840 vs 850 evo ssd

[zyr123]

Is there any real difference between the two besides 10 mbs, and a few bucks (23)$. The 512 gb version.

 

[matreya]

Given Samsung's issues with the 840 EVO (and quite possibly with TLC NAND as a whole) I wouldn't touch either 840 EVO or 850 EVO.

 

[zyr123]

Given Samsung's issues with the 840 EVO (and quite possibly with TLC NAND as a whole) I wouldn't touch either 840 EVO or 850 EVO.

thank you i just switched my order to the 512 850 pro.

 

[Psyfuzz]

Just installed an 850 Pro earlier this month.

It has 10 years warranty versus 1 year for the 840's, that alone makes it worth it IMO.

 

[zyr123]

Just installed an 850 Pro earlier this month.

It has 10 years warranty versus 1 year for the 840's, that alone makes it worth it IMO.

I had no idea my 840 was out of warranty already lol. Now i do. The things you learn from macrumors.

 

[Apple Fan 21]

Any issues with the EVO 850? Just had one put in my 2011 iMac that I am picking up today. Now I'm worried

 

[Psyfuzz]

Any issues with the EVO 850? Just had one put in my 2011 iMac that I am picking up today. Now I'm worried

On my end it's been flawless

Edit: I have the 850 Pro, not Evo

 

[matreya]

On my end it's been flawless

Wait a month or two and see if it slows right down like the 840 EVO did...

I thought the 840 EVO was the best, bought 4 of them, two for cloning my system drive and two more for raiding together to do quiet USENET downloading/PAR check/unraring...

It took a couple of months before I noticed that anything I copied off the drives was reading at 20MB/sec :/

And I couldn't apply the firmware update because my SSDs were connected via Thunderbolt... the DOS updater supplied by Samsung didn't know where to look :/

 

[zyr123]

Wait a month or two and see if it slows right down like the 840 EVO did...

I thought the 840 EVO was the best, bought 4 of them, two for cloning my system drive and two more for raiding together to do quiet USENET downloading/PAR check/unraring...

It took a couple of months before I noticed that anything I copied off the drives was reading at 20MB/sec :/

And I couldn't apply the firmware update because my SSDs were connected via Thunderbolt... the DOS updater supplied by Samsung didn't know where to look :/

I am happy with my choice of the 850 pro.

 

[matreya]

I am happy with my choice of the 850 pro.

Yeah, I think you should be fine... I've got a couple of 840 pro's now as well, and they seem to be working fine. My only concern is for the EVO range..

 

[Psyfuzz]

Wait a month or two and see if it slows right down like the 840 EVO did...

I thought the 840 EVO was the best, bought 4 of them, two for cloning my system drive and two more for raiding together to do quiet USENET downloading/PAR check/unraring...

It took a couple of months before I noticed that anything I copied off the drives was reading at 20MB/sec :/

And I couldn't apply the firmware update because my SSDs were connected via Thunderbolt... the DOS updater supplied by Samsung didn't know where to look :/

my mistake, I have the 850 Pro - not EVO.