Samsung 840 pro vs 830 battery life

[Raunien]

Hi all,

I currently have a Samsung 830 256 gb SSD in my cMBP 2012. I'm thinking about upgrading to a 840 pro for the sole reason of battery life.

For those who have upgraded from an 830 to a 840 pro, can you comment on whether battery life was improved and whether the upgrade was worth it.

Thanks

 

[alphaod]

It's not worth it.

 

[Raunien]

It's not worth it.

So the battery gain is negligible? I've read reports however that the 840 pro has seen battery improvements of up to an hour.

I was just wondering if anyone had person experience.

Thanks for your reply by the way.

 

[Captain Nougat]

Extremely negligible. Minutes saved perhaps. I had the 830 and upgraded to the 840 Pro (increased storage capacity). Noticed no difference

 

[alphaod]

So the battery gain is negligible? I've read reports however that the 840 pro has seen battery improvements of up to an hour.

I was just wondering if anyone had person experience.

Thanks for your reply by the way.

If you want more space, it's a good SSD to move to, but purely for added battery life there really is no difference.

 

[Raunien]

Thanks all for the insignt. Saved me 200 bucks.

 

[ha1o2surfer]

I agree. Battery life improvements they speak of may be referring to coming from the a HD to an SSD; not 830 to 840.