Samsung - 850 PRO 256GB Internal SATA III Solid State Drive for Laptops

I purchased this SSD after researching the specs. Mainly appealed to the read/write speeds for HD video editing. I only installed the windows OS on the drive and all other files were stored on separate HDD or SSDs as part of the system. Needless to say, I've had 2 crashes from bad sectors and had to completely wipe and re-install. I have ran about 12TB of data across (according to the Samsung Magic software) this device but I would hardly say that should be overkill for a 2 year period. So anyway, Samsung Magic software says drive is in good health but I'm back to boot with blue screens and repair again. I'm very technical and customize my 4k video edit machines so I'm not a novice here in performance and setup. My expectations for a "PRO" version are a lot higher and so I would not recommend this SSD.

I purchased (after much research) this SSD to replace my system drive for a Windows 10 clean install. Installation of the product on my desktop was painless and quick, as well as with the operating system. Immediately noticed a fairly large response time improvement for my computing environment. Selected the Samsung 850 based upon positive reviews,queries to other owners, and assurances the SDD would help out in my Sata II environment. It did - allaying my initial Sata II fears. While my 7 year old system still performs well, the added zip enhances my video/ photo editing tasks, as well as every day browsing activities.

I love this ssd. 16 second start up and 5 second shutdown on a desktop. If it has to shut down a program first before closing then a few seconds longer. Very happy with this purchase. Only problem was installing Windows 10, I had to delete a partition which I knew nothing about. I called Microsoft and they got me going in about 30 min.

This device is very easy to install. You just need to purchase the mounting bracket. I have a 6 computer Point of Sale system at my store and installed this in all of them. It's warranty is far better than a mechanical drive and it's response time is much faster,

I purchased this SSD mainly because it is an enterprise class SSD. I work in the IT field and know that when an item is rated as enterprise class, it will be reliable and with a 10 year warranty it shows that this has been tested to last at least that long. Maybe by the time the warranty expires, PC's may be a thing of the past. The R/W specs are right on the money - so if you want a fast SSD, this is the one to get.

This make a huge difference in system response. Perfect size for my system drive and it now boots up lightning quick! I purchased Samsung because of their reputation and warranty and have not been disappointed

Upgraded my C Drive from a mechanical 7200rpm HDD to this SSD drive.Very fast boot times in windows, no noise, low heat, very light as mechanical drives are very dense/heavy, and NO DEFRAGGING. Works in a standard PC as well as a laptop or All-in-one machine. I am very impressed with this drives performance would recommend this 850 PRO drive in the 256GB or 512GB versions for PC and laptops.

My laptop was working fine until last week and then i started hearing clinking sound from hard disk. Then i realize i need new HDD for it. I went through some reviews on SSD and came to know that Samsung 850 evo Pro is really a Pro. I used the Data migration software which came with it but i was getting error for fragmentation issue. Not sure if that is because of my bad HDD or software issue. So i used my Recovery disk to reinstall windows and I'm really happy with perfomance. It boot pretty fast. My last Hard disk was hybrid and it was fast too but this one is real deal. You need just 10 sec and you are on IE or in your any application. I'm also using other application like light-room and Photoshop. It is pretty fast.