techradar.com/au/ Updated:
2016-11-13 02:59:34
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Forget exploding smartphones and overpriced TVs, there's an area where the Samsung brand means best-in-class: storage. The South Korean giant is back with the Samsung NVMe SSD 960 Pro M.2 SSD, a drive that it promises delivers ‘next generation professiona...
Incredibly fast, Reliable, 5 year warranty, No SATA bottleneck, Large capacity...
Incredibly expensive, Not all users will benefit from these speeds...
One of the fastest SSDs in the world. This is an amazing drive, but its price may put it out of reach for many people...
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Once a year, Samsung manages to redefine performance in the consumer space. Last year Samsung introduced us to NVMe in the M.2 form factor with the launch of their 950 Pro. Despite the constraints of a tiny 22mm x 80mm form factor, the 950 Pro delivered p...
A new level of performance and capacity on the M.2 form factor is what Samsung's 2TB 960 Pro NVMe SSD brings to the table. What more could you ask for? Sure, the drive is expensive, but look what you get. We can't think of any other piece of hardware th...
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Like the SSD950 PRO that preceded it, the SSD960 PRO is built on a 2280 M.2 form factor, supports NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) and uses a PCIe Gen3 x4 interface. The drive is available in 512GB, 1TB and, thanks to the density of its 48-layer V-NAND...
Performance, Huge capacity for an M.2 drive, 5year warranty...
Performance comes at a cost...
Samsung's 48-layer V-NAND shows the capacity potential of the various flavours of 3D NAND that are in or soon will be in production. and further down the road there is QLC (quad-level cell) technology with the prospect of even larger capacities. There are...
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pcpowerplay.com.au Updated:
2016-12-05 02:07:48
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Not only does Samsung's new SSD flagship rock otherworldly speeds, it lands with capacities far in excess of the 950 Pro (which is available in 256GB and 512GB models). Now, the smallest 960 Pro is 512GB, with 1TB and 2TB versions topping out the range. T...
Extremely fast, Reliable...
Expensive...
No exactly cheap, but the 960 Pro is a new paradigm in consumer PC storage...
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Samsung was the first company to bring real consumer PCI-E-based M.2 drives to the market, but it's hardly a new player in this arena – the firm released several OEM drives before it made a huge impact with last year's 950 Pro. That drive impressed, and...
Huge speed gains over older SSDs, Smart, small design, Long warranty...
High price, Slightly slower with smaller files...
Samsung 960 Pro 1TB – Performance The upgraded V-NAND and controller help the Samsung deliver incredible performance. In AS SSD's sequential read and write tests the Samsung scored 2,823MB/sec and 2,346MB/sec. The former figure is a few hundred megabytes...
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When I was testing Samsung's new 960 Pro M.2/NVMe SSD, a coworker looking over my shoulder at the results declared, “That's sick!” High praise in today's parlance, and a direct response to this drive's incredible speed. It's a phrase I continued to voice...
and buying adviceIf your laptop or desktop supports the 960 Pro, then it's the consumer-grade NVMe SSD you want. Assuming the price is competitive, that is. If you find others at substantial savings, you'll be nearly as impressed. Copying 20GB in 11 seco...
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Featuring 3D V-NAND technology, the transistors are actually stacked vertically as opposed to horizontally inside of the silicone chips. What this means is that they can be layered on top of each other thus meaning more of them can be used. Samsung isn't...
Blazing fast sequential read and write speeds, One of the fastest, if not the fastest consumer level SSD currently on the market, Copper coating on the sticker is a nice touch for heat dissipation, Available in 500GB, 1TB and 2TB models, Perfect for cont...
Crazily expensive for a storage drive...
The burning question is most likely, “Should I buy the Samsung 960 PRO SSD?”. If you're looking for the best available consumer SSD as of today then yes, you should buy one. If you're looking for a bargain however then you're most certainly going to be wa...
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uk.hardware.info Updated:
2017-09-30 04:14:19
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There is a lot of renewal and progress in the area of fast storage. Time to cover all the recent developments, including a test of 17 PCI-Express SSDs. This way you have an overview of the state of affairs in this market.The last time we created an overvi...
PCI-Express SSDs are still quite expensive, but they also perform significantly better than SATA600 SSDs. A few years ago the additional price you paid for a high-end SSD barely gave you better performance due to the SATA600-bottleneck, but now the differ...
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Form factor is the shape and connection type used to hook up the SSD to your computer. There are two main physical shapes on the market: the traditional 2.5in drive, which is direct drop-in replacement for a hard drive, and the M.2 format. This latter typ...
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ocaholic.ch.english Updated:
2018-08-09 20:08:59
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If you looking for a new M.2 or PCIe SSD this article helps you in getting an overview. So far we've tested 6 different drives and the list will grow whenever a new and relevant drive is released. ...
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