Samsung Electronics 840 Pro Series 2.5-Inch 512 SATA_6_0_gb Vouchers

 R. Esperanzate (Jersey City, NJ):
I bought this drive after using the Samsung 830 SSD on my MacBook Pro. That drive was fast and super reliable, hopefully the streak will continue with this one. On typical day to day operations, I don't really notice a difference between the two. Benchmarks using Black Magic Speed Tests show the following:

Samsung 830 (256GB):

Read: 468 MB/sec
Write: 389 MB/sec

Samsung 840 Pro (256GB):

Read: 512 MB/sec
Write: 451 MB/sec

If you are thinking about upgrading from an existing SSD, depending on your usage, it may not be worth it. But if you are going from a traditional HDD, go for it. You won't regret it.

Michael B. :
The drive preforms well with write and read near 500. I bought this for the warranty as I planned to use as a video scratch disk. When I registered the drive, it came up with a 3 year warranty and not a 5 year. After two weeks of email back and forth with Samsung (no one in customer service ever picks up the phone), customer service stated in email and phone. This product only has a 3 year warranty. I finally got ahold of a manager. I was told it is a mistake in all the documentation.

I kept at it as I wanted the 5 year warranty. When I stated that it would be better to return the item and get a cheaper one if it didn't have a 5 year warranty. I was transferred to a specialist. He stated that everyone so far was incorrect. It did have a 5 year warranty even though when you registered it comes up as 3 years. He said to hold onto my sales receipt should I ever need service.

They never changed the website period until after I went up to the next manager. I would rate the item as a five but the service is a 2. It worries me so a 3 over all.

A. Semibratov :
Out of 5 SSDs I own this is the only one that died after 2 month of usage (actually, the rest four are still doing well). Trying to get this thing replaced is a torture - they made it almost impossible. In their phone system, when you go through the menu, you got "press one for SSD", you press one, the person answers asks about the product and transfers you. Here I'm, waiting for somebody to pick it up for 30 minutes.