Customer reviews from Samsung US
Samsung - 850 PRO 2TB Internal SATA III Solid State Drive for Laptops
Average customer rating
4.8
(166 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 166 reviews
5 Stars
148
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Star
4
96%of customers recommend this product.
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156 out of
163)
Customer Reviews for Samsung - 850 PRO 2TB Internal SATA III Solid State Drive for Laptops
Customer Rating
5
Priced as Expected, fast device and faster with Rapid Mode enabled
on August 3, 2015
Posted by: Toph2112
Expertise:Expert
Rapid Mode allows higher transfer rates that come closer in numbers to PCIe SSD Devices.
So basically, yeah - the drive will be faster than other SSDs when it's enabled.
The pro 850 model has a 10 year warranty as opposed to the 5 year for the 850 EVO. Both are great drives, either way.
Samsung states the durability is such that you could write -at least- 150 Terabytes of data to this drive before it runs out of P/E cycles (short for program/erase cycle - the procedure of data being written, erased and re-written to the drive) and creates issues. That is amazing! It means that the majority of users won't 'use up' the drive in our lifetime, let alone the life of the existing computer it is housed in.
Only drawback as of this review: The software used to enable Rapid Mode (Samsung Magician) for the drive is not currently able to run or is unstable for Windows 10. Samsung Magician does not list Windows 10 in its system requirements so even if it does work, it is most likely not supported yet. This issue is something I've read about, I have not seen it first hand.
To be on the safe side, I uninstalled Samsung Magician before upgrading Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 in case there was an issue. I'm sure Samsung will have an update soon, so this will not pose as a real problem. You can still use the drive without it being enabled and it has great transfer speeds either way.
Pros: Durable, fast, 10 year warranty
Cons: samsung magician not working in win 10 yet?
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Great SSD
on August 29, 2015
Posted by: ifisedi
from Colombia
Expertise:Intermediate
I bought this product about a year ago, been using it since then. Great product, fast, reliable at a great price. Had formatted three times and still working perfectly with diverse operating systems.
Thinking on getting a bigger one than 256GB Pro.
Thinking on getting a bigger one than 256GB Pro.
Pros: Inexpensive, Durable, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
3
Performance
4
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Huge boost in early 2011 MacBook performance
on September 23, 2015
Posted by: Mediumtechie
from Virginia, USA
Expertise:Intermediate
Extremely satisfied - radically improved my laptop experience. Bought and installed this to replace a 2011 MacBook Pro 750GB mechanical hard drive (had upgraded RAM earlier), both to upgrade and old drive was getting twitchy. Prior to Samsung install; Adobe Photoshop took a minute+ to fully load, Adobe bridge took up to a minute to display folder contents. Now Photo shop opens in 11 seconds, Bridge opens folders almost instantly. Switching between photos is super fast. iTunes is snappier. Everything is faster and I've got more storage space too. Battery life is improved too. Very happy, would recommend to anyone. On design, I rated it as good simply because I don't know how to rate design for a hard drive in a way not covered under performance, it's a stock form factor and interface. Otherwise, excellent all around.
Pros: Durable, Lightweight, extremely fast, improved battery life
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
4
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Samsung 850 Pro. Fast and reliable
on September 29, 2015
Posted by: Phinphan
from Florida
Expertise:Intermediate
The installation software and Magician software are currently not compatible with windows 10.There are work arounds for cloning and just wait for the magician software to be updated. Thats why "Features" & "Value" got 4 stars.
Pros: Durable, reliable
Cons: accompanying software unusable
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Great upgrade for laptop or desktop
on October 9, 2015
Posted by: Diatomacious
from Greensboro, NC, USA
Expertise:Expert
Love this little drive... upgraded from a mechanical drive and the speed difference is insane.
Pros: superfast
Cons: 7mm to 9mm converter not included
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Great performance for a great price
on November 3, 2015
Posted by: kyramas
from Greece
Expertise:Expert
Best in its category , fast in real world usage and reliable.
Samsung data migration software worked better than other clone programs.
Samsung data migration software worked better than other clone programs.
Pros: Inexpensive
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
5
Design
4
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Great SSD !!!!
on November 16, 2015
Posted by: TheChief44
from Wilton, NH
Expertise:Expert
I already own another Samsung 840 MZ-7TD250 250GB 2.5 SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD). It ran out of space, so I purchased this larger SSD. The new SSD is even faster than my older Samsung SSD. I am impressed with the performance.
Pros: fast, spaceous, high quality, easy to install, easy to clone
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Second Samsung SSD
on November 18, 2015
Posted by: Djsan
Expertise:Expert
Very pleased with the performance of Samsung SSD's. This is my second SSD on my system. Ever since using an SSD over a Hard Drive performance increased dramatically. Samsung's product gets many great reviews among enthusiast. Highly recommend there SSD's if looking into upgrading from a standard HDD.
Pros: fast, quality
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
4
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US