New SSD - Samsung "840 Pro" and "840"
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:13 am
The 840 Pro is very fast, and should be reliable (the previous model (830) is), and has very low idle power consumption so are perfect for laptops.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6328/sams ... 6gb-review
Various other reviews are out there now the NDA has been lifted.
Price TBC, availability ~22 October.
There is the non-pro-840 model coming out as well, which is going to be their budget model. It uses 3-bits per cell data storage so its reliability is going to be a concern until proven otherwise, it will have a lower cost but also lower performance, more info soon when reviews of this model appear, AnandTech have a sample that they are reviewing at the moment, so you wont have to wait long.
Hopefully the 830 model will drop further in price as well.
NOTE: The power usage mentioned on the first page of the review is "for the controller only" not the whole SSD, the real power consumption is on the last page.
Andy
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6328/sams ... 6gb-review
Various other reviews are out there now the NDA has been lifted.
Price TBC, availability ~22 October.
There is the non-pro-840 model coming out as well, which is going to be their budget model. It uses 3-bits per cell data storage so its reliability is going to be a concern until proven otherwise, it will have a lower cost but also lower performance, more info soon when reviews of this model appear, AnandTech have a sample that they are reviewing at the moment, so you wont have to wait long.
Hopefully the 830 model will drop further in price as well.
NOTE: The power usage mentioned on the first page of the review is "for the controller only" not the whole SSD, the real power consumption is on the last page.
Andy