 GB |
| Hardware Connectivity | SATA 6.0 Gb/s |
| Installation Type | Internal Hard Drive |
| Item Height | 0.27 inches |
| Item Weight | 66 Grams |
| Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
| Media Speed | 520 Megabytes Per Second |
| Model Name | 850 Pro |
| Model Number | BPSCS27759-MZ-7KE256BW |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Read Speed | 550 Megabytes Per Second |
| Special Feature | Samsung SSD Magician Software| Samsung Data Migration Software |
| Specific Uses For Product | Gaming |
| UPC | 041114819713 846830069530 801940122216 734911147553 887276057484 386831419632 013686001643 012302569109 768451018684 809394437764 644535534311 036566692250 014444853726 797045621108 782386499431 734911381971 714547219985 160400842751 846237033783 702458676843 014445512417 722550157507 012302744957 796594240303 667649018294 803983045576 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Warranty Description | 10 Years/150TBW |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Samsung
- **Color:** Black
- **Compatible Devices:** PC
- **Connectivity Technology:** SATA
- **Digital Storage Capacity:** 256 GB
- **Hard Disk Description:** Solid State Drive
- **Hard Disk Form Factor:** 2.5 Inches
- **Hard Disk Interface:** Serial ATA
- **Installation Type:** Internal Hard Drive
- **Special Feature:** Samsung SSD Magician Software| Samsung Data Migration Software

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size, Style** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Fastest Samsung Drive I've Yet Used
*by R***Y on December 9, 2016*

What you want to know is this: is this SSD faster than the 850 EVO? When dealing with SSD's, does any appreciable difference in speed occur, since they are all so fast, anyway? The fact is this: I've been using Samsung SSD's of varying varieties for years, and when I recently replaced my Samsung 840EVO with this one (on my boot drive), the speed notice WAS undeniably different. Yes, I still has those couple of seconds of booting time after the POST routine finished, but instead of programs loading, they almost felt like they were POPPING, this thing is so fast. For example, when I log into Windows 10, I would get that slight lag time as the desktop loaded. Now, admittedly, we are dealing with very small time differences here, because my 840 IS fast. But when I put this thing in, when I logged in, the screen just POPPED open, almost like there was no load time. None of this is a scientific description, but it is the absolute experience I've had with this new type of memory that Samsung is using in the 850 PRO. It is still pretty pricey, so I've gone with the 250Gb version for my boot disk, and then run my other, larger Samsung 840's and traditional drives as secondary drives. And it is true that I am using this in a system that I built myself with only superior parts (motherboard, RAM, video, etc.), but there is absolutely no question to the answer you are looking for if you are investigating this drive: YES, it IS faster than the previous drives that Samsung put out (and still sells). Is it worth the price? Hard to say. First, is what type of computer user are you? What types of programs do you typically run? And what type of system do you have? For example, if the bottleneck is in another part of the system, you may not get the most bang for your buck by spending the extra on this PRO version. But if you have a modern, well-specified computer, you will notice a speed difference. I certainly did. And now comes the wait until the 850 PRO prices come down, because what you really want is something like this, but in 4Tb or larger. It will be a few years before we see such storage, and at reasonable prices, but this drive clearly shows it is coming. For now, if you are dealing with a desktop, consider my strategy of using it as the boot disk with all your programs installed, and other, less expensive drives for storage. If this is for a laptop, you have to ask yourself if your laptop is new enough and powerful enough (RAM, processor, video system, etc.) to warrant the extra expense. All SSD drives are fast, and generally, scream past the traditional spin platter drives we all grew up with. But there IS a difference in how the memory in an SSD is constructed (read the Samsung material here on Amazon to understand the difference in this particular type of configuration), and then, of course, there is the often-overlooked factor of the controller attached to the disk, which also has an impact on speed. Of all the Samsung drives I've purchased, this is the best, and fastest. Its a superb drive that is a window into the future of SSD drives. The holidays are coming soon, so you might watch it for temporary price drops. I cannot justify (or afford) the price of these in their largest size, but for a boot drive of 250Gb, I get most all the benefits for just a little over $100. This is a five-star product.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The best SATA SSD of mid 2014
*by D***S on July 21, 2014*

If you're looking for a new SATA SSD and can afford it, this is the one to choose. + blisteringly fast reads & writes in every environment (random, sequential, small and large chunks) + unparalleled high and sustained write consistency across time, conditioned on overprovisioning (see below) + best warranty in the market: 10 years or 150TB writes, whichever comes first +/- reasonably priced, except for the $700 1TB model (yikes!) This thing is ridiculously fast. If you've never used a solid state system drive before, then prepare yourself for a huge treat. It's a categorical difference in system performance compared to a spinning disk. For the rest of us that have been fiddling with SSDs for years, you are accustomed to this class of data storage device. I can't say that this drive is worth it if you already have an SSD manufactured in the last couple years. However, if you are in the market for a new SSD and you can afford this one, your search stops here. Aside from price of the 1TB version, there is nothing to criticize about this drive. The smaller capacity models are actually pretty competitively priced. It does a great job as a fast read cache when paired with spinning disk array. It handles the churn of the workstation environment without a hiccup. Perhaps most importantly, its throughput is consistent over time and load, so long as it's highly (>25%) overprovisioned. It can keep up with my write requests over hours of gigs being written down, ensuring I never lose a bit of data being pushed. It is the current market leader in performance and consistency. Samsung did a good job with their earlier 840 Pro , but this 850 Pro takes things a step further. I deploy systems for a large variety of environments, from laptops to workstations to high-end enterprise-level data servers. Before this drive came out, I had to pick the right drive for the application. Was I putting together a desktop workstation and needed a good mix of generalized read and write performance? If so, then I'd order a SanDisk, either the Extreme II or, more recently, the faster Extreme Pro . Was I putting together a small-footprint database server with a write heavy workload? If so, then I'd order the Crucial M550 , Samsung 840 Pro , or OCZ Vector . Was I in a mobile/laptop environment or because carrying sensitive data and needed encryption (HIPPA compliance and all that)? Then I had to go with the Crucial M550 or Samsung 840 Pro . Don't get me wrong, these aforementioned drives are not bad by any means. I've deployed several of each in the appropriate setting and they all do well in their respective application. I've used the SanDisk Extreme II for a ZFS data server's L2ARC and ZIL cache and it performed beautifully. I've deployed the Samsung 840 Pro, Crucial M550, and SanDisk Extreme Pro in both read/write heavy workstation environments and they have all kept up very well (the SanDisk Extreme Pro does the best of those three). It's just that the 850 Pro takes things one step further and eliminates the need to pick the right drive for the right environment. This single drive replaces all these other drives which excel at their specific tasks and beats them all at their own game. It's downright remarkable. To top it all off, it's also got the lowest power consumption of any SSD on the market because it's the first to the market with the new 3D NAND cell architecture, so it's incredibly data dense while using so few chips. That makes it even more attractive for mobile/laptop use. A note on the endurance and the warranty here, as that is also a new move for Samsung here. They are offering an across the board 150TB write endurance or 10 year warranty, whichever comes first, on all drives. This is a very interesting move, as NAND cells have a fixed write lifetime and since the 1TB version has more NAND cells than the 128GB version, you would expect the 1TB version to have a longer life cycle. What this basically means is that you can only fill the 1TB drive up 150 times before your warranty expires, but you have to write 1200 times to the 128GB version to reach the same threshold. I'm not quite sure what Samsung was thinking when they made that calculation, because these NAND cells should have at least 1000 (heck, if not 10000) write life cycles, so they're definitely low-balling the 1TB version. It's possible that with density this high, it's more prone to bad NAND cells. Maybe they're just testing the waters with their first device using a 3D NAND architecture. Most consumers will get to 10 years before they hit 150TB write cycles, but this is something to consider for enterprise, as you could easily hit 150TB on a write-heavy data server. Packaging is just the standard fare for SSDs. Drive, CD, random booklets, and a couple Samsung SSD stickers. Yay stickers! They're too cheap to throw in drive screws--so much for "retail" packaging. I suppose though if you're willing to drop $700 for a 1TB drive, they figure you aren't hurting to source your own machine screws. Gone are the days of included SATA cables and everything. Alas, I miss those days where you couldn't lose a several hundred dollar retail box hard drive package in between the seats of your car... Accessories aren't the reason you are buying this though. It's the performance it offers. Scour the web for performance reviews if you want other thoughts and the nitty-gritty numbers, they are all unanimous in their findings. The Samsung 850 Pro defines the new standard for SATA SSDs. As always, don't forget to overprovision the drive to around 25%-30% capacity to maximize performance. It takes a huge performance hit without that step. To be clear, overprovisioning means leaving aside some percentage (25-30%) of the drive as unpartitioned and unallocated free space. SSD drives already have around 5-7% overprovisioning done already (that is why you see some written as 120/240GB capacity, etc), but going beyond the factory overprovisioning only boosts performance even more. Overprovisioning increases the "swap space" for the SSD controller, allowing it more room to do data read/write housekeeping. It's the classic trade-off between memory usage and performance, but it will make a large difference in the performance of the drive. Again, check the product review sites for detailed quantification of just how big a difference this makes (greater than an order of magnitude in write speeds in some cases). The one thing to consider, if you're in this ballpark, is to forgo SATA all together and spring for a PCI express based drive. Most of these PCIe drives have been limited to industrial applications with their multi-thousand pricetags like the Intel 910 series. However, the just released (2014/09) Samsung XP941 drives are amazing in their performance and run circles around any SATA based rive and not ludicrously priced. They're definitely something to consider if you're not wedded to the SATA interface. In summary, so long as you don't mind the premium for the 1TB version, this is the undisputed best SATA SSD drive of mid 2014 no matter how you slice it. Enjoy the ride.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The fastest hard drive ive ever looked upon.
*by R***N on August 19, 2015*

I bought this hard drive to replace a Western Digital Black for extreme gaming. I play old games and new games, so this review will be detailed. My system setup consists of an i7 4770k CPU, Asus Sabertooth z87 MB, 32 GB G.Skill RAM @ 2400mhz, and of course, the Samsung 850 Pro. My tests will include games, system and programs, music and video, and a benchmark tool. 1. Games - When it comes to gaming, having an SSD dramatically decreased load times for most newer games. Old games are not really affected due to how little data most of them need to load from the hard drive in today's standards. The biggest improvement came with Star Citizen. SC is still in super alpha, so nothing is optimized and load times are outrageous. Were outrageous. It used to take me nearly 2 minutes to load into hangar, now with the 850 pro, its less than 30 seconds. Other games such as Planetside 2, Mad Max, Homeworld etc have also vastly improved loading times. And its not just load times that are improved. In some games such as GTA San Andreas you can move into a new area faster than the hard drive can load things like building textures and pedestrians. The SSD solves this, no more do things just pop into existence beside you. Skyrim also has a bit of this problem too if you use a mod to give you a fast ride. Overall in the gaming department, this is really where the SSD shines to me. 2. System and Software - Windows startup time is also another area that shines brightly with an SSD. Traditional hard drive takes 1 minute or more to boot, sometimes 45 seconds if you got a good drive and a fresh install of windows. With the 850 pro, my fully loaded Windows 10 Pro OS can boot up in 22 seconds. That's with no password and such. 22 seconds from power button to mouse moving on desktop. The system tray icons at the bottom right of the desktop used to take 2 or 3 minutes for all of them to load up after arriving to the desktop, now with the 850 pro they all pop up simultaneously and instantly. My web browser, Firefox, used to take about 2 or 3 seconds to load up after clicking, now before my ear can even register the second click of the mouse, the browser is fully loaded and ready to go. I have also noticed greatly increased performance in Microsoft office programs, especially excel and power point. Then came the real software test. WinRar. As a winrar test i packed up 10 GB of music to test speeds. It took less than a minute to package up (compress) the 10 GB using the Best compression method, where as on a traditional hard drive your looking at 30 to 45 minutes of waiting maybe even more since i used the best method. Unpackaging (decompression) was instantaneous at the click of the mouse. Every thing i do is like a flash of light. 3. Music and Movies - Not much to say here other than transfer speeds are high, but i wouldn't keep music or movies on an SSD, they don't play better or sound better, but they do take up limited space and put wear and tear on the drive. Best to leave them on the traditional hard drive. 4. Benchmark - I have included a screenshot of the benchmarking program i used to test this hard drive. As you can see all test results exceed the specifications of this hard drive. I could to many different tests using many different settings but i stuck with the default and most used one. Construction - The SSD's construction is very nice. It is very strong and solid, but also very light almost like paper. It is very smooth and slim and should fit nearly anywhere you want to put it. Also the sata and power connectors are stiff and strong. Software - The samsung magician software that is paired with the hard drive is also very nice. It shows the health and total data written to the hard drive, can change windows options to better suit the SSD and its needs, encryption, the works. The only thing is that Rapid Mode does not work for windows 10 yet but Samsung says they are working hard on it, it has something to do with the new way windows 10 manages memory. Conclusion - Overall, this is the greatest hard drive Ive ever seen. Its super fast, super strong, has great software, and is backed up by a monster 10 year warranty. I looked forward to many years of extreme gaming with this SSD. I would highly haft to recommend this SSD to everyone. It is a truly great product made by a great company from a great nation. You wont be disappointed with this SSD. If you found this review helpful, please like it!

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