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The Samsung 840/840 Pro SSD thread
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Samsung 840/840 Pros On Sale!
At Newegg. Today only. Remember to use the coupon code:
http://dealnews.com/Samsung-840-SATA-6-Gbps-2.5-SSDs-15-off-from-204-free-shipping/685215.html
One of the deals is the 840 Pro 512 Gb for $424.99.
At Newegg. Today only. Remember to use the coupon code:
http://dealnews.com/Samsung-840-SATA-6-Gbps-2.5-SSDs-15-off-from-204-free-shipping/685215.html
One of the deals is the 840 Pro 512 Gb for $424.99.
hello there,
I´m in the market for a new 120gb ssd. I can get the 840 Pro for 125, or the NO pro for 87. As I have a macbook pro 13" 2009, is it worthy to go with the Pro 840, or i will not notice the difference due to the sata II limitations.
I now have a vertex2 60gb. I want the new ssd to be as fast or faster. Please help me decide. thanks a lot!
I´m in the market for a new 120gb ssd. I can get the 840 Pro for 125, or the NO pro for 87. As I have a macbook pro 13" 2009, is it worthy to go with the Pro 840, or i will not notice the difference due to the sata II limitations.
I now have a vertex2 60gb. I want the new ssd to be as fast or faster. Please help me decide. thanks a lot!
Not pro is fine, Pro is faster. is a bit more speed worth the extra 40 to you? My opinion would be no, but if you are constantly copying files from SSD to RAM or have page outs, it might be helpful.
Received my Samsung 840 Pro 512gb today. Cloned my old drive and now running off the SSD. The speed is amazing. Tried to time iPhoto while it opened but it happened so fast I wasn't able to get a good time. With about 10k pix in it it usually takes a little while. With the SSD it loaded in less than 5 seconds.
Now to decide whether to keep my optical drive or put the old drive in its position. I don't expect to need the space for a year or more.
Here are the results of my speed test.
Now to decide whether to keep my optical drive or put the old drive in its position. I don't expect to need the space for a year or more.
Here are the results of my speed test.
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Cool, thanks for the linky!
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Looky what I just got for two of my office Dell PC's. This will be my first Windows SSD upgrade. Since I seem to have the Mac SSD upgrade mastered (terms are relative
), I'll get some experience on the PC side now.
installed today
Read through all the posts and picked up 840 pro today at local microcenter for wife's macbook pro 5,5 (mid 2009).
cloned drive using super duper
installed it
installed Trim patch and rebooted
reset NVram.
burned bios update on dell pc and it booted fine on the macbook but found I was already updated.
working great so far
Read through all the posts and picked up 840 pro today at local microcenter for wife's macbook pro 5,5 (mid 2009).
cloned drive using super duper
installed it
installed Trim patch and rebooted
reset NVram.
burned bios update on dell pc and it booted fine on the macbook but found I was already updated.
working great so far
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Hi everyone, thank you in advance for any help you may give me. I am not very computer savvy so I apologize for any inaccuracies or ignorant comments.
I have a MacBook Pro early 2009, 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 8 GB Ram. Currently running 10.7.5 but will upgrade to Mountain Lion soon. I need to get a new hard drive and have decided for SSD's.
I am planning on getting an 840 Pro 256 GB for my main bay (OS and programs), and an 840 500 GB (non pro) for my optical bay (storage).
Based on what I have read on this forum and other places here are my questions:
1. Samsung 840 SSD's are Sata III, right?
2. MacBook Pro from early 2009 only supports Sata II? Or, is it only the optical bay that supports Sata II?
3. I can install Sata III drives in an early 2009 but I won't be getting the most out of the SataIII, right?
4. Is it worth installing Sata III drives in spite of that? Or should I get Sata II drives? Does it even matter?
5. Is it worth getting 2 SSD's, or should I get 1 SSD for my main bay and a regular HDD or Hybrid for my optical bay?
This will be the last thing I can do to extend the life and performance of my computer, so I don't mind spending a bit extra on getting 2 SSD's, but only if it's really worth it.
Thank you!
I have a MacBook Pro early 2009, 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 8 GB Ram. Currently running 10.7.5 but will upgrade to Mountain Lion soon. I need to get a new hard drive and have decided for SSD's.
I am planning on getting an 840 Pro 256 GB for my main bay (OS and programs), and an 840 500 GB (non pro) for my optical bay (storage).
Based on what I have read on this forum and other places here are my questions:
1. Samsung 840 SSD's are Sata III, right?
2. MacBook Pro from early 2009 only supports Sata II? Or, is it only the optical bay that supports Sata II?
3. I can install Sata III drives in an early 2009 but I won't be getting the most out of the SataIII, right?
4. Is it worth installing Sata III drives in spite of that? Or should I get Sata II drives? Does it even matter?
5. Is it worth getting 2 SSD's, or should I get 1 SSD for my main bay and a regular HDD or Hybrid for my optical bay?
This will be the last thing I can do to extend the life and performance of my computer, so I don't mind spending a bit extra on getting 2 SSD's, but only if it's really worth it.
Thank you!
1. Yes.
2. Both optical and primary slots are SATA II (3 gbps link speed) for a mid-2009 MBP, as well as for the 17" early-2009 MBP (which is technically the only "early 2009" MBP).
3. Correct, you will be running at SATA II speeds (3 gbps, vs. the 6 gbps for SATA III).
4. If you're going for the 840 line then you don't have a choice, as those drives are all SATA III. Realistically speaking, most tasks won't be bottlenecked by SATA II speeds, but going with an older SSD might result in decreased performance owing to worse random read/write performance. You could also make the argument that going with SATA III is "future-proofing" if you ever upgrade and decide to move the SSD over to your new system.
5. Depends on what you're doing. If you absolutely need the speed, silence, and/or power savings, then going with two SSDs might be worth it. Otherwise, going with a SSD as your system and programs drive while using a HDD for program access is a more standard configuration. Since the HDD will only be used for fetching data, and won't be juggling OS and program operations at the same time, my guess is that you won't notice much difference in going with a HDD vs. a SSD. But again, it depends on what you're planning on doing. Watching videos and listening to music? No difference. Playing a game? Big difference.
I'm trying to update the firmware on my recently received 840 and, like others here and there, I'm experiencing the "No bootable device" error when booting from the firmware DVD I burned.
I'm quite certain that I've burned it correctly as it does show up in System Preferences > Startup Disk as well as when simply booting while holding the option [alt] key so I'm at a loss with why it isn't working.
I've been searching around both here and elsewhere for an answer but haven't found anything so far that's worked.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.
I'm quite certain that I've burned it correctly as it does show up in System Preferences > Startup Disk as well as when simply booting while holding the option [alt] key so I'm at a loss with why it isn't working.
I've been searching around both here and elsewhere for an answer but haven't found anything so far that's worked.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.
I had the exact same problem and couldn't figure it out. It was almost as if the download from Samsung is bad or something. Either way, I ended up installing Windows through bootcamp, updating the firmware with the provided Magician software and then deleting the Windows partition in bootcamp once I was done. Definitely time consuming, but it wasn't difficult and finally got the drive updated. Sorry, I wish I had another suggestion for you, I understand your frustration.
Thanks. I was hoping to avoid that but I don't see a way around the issue I'm experiencing. There are a couple of things I'm going to check out before doing that but, depending on how those go, I may end up going the same route you did.
You don't need a Windows PC to update the firmware. Use this link and scroll to the bottom and find the OS X firmware updater. Be sure that the ODD you use is on the main SATA bus as an external drive will not work.
http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/samsungssd/downloads.html
Awesome! Thank you very much!
I need a little explanation though, what does having the ODD on the main sata bus mean? Are you saying to put the new 840 Pro into the spot where the old HDD was originally?
And I burn the ISO to a DVD?