| RAM | 6 GB |
|---|---|
| Hard Drive | 128 GB Solid State Drive |
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC128B/WW 128 GB Internal Solid State Drive
| Digital Storage Capacity | 128 GB |
| Hard Disk Interface | USB 1.1 |
| Connectivity Technology | SATA |
| Brand | SAMSUNG |
| Hard Disk Form Factor | 2.5 Inches |
| Hard Disk Description | Solid State Drive |
| Compatible Devices | Laptop |
| Installation Type | Internal Hard Drive |
| Color | Black metallic |
| Hard Disk Size | 128 GB |
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- Type of Drive :SSD
- Form Factor:2.5-inch
- Interface SATA3 (SATA 6Gbits/s)
- Random Read Speed: 75K IOPS; Random Write Speed: 30K IOPS; Sequential Read Speed: 520 MB/s; Sequential Write Speed: 320 MB/s
- Memory Type Toggle DDR 2xnm class NAND Flash
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| Compatible Devices | Laptop | Desktop, Laptop | Laptop, PC | Laptop, Desktop | Laptop, Desktop | Laptop |
| Data Transfer Rate | 6 Gb per second | 4240 Mb per second | 560 Mb per second | 350 Mb per second | 560 Mb per second | 560 Mb per second |
| Device Type | Solid State Drives | Solid State Drive | Solid State Drive | Internal Solid State Drive | Solid State Drive | Solid State Drive |
| Digital Storage Capacity | 128.0 GB | 250 GB | 500 GB | 240 GB | 250 GB | 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 3.0 Gb/s, SATA 1.5 Gb/s | SATA 6.0 Gb/s | SATA 3.0 Gb/s | SATA 6.0 Gb/s | SATA 6.0 Gb/s |
| Hardware Platform | PC, Mac, Unix, Linux | laptop, PC | laptop, PC | laptop | PC | PC |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 3.94 x 0.28 x 2.75 inches | 3.94 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches | 3.94 x 2.76 x 0.27 inches | 3.94 x 0.28 x 2.75 inches | 3.94 x 2.76 x 0.27 inches | 3.94 x 2.76 x 0.27 inches |
| Item Weight | 2.24 ounces | 1.59 ounces | 2.08 ounces | 1.44 ounces | 2.08 ounces | 2.08 ounces |
| Year | 2012 | — | — | 2017 | — | — |
Product Description
Product Description
The Samsung SSD 830 Series boasts superior random read speeds and faster sequential read and write speeds (up to 520 MB/s & 400 MB/s respectively). It's the ideal solution for your everyday computing needs, such as web browsing, document creation, viewing or editing multimedia files, playing PC games, etc. As the world's #1 DRAM, NAND Flash, and SSD supplier, Samsung has unique, industry-leading engineering resources, technologies, and manufacturing processes as well as more stringent quality and testing standards. All Samsung SSDs are designed and built completely in-house. Optimized for exceptional, sustained performance, the 830 Series features unrivaled reliability through its specially-engineered wear-leveling and garbage collection algorithms. The Samsung SSD 830 Series features stunning design and precision engineering - inside and out. It measures only 7mm thick, so it can even accommodate the latest ultra-slim laptop PCs. Magician Software Samsung's SSD Magician software eliminates the confusion and uncertainties of SSD management, making it simple for users to maximize the performance and lifetime of their Samsung SSD. The Samsung SSD 830 series is available with both desktop and laptop installation kits. The desktop kit comes with SATA data and power cables, screws, and a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter bracket. The laptop kit includes a SATA to USB adapter cable to facilitate easy data migration and a mounting spacer so that laptops with traditional 9.5mm drive bays can accommodate the Samsung SSD 830 Series' new slim profile. All Samsung SSD 830 Series models include a full version of Norton Ghost 15.0, rather than the limited data migration utilities included with most SSDs today. In addition to its robust data migration features, Norton Ghost 15.0 offers users advanced data backup and recovery functionality to ensure data integrity throughout the useful lifetime of the drive.
From the Manufacturer
Experience fast PC performance--and prolonged battery life--with the Samsung 830 Series Solid-State Drive. This data storage device has a capacity of 128 GB, making it ideal for everyday computing needs like browsing the web, creating documents, viewing multimedia files, or playing PC games. The product features a black-tone, brushed metal design, and at only 0.28 inches thick, it can fit in any computer, even ultra-thin laptops.
Samsung 830 Series SSD (128 GB)
- Enables you to boot up your computer in as little as 15 seconds
- Energy efficient--improves battery life by up to 30 minutes
- Solid-state design provides greater shock protection for data
- Brushed metal case blocks dust and corrosion
- Superior multi-tasking performance with 3-Core Samsung MCX Controller
- Samsung SSD Magician 3.0 software simplifies SSD management
- 100-percent Samsung genuine components
- Backed by a three-year limited warranty
Fast Performance for Everyday Computing
The Samsung 830 Series Solid-State Drive boasts superior random read speeds (up to 80,000 IOPS) and fast sequential read and write speeds (up to 520 MB/s and 320 MB/s, respectively). As a result, it's well suited for a wide range of computing needs, like web browsing, document creation, viewing or editing multimedia files, and playing PC games.
The device enables you to boot up your computer in as little as 15 seconds, and its energy-efficient design can improve your battery life by up to 30 minutes.
This SSD is a drive only. Samsung also offers full installation kits, the 830 Series SSD for Desktop Computers, and the 830 Series SSD for Notebook Computers.
Thin Profile Design
The 830 Series drive is notable for its slim profile and precision design. At only 0.28 inches thick, the device can accommodate ultra-slim PC cases and ultra-slim laptops.
Easy Drive Management with SSD Magician Software
Samsung's SSD Magician software eliminates the confusion and uncertainties of SSD management, making it simple for you to maximize the performance and lifetime of your Samsung SSD. The software helps maintain the SSD at its peak condition, giving you the same optimal performance and reliability throughout the life of your PC.
In addition to its performance maintenance features, SSD Magician also provides system information and facilitates performance benchmarking, performance optimization, operating system optimization, firmware updates, securely erasing data, and over-provisioning.
Compatibility and Warranty Information
This Samsung drive is compatible with Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS X, and Linux systems. The device measures 0.28 by 2.75 by 3.94 inches (H x W x D) and weighs 2.15 ounces.
The Samsung 830 Series Solid-State Drive is backed by a three-year limited warranty.
What's in the Box
Samsung 830 Series Solid-State Drive, Samsung SSD Magician software and manual CD, and documentation.
Capacity64 GB128 GB256 GB512 GBModelMZ-7PC064B/WWMZ-7PC128B/WWMZ-7PC256B/WWMZ-7PC512B/WWType of DriveSolid StateForm Factor2.5-inch standard (Reduced 7mm thickness for use with ultraportables and netbooks)For Use WithLaptops, ultraportables, netbooks, desktopsInterfaceSATA revision 3.0 (SATA 6Gbits/s)Random Read Speeds80,000 IOPSSequential Read/Write Speeds520 MB/s / 160 MB/s520 MB/s / 320 MB/s520 MB/s / 400 MB/sController3-Core MCX Multi-Core ControllerType of MemoryToggle DDR 2xnm NAND Flash MemoryIncluded SoftwareSamsung Magician 3.0Dimensions0.28 by 2.75 by 3.94 inches (H x W x D)WarrantyThree-Year Limited*The Samsung 830 Series SSD Drives also comes in full-installation kit form. These kits include mounting hardware and a copy of Norton Ghost for a seamless upgrade with your current system. If you prefer the full-installation kit, please follow the links below.
Capacity64 GB128 GB256 GB512 GBFull-installation kit - Notebook model MZ-7PC128N/AMMZ-7PC256N/AMMZ-7PC512N/AMFull-installation kit - Desktop modelMZ-7PC064D/AMMZ-7PC128D/AMMZ-7PC256D/AMMZ-7PC512D/AM ENDPRODUCT NAME: Samsung 830 Series SSD for Notebook Computers (256 GB)Looking for specific info?
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| Brand | SAMSUNG |
|---|---|
| Item model number | MZ-7PC128B |
| Hardware Platform | PC, Mac, Unix, Linux |
| Item Weight | 2.24 ounces |
| Product Dimensions | 3.94 x 0.28 x 2.75 inches |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 3.94 x 0.28 x 2.75 inches |
| Color | Black metallic |
| Flash Memory Size | 128 |
| Hard Drive Interface | USB 1.1 |
| Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
| ASIN | B007BBQPUA |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | February 9, 2012 |
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INSTALLATION:
I picked up this SSD when the platter drive in a relative's HP Pavilion g series laptop threw up the errrors about imminent hard drive failure. Installation was easy, the Pavilion g series has some rubber caps on either end of the hard drive (probably to help with noise reduction of the spinning drive). If you have this laptop, you'll want to keep the rubber caps, since the drive bay was built deeper to accomodate these. Also, the drive goes in upsidedown when installing. It's technically facing upright, but since you flip the laptop over to access the drive bay, it also goes in upside-down.
SPACE:
I had gone with the 128GB model since this particular relative really only surfs the web and checks email in a standalone client, so space isn't a big concern. I did a clean install of the OS rather than ghosting the old drive to the new one, so prior to OS installation there was 119GB and change available on the drive. Installing Windows went much faster than installing on a traditional drive. After installing Windows 7 Ultimate with all the Windows updates and basic programs (Chrome, Thunderbird, Microsoft Office) there was 93GB of free space left on the drive.
PERFORMANCE:
Performance thus far has been very impressive, but not as changes-your-life-permanently-for-the-better that some make it out to seem. Installation of programs definitely zips faster, programs launch faster, and start-up times are under 30 seconds (haven't had too many boot-ups since installation that didn't delay with Windows Updates so I don't have specific boot times yet, I'll update later with that info). The Windows Experience Index took a big jump from 5.1 to 7.7 (perfect score being 7.9). However! I do not think I am done optimizing this drive yet. I haven't installed the software that came with the drive yet, so I'm hoping that will update enough drivers and whatnot that I'll be able to squeeze that extra 0.2 points out of the Experience Index for the perfect score that I know others are acheiving with this drive.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
Overall it's a great drive at an even better price, among the family of SSD options out there. I'd highly recommend people check this out. I gave this drive 4 stars instead of 5 because I have not had it long enough to comment on build quality/longevity and I'm also not done optimizing performance.
I installed the drive in place of the HDD that the laptop had. I used Windows 7 backup and system image to make a system backup on an external USB HDD. I then made a USB flash disk of the Windows 7 install DVD (google it - it's pretty simple to make a USB flash copy of your Windows DVD). I swapped the internal HDD for the SSD and booted Windows 7 via the USB disk. I then selected "Repair" and performed a system image restore from the windows rescue menu. My most recent system image was pre-selected from the USB HDD. I selected my new unformatted SSD as the system image destination and began the system restore. However just as I clicked to start the restore, I got an error message saying the "parameter was incorrect". After some searching, turns out the even though I selected the Windows USB drive under the advanced options menu (selecting it "ignores" the selection in the calculation of drive space for the destination image), Windows seemed to use the USB Flash drive in it's calculation of available destination drive space. This threw off the destination drive calculation and windows was essentially trying to "restore" my image to the USB flash drive (with Windows 7 on it) instead of the SSD. Even though I selected the option to ignore the USB disk, windows still used it in it's calculation of available destination drive space, and threw up an error. So.. This is how I worked around that: I restarted my system image restore, and just before I clicked on "restore" (I forget exactly what the click box says), I removed the Windows USB flash drive. I then clicked "restore" and the restore worked. So in order to use Windows 7 system image restore on your new SSD, you click and select options until you are ready to actually restore the image, then remove the Windows USB drive, and then click to begin the restoration. I literally pulled the flash drive out of the USB port. I didn't see any way to "safely remove" it other than to literally pull it out. Regardless, the restore continued and completed, and rebooted. My system was completely restored in the exact condition I had it prior.
Now if you are restoring from HDD to SSD, you need to remember two things. One, when the system "reboots" after the system restore is complete, you need to edit the registry to enable AHCI for Windows 7 (assuming AHCI mode is not already enabled in Windows 7 - google how to check this). After editing the registry, you then reboot, enter your BIOS and change the disk controller to AHCI mode (from IDE mode). This allows both TRIM in windows 7 and higher SSD performance. Of course you don't NEED to do this step but it increased real world performance and keeps your SSD drive in top condition because of TRIM. Google is your friend if you want instructions on how to change the registry. The computer will likely reboot a few times as it installs drivers. The other thing to take into consideration is the offset alignment. Again, google is your friend regarding checking and aligning your partition if necessary. But essentially you want to check to make sure your partition is aligned in 4k blocks. Otherwise your SSD will have to read two blocks every time instead of just one block, thus losing some performance. My SSD restore was aligned without me having to do anything other than check it. There are ways to realign the partition if you need to (GParted can do this if you manually move the partitions, for example). Google how to do this, if necessary. In my case, I did not need to realign anything.
The Samsung "Magician" software that came with the SSD actually has a feature that "optimizes" windows 7 for SSD, like disabling defragmentation and drive indexing. Simple to use interface, point and click. Update firmware if necessary (my drive came with the latest firmware). Good job Samsung!
So, in short, my windows restore worked after a little fiddling around. The drive is wicked fast. WAAAAY faster than any HDD. And I used to have a SCSI 10,000 rpm RAID-0 setup at one point. This SSD is way way faster. In real world tasks, the speed increase is awesome. My non-techy wife even noticed how quick my laptop was with the SSD. Start up, shutdown, hibernate, all very fast (hibernate is literally a 2 second affair). Applications start in 2-3 seconds from a cold boot. Super impressed!
It so happens I also bought an ultra-bay SATA adapter for this laptop. So now I have the SSD in the "normal" drive bay and my old HDD in the hot-swap ultra-bay. I can swap the HDD and the DVD-ROM whenever I want. I kept the HDD to use as my DAW scratch area and also to copy files to, so I have a copy of any work I'm currently doing. I also use the HDD as my windows 7 backup and restore location. It's faster to backup to the internal HDD than the USB 2.0 external drive I have (the external drive is 3.0 USB but the Thinkpad only has 2.0 USB, so it works only at 2.0 speeds).
If you are on the fence about an SSD upgrade, you shouldn't be. For $100 this drive was the best improvement I could have made to any computer. In a 2009 Thinkpad T61, it was an awesome upgrade. No problems, no crashes, no slowdowns. It just works. Fast.
PS: This Samsung drive is SATA 3.0 (6Gb/s) compatible. However my Thinkpad is only SATA 2.0 (3Gb/s). Not that I could tell, but if you have a newer laptop/desktop with SATA 3.0, your overall speed will be even better.
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My PC was built in July 2012, & runs an AMD 6-core 3.3Ghz processor on a Gigabyte 970A-UD3 motherboard with 8GB of RAM. I knew my old SATA2 HDD would give up within weeks, but I fitted it anyway to benchmark the new base unit. Windows Experience index scored it @ 5.7 on Windows7 with the SATA2 drive installed.
When the HDD stopped working, I fitted the 128GB 830 SSD. I knew that my board supported SATA3 & AHCI, so I set it up & fitted the SSD. Setting to AHCI doesn't affect the performance of the SATA2 standard HDD that is also fitted to my PC. I have always kept my C drive clean,i.e. I only have Windows loaded onto it: all of my files are stored on other HDD's. In reality, a 64GB drive would have done just as well, but 128GB gives a fair bit of headroom for Windows8 when it comes out. I used an OCZ OCZACSSDBRKT2 3.5/2.5 inch SSD Adaptor Bracket to house the drive: it's around £7 or £8 from Amazon & is a perfect match for the Samsung. It fits a standard bay for drives that use screw fixings & comes complete with screws.
My copy of Windows7 is an upgrade from Vista 32 bit, so after formatting, Vista had to be loaded first. I have to state that there were problems with the installation: 4 times the installation 'hung' at the very end & would not finish the install (reviewers of other SSD's have also encountered this problem). The Vista disc was in pristine condition & had never failed to load 1st time on every other re-install that I had carried out on my previous PC, plus the single re-install on my present one when the old HDD was fitted.
I tried using a different Vista disc & the same thing happened twice. Then it installed properly & booted up. After the usual download corruption problems with Vista SP1 were sorted out, I re-run the Experience index & the SSD came out at 5.9. Not a great difference from my SATA2 HDD (5.7), & that was after I tuned the new drive with the Magician software. However, opening files & programmes seemed a lot quicker, so I was pleased. I then loaded Windows 7 without any more problems.
The Samsung Magician software is a nice little package that allows you to tune the SSD; benchmark your drive & cancel the Windows defragmenter. If you need to defragment your standard drives, leave the Magician tick-box option for this feature disabled.
When you use the Windows defragmenter for your standard HDD, ensure that you don't select the SSD for defragmenting as the Magician software has a special application that cleans it up. Also, make sure that you disable the Windows scheduler, otherwise the defragmenter will automatically attempt to defragment the SSD, which is not recommended.
Next, I downloaded all of the minor updates for Windows7 & completed the installation & tuning. My old HDD rated at 5.7 on Windows7,& the SSD rated at 7.9. This suggests that the SSD works much better with Windows 7 than with Vista. The Samsung spec for this drive is as follows, with my own PC's performance indicated in parentheses:
Sequential Max read = 520MB/S (500MB/S)
Sequential Max write = 320MB/S (300MB/S)
Random (IOPS)Max read = 80,000 (52,000)
Random (IOPS)Max write= 30,000 (21,000)
The only limiting factor now seems to be in the design of the programmes: some newer ones open quickly, but older ones are creaking a bit.
It is worth disconnecting all of your other internal drives before the SSD is installed: this allows you to take a system image of the SSD by itself after the installation is complete, which is very useful if you need to reinstall later. You can then reconnect your HDD's & run your PC as normal.
It seems that the SSD performs much better on Windows7 than it does on Vista. Also, although the manual indicates that it works with XP, I would take that with a pinch of salt, as I tried to load XP when Vista spat it's dummy out & XP setup didn't even see the drive! So, in summary, it IS a beauty, but it can be a pig to load your platform onto. I believe the drive isn't responsible for this, but Microsoft & some of the hardware manufacturers need to devote some resources into running PC's with these drives.
Addendum Oct 31 2012.
I have just loaded Windows 8 onto my PC & can report that the experience index now shows the drive performance has risen to 8.1 out of a possible 9.9 marks. FYI, the PC now boots from the end of the motherboard self-test to login in 6.2 seconds, compared with 80+ seconds on Windows 7. All applications open immediately from either the new UI start menu or the original menu, which is still usable.
The Samsung performance figures for W8 are as follows:-
Sequential max read = (530MB/Sec)
Sequential max write = (285MB/Sec)
Random (IOPS) max read = (55000)
Random (IOPS) max write= (29000)
A slight increase in figures, with the exception of Sequential Write, but a massive increase in observable performance.
However, the Samsung Magician (version 3.1) isn't fully compatible yet (SEE 'VERSION 4'), & trim doesn't function properly. I have reported this to Samsung & they have informed me that they know about the issue, but their original advice of running the Magician in Windows XP/Vista/7 compatibility mode does not solve the problem unless you have carried out a clean install, which involves W8 setup wiping your existing files & most of your programmes. If you do this, version 3.2 will install in compatibility mode & work. They have since told me that using the Windows 8 trim function works with the drive, but it does not, unless you have (predictably) carried out a clean install, when it works very well. I have discussed this problem with Microsoft, who are happy to throw it back at Samsung! Maybe Microsoft have launched W8 with quite a few bugs.
Don't let this put you off, as I would expect fixes from Samsung & Microsoft to be forthcoming for these issues, although I don't know when this will be. In the meantime, there is a way of getting Magician to work without wiping your files & programmes: BEFORE you upgrade to W8, download Magician 3.2 (3.1 comes as standard) on your existing W7 platform & you can use the Samsung optimisation function. Even allowing for these snags, it has to be stated that the performance of this drive with Windows 8 is absolutely incredible & is worth the hassle.
January 2013.
Since writing this review, I am running two versions of W8: one is on the SATA3 SSD & the other on a SATA2 HDD (the HDD programme is very basic, & the SSD programme has all of my software on it). There is no comparison. The old SATA2 HDD is painfully slow running by a massive margin. Even my new 3TB SATA3 storage HDD is pathetic by comparison. There is no way I could live with an operating system on a rotating HDD for any length of time now. I look forward to the day when affordable SSD's of 2TB & more are available.
VERSION 4
Around 17th of March 2013, Samsung released version 4 of their Magician optimisation software. This works perfectly with Windows 8 & has effectively eliminated the problems encountered with versions 3.1 & 3.2. One new feature of version 4 is that it allows you to select 'performance', 'capacity' or 'reliability' for your SSD. It automatically optimises Windows 8 for your selected option without having to carry out any manual tweaking: very well though-out idea.
I bought a SSD 840 Pro this year (2013) & the old 830 equals it's performance. As the 830 is still available & is £30-£40 cheaper than the latest drive I bought another one for my third Windows platform. Having the Samsung drives means that transferring data between drives is a breeze: there is a download that allows data migration & copying to be accomplished without any hassle. Anyone wanting more than one SSD would be well advised to consider any of the Samsung units.
Habe etliche Berichte über die Sinnlosigkeit solches - nicht internen Verfahrens - gelesen. Stichwort: Flaschenhals Effekt. Trotzdem, ich habe mich dann entschlossen die Samsung 128 GB (ohne Montagematerial!) inkl. dem Gehäuse SK-2500 2xFW800/USB3.0, SATA int. Gehäuse 6,4cm(2,5'') zu kaufen und mein "Glück" auszuprobieren.
Als die Lieferung zuhause ankam und ausgepackt wurde, habe ich mich gleich an die Formatierung der SSD gemacht. Zuvor habe ich diese natürlich in das absolut hochwertige Gehäuse eingebaut. Ein Kinderspiel und es passt perfekt!! Anschließend dann durch das interne Dienstprogramm vom Mac keine Probleme gehabt, die SSD zu formatieren. Innerhalb noch nicht mal von vierzig Sekunden war die Platte auf Mac vorbereitet.
So, dann also ran an das Löschen der internen HDD und neu Aufspielen des Betriebssystems auf die SSD. Ich denke ich werde so um die 25-30 Minuten gebraucht haben, bis das System aufgespielt war. Dann der entscheidende Moment: Klappt es......... JAAAAAAA......... alles super funktioniert.
Subjektiv erschien mir bereits die Installation der einzelnen Komponenten auch schneller zu laufen. Krass!! Nach ca. 2-3 Stunden hatte ich dann alles erledigt. Das System war wieder frisch auf dem aktuellen Stand.
Angemerkt sei jedoch noch vorab, dass ich grosse Datenvolumen wie Filme, iTunes-Mediathek und Aperture 3 komplett auf meine weitere externe HDD ausgelagert habe Western Digital Mypassport Studio 1TB externe Festplatte (6,4 cm (2,5 Zoll), 5400rpm, 8MB Cache, FireWire) .
Diese WD HDD habe ich natürlich auch per Firewire an den noch freien Port des externen Gehäuses angeschlossen.
Und hier war leider das Problem im Detail. Nach dem Ausschalten des Mac und anschließenden Einschalten wollte dieser die Bootpartition der SSD nicht mehr erkennen!! Mist dachte ich, was nun!? Also noch mal alles vorn vorne gemacht. Nach der Prozedur dann aber nach Ausschalten wieder das Problem!! Aber wo verdammt war denn das Problem!? Wenn ich die SSD dann mittels des Minischalters am Gehäuse aus- und eingeschaltet habe klappte es ja wieder. Da war Lion doch!!
Also an die Fehlersuche:
Mein Problem war, dass ich halt die Western Digital HDD auch an den zweiten Port angeschlossen habe. Als ich diese per USB an den Mac angeschlossen habe, klappte dann auch das Booten der SSD!!
Aber das wollte ich doch irgendwie nicht. Beide Platten sollten doch über FW800 laufen, damit ich volle Geschwindigkeit nutzen kann. Also habe ich zunächst an einen HUB 1394b gedacht Delock Delock 4 Port IEEE 1394b FireWire Hub / Repeater . Sicherlich nicht schlecht um Erweiterungen an den Mac zu bekommen. Doch wie geht es erstmal ohne diesen Kasten?
Also habe ich mir die richtigen Gedanken gemacht, dass es vielleicht auch daran liegen könnte, dass der Firewire-Port aufgrund seiner dauerhaften Stromversorgung (leider) nicht genug Strom für die SSD aufbringt. Richtig gedacht? Also schnell noch den Stromadapter aus dem Gehäuse angestöpselt und...... auch damit keine Verbesserung! :-(
***** NACHTRAG ****
Es klappt eindeutig nur mit dem benannten Firewire800 HUB Delock Delock 4 Port IEEE 1394b FireWire Hub / Repeater .
Auf Port 1 habe ich dann die SSD angeschlossen, an Port 2 die Western Digital und an Port 3 eine weitere Externe Iomega.
Somit liegen keinerlei Bootprobleme mehr vor :-)
Somit kann ich zwar mit einigen Aufwand, aber mit erheblich viel Nutzen, mit bestem Gewissen die Samsung SSD inkl. dem SK-2500 und dem Delock Hub empfehlen!
Also, wer als Mac-User an die externe Umstellung auf eine SSD nachdenkt und nicht an die Prozedur der internen Lösung gehen möchte, dem kann ich nur zu dieser "Rucksackvariante" raten!! Absolut genial und allemal besser als mit der internen HDD zu arbeiten!
In Kombination kaufen :-)
Umstieg auf eine SSD entschieden und muss sagen, ich habe es nicht bereut.
Der Rechner (wird hauptsächlich zum Spielen genutzt) startet nun deutlich schneller
und ist schon wenige Sekunden nach dem Anmeldebildschirm einsatzbereit. Auch sämtliche
Programme und Gadgets wie Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 sind umgehend gestartet.
Das lästige, zeitweise bis zu 20 Sekunden andauernde, Warten auf den Programmstart
entfällt.
Die Verarbeitung macht einen sehr wertigen Eindruck und auch die Anschlüsse für
Stom- und Datenkabel sind stabil gearbeitet. Das habe ich bei so manch anderem Laufwerk
schon deutlich windiger erlebt.
Es sei aber darauf hingewiesen, dass man sich vorher überlegen sollte wo die SSD eingebaut
wird. In meinem Sharkoon Rebell 9 sind ausschließlich 5,25 Zoll Einbauschächte vorhanden,
was den Einsatz eines Einbaurahmens erforderlich mach. Somit habe ich einen Einbaurahmen
von 2,5 auf 3,5 Zoll benötigt und dann nochmal Einbauwinkel von 3,5 auf 5,25 Zoll.
Im Lieferumfang befindet sich die SSD, eine Kurzanleitung und eine CD mit dem kompletten
Handbuch sowie Northon Ghost 15.0 für den Datenumzug von HDD auf SSD.
Es gibt verschiedene Versionen der SSD. Einmal diese hier als "normales" Paket, dann die
Version als Desktop Upgrade das die entsprechenden Kabel, Einbaurahmen und Schrauben enthält
und als Laptop Upgrade mit dem benötigten Platzhalter und einem SATA zu USB Kabel.
Falls man seinen Datenumzug von einer HDD auf SSD nicht mit dem beigelegten Ghost machen möchte
empfielt sich das kostenlose O&O SSD Migration Kit dass sich z.B. über Chip.de herunterladen lässt.
Wichtig hierbei ist es allerdings, dass man die Energieoptionen seines Windows anpasst und den
Energiesparmodus abschält, da der Umzugsvorgang je nach Datenmenge durchaus 1 bis mehrere Stunden
dauern kann. Bei mir waren es ca. 65 GB an Datenvolumen und ca. 2 Stunden Wartezeit.
Da die komplette Windowspartition inkl. der System-Reservierten Partition kopiert wird und auch
die Starteinträge entsprechend umgeschrieben werden, ist es nicht weiter erforderlich die SSD
besonders anzuschließen. Einfach an einen freien SATA-Anschluss und an den Strom anschließen,
Windows starten, das Programm installieren, der gut beschriebenen Schritt für Schritt Anleitung
folgen und durchlaufen lassen. Nach dem erfolgreichen "Umzug" muss ggf. im Bios die SSD als
Startlaufwerk in der Boot-Reihenfolge eingestellt werden. Falls die alte HDD im System verbleibt
kann diese einfach weiterverwendet werden. In der Computerverwaltung (Windows 7: im Windows Explorer
mit der rechten Maustaste auf Computer klicken und dann auf Verwalten) und dann Datenträgerverwaltung
kann die HDD dann nach dem Löschen beider alter Partitionen als einfaches Volume wieder formatiert
und weitergenutzt werden.
Ein Umzug per Windows-Sicherung wie es ein Vorrezensent beschrieben hat ist nur bei einer SSD möglich,
die mindestens genau so groß ist wie die ursprüngliche HDD als ganzes. Wenn man versucht von einer
200 GB großen HDD auf diese SSD um zu ziehen quittiert die Datenträgerwiederherstellung den Versuch
mit einer kurzen Fehlermeldung. Generell ist aber immer eine Sicherung der Daten anzuraten für den
Fall dass etwas schief geht. Dann ist nicht alles verloren und die HDD kann nochmal wiederhergestellt
und ein zweiter umzugsversuch gestartet werden. (Bei mir norwendig geworden durch den Energiesparmodus
der den Rechner einfach mittem im Umzugsprozess heruntergefahren hat, was bei ca. der hälfte des Umzuges
in einem nicht mehr Startfähigen Windows resultierte)
Alles in Allem eine super Sache so eine SSD. Der Geschwindigkeitsvorteil ist immens (mind. 50% schnellerer
Windowsstart und Programmstart von den Programmen die auf der SSD installiert sind) und bei einem Preis von
unter 100 Euro auch wirklich ein lukratives Schnäppchen. Wer einen Umzug machen möchte sollte die Sicherung
und den Energiesparmodus nicht vergessen und dann mit dem Programm seiner Wahl durchführen.
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With many weeks of debating on getting an SSD and then trying to find the best one for my needs i ended up getting this Samsung Drive,
i chose the Samsung over the slightly faster OCZ makes due to Samsung's reputation on being very reliable and i was happy to loose a little bit of speed for that.
Heres what i have done - i have a late 2008 mac book pro which although is still very capable after all these years it was starting to show a little sign of old age when using photoshop and some other intense apps, the RAM was already max'd out so my only other option was the HDD upgrade which i had already upgraded from a 5200rpm to 7400rpm drive.
WOW i noticed the difference straight away even safari seems snappier and photoshop runs with ease, my mac book boots up in around 10 seconds too, which tbh doesn't really matter for me as its never turned off, but waking from sleep is instant too... i guess things like that dont really have much affect on if you want to buy an SSD with only 128gbs of storage for £80 BUT you will notice the difference in all your apps and even finder it really is good!!
so all in all i am very very happy with my upgrade and the Samsung drive, and very glad i picked this model, i did but the sata 3 (6gbs connection) drive knowing that my mac book on had sata 2 (3gb connection) but i did that just incase i upgraded my mac book pro in the future and i could just swap out drives.
my only downside to it is that Samsung don't have MAC app support so if you need or want to update the firmware you have to do it through windows with the nice little software Magician that Samsung provide you with..... but please please please check the firmware you already have in the SSD as i did not and went through a whole lot of trouble to install windows etc to then find out it had shipped with the latest firmware on it lol
you also need to download an app called Trim enabler to enable Trim support as osx doesn't have this option [...] theres the link - really easy to use app.
one other little note, i also purchased a Superdrive drive replacement caddy and removed my superdrive and fitted my old hard drive in it so i now have 2 drives in my mac book pro 1x SSD for osx and apps, and 1x 500gb 7400rpm HD for data, movies, music etc..... good idea if you dont use DVD / CD's anymore
glad i made the jump to SSD.... hmmm you should too ;-)
L'installation est simple mais si vous voulez dupliquer le contenu de votre disque dur sur le SSD il va vous falloir un ordinateur portable à deux baies de disque dur, comme c'est le cas avec le mien, car le logiciel Samsung livré avec ce SSD ne supporte pas l'USB. Il faut donc le relier en interne via le SATA pour qu'il soit reconnu. Une fois installé dans la 2e baie utilisez un des logiciels de clonage gratuit qui existent et clonez le contenu intégral du disque dur, y compris votre OS. Ensuite j'ai inverti les disques durs : j'ai mis le SSD à la place du DD d'origine. L'ordi a booté sur le SSD.
D'une part le temps de démarrage de Windows est significativement plus rapide, mais c'est surtout sur tout le reste qu'on voit la différence : les applications s'ouvrent en un éclair, c'est génial ! Une fois la session Windows ouverte, les icones de la barre des tâches apparaissent toutes en qques instants, c'est archi rapide !
Du coup, même Firefox s'ouvre plus vite, tout marche largement mieux et j'ai l'impression d'avoir un ordi plus rapide que les plus puissants du marché.
Mon ordinateur de bureau, assemblé par mes soins, obtient un score 7 fois plus élevé sur un benchmark donné que mon laptop. Eh bien le desktop parait aujourd'hui lent en comparaison avec mon laptop équipé de ce SSD !!
Bref, je recommande fortement ce SSD, mais attention : si vous voulez cloner le contenu de votre DD vous devez posséder une double baie de DD, sinon vous ne pourrez pas le faire ou alors il faudra faire autrement qu'avec du USB (peut-etre avec un boitier e-SATA ?).
A noter aussi que la version 128 Go n'est pas la plus rapide : le modèle 256 Go est plus rapide de 20% en écriture, et le 64 Go est plus lent en lecture et en écriture. Le 128 Go est un bon compromis mais si vous avez les moyens le mieux est le 256 ou le 512.
































