Samsung 840 MZ-7TD

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 6350 reviews of Samsung 840 MZ-7TD. The average rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the design and size. The reliability and price also get good reviews.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Samsung 840 MZ-7TD is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 93/100 = Excellent quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Samsung 840 MZ-7TD

alaTest has collected and analyzed 456 user reviews of Samsung 840 MZ-7TD from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviews about the design and size are overall positive. The reliability and price also get good feedback.

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95% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Samsung 840 MZ-7TD

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1524 user reviews of Samsung 840 MZ-7TD from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Opinions about the design and size are on the whole positive. The reliability and price are also mentioned favorably.

usability, price, reliability, size, design

95% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Andrew Harrison (techadvisor.co.uk)

Samsung 840 Series 250GB review

The Korean semiconductor specialist had long experience with flash and controller chips of course. But it wasn't until first the Samsung 470 Series and then 2011's Samsung 830 Series that it really targeted consumer retail directly, rather than selling...

We have misgivings about the complete dearth of support outside Microsoft Windows, particularly now that Samsung’s SSDs are proving popular upgrades for Apple Mac computers where they're known to work so well. We cannot comment on longevity of the new...

Jan, 2013

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Expert review by : Joel Hruska (pcmag.com)

Samsung 840 Series 250GB

The Samsung 840 Series (250GB) is an excellent SSD for those on a budget.

Best price per GB ratio we've seen yet thanks to Samsung's Triple-Level Cell NAND.

New dense NAND isn't quite as fast as established technology.

Samsung's got a winner here. Lingering concerns over NAND reliability might still push some buyers towards MLC drives, but the TLC NAND inside the 840 has proved its worth. Some of the budget 120GB drives we've examined are still great options for...

Apr, 2013

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Expert review by : Dong Ngo (cnet.com)

Samsung 840 series review

The Samsung 840 series, which is not to be confused with the recently reviewed Samsung 840 Pro , is not really an upgrade to the Samsung 830 series that was released more than a year ago. The new drive belongs to Samsung's new tier; it's slightly...

The Samsung 840 series solid-state drive (SSD) is affordable, good-looking, and offers very good performance.

The Samsung 840 comes with just three, not five years of warranty coverage and is likely to have shorter lifespan than others of the same capacity.

The Samsung 840 series is an excellent entry-level solid-state drive for budget and general users, but not really a good buy for advanced or professional users.

Nov, 2012

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Expert review by : Kristian Vättö (anandtech.com)

Samsung SSD 840 (250GB) Review

The 840 is quite average in our Heavy suite and performs similarly to most SandForce drives. The 840 Pro is a lot faster under heavy workloads, so it should be obvious by now why Samsung is offering two SSDs instead of one like they used to.

The AS-SSD sequential benchmark uses incompressible data for all of its transfers. The result is a pretty big reduction in sequential write speed on SandForce based controllers, while other drives continue to work at roughly the same speed as with...

Oct, 2012

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Expert review by : Jesper Berg (notebookcheck.net)

Review Samsung SSD 840 'Basic' Series: 250 GB

Fast and affordable? Compared to the high-end Samsung 840 Pro, the 'non-Pro' 840 uses the same controller but considerably less durable TLC (Triple-Level Cell) NAND Flash modules. Should that stop you from investing in this economical SSD? Keep reading...

On the other hand, the difference in everyday use should not be overly dramatic. Boot and load times are similar with all modern SSD, something that is also evidenced by the more general PCMark benchmarks

Jun, 2013

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Expert review by : ThinkComputers (thinkcomputers.org)

Samsung 840 Series 120GB Solid State Drive Review

Final Thoughts For those who were thinking the 840 Series was a true successor to the 830 Series it really is not, that would be the 840 Pro, which features MLC NAND over the TLC that is in the normal 840 drive. Of course this drive costs about twice...

– Fluid transfer rates thanks to the MDX controller, – Price, – Magician software is actually very useful, – 7mm thin

– Very slow write speeds

Mar, 2013

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Expert review by : Hugh Briggs (hardocp.com)

Samsung 840 120GB SSD Review

The 120GB Samsung 840 Series SSD features the powerful 8-channel MDX controller and TLC NAND. While this value SSD comes at a very good price, it also features much lower speeds than its larger capacity brethren. We put this value SSD through our suite...

While we continue to recommend higher capacity Samsung TLC Model 840 SSDs, the TLC-equipped 120GB 840 Series SSD is simply not a good option for consumers. 3.5 to 4 years of projected light use is an endurance concern that users would be advised to...

Feb, 2013

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Expert review by : Hugh Briggs (hardocp.com)

Samsung 840 Series 500GB TLC SSD Review

Samsung has released the first TLC NAND equipped SSDs into the market, creating the lowest price points we have witnessed for SSDs bringing large capacity SSDs within reach for average users. Today we test the 500GB TLC Samsung 840 Series SSD to test...

Jan, 2013

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Expert review by : Hugh Briggs (hardocp.com)

Samsung 840 Series TLC 250GB SSD Review

Samsung leads the way by introducing the world's first SSD equipped with TLC NAND into the market. The Samsung 250GB 840 Series SSD looks to shake up the market by providing an excellent dollar-to-performance ratio by leveraging low cost NAND and the...

The Samsung 840 Series requires users to know their workload before making the jump. This SSD should be fine for the casual user, but for those with heavy write workloads there will be penalties in overall speed and endurance. Samsung is looking to...

Dec, 2012

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Expert review by : Chris Ramseyer (tweaktown.com)

Samsung 840 250GB SSD Review

Samsung's 840 returns for the second day in a row. This time Chris tests TLC flash paired with a tri-core MDX controller with the 250GB model. Will he love the low power or will the 240MB/s sequential write limit send him for a cold shower?

Nov, 2012

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