Samsing 850 Pro vs 840 Evo

[Guest]

Samsung 850 Pro 256GB: $200 @ Newegg

Samsung 840 Evo: $119 @ Best Buy

 

[christinebcw]

Yes. And a 240Gb MX100 is on sale for $99.

 

[Suztera]

i don't think the 850 Pro is worth the extra money yet. The perofrmance difference is probably not that noticeable for normal usage.
I would say go for the 840 EVO.

 

[jasonite]

The 850 Pro is faster, the 840 Evo is a better value. I recommend the Evo until the price comes down on the 850. Here's a benchmarking site you can check out: http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/

In terms of storage size, the 250-256gb mark is the sweet spot for value right now.

J

 

[exroofer]

Pretty sure the "Pro" models are more oriented towards commercial applications that need 24/7 uptime and lots of read/writes.
I have an Evo, and can tell you the speeds are great, hit advertised benchmarks, and the software is excellent.
For me, the price difference meant a bit of budget stretching let me get the 500GB Evo, versus the 250GB Pro.
Twice the space for "some" more money, and close to the same speeds. More practical for gaming/home user set ups IMO.

 

[burdenbound]

If your willing to spend $200 for and SSD look at the crucial MX100 512GB for only $215.

Otherwise stick with the EVO or the MX100 256GB, the extra speed from the pro version will not be noticeable to our slow human brain.

 

[christinebcw]

If there's a serious consideration about Read-Write accumulations, add a second SSD - a small, cheap one - and point all your Temp and Page Files onto it. Some 30-60Gb SSD is more than huge for these purposes. That removes most Reads & Writes from the boot drive.