Samsung 840 is bad?

[onsmirnov]

I was set on getting the Samsung 840 120gb SSD until I started reading some reviews on it being unreliable and not as fast as it says it is. Is this true and if it is would it be better to get the 830 pro which is around the same price but older?

 

[sna]

get the Samsung 120G 840 Pro.

the 840 pro is the best SSD around .

 

[mad-max79]

the 840 120 GB is not the fastest SSD, but it is ok, and reliability should also be fine. But the 840 Pro is really fast go and get it.

 

[Fouchey]

I have the 840 mainly because it is just fast enough for me and a little less expensive. It has been very reliable, the speed is much faster than my old HDD and I think it is more than worth the price. It's all about personal preference, if you prefer speed>money get the 840 pro but in my opinion the 840 is still a very good SSD.

 

[onsmirnov]

After some research it seems that the 840 and the 840 pro have around the same write speed but the pro can write a lot faster. I'll probably get the 840 cos i don't do much rendering etc.

 

[sna]

After some research it seems that the 840 and the 840 pro have around the same write speed but the pro can write a lot faster. I'll probably get the 840 cos i don't do much rendering etc.

big mistake.

get the 840 pro ...

 

[onsmirnov]

Can you back that up with anything?

 

[sna]

Can you back that up with anything?

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/678?vs=665

 

[Fouchey]

Can you back that up with anything?

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/678?vs=665

Yeah get the 840 pro if you have an extra $100 laying around

 

[sna]

Can you back that up with anything?

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/678?vs=665

Yeah get the 840 pro if you have an extra $100 laying around

all this rubbish is about $15 only

he is talking about 120G version

120G 840 $114 : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009NHAFBA/?tag=pcpapi-20

128G 840 pro $129 : http://www.outletpc.com/ti6957-mz-7pd128bw-samsung-840-pro-series-128gb-ssd.html?utm_source=ti6957-mz-7pd128bw-samsung-840-pro-series-128gb-ssd&utm_medium=shopping%2Bengine&utm_campaign=pcpartpicker&utm_content=Samsung%2B-%2BHard%20Drives%20%26%20SSD%20%3E%20SSD%20SATA%20Drives


TOTAL RUBBISH

 

[Fouchey]

I paid 85 for mine lol you just looked for the most expensive one.

Edit-Even on Samsung the 840 is $99.99 it's about a $50 difference not $15.

 

[Fouchey]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147192&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Internal+SSD-_-N82E16820147192&gclid=CIOem577srgCFaFFMgodUnIA0A
http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/memory-storage/MZ-7PD128BW
http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/memory-storage/MZ-7TD120BW
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Series-120GB-internal-MZ-7TD120BW/dp/B009NHAF06/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373941715&sr=8-1&keywords=samsung+840+ssd

 

[warustar]

My two cents: Don't let benchmarks overwhelm you. Not everyone utilizes certain hardware aspects of their system the same way others do. Not to mention that everyone has a different experience with what they end up getting: You're going to have your bunch of bad reviews here, and you'll have your good reviews on the other side.

Also, about that price difference...you're kidding me, right?

 

[dayana]

I also use it, it is not as good as it said.