"I've used a few SSDs of other brands and Samsung's has by far been the best drive. I've put it in the laptop I'm using right now for writing this review and it is soooo quite. I am definitely considering buying another one soon."

Pros: Durable, Lightweight, quite, keeps the computer cooler, super fast

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Review 2 for 512GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)

nubianwizard

from DC

I have used this product for:3-6 months

Expertise:expert

# of SAMSUNG products I own:6-10

Features

5 out of 5

Performance

5 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

5 out of 5

Rating:

5 out of 5

"Solid"

PostedDecember 23, 2012

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedDecember 23, 2012

"Easy to install.
Fast as blazes.
Well worth the price."

Pros: Durable, Lightweight, faster than lightning

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 3 for 512GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)

liman

from Long Island

I have used this product for:3-6 months

Expertise:expert

# of SAMSUNG products I own:6-10

Features

5 out of 5

Performance

5 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

3 out of 5

Rating:

5 out of 5

Excellent SSD Drive!

PostedNovember 29, 2012

"The drive's read and write speeds as rated by Samsung holds true.

Excellent SSD Drive with a nice utility program:
System information, Performance Benchmark, Performance optimization, operating system optimization, Firmware update, Secure Erase, Over Provisioning (which is important to keep you drive running at optimum performance for many years, Disk cloning, and a site link to Samsung.

You will find other drives out there, but this is the best bang for your buck."

Pros: fast and reliable!

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Review 4 for 512GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)

MikeNB

Expertise:expert

# of SAMSUNG products I own:6-10

Features

5 out of 5

Performance

5 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

5 out of 5

Rating:

5 out of 5

Excellent SSD Drive

PostedFebruary 25, 2012

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedFebruary 25, 2012

"This drive is extreamly fast.
It comes with more Software and mounting hardware than any other drive on the market, making it a true value"

Pros: fast

Cons: none

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 5 for 512GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)

ssdutopia

from us

I have used this product for:less than a month

Expertise:expert

# of SAMSUNG products I own:6-10

Features

5 out of 5

Performance

5 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

5 out of 5

Rating:

5 out of 5

AWESOME

PostedFebruary 1, 2012

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedFebruary 1, 2012

"I installed the Samsung 830 512gb ssd with full installation of windows 7 (including all updates from website) within 45 minutes from opening the box.
Hardware installation was a breeze using the mounting bracket and six screws that were provided.
I had no issue with the computer recognizing the ssd on boot.
Magician software is easy to use and ssd optimization along with firmware upgrade went without a hitch.
Windows 7 performance index for ssd was pegged at 7.9."

Pros: Durable, Lightweight

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 6 for 512GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)

Zuth

Features

5 out of 5

Performance

5 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

4 out of 5

Rating:

5 out of 5

PostedJanuary 11, 2012

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedJanuary 11, 2012

"Awesome drive & superfast. It had a few minor bugs that have been solved in the latest firmware release."

Pros: super fast

Cons: expensive

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 7 for 512GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)

R3v01u7i0n4ry

from JC, TN

I have used this product for:less than a month

Expertise:expert

# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5

Features

4 out of 5

Performance

5 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

3 out of 5

Rating:

5 out of 5

PostedDecember 26, 2011

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedDecember 26, 2011

"I am in general EXTREMELY pleased with my purchase of this drive. It works amazingly fast, boots up and runs programs faster than imaginable. My only complaint is not even about that drive itself, but the software. For some reason the samsumg device software will not recognize that I have a samsung SSD, but thats not a big deal"

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 8 for 512GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)

SirSquid

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from Florida

I have used this product for:less than a month

Expertise:expert

# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5

Features

5 out of 5

Performance

5 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

5 out of 5

Rating:

5 out of 5

Can't wait!

PostedOctober 25, 2011

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedOctober 25, 2011

"I know it's too early to tell but based on the 470 series, the 830 should be great. I love the increased size to 512GB!"

Pros: Durable, Lightweight

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 9 for 512GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop)

Archangel35757

from Madison, AL

I have used this product for:less than a month

Expertise:intermediate

# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5

Features

1 out of 5

Performance

1 out of 5

Design

1 out of 5

Value

1 out of 5

Rating:

1 out of 5

Samsung 830 Series & Samsung SSD Magician on XP64

PostedOctober 6, 2012

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

PostedOctober 6, 2012

"After researching parts for a new workstation that would use an SSD as the OS drive (using Windows XP Pro x64 Edition- good reasons); only two makers have latest tech SSDs still supporting Windows XP (32/64-bit). I'm EXTREMELY disappointed with the Samsung Magician software! If I manually run a Performance Benchmark, a WARNING pops up that states not to run benchmarks too frequently or it degrades SSD... YET THE SOFTWARE HAS A BUG THAT RUNS A PERFORMANCE BENCHMARK AUTOMATICALLY EVERYTIME AFTER RUNNING A PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (i.e., TRIM). Another reviewer posted about this 10 MONTHS AGO! FIX YOUR SOFTWARE SAMSUNG!"

Pros: Lightweight

Cons: Did not meet expectations, lack of software support, poor s/w quality

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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