Reddit reviews Samsung 850 PRO - 256GB - 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-7KE256BW)

That's the evo version. The pro version is an extra $60 on amazon at the moment.

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-256GB-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-7KE256BW/dp/B00LMXBOP4/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1427476971&sr=1-1&keywords=samsung+850+pro

Figure $200-ish for the laptop, another ~$100 for the CPU, $150 for the SSD (though you could save $50), $30-40 for the keyboard, $100+ for the RAM, plus the cost of the screen upgrade if it originally came with the HD screen, and labor hours to install all of those upgrades, it might just be, depending on how new those parts are.

Amazon has slightly better prices on the 256gb and 1tb:

1tb 850 pro for $419

256gb 850 pro for $127.88

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-850-PRO-2-5-Inch-MZ-7KE256BW/dp/B00LMXBOP4/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1487392118&sr=1-4

On my editing machine, I have a 1TB Samsung Evo Pro as my 'work drive' which houses my active projects. I used to use a cheaper Sandisk drive but it gets so much stress that I kept burning them out.

I keep my OS and programs on a separate 248GB Samsung Evo Pro, and I also have a cheapo 128GB SSD for a cache disk.

I then keep a 'hot storage' archive which is a RAID'ed NAS with 8 x 4TB WD RED drives. I use the Synology DS1815+ which has been incredible.

Every 4 months, I back everything up on cold (i.e. uninstalled) 8TB RED drives. Down the line I'll probably offload the 4TBs and use the existing 8TBs as part of a RAID array.

I really try not to use my RAID for editing unless I'm in a real jam. It works fine actually, I just don't like to put unnecessary stress on it.

My archive system is worth more than my two main cameras, but it completely makes sense to me to invest in a bulletproof archival system.

I wouldn't upgrade the HDD to an SSD through Lenovo. 200 bucks for a 180 GB SSD is quite expensive. And you don't know which SSD they will stick in. Maybe a slow LiteOn model. It would be better to buy an SSD yourself. For $150 you could get a top of the line Samsung 850 Pro with 256 GB.

It's hard to go wrong with any SSD in comparison to old platter drives, period.

That said, one of my favorite references is Tom's Best SSD List.

Personally, I've used and been a fan of the Samsung 840 Pro drives, and the newer 850 seem to maintain their position toward the top of the pack, too:
Samsung 850 256gb $140

you will need a motherboard that supports m.2 or you could save a couple of dollars and just get a 2.5" SSD.
https://www.amazon.ca/Samsung-Internal-Solid-2-5-Inch-Vertical/dp/B00LMXBOP4/ref=sr_1_23?ie=UTF8&qid=1467982330&sr=8-23&keywords=intel+ssd


I'd also recommend getting a fully modular power supply. Then you won't have to try to hid the cables you don't need in your case.
https://www.amazon.ca/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Certified-ATX12V-220-G2-0750-XR/dp/B00IKDETOW/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1467982378&sr=1-2

Edit: didn't see the motherboard there. you'll want a z170 motherboard if you plan to overclock. If you don't plan to overclock then that cooler is way overkill and there are much cheaper options on the market. Also I have that cooler and I have to replace the NZXT fans on it every 6 months. Just a head's up but it has a really long warranty.

Leaving Shanghai. Selling a bunch of stuff.

Prices are in USD. I'll take RMB at the Google rate (https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=usd%20to%20cny) or USD directly.

Samsung 46" LED TV (2012 model) - $350

Keurig Coffee Machine (non-DRM, 2012 model) - $50

Bose Companion Speakers (bought this year) - $50

Playstation 4 (imported from US) - $300

Rockstone Transformers (bought last year) - $50 for 1 3000W, $30 each for two 500W, or $100 for all three

Samsung Pro 256GB SSD - $100

What would be the better option between these two SSDs?

Samsung 2.5" 256GB

Samsung M.2 250GB

I've tried to do research on the topic and it seems like M.2 are the faster option; for the same price it seems like I should go with the latter option, but what are the pros/cons of going with a 2.5" vs M.2? Are there other SSDs that come highly recommended in this price range?

Can you elaborate on all of that? I'm looking to install [this] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LMXBOP4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER) in my Macbook Pro also.

16gb of ram should run you about $100 US, 256gb SSD should be another ~$120
ex

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JCRZ6XS/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

and

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LMXBOP4/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

As for the RAM not making a difference, that's somewhat hard to quantify, I sometimes find myself with several dozen chrome/firefox tabs open, and I'm using 5-6gb of RAM. My T530 came with 8gb when I got it off of ebay and, after upgrading the wifi card, switching to 16gb of RAM + SSD was the next thing I did.

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-256GB-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-7KE256BW/dp/B00LMXBOP4/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_4

amazon is now the same price

Ooh, so if I needed to I could always just replace the optical drive with the SSD? That solution work work just fine for me if I had to. I was looking at this deal today. From what you've said it sounds like this purchase would be a bit of overkill for what my Mobo can offer (which I'm ok with, would rather purchase something I can use in a future computer as well).

My quick googling shows that with this SSD I'd be expecting to have a read speed of ~285 MB/s due to the SATA II bottleneck, the SSD could be doing 550 MB/s on a better Mobo. Does that sound about right? Would it still be a significant upgrade from the 7200 RPM HDD? I'm mostly planning on installing Windows and my most frequently used programs and games onto the SSD.

Thanks so much for the advice! So I think I am going to get the Samsung 850 Pro instead!

For the PSU would you say that I should upgrade it or will my current PSU suffice?

edit I also just realized that there is a frequently bought together suggestion on amazon for these two items. Do you think this is necessary to buy with the SSD ? Mounting Kit and Cable locking latch .

OT: el Samsung 850 Pro 256GB está más barato y es más fierro.

Compré un 840 PRO hace dos años, no podría estar más feliz.

I just built this:

Parts:

• CPU: Intel Core i7 6700K 4.00 GHz
  
• CPU COOLER: Cooler Master: MasterAir Maker 8
  
• GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX
  
• PSU: [Cooler Master V750 Semi-Modular] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ISCG6MI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
  
• RAM: 16GB G.Skill DDR4 2400MHz
  
• SSD1: Samsung 850 PRO - 1TB
  
• SSD2: Samsung 850 PRO - 256GB
  
• MOBO: ASUS Z170I Mini-ITX Motherboard
  
• CASE: BitFenix Prodigy - Black
  
  Peripherals:
  
  
• KEYBOARD: CM Storm QuickFire Rapid - CHERRY MX Green Switches
  
• MOUSE: Razer Mamba
  
• MONITOR: ASUS MX25AQ 25" WQHD 2560x1440
  
  Album:
  
  
• http://imgur.com/a/VG12Q
  
  for nearly the exact same purpose and it's incredible. So if you plan on overclocking get the i7-6700k. Otherwise get the i7-6700.

FreeNAS

It's Free Open Source software, available at no cost (the commercial, paid version is TrueNAS).

It's built on FreeBSD, and uses ZFS filesystem - a Copy-On-Write filesystem that completely avoids the URE/Write Hole problem that RAID5/6/etc. has.

It supports Windows File Sharing, NFS, and iSCSI, and works very well with VMWare. It also directly connects and shares your AWS storage.

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e1: non-affiliate links, here's how to build a SAN on the cheap:



Qty | Component | Part Number | Amazon | Newegg
---|---|----|----|----
1 | Chassis | SUPERMICRO SYS-5029S-TN2 | $434.90 | $599.99
1 | CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | $199.99 | $204.99
2 | RAM | Crucial 8GB DDR4(PC4-19200) Unbuffered SODIMM | $70.95 | $69.99
1 | USB drive (OS drive)| Corsair Voyager Vega 16GB | $18.99 | $13.99
1 | SSD (ZFS Cache drive) | Samsung 850 PRO - 256GB | $117.44 | $119.99
4 | SATA Drive | Seagate 8TB (ST8000VN0022) | $259.79 | $259.99
1 | OS | FreeNAS | n/a | n/a
| | Total | $1,952.38 | $2,418.89

The drives are half the cost of the system. If you reduce the size of the disks, you can significantly lower cost. However, keep in mind that RAIDZ will consume 1 disk, and of the remaining 3, you only get 80% with ZFS. With 8TB drives, this is 19.2TB

e2: updated the above to be SATA instead of SAS - the onboard controller does not support SAS

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e3: Here's the same basic setup, but with a Xeon processor, ECC memory, 2x1Gps, 2x10GigE, and SAS support:

Qty | Component | Part Number | Amazon
---|---|----|----
1 | System | Supermicro SuperServer 5028D-TN4T | $1,220.00
1 | CPU | Intel Xeon-D-1541 | n/a (included in server)
1 | RAM | Crucial 8GB Single DDR4 (PC4-2133) ECC Registered | $109.57
1 | USB drive (OS drive)| Corsair Voyager Vega 16GB | $18.99
1 | SSD (ZFS Cache drive) | Samsung 850 PRO - 256GB | $117.44
4 | SAS Drive | Seagate 8TB (ST8000NM0075) | $299.79
1 | SAS controller | LSI SAS 9207-4i4e | $114
1 | OS | FreeNAS | n/a | n/a
| | Total | $2,888.73

Of the two above systems, the first I would use for home/media, the second is appropriate for business (though it does not have a redundant power supply)

If you wanna buy an SSD these days, you should get the [http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-256GB-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-7KE256BW/dp/B00LMXBOP4/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449476567&sr=1-2&keywords=samsung+ssd+850+pro](Samsung SSD 850 Pro).

I mainly recommend it, because it comes with 10(!) years of warranty. But its also their fastest, while still being affordable. I don't have this model myself, but I have a Samsung 830 with 128GB from 2012, which has been running without any problems and over 13TB written.

EDIT: Why is the link broken...? I fail to see anything wrong with my formatting. Is it a bug?

details: in fights like merviel phase 1, Shavronne lightning storm, and malachai tentacles Fps drops to near 0(1~3 fps) consistently, and MS starts behaving erratically.

Will provide pc specs later, but currently PoE and windows is installed on a Samsung 850 Pro SSD

Going from an SSHD to an SSD would make a very noticeable improvement with the laptop. Would it improve video editing, yes, like a new laptop not quiet - it would improve how quickly data can be read and written to/from the drive, however you are still using the same cpu/gpu so you should manage your expectations. That being said how quickly data can be read and written off the drive is very important with photo/video editing; I expect you would be extremely please with a SSD upgrade.


For the cost of a SSD - $120~ Samsung 850 Pro 256gb - it is completely worth it in my mind, even if you are only using the computer for the next 6-9 months, it is worth it.

**Make sure you use the Samsung Data Migration tool and look here for other things to get the most from a SSD - http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-optimize-ssd-speed-and-performance/

> user above me was arguing that samsung nvme drives are only slightly more expensive

B&H Photo:

250 GB Samsung Evo 960 M.2 NVMe drive: $128

256 GB Samsung Evo 850 Pro 2.5": $137

...

Amazon:

250 GB Samsung Evo 960 M.2 NVMe drive: $147

256 GB Samsung Evo 850 Pro 2.5": $135

...

etc...

etc...

I hate this sub sometimes...

Here's one of the best SSDs out there, in my opinion.

And here's one of the better mechanical drives for the price, again, in my opinon.

That's an idea of the sort of prices you're looking at. There are cheaper/slower and more expensive/faster mechanical drives, and the more you get into the specifics, the more there is to know about buffer sizes and speeds and data transfer rates and whatever else, but for your application, I think this is what I'd recommend.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00LMXBOP4/ref=pe_386430_199318500_TE_item I bought this one

Amazon too: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LMXBOP4

First of all thank you.

> I assume you already have storage?

Yes, indeed. I have the Samsung 850 PRO as my main and WD Blue 1TB Hard Drive for heavy storage.

> The PSU you have selected is great. Platnium is not worth it IMO

From what I read NH-D15S might be more convenient in terms of clearances and it's actually cheaper. Should I change to S or stick to the original in your opinion?

> For 1080p 60fps you can get a much cheeper GPU if you wish

What cheaper GPU can you recommend? By the way, I prefer to buy a good GPU that would potentially handle future games (I aim at a long-term PC build). Still, if you have a cheaper alternative I'm more than happy to hear.

I actually plan to when i get my tax money. I already purchased a 2tb WD black for my games tho. Was planning on picking up this https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-850-PRO-2-5-Inch-MZ-7KE256BW/dp/B00LMXBOP4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1487400964&sr=8-4&keywords=256+ssd

Wow that was quick, it says SSD loading can be sped up up to 100X. But I figured I'd at least get some more opinions on the matter.

Edit: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-850-PRO-2-5-Inch-MZ-7KE256BW/dp/B00LMXBOP4 is what I am using for my SSD, would having a fast NVME be of any benefit to me?

Oh well there’s your issue, ssd all the way. Your processor is mighty fine. Your graphics card is a great card alonefor a pc, if you’re doing gaming it’ll hold up but if you’re trying to play at ultra or 1440p then you’d have to get a new card, but it doesn’t seem like that’s what you’re going for. But as for general performance in your computer? Ssd ssd ssd. Samsung 850 evos are by far the most popular, and for good reason, but any brand name ssd will do you perfectly fine, such as this crucial one or this kingston . Read enough forums and you’ll see that ssds are the main upgrade for older systems, because the actual os runs off of them, slowing everything down. It doesn’t matter how fast your brain can think through data if it can only read a book at 2 words per minute, the reading speed will be your weakest link. Same with the computer. All of those ssds are great, you might need a sata 3 cable unless you want to replace your hard drive instead of add to it, and the size of the ssd should depend on how much you plan on putting on it. Anything you put on the ssd will run a lot faster, so your OS should always be the first thing, allot at least 16 gigs for the OS, and then any programs you want to run faster. Personally with a 256gb, I can keep all programs on my ssd, and the only thing on my hard drive is games, which is, after loading times, the only computer software that isn’t affected by hard drive speeds.

I did a bit of looking around and reading through the comments, and I think I'm gonna go with the X220, and up the RAM to 8gb and replace the HDD with this SSD

I think that puts me around $375 and I may stay there. Though I was also doing some research on getting an IPS LCD screen, tho I don't fully know the advantages of that. Or upgrading the wifi card, but I read there are some problems with Lenovo whitelisting stuff, so I don't know if I want to touch that just yet either.

> It should have Intel CPU (i5 or i7?)

For gaming and music production the I5 will suffice. I7 only provides Hyperthreading, which only CPU heavy tasks really benefit from. In this case Gaming and music production isn't very CPU heavy.

> and the MOBO should have Wi-Fi

Only ITX boards or a few veyr high end ATX boards support onboard WiFi. I recommend getting an ATX build with a dedicated WiFi chip. An mini ITX is your other choice, which is usually a bit more expensive.

> which PSU should I buy considering a possible SLI in future?

SLIing the 760 should work with 750W power supply.

What I'd go with is:

Samsung 840 Evo instead of the 840 Pro.

Although If you don't mind spending a little extra the new Samsung 850 Pro are released and they are a lot better! With lots of new features such as: 3D Nand, RAPID 2.0 and so on!

For the Hard drive get the cheaper WD caviar Blue 1TB!

And get a cheaper RAM kit from Kingston.

For cases I can only recommend something if you made up your mind regarding the motherboard. ATX is a lot bigger than Mini ITX.

I would start out with a modest fire pro card (value) and then add a SSD.

If this is super budget, then pick up a used firepro V4900 or V5900 (amazon has them used or maybe ebay). few more bucks get a w5100.

I think this HD has a 10 year warranty (850 pro was new tech that is supposed to last a long time), so it can go into the next thing you build (512 is 200ish if you can afford).
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-850-PRO-2-5-Inch-MZ-7KE256BW/dp/B00LMXBOP4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1466839668&sr=8-2&keywords=samsung+850+pro

Reference parts list

CPU: Link(s): 1 2 3

MOBO: Link(s): 1 2 3

SSD Link(s): 1 2

HDD Link(s): 1 2

Mobo is ATX size. See if your case supports this size.

PSU should be sufficient.

!IMPROTANT!

What is your current CPU? GPU is probably the problem. And so, I will suggest that you ugrade both CPU and GPU. Namely, the R9 295X2, if we can make it fit the budget and TDP. But you might have to get appropriate cord adapters to connect your monitors.

Please be as specific as possible with all the parts that you have. At the very least post their exact names. Maybe even the peripherals.

That's.... better than what I thought they'd cost. I figured they'd be absolutely obscene like $6,000 or some shit.

I mean the 1TB Samsung 850 PRO is 420 dollars. So the 16TB is only about 4 times the cost of one of those. 16TB's instead of 4TB's. If I made a lot more money, I'd get one and forget about worrying about storage for a few years. But there are other things I'd like to buy.

Here is the link to the US amazon page

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-256GB-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-7KE256BW/dp/B00LMXBOP4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463332547&sr=8-1&keywords=Samsung+256GB+850+PRO

I think the mid-2010 was one of the last models that it was possible to replace the insides. Price is currently about $182

SSD- http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-256GB-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-7KE256BW/dp/B00LMXBOP4

RAM- http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-PC3-8500-204-Pin-CT2K4G3S1067M-CT2C4G3S1067M/dp/B008LTBJFM

SATA cable- http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-SATA-Drive-Adapter-Cable/dp/B00HJZJI84/ref=pd_bxgy_147_img_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0R44VTK7S236H4M8A2MC

Crucial has a good compatibility page that shows what works in that year computer but only for their products. Its nice to compare what you will be getting and what definitely works just to make sure. But, I've had no problems with any of the things above
http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for//macbook-pro-%2813-inch%2C-mid-2010%29

Am not an expert on video cards. As far as motherboard, I hear good things about Gigabyte.

Here is the SSD I was thinking about.

Looks good. The only thing I might try to do if I was you would be to squeeze a SSD into the build (you'll really notice the difference). Some good options for SSDs are the 850 evo which is a little bit higher quality and the SanDisk Ultra II which is a bit less expensive but still a solid performer. As far as framerates, at high settings at 1080p expect a solid 60 FPS (if you go to ultra you will probably drop to the high 30s or low 40s in some games).

I was gonna go for this drive
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-256GB-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-7KE256BW/dp/B00LMXBOP4?ie=UTF8&creativeASIN=B00LF10KNA&linkCode=w01&linkId=TGWQ7UBAHJ5UOIZL&ref_=as_sl_pc_ss_til&tag=infophreak-20
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I will to pay up to $500 for both components with a smile on my face, since the alternative is $1,400. Can you link me that battery please?

Is there a big difference between the Samsung 850 Pro and EVO?

This 512GB one is at $220 while this 500GB one is at $160. Is the Pro version worth the extra $60? I'd very much rather save that money.

Also I found this EVO that is even cheaper. Why is it cheaper? Is it a scam?

I'm looking to buy a new SSD (Either SATA or M.2), and I don't understand necessarily the extreme differences in prices that I'm seeing for what looks like the same hardware.

Ex.

This 256 GB Samsung SSD ($59) and this 256 GB Samsung SSD ($194)

Intel Core i7-6700k 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012M8LXQW/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Corsair H100i v2 Liquid CPU Cooler
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019EXSSBG/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014SL2XKQ/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4-3200 Memory
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0143UM4TC/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

eVGA Nvidia 980 TI SC+ ACX 2.0
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YDAYLTY/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD (OS X)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LMXBOP4/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

FenviUS 802.11AC Desktop WiFi Bluetooth Card FV-T919A (works native out of the box no drivers)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MDLG51U/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD (Files, Games, etc)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OBRE5UE/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

EVGA G2 Gold 850W Power Supply Fully-Modular ATX
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IKDETOC/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case, White
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LA6Y5XQ/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

LG - 27" IPS LED 4K UHD FreeSync Monitor
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C3BZIIC/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Logitech MX Master Mouse, Wireless
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Logitech K750 Black Mac Wireless Solar Powered Keyboard
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Blue Yeti USB Microphone
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GLTECK XXL Large Mouse Pad
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DualShock PS4 Controller White Bluetooth Game Pad :)
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Mackie CR3 - 3" Creative Reference Multimedia Monitors (Pair)
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Audio Technica M50X Professional Studio Monitor Headphones
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