Samsung 850 EVO - 250GB - M.2 SATA III Internal SSD
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A little hint for those who are not the best with diagnosing problems.Wow what a fast drive.
By John on Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2016
Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB M.2 SSD (MZ-N5E250BW) Installed in a Dell Inspiron i7559-2512BLK 15.6 Inch FHD Laptop (6th Generation Intel Core i7, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD + 8 GB SSD) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M First I want to say, I am no computer guru, but I am someone who will teach myself when needed. That said, I installed the drive in the M.2 slot and then restarted my computer. I then used Samsung's migrating software, to clone my HDD. I then tried to find the drive in the file explorer, thinking it would recognize it and differentiate it from my 1TB HDD. Turns out that it makes an exact copy, and they both become the C drive. Because I'm not great with computers, I had to figure out what to do. I'm sure there are plenty reading this, who know the ins and out of this, and will probably think this is a simple problem. Not for me..lol After looking for the drive, worrying I broke something, or didn't put the drive in right, turns out its a simple fix. All you should really have to do is right click on the window icon on the very left corner of the screen, the start menu, and a list will pop up. Just go to disc management and you'll see a box come up showing both drives. One of the drives will probably be offline, all you have to do it put it back online by right clicking the little icon on the left box showing the partitions. There is even a little red danger icon next to it when it's offline, so you shouldn't have trouble finding it. When I cloned it with the Samsung software, it automatically made the new drive the main c drive and shut off the old HDD, and I got a disc signature collision error. I don't know if your computer will do the exact same thing. but that's the fix if it does.Everyone's computer and situation will be different, but if something similar happens to you, Hopefully this helps you. I'm sure this has probably been discussed in the comments here, but as i have not read everyone, i'll add it in case. I now have my OS system and music recording software on my SSD, while my HDD is my D drive to save pics,music and such. You can change which drive windows will save things to by going into settings, then system, then under storgae. The speed of this drive has been talked about in most all the comments, and it is super fast. It takes more time to type my password in then it does to start, 5-10 seconds and you are ready to go. This drive is a no-brainer, and I don't know why they are still using 5400rpm drives in 1000$ computers, or really any computer now. I did want to add, after some reading about reviews and such on the various M.2 SSD drives, I found out that the Samsung 850 EVO M.2, has a turbowrite feature that is not even in their pro EVO line. So, it makes this drive one of the best to buy right now, and priced pretty much in line with all the other brands, but is a faster drive, at least that's what the review said. Awesome drive either way, get it!
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If you don't have a screw, you're, well...
By ScottoR on Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2017
It's a great SSD. I have no problem with the SSD itself. It seems to perform well (though I haven't benchmarked it). In addition to more RAM, an SSD is an essential upgrade for anyone that wants to enhance the performance of their computer. Here's the thing: I've been building computer since I was 14. In 1994. I'm a compulsive screw hoarder. I have just about every type of desktop and laptop screw imaginable. But I only had 2 screws that would fit the Dell motherboard that this SSD was going into. Both screws were identical, and the heads were too small to capture the SSD. So I had to make a washer out of some card stock and tape (the tape to keep the screw from blowing through the card, and the card to provide stiffness). That's how the SSD is now held into the computer, with paper and tape. I understand that different motherboards (or PCIe cards, etc.) will require differing types of screws. However, I would gladly have paid $2 more for this product if it included, let's say, 5 of the most common screw sizes/pitches. Because it took me almost 30 minutes to find the right screw, the Torx driver that went with it, and to make the "washer". The average consumer is NOT going to have the correct screw to install this SSD, unless their motherboard (or etc.) came with one. No way. The most common complaint in these reviews is the lack of a screw. It would be so cheap and easy for Samsung to throw a few screws in the package. Most retail-packaged HDDs include mounting screws. It's practically an industry standard. And those are common screws that people MIGHT actually have laying around (I have several hundred). So you may think it's harsh to take off 2 stars just for the lack of screws. But as I see it, it's an essential component to, you know, actually use their product. And again, I only had the appropriate screw because I'm a mildly irritable hoarder. The average person will not. Pro-tip: Your laptop may not actually need all those screws on the bottom. One of them may fit the mount for your SSD. So go crazy, and don't blame me when your keyboard pops off.
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