Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5IN SATA3 MCX SSD Drive W/ Desktop Upgrade Bundle Kit
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 Rating: Review Date: 09/09/12 |
Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5IN SATA3 MCX SSD Drive W/ Desktop Upgrade Bundle Kit
Cons:128gb is not that much space, and I would only recommend as a boot drive.
Pros:FastSmall |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/30/12 |
Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5IN SATA3 MCX SSD Drive W/ Desktop Upgrade Bundle Kit
Cons:The included Norton Ghost needs a minor but critical update to it's instructions. A free download of Ghost Recon Future Soldier (or other UBI title) is included. Pro Tip: Sign up as a UBI user *first* and then complete the ordering process. And don't use Firefox (not tested on Chrome).
Pros:Fast. No system level issues on Asus x58 Sabertooth in either 6Gb (Marvell) or 3Gb (Intel) SATA ports. The drive is recognized immediately and was hassle free to install. I didn't use the included mounting bracket.A recent version of Norton Ghost is included.A free download of Ghost Recon Future Soldier (or other UBI title) is included. Comment:
The drive itself is great. No issues with installation or operation.However....Running Samsung Magician's Performance Optimization causes all CPU cores to spike and then BSOD (INTERRUPT_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED) every time at 30% when it's connected to a 6Gb SATA port. Connected to the 3Gb SATA port, this issue does not occur, so this could be due to the Marvell driver for this chipset which everyone has complained so much about. As well, this is on Windows XP 64bit - Vista/Win7 users may not have this issue with the software.I used the included Norton Ghost to clone my OS, which worked just fine, except it would have been really convenient if Norton had included the following prompt once the cloning is complete: "Please shut down your system and remove/disconnect your old hard drive to complete the cloning process"If you don't disconnect it and just reboot (at least on XP 64bit), the drives get "married" and neither will boot past the Welcome screen without the other one present. There is no simple fix for this other than reinstalling. The Win XP Setup repair option was not available.TL;DR: Five Stars for the drive. The included software leaves something to be desired. |
Very nice drive. Boot speeds are incredible when compared to a HDD. Norton ghost was easy to use and made moving my OS simple, i just had to resize my win 7 partition to 128gb and presto!