Customer Reviews for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
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128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
Rating:
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5
(35 Reviews) 35
Rating Breakdown35 reviews
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4 stars
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28 out of 28(100%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
Review 1 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
smsngloverInNY
from Long Island, NY
I have used this product for:3-6 months
Expertise:expert
# of SAMSUNG products I own:6-10
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Great Product
PostedDecember 29, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedDecember 29, 2012
"This drive is great and I love and trust the Samsung brand. I have many Samsung products and this one is no different in quality. It's fast and cool I haven't had any issues with it either. I recommend this drive to anyone looking for a SSD"
Pros: Durable, Lightweight, quality, performance, price, value
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 2 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
nizda
from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
I have used this product for:3-6 months
Expertise:expert
# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Excellent SSD, the best.
PostedDecember 28, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedDecember 28, 2012
"The first solid state drive to use all in-house products to make the drive, and it shows. Being able to have all the in-house support, this device has the absolute best firmware I've ever used on an ssd. Using toggle nand, this ssd will ensure, long lasting, blazing speeds for years to come."
Pros: Durable, Lightweight, in-house product
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 3 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
G0dSp33d
from New York, NY
I have used this product for:less than a month
Expertise:expert
# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Super fast drive for Photoshop work...
PostedDecember 20, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedDecember 20, 2012
"I'm a comercial artist who works on high end retouching jobs and I just build a new 6 core Photoshop work station. I needed fast drives to work on 2+gig files, this drive filled my needs and then some. I'm using this drive as my scratch disc for Photoshop and the speed is unbelievable. Small, quiet and no heat, this is the drive to get."
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 4 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
fbcballer
from indiana
I have used this product for:6-12 months
Expertise:expert
# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Best hard drive ever
PostedDecember 18, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedDecember 18, 2012
"This has been one of the best harddrives i've used in any of my systems. so fast, easy to update, and reliable!"
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 5 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
Dooger
from SE Wisconsin
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:expert
# of SAMSUNG products I own:1-2
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Using Drive is Awesome
PostedDecember 6, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedDecember 6, 2012
"I installed Windows 8 on this new drive. The O/S boots up with my 2009 ThinkPad in about 15 seconds. What I didn't understand right away was how long my battery lasts using this drive. My new 6 cell reports a 3 hour life; I have not used my 9 cell battery yet. Go for this drive."
Pros: Inexpensive, Durable, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 6 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
"Fresh install of W8, will boot (from pressing of power button to "Start" screen) in just under 10s. Everything is as advertised, extremely fast! No cons at all."
Pros: Inexpensive, Durable, Lightweight
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Review 7 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
Fred1pc25
from Wilmington, NC
I have used this product for:3-6 months
Expertise:intermediate
# of SAMSUNG products I own:1-2
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Samsung 830 128GB SSD Hard Drive
PostedOctober 23, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedOctober 23, 2012
"This Samsung SSD drive is like I got a new computer. It is very fast and boot up and shut down is so much faster now. Everything runs faster and now when I use a PC that don't have a SSD hard drive, it is too slow and I can't deal with it. You have to change from IDE to AHCI or RAID. If you don't the drive many not boot up every time. I am running AHCI since I don't use RAID. Boot ups are much faster running in the AHCI mode. I love this drive and I use my old drive for all of my Documents, pictures, Data ...etc... If you don't have a Samsung 830 SSD you need one if your motherboard will run in AHCI or RAID Mode."
Pros: Lightweight, fast, quick boot up, quick shut down, light weight, low power comsumtion, like a new pc
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 8 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
datsde
from oklahoma
I have used this product for:less than a month
Expertise:expert
# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
128 GB SSD
PostedOctober 17, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedOctober 17, 2012
"Great SSD!!! I was happy with the 64 GB SSD so i upgraded to the 128 GB SSD!!"
Pros: Inexpensive
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 9 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
RiverRat1297
from Mi.
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:expert
# of SAMSUNG products I own:1-2
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
128 gb SSD
PostedSeptember 28, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedSeptember 28, 2012
"The response time is just the quickest. It is light years ahead of the old platter hard drives. My windows machine is up and running in less than 30 sec and shuts down in half that. I will be buying another very soon."
Pros: Inexpensive
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 10 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
brobruin
from Los Angeles
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:intermediate
# of SAMSUNG products I own:1-2
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Exceptionally low price/performance ratio
PostedAugust 23, 2012
PostedAugust 23, 2012
"If you look around, you can easily break the $0.80/GB threshold that makes it a steal in my mind. Installs Windows 7 in 15 minutes from a flash drive, boots up to desktop in about 16 seconds.
My rig: Intel Core i3-2120 ASUS P8H77-I Mini-ITX 8GB G.Skill RAM 128 GB Samsung 830 SSD Lian-Li PC-Q11B case
This SSD is ridiculously fast when compared to traditional mechanical hard drives. I feel stupid for not buying this item sooner; that's how much of an impact it has had on my productivity."
Review 11 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
kidrock9711
from Orlando Florida
I have used this product for:6-12 months
Expertise:expert
# of SAMSUNG products I own:6-10
Features
4out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Great product
PostedAugust 10, 2012
PostedAugust 10, 2012
"One of the best upgrades I have made to my gaming computers in a while. These drives not only vastly out perform mechanical drives, they are affordable enough to buy multiple for raids and just dominate anything you throw at them. I would definitely recommend buying them as an upgrade or for a new build."
Review 12 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
britdude
from NY
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:intermediate
# of SAMSUNG products I own:1-2
Features
4out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
SSD830 - 128GB
PostedAugust 2, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedAugust 2, 2012
"Superb Drive, runs like a dream, windows now boots fast"
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 13 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
4SSDs
from Silver Spring, MD
I have used this product for:less than a month
Expertise:intermediate
# of SAMSUNG products I own:1-2
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Excellent SSD
PostedJuly 31, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedJuly 31, 2012
"This SSD is fast and works great. No problems installing Windows 7 on it."
Pros: fast, reliable
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 14 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
chrono217
from Vienna, Austria
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:intermediate
# of SAMSUNG products I own:1-2
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Fast Drive
PostedJuly 14, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedJuly 14, 2012
"Since the prices have dropped now I invested in an 128 Gb drive as system disk. After copying my existing system to the new SSD I installed it in my laptop instead of the hard disk I used so far. Immediately it was recognized and improved the system speed considerably, matter of fact I got so used to it I hardly notice my SSD anymore. It just sits there but my laptop is lot a faster. Never regretted the update to Samsung SSD."
Pros: Inexpensive, fast
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 15 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
LindenGuy
from Linden, NJ
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:expert
# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
The Best SSD I Have Ever Owned
PostedJuly 12, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedJuly 12, 2012
"I stand behind Samsung's information about this drive. It is twice as fast as its 64GB sister. I didn't really buy it for the speed {although this is a nice feature} but because it is MLC memory and with Samsung's patented wear leveling technology {based on what I have read about MLC versus SLC memory} the drive will last a long time and remain fast. Normally I only require a 64 GB drive to do all I need to do, so buying 128 GB was a smart move I think! Thanks Samsung! I would absolutely recommend this to a friend."
Pros: Inexpensive, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight, nice to own
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 16 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
deeminter
from Texarkana Texas 75503
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:expert
# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Great Reliable SSD
PostedJuly 6, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedJuly 6, 2012
"I really enjoyed the easy installation of this SSD. The setup and installation of the Magician software was a breeze. It recognized the BIOS for the drive was upto date and the performance enhancements that the Magician provides for both the drive and Windows 7 worked flawlessly. I highly recommend this SSD for even the novice user. Great product."
Pros: solid performance, magician software
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 17 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
mikey1964
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
3out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Another Great Samsung Product
PostedJune 17, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedJune 17, 2012
"fast great utilities this company impresses me more and more they are at the top of the companies that are producing tech related consumer products"
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 18 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
Kovas
from Nyc
I have used this product for:6-12 months
Expertise:expert
# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Was skeptical at first!
PostedJune 2, 2012
PostedJune 2, 2012
"I was at the unveiling event for this SSD, was not sure how this would compare to other SSDs on the market...
After testing it compared to corsair & intel, this SSD blew them out of the water.
Consistently getting 650mb read 600mb write. Windows boots in 3.7 seconds!
You can not get a better product for your desktop or laptop."
Pros: Durable, amazing quality, fast
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Review 19 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
Allgeiert24
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:intermediate
# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Best SSD
PostedMay 23, 2012
PostedMay 23, 2012
"I bought an SSD that used a sand force controller and was having bad performance and issues. I decided to return it and buy this and I am so happy I did! This thing is double the speed of my old drive and not one issue. The software that comes with it is great too anytime I notice a slow down I just press optimize and it's as fast as the day I bought it. Also it tells you what changes to make to windows for max performance and life."
Pros: fast, small
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Review 20 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
Huskerk19
from South Dakota
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:expert
# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Research I did said it was solid, it is!
PostedMay 5, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedMay 5, 2012
"I looked at a lot of SSDs and ended up selecting this one based of reviews, features and price. I am very happy with it and would recommend to anyone. Components fail, if this one drops on my I am sure Samsung will be there to help like they have on my monitors."
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 21 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
null
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Great upgrade!
PostedApril 23, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedApril 23, 2012
"I'm using this as the boot drive on a Windows 7 PC. Speed is excellent, and the size is plenty for Windows 7 itself and more than a few apps. It's a great upgrade to any computer."
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 22 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
ricson
from Mableton GA
I have used this product for:less than a month
Expertise:intermediate
# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
4out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Rock solid
PostedApril 22, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedApril 22, 2012
"Great product, excellent performance, magician software is terrific. I purchased this based on it's reputation for reliability and performance. I am thrilled with both. I will be getting another 1 or 2 for sure"
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 23 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
ImmortalRat
from San Diego, CA
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Awesome drive
PostedApril 16, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedApril 16, 2012
"After I started using this SSD I realized that I will never be able to use old HDDs anymore. This particular SSD does not seem to have any issues - it just works stable and fast. And it also looks good."
Pros: Durable, Lightweight, fast
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 24 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
FET3
from Texas
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:intermediate
# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
SSD 830 128GB
PostedApril 1, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedApril 1, 2012
"Absolutely no problems. Runs almost cold and is fast as.... Samsung dedication to quality and service can't be equaled."
Review 25 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
LxCLeviathan
from Pittsburgh, PA
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:expert
# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Great product
PostedMarch 28, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedMarch 28, 2012
"I installed on DV7T Quad and the booting difference was night/day! I love it!"
Pros: Inexpensive, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 26 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
wyattsn
I have used this product for:less than a month
Expertise:novice
# of SAMSUNG products I own:1-2
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
PostedMarch 5, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedMarch 5, 2012
"fast ssd. no problems when installing windows 7. will be buying another."
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 27 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
TheNerd
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
Fast
PostedMarch 2, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedMarch 2, 2012
"Fast and cool cool cool cool cool would buy another"
Pros: Inexpensive, Durable
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 28 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
sndr
Features
4out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
4out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
PostedFebruary 25, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedFebruary 25, 2012
"Great piece of hardware. No issue with it. Good looking, great package with licensed software for quick and easy backup. Reliable, also one of the fastest drives up to date. Never heard any complains of 830 series."
Pros: Inexpensive, Durable
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 29 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
98bluewave
from TX
I have used this product for:less than a month
Expertise:intermediate
# of SAMSUNG products I own:1-2
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
4out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
PostedFebruary 9, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedFebruary 9, 2012
"I did a clean install and installed Win 7 64 bit on the SSD and still have 50MB free space! System is very responsive and I'm very pleased with the SSD. Installation was easy except for the firmware update which took some time. Overall, a great product and I would purchase it again!"
Pros: responsive
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 30 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
AWSOME1001
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:intermediate
# of SAMSUNG products I own:1-2
Features
5out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
5out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
AWSOME
PostedFebruary 8, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedFebruary 8, 2012
"1 word AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME !!!"
Pros: Inexpensive
Cons: none at all
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 31 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
Gmartin12
from NJ
I have used this product for:less than a month
Expertise:intermediate
# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5
Features
4out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
4out of 5
Rating:
5out of 5
PostedDecember 30, 2011
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedDecember 30, 2011
"I love the design. Although you never see the SSD once it goes in your case, I take comfort in knowing there's something that pretty in my computer.
Also...it's super stinkin' fast..."
Pros: Durable, Lightweight, speed and performance
Cons: ssd's are still expensive
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 32 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
"Wow. What a speed increase. Cut my boot up time from just under 2 minutes to about 25 seconds!"
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 33 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
Kasack
I have used this product for:6-12 months
Expertise:intermediate
# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5
Features
4out of 5
Performance
5out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
4out of 5
Rating:
4out of 5
Like a Veyron, without the 6-digit price!
PostedSeptember 20, 2012
I would recommend this to a friend!
PostedSeptember 20, 2012
"This thing is BLAZING fast! Even without a motherboard with the SATA 3 spec, it's faster than any WD Raptor drive, heck, it's faster than most other SSD's on the market! Hopefully, long-term reliability holds up to the speed."
Pros: Lightweight, quite speedy
Cons: might be too small for most desktop pc's
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 34 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
thunder1202
from Enfield, CT
I have used this product for:less than a month
Expertise:expert
# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5
Features
3out of 5
Performance
2out of 5
Design
3out of 5
Value
3out of 5
Rating:
3out of 5
BSOD ever since I installed this drive!
PostedJuly 22, 2012
PostedJuly 22, 2012
"Ever since I installed this drive in my brand new PC, I keep getting BSOD over the last week; there was no single day without 2-3 BSOD ! I installed clean copy of Windows 7 64x on this drive; updates all my motherboard drivers; checked by cables; memory! No way you can have this drive become stable. Very unsatisfied."
Cons: Poor quality
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Review 35 for 128GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)
paulpess
from New York
I have used this product for:less than a month
Expertise:intermediate
# of SAMSUNG products I own:6-10
Features
1out of 5
Performance
1out of 5
Design
5out of 5
Value
1out of 5
Rating:
1out of 5
PostedMarch 28, 2012
PostedMarch 28, 2012
"This productot does not write or read as offered not recoment"