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| Price | From $74.99 | $48.95 | $78.69 | $128.99 | $132.00 | $67.15 |
| Sold By | Available from these sellers | TheTechGroup | Sab Computer | 212 Distributors (blue light serial #'s recorded) | Memory-Warehouse | TOPRAM (SN# Recorded) |
| Compatible Devices | Desktop | Desktop, Laptop | compatible with SATA 3Gb/s & SATA 1.5Gb/s interface) | Windows 10/8/7/Vista SP1 and above (32/64 bit), Widows Server 2008 (32/64 bit), Linux Compatible | PC, Laptop, Desktop | Laptop |
| Data Transfer Rate | 6 | 6 Gb per second | 6 | 6 | 78 Gb per second | 560 Mb per second |
| Device Type | Solid State Drives | Solid State Drive | Solid State Drives | Solid State Drives | Internal Solid State Drive | Solid State Drive |
| Digital Storage Capacity | 500 GB | 500 GB | 250.0 GB | 1 TB | 1 TB | 1 TB |
| Hard Disk Form Factor | 2.50 inches | 2.50 inches | 2.50 inches | 2.50 inches | 2.50 inches | 2.50 inches |
| Hardware Interface | SATA 6.0 Gb/s | SATA 6.0 Gb/s | SATA 6.0 Gb/s | SATA 6.0 Gb/s | SATA 6.0 Gb/s | SATA 6.0 Gb/s |
| Hardware Platform | PC | laptop, PC | PC | PC | PC, Mac | PC |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 3.94 x 2.75 x 0.28 inches | 0.27 x 3.94 x 2.75 inches | 3.94 x 2.75 x 0.27 inches | 3.94 x 2.75 x 0.28 inches | 3.94 x 2.76 x 0.27 inches | 3.94 x 2.76 x 0.27 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.92 ounces | 1.59 ounces | 2.33 ounces | 1.92 ounces | 1.80 ounces | 2.08 ounces |
| Year | 2014 | — | 2014 | 2014 | 2018 | — |
| Optical Storage Read Speed | 540 | — | 540 | 540 | 540MB/s | — |
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Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E500B/AM)
Unlock Your Computer's Potential
Samsung's 850 EVO series SSD is the perfect for everyday computing. Powered by Samsung's V-NAND technology, the 850 EVO transforms the everyday computing experience with optimized performance and endurance. Designed to fit desktop PCs, laptops, and ultrabooks, the 850 EVO comes in a wide range of capacities and form factors.
Capacities Range up to 4TB
More storage options that are just right for your needs. Samsung offers the 850 EVO in a full range of capacities up to 4TB. With the industry’s first 4TB SSD for client PCs, you can store more data on a single SSD than ever before.
Multiple Form Factors for Almost Any Need
Samsung has designed the 850 EVO in multiple form factors with compatibility in mind. The 2.5-inch size is designed to fit most desktop PCs and laptops, while the SATA-based M.2 and mSATA are ideal for ultra-slim mobile computing.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2017
I will base my review on the claim that this drive supports hardware based encryption, or this line from the Amazon description page, "AES 256-bit hardware-based, encryption..."
I don't know if people realize that by enabling full disc encryption on their laptops, and by setting up pre-boot authentication and a user account password they can greatly secure their laptop against theft, which, let's face it, is quite prevalent with laptops. I always employed full disk encryption on my computers, which unfortunately always came at a price of a slightly slower drives because of the need for a CPU to encrypt/decrypt all disk operations. But it was worth it!!!
So I was very excited to read that this somewhat inexpensive SSD supported "AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption." That basically meant no loss in drive speed! So I purchased it...
Unfortunately, it turns out that one needs some very specific hardware (besides the SSD itself) to be able to use their mentioned hardware based encryption with Windows, and my (somewhat) older laptop did not quality for such. So I'm going to name the requirements here, which are omitted from their main "sales pitch":
- You will need an Enterprise, Ultimate or Pro version of Windows 10, 8.1 or 7. Just a Home version will not work. For some (dumb) reason Microsoft doesn't put BitLocker on those systems. ("BitLocker" is the Microsoft's built-in full disk encryption service.) So if you have an OS that doesn't support BitLocker, or if you prefer to use an open-source encryption solution, then your only choice is to use software based encryption with VeraCrypt. It's a free solution available online. But it is visibly slower than BitLocker.
- You will need a newer UEFI (not BIOS) on your computer that supports CSM option, that you will need to disable. (Note that such will probably require reinstallation of Windows, if it was installed on that drive previously.)
- Then to enable hardware based encryption you will need to run Samsung Magician (which is quite a buggy piece of software -- see below), to enable encryption and then "Safely erase" that SSD.
- Only then install Windows and then enable BitLocker that will start using hardware based encryption. (Note that if you just enable BitLocker without doing the steps above, or if you don't have all the necessary hardware, it will work as a software based encryption.)
Lastly, to check that you have enabled hardware based encryption, start administrative command line (cmd command) and type:
manage-bde -status c:
then check the line where it says "Encryption method." It must have word "hardware" in it. If so, you're good!
And last, keep in mind that hardware based encryption today is prone to many hacker attacks. Watch this YouTube presentation on how easy it is to break into misconfigured self-encrypting drives: (make it into a link. Amazon doesn't allow posting URLs)
youtube.com -slash- watch?v=dG7RQgBK0Zo
So make sure to follow advice at the end of that video!
Lastly, a review of Samsung services and especially their provided software. The bottom line -- I WAS NOT IMPRESSED.
First, their data transfer software. I don't know who wrote it, but it is awful! My old drive that I was migrating to this new SSD had 50 GB of free space (out of 500GB total.) So when I ran their migration software, that was included on the disk, it said that it couldn't start moving the data because it needed more free space on the hard drive. :) How much more? 30 GB more! Which meant that to use their dumb migration software I had to throw out 30 GB of my files! So, no thank you! Instead, I downloaded Macrium Reflect Free software, which did it without such dumb restrictions.
Then, that flyout paper with the pictures/explanation of how to transfer data. It shows the cable (see my screenshot) but that cable is not included in the package. Seriously! How can you show it when we don't give us a cable?! So be ware of it. That piece of paper is totally useless.
Also keep in mind that the drive does not come with any screws or extensions that may be needed to physically mount it inside your computer. In itself it's the size of a 2-1/2 inch laptop drive, but be prepared to have spare screws to attach it.
Lastly, their Samsung Magician software. Very BUGGY as well! When I was trying to "safely erase" this SSD to enable hardware encryption it could not recognize my USB stick to write its bootable software on it. Then when I plugged in another USB stick, it recognized it, but while writing it started giving me weird "microsoft like" errors and failed. I eventually had to waste a blank DVD to burn it. So the bottom line, if you do all this prepare to waste a lot of time and get a headache at the end.
Then, last thought, their software to safely erase the drive. When I tried to do it and booted from the DVD that I burned, it told me that the drive is in the "frozen state" and to unlock it I had to literally disconnect the SATA cable from it while it was still powered up. Do they realize how absurd that statement is for a laptop?! I had a spinning DVD inside that I just booted their dumb software from, so I can't just flip it up-side-down to take the SSD out without shattering my DVD drive. Plus, it's a LAPTOP PEOPLE, to take the SATA connector out, I have to open the back cover and pull the whole thing out. It doesn't just come out one by one!
I then typed up an email to Samsung, hoping to get some tech support (I personally HATE calling tech support these days and then end up speaking with some dude in India that reads sentences off the screen in a barely legible English. So done that, and no thank you!) Instead I typed up an email asking to guide me thru and received this response one day later:
--------------------------
Thank you for contacting Samsung Support regarding your concerns and inquiries. We apologize for any inconvenience this may be causing you. Pleace (sp.) contact 1-800-726-7864 so we can more accurately assist you.
--------------------------
So I eventually gave up.... Too much headache dealing with Samsung for nothing!
Good, but be aware of limitations of Hardware Based Encryption
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2017
I've owned Samsung SSDs for years, but this was my first Self Encrypting Drive that I got from them. So I'm not going to say that upgrading from a spinning HDD to this SSD makes everything load so much better -- for that read other reviews. They are correct. That is true!Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2017
I will base my review on the claim that this drive supports hardware based encryption, or this line from the Amazon description page, "AES 256-bit hardware-based, encryption..."
I don't know if people realize that by enabling full disc encryption on their laptops, and by setting up pre-boot authentication and a user account password they can greatly secure their laptop against theft, which, let's face it, is quite prevalent with laptops. I always employed full disk encryption on my computers, which unfortunately always came at a price of a slightly slower drives because of the need for a CPU to encrypt/decrypt all disk operations. But it was worth it!!!
So I was very excited to read that this somewhat inexpensive SSD supported "AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption." That basically meant no loss in drive speed! So I purchased it...
Unfortunately, it turns out that one needs some very specific hardware (besides the SSD itself) to be able to use their mentioned hardware based encryption with Windows, and my (somewhat) older laptop did not quality for such. So I'm going to name the requirements here, which are omitted from their main "sales pitch":
- You will need an Enterprise, Ultimate or Pro version of Windows 10, 8.1 or 7. Just a Home version will not work. For some (dumb) reason Microsoft doesn't put BitLocker on those systems. ("BitLocker" is the Microsoft's built-in full disk encryption service.) So if you have an OS that doesn't support BitLocker, or if you prefer to use an open-source encryption solution, then your only choice is to use software based encryption with VeraCrypt. It's a free solution available online. But it is visibly slower than BitLocker.
- You will need a newer UEFI (not BIOS) on your computer that supports CSM option, that you will need to disable. (Note that such will probably require reinstallation of Windows, if it was installed on that drive previously.)
- Then to enable hardware based encryption you will need to run Samsung Magician (which is quite a buggy piece of software -- see below), to enable encryption and then "Safely erase" that SSD.
- Only then install Windows and then enable BitLocker that will start using hardware based encryption. (Note that if you just enable BitLocker without doing the steps above, or if you don't have all the necessary hardware, it will work as a software based encryption.)
Lastly, to check that you have enabled hardware based encryption, start administrative command line (cmd command) and type:
manage-bde -status c:
then check the line where it says "Encryption method." It must have word "hardware" in it. If so, you're good!
And last, keep in mind that hardware based encryption today is prone to many hacker attacks. Watch this YouTube presentation on how easy it is to break into misconfigured self-encrypting drives: (make it into a link. Amazon doesn't allow posting URLs)
youtube.com -slash- watch?v=dG7RQgBK0Zo
So make sure to follow advice at the end of that video!
Lastly, a review of Samsung services and especially their provided software. The bottom line -- I WAS NOT IMPRESSED.
First, their data transfer software. I don't know who wrote it, but it is awful! My old drive that I was migrating to this new SSD had 50 GB of free space (out of 500GB total.) So when I ran their migration software, that was included on the disk, it said that it couldn't start moving the data because it needed more free space on the hard drive. :) How much more? 30 GB more! Which meant that to use their dumb migration software I had to throw out 30 GB of my files! So, no thank you! Instead, I downloaded Macrium Reflect Free software, which did it without such dumb restrictions.
Then, that flyout paper with the pictures/explanation of how to transfer data. It shows the cable (see my screenshot) but that cable is not included in the package. Seriously! How can you show it when we don't give us a cable?! So be ware of it. That piece of paper is totally useless.
Also keep in mind that the drive does not come with any screws or extensions that may be needed to physically mount it inside your computer. In itself it's the size of a 2-1/2 inch laptop drive, but be prepared to have spare screws to attach it.
Lastly, their Samsung Magician software. Very BUGGY as well! When I was trying to "safely erase" this SSD to enable hardware encryption it could not recognize my USB stick to write its bootable software on it. Then when I plugged in another USB stick, it recognized it, but while writing it started giving me weird "microsoft like" errors and failed. I eventually had to waste a blank DVD to burn it. So the bottom line, if you do all this prepare to waste a lot of time and get a headache at the end.
Then, last thought, their software to safely erase the drive. When I tried to do it and booted from the DVD that I burned, it told me that the drive is in the "frozen state" and to unlock it I had to literally disconnect the SATA cable from it while it was still powered up. Do they realize how absurd that statement is for a laptop?! I had a spinning DVD inside that I just booted their dumb software from, so I can't just flip it up-side-down to take the SSD out without shattering my DVD drive. Plus, it's a LAPTOP PEOPLE, to take the SATA connector out, I have to open the back cover and pull the whole thing out. It doesn't just come out one by one!
I then typed up an email to Samsung, hoping to get some tech support (I personally HATE calling tech support these days and then end up speaking with some dude in India that reads sentences off the screen in a barely legible English. So done that, and no thank you!) Instead I typed up an email asking to guide me thru and received this response one day later:
--------------------------
Thank you for contacting Samsung Support regarding your concerns and inquiries. We apologize for any inconvenience this may be causing you. Pleace (sp.) contact 1-800-726-7864 so we can more accurately assist you.
--------------------------
So I eventually gave up.... Too much headache dealing with Samsung for nothing!
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