Product ReviewsSamsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5IN SATA3 MCX Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD
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 Rating: Review Date: 11/07/12  |
Cons: This particular SKU didn't include a SATA cable (not a big deal, just keep it in mind)
Pros: Super fast. Good price. Looks sharp. |
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Rating: Review Date: 11/01/12 |
Cons: price a little higher than competitiondoesn't come with 3.5" adapters
Pros: "best of the best" according to maximum pcspeed worth the upgrade even on older mobo's Comment:
This replaced a 1st gen. OCZ Vertex 60g with a fresh install of Win7pro64 (3yrs old) on a 5 year old system (p5qpro/q6600/8gb). Boot times are improved but more likely from fresh install than hardware. What I have noticed is snappier response for most apps, especially Adobe Lightroom. This is a nice capacity/performance upgrade for an older system for the time being. Can't wait to see what another one of these in RAID 0 on a LGA2011 will do in a few months. |
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Rating: Review Date: 10/23/12 |
Cons: none
Pros: fastlots of roomenough for games Comment:
very very fast SSD, make sure you enable AHCI in bios and TRIM in win7. matter of fact just get 2 of these and put them in RAID 0 for double the bandwidth and watch your file transfers take seconds. |
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Rating: Review Date: 10/23/12 |
Cons: Doesn't come with mounting accessory
Pros: Looks goodWell built Comment:
This is my first SSD experience. After doing a tiny bit of research, I found that many are recommending this brand. It's been a pleasant experience so far. I've had zero problems and this thing is blazing fast. I would definitely buy this again. My only regret is that I bought at full price. It came on sale the next week. |
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Rating: Review Date: 10/15/12 |
Cons: none
Pros: Fast, good looking Comment:
Great little drive, using one of these for my OS and apps, first build with no HDD at all and I couldn't be happier.Excellent drive at a great price.Samsung's included software is also handy for making all of the necessary adjustments to the OS |
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Rating: Review Date: 10/12/12 |
Cons: none
Pros: High speed, good price Comment:
Great deal, speed is good as stated. Highly recommended. I'm Happy! |
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Rating: Review Date: 10/01/12 |
Cons: - None yet
Pros: - Brand- Quality- Performance Comment:
I have two of these in RAID0 and I'm getting ridiculous speeds. Very responsive and so far no issues, installed without a hitch. Great! |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/23/12 |
Cons: None so far.
Pros: Fast, reliable. Comment:
Bought it to put in a Dell XPS 14 due to slim form factor (7mm), works like a charm. No complaints to date. |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/17/12 |
Cons: Kinda wish it came with a decent cloning application. Cost per gig of SSDs is still high in general, though that issue is rectifying itself over time.
Pros: Fast performance. I cut my boot time down to 30 seconds (On a Sata 2 mobo). Programs on the SSD open near instantly (superfetch is off). Comment:
Installation was pretty easy. I had to switch the SSD in the BIOS to RAID mode temporarily to get it recognized properly in cloning programs, but I blame my motherboard for that (Sata 2). This drive does NOT come with Norton Ghost, so you'll have to use another cloning program or find another copy of Ghost. Performance is stellar, and reliability is solid so far. |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/15/12 |
Cons: nothing to really complain about
Pros: fast, reliable, easily optimized Comment:
What can I say this thing is really awesome. Switching from hard drive to SSD has been the best upgrade I've made so far. I really like how easily I could optimize the drive using the software provided by samsung. Did I mention this thing is really really fast? |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/11/12 |
Cons: none
Pros: reliableaesthetic Comment:
It was either the intel 520 or the samsung 830, both of them are extremely reliable... Had to choose the 830 for its sleek look, however I wish the price was lower. |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/09/12 |
Cons: Didn't include the mounting bracket that the description said it had
Pros: Fast, pretty and well priced Comment:
This SSD maxed out the SATA II connection on my aging Core 2 Quad based system, Windows 7 boots in about 45 seconds with most of that being the BIOS detecting all my drives in AHCI mode. Application installs are snappy and games load quicker. 128GB is a great size, I can load a few games onto it along with my OS and not worry about running out of room. Again, the only problem I had with it is that this page claims that there's a 2.5" to 3.5" bracket in the box, which is incorrect. When I asked NCIX about it, they resolved the situation so I'm not going to take off any stars. Great work guys! |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/22/12 |
Cons: space
Pros: SSD, good read/write I/O Comment:
Good SSD. Highly recommend if you intend to use as an OS drive. Would not recommend if you need more space. 128GB fills up fast, especially since I'm a gamer, the entire reason to move to a SSD is much faster load times... drawback, games take a ton of space. Fresh Win7 install and multiple software updates, pretty much only have 80gb's free space before installing any games. |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/16/12 |
Cons: No bracket with this oneNothing bad to say!
Pros: Super fast Comment:
Bought one of these along with a gigabyte b75 board, i5 3450 and a 6850. The system flies and handles anything my sister can throw at it. |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/15/12 |
Cons: none
Pros: Nice look.Fast read and writes. Comment:
I use it as an Boot drive and its FAST. Start-up is fast and shutdown as-well. I recommend it to everyone.o Its so good that I might buy another one. |
This is my first SSD and I cannot stress how fast this drive is! Haven't had it long, but from what I understand it is one of the more reliable drives out there. If there is any doubt in your mind whether or not to get a SSD for at least a boot drive, stop thinking and do it, a world of difference it makes. Would recommend any day!