Member Reviews: Samsung 830 - Series MZ-7PC128D/AM 128 GB 2.5 Inch SATA III MLC Internal SSD Desktop Kit with Norton Ghost 15

This was my first SSD, and I've not been disappointed by it. The first thing that caught my attention was that Samsung makes all of the components included in this SSD. From the DRAM, to the NAND, and the controller. It's a revision of their 470 series. With the 830 you get a single 250MB DDR2-800 DRAM chip (K4T2G314QF-MCF7) for caching, compared to the two 125MB chips in the 470. The 830 also has a 6GB/s throughput for SATA. Samsung's 2x-nm Toggle-mode DDR NAND is similar to that of Intel and Crucial (ONFi 2.x NAND) and the benchmarks back that up. The memory controller is Samsung's 3-core ARM chip (S4LJ204X01-Y040). With this series Samsung claims a MTBF of 1.5 million hours, and...

Introduction: This is my first SSD, and I was simply stunned by how fast it is. It is also a great price, and with 128GB, if you use it as a boot drive, and programs drive, you should never run out of space. Review: Windows went from taking 40 seconds, to about 12 second to boot up, and opening programs like Steam is at least 70% faster. This leads to less stress and annoyance, and to more productivity, and gaming time. So it's great if you are a Business man/women, or a serious gamer. Since it's a 128GB, there is enough space for your OS, tons of programs and even a few games on the side. If you really need more space, there are 256GB and 512GB options available, the price goes up...

Hey guys I just did a speed test of the Samsung 830 SSD on my 2009 MacBook Pro check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZJ-pPeE5lA&list=UUHjLWNIoRDcgGEa1cLki1Fg&index=1&feature=plcp

As my first SSD, I was pleasantly surprised by it's performance. Even though it was a little more expensive than the Crucial M4, I decided to give it a try. The SSD offers great speeds, both in read and write. I use it as an OS drive and everything loads instantly. I would highly recommend this product to anyone looking for a solid SSD that offers speed and reliability.

***This is for the Laptop review; same thing, different bracket*** Great speeds, it comes with a $50 game, a $20 copy of Norton Ghost and a $10 cable that turns the old drive into a portable external ; so price comes down to $120 for a great 128GB SSD.