Samsung 860 PRO 256GB SATA 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (MZ-76P256)

1. Bought the product,2. Installed SAMSUNG DATA MIGRATION software and transferred Win 10.3. Installed SAMSUNG MAGICIAN and it says "This drive is NOT supported". (ScreenShot attached)4. Got confused cuz of being PRO!5. Opened SAMSUNG INDIA support website, registered the product.6. Now the website says, "Out of Warranty"! (ScreenShot attached)7. Got shocked! Further searched and found the youtube video of the SAME CASE happened with another person from India!8. Both the sellers are SAME, "Appario Retail PVT. LTD.", what a coincidence!9. Writing this review, and hoping AMAZON publish this! OR a BIG BAN on both from 'my community'. Thanks!

I'm assuming that you purchased ssd for only OPERATING SYSTEM (as C drive only) and for storage your old HDD can be used in cd/dvd drive just order HDD CADDY BAY (make sure about dimensions).1. PUT SSD in caddy bay (to copy your hdd's C drive as clone). Note: dont screw ssd at this stage.2. If ssd not showing up in my computer, check in disk management tool, if its showing there then leave it as it is and proceed with samsung data migration tool.3. When done migration of data, remove ssd from caddy bay and put inside laptop (in place of hdd and put hdd into caddy bay), it is because caddy bay only able to read/write data but cant be used to boot (on some old/unsupported devices).4. It will now boot from ssd but first boot maybe slower just do Nothing, wait.5. Make sure you've installed SAMSUNG MAGICIAN software, as it is helpful for ssd firmware update and management. Also use over-provisoning by 10 to 20%, it will increase ssd life.6. Please check if AHCI mode and RAPID activated in magician software, it will boost speed, before making ATA to AHCI make sure your pc boot in safe mode (when you changed ATA to AHCI for first time only). Then change back to normal boot from safe boot. It will minimize any chances of error.7. Tadaaa your pc is fastes ever it felt like. You can reply me here, how was your experience after reading this review and installtion of caddy and SSD.

This really makes ur system blazing fast.I purchased a HP 15 laptop which has an 8th Gen i5 processor with 8gb ram and win 10. I was really disappointed with performance. Later I realized the 5400 rpm HDD is the bottleneck. I purchased this SSD in the sale and decided to install it myself. Below are the installation steps for hp 15 series laptop, in case anyone needs them:1) Open up the 9 screws at the back of the back panel.Remove the battery.Remove the optical drive.Open the back panel(Check YouTube video by searching "hp15 SSD M2 installation").2) Now add the m2 SSD in the slot provided. The screw would already be present. Just remove it, attach the SSD and again screw it. Now fix the back cover , battery, drive and screw the back lid.3) Now start windows, go to disc management(from search box) and check for this drive. It should reflect. Now make it active/online by right mouse click.4. Download Samsung data migration for SSD software by searching on google.5) Open it and clone the os drive to this SSD.6) Restart the system and enter bios setting by pressing f10.7) Go to advanced -> Boot configure and select this drive in the first position by using f5-f6 buttons. Remember to save it here.8) Now again save and exit.9) Now the system will boot with the ssd.Enjoy :-)

Bought it only for simulators which require frequent and huge data reads. Regular games and other application are fine on an HDD. Before you buy, do consider the application you are planning to use it for. You don't need a Ferrari if you are gonna be driving at 50 kmph on the expressway.The 860 Evo Works smooth and data read/writes are consistently fast (which is pretty obvious). The difference in performance (HDD vs SSD) is perceptibly huge, and stutters (resource [texture] loading) are gone. Your mileage will vary based on the application you are using it for (MS Office or watching movies ... won't make a difference). But, keep in mind that SSDs have a limited number of writes per cell, albeit that number is still huge and regular users won't generally hit it.STILL, those who are installing an OS on the SSD, do consider moving the paging file to an HDD. That would help increase your SSD's life.

Samsung 860 Evo is the best consumer ssd, with the max performance to price ratio. Samsung is the best SSD manufacturer in the world, other brands use its components to make their SSDs which still underperform and are more expensive than this SSD. I bought it for 4400INR. Delivered in 4 days.Read Write speeds are 560MBPS and 530MBPS respectively. Also significantly high 4k read write speed in this segment.Boot time is 5-6 seconds even with a dozen of startup processes, which earlier took 1 minute for the pc to become responsive. I didnt use the cloning software, but it would be very helpful if you plan to do that.Overall if you are looking for an SSD in price range 4k to 5k, this is a no brainer.Tips :1.Dont forget to register your SSD on Samsung Website.2.Download and Install Magician.3.Disbale RAPID mode in Magician. (Read on internet why)4.Dont forget to enable OverProvisioning through Magician, TRIM is enbled by default.5. If installing Unix based OS, ensure TRIM is enabled, if not google and enter commands to configure TRIM.

Got the 250gb variant for ₹ 4k.I must say it's really lightweight as compared to the hdd and really fast at loading anything. Also noticed extended battery life upto some extent due to low power consumption. The Samsung Magician Software makes cloning your current OS a childs play. At ₹ 4k for 250gb, it's value for money. You get 232gb of usable storage.Overall, satisfied with the purchase.Nothing to complain.

You can't seem to make it 3 clicks these days without being blasted by ads or reviews for Samsung SSD's. They constantly get high marks in reviews so why am I saying avoid this? The long story short is no support, no warranty. Tried to register the drive for support, no dice. Support is worthless and the type of canned and parroted responses that become tech jokes. Every nightmare review of failed Samsung drive owners I read I ended up experiencing (minus the inability to return). Samsung might be the popular kid right now but the popular kid is normally a douchebag.I will also note you can find a lot of negative reviews online but rarely do you have the context of who wrote them. Does this person know how to build a machine or was this some fool who barely understands sending email who tried to install a m.2 SSD on a floppy drive ribbon cable? I've been an OEM in the past and building machines for over 20 years. I've been using machines since cassette tape storage and I've worked with guys who used to program computer punch cards. Bottom line is I know what I'm doing, I know how to install, to check for compatibility and how to deal with issues. Samsungs support was so infuriating I'll never buy one of their products again. I say this knowing most companies support these days is terrible. I've also built so many machines and used so many parts I've had run-ins with almost every company but Samsung pretty much took the "suck" crown on this one.

So far, so good. I replaced the stock drive in a mid-2012 MacBook Pro (non-Retina), and the difference has been unbelievable. What took a minute to start (InDesign, Photoshop) before, now takes seconds. Best tech investment ever. Also--not very difficult to do yourself. Just make sure you have the right screwdrivers.

Instalei o SSD de 1 Tera em substituição ao HD de 1 Tera de meu Notebook Dell "i5". Estou muito satisfeito. A velocidade de processamento ficou incrível. Ficou melhor que um Dell "i7". Ficou igual ao meu MacBook Air 256. Não sou de ficar fazendo elogios a produtos nas redes. Mas neste caso não há como deixar de elogiar.Fiquei tão satisfeito que vou fazer a mesma coisa no Dell "i7" de meu filho.

Awesome SSD Speedy and reliable... Amazon.... Not so much... bought 3 of these now and 2 are working great in one of my servers. the 3rd however is waiting to be reshipped as amazon sent me a OPENED box WITHOUT the ssd even inside it, Someone had clearly bought this, returned "it" by keeping the ssd and putting some OLD ram sticks taped inside. sent it back.... then amazon sent it to me! some QUALITY CONTROL! NOT!!! buying electronics if i can from Newegg from now on. they have RMA fees but atleast they check their returns and i have never got something like this from Newegg.... amazon totally failed on this one.... Now for the ssd, i have them in my server and they perform perfectly. no more slow downs, instant file access of large databases and VMs is awesome. backup times are so speedy now. bogs down a bit with a lot of smaller files but thats windows/NTFS's fault not the SSD. overall the SSD is great, Amazon service and QC not so much.

I bought two of these M.2 drives for a laptop and the other to use in a USB3 M.2 external drive enclosure. Using this drive as an external USB3 drive for copying files is like having the ultimate USB Thumb Drive!My laptop which is in absolute mint condition is about 5 years old. It is still working perfectly. It had a 1TB hard disk for the data and a 128GB SSD M.2 for the system and program loads. I was finding this 128GB SSD far too restrictive and having to always keep managing my user files across to the data drive. I took the effort to order the 860 EVO 1TB drive and a hybrid 2TB hard disk to use as a data drive.After buying this drive I downloaded the drive cloning software from Samsung. This software works great and is easy to use. I got an external USB3 M.2 type enclosure. I first installed the M.2 drive in to the enclosure. I then used the Samsung software to make a clone drive over to the new 860 EVO drive. Once I verified the drive was properly cloned, I removed it from the adapter.I then opened up the laptop. About 20 screws later I was able to carefully wedge open the bottom cover. I removed the old 128GB M.2 and inserted the new 860 EVO. After booting up, it worked like a charm! This computer is running perfectly with this drive. It is also nice and fast for its operation.In my desktop computers I have been using Samsung 860 EVO SATA drives for a few years now, and had no issues. Everything perfect. I could have gone higher in performance, but for general computing needs the 860 EVO is excellent and I found them reliable.__I read comments about not having the screw. Apparently some of the different manufactures are using different thread sizes for their mount. They are all very standard metric size type that are popular for electronics and computer type work. When you buy a mother board, usually the mother board manufacture supplies with their assembly the screws for anything that is part of the motherboard. It is also possible to buy a set of assorted screws on line. These screws are using popular metric type threading.With mounting drives and devices I have done some other work around procedures when I get in to a jam. I have used everything from double sided tape to Velcro to get the job done. Chances are a drive like this will outlast the computer, so I would not be too worried about having to remove the drive. I use a small enough piece of double sided tape that I can remove the device without doing any damage.