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Samsung MDX controller.
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
| Merchant | Price | $/GB | Availability | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newegg | $179.99 | $0.703 | In Stock | $179.99 | Buy |
About This Product
The Samsung 840 Pro is a 2.5-inch SATA III SSD with 256GB capacity and 256MB cache. It offers strong sequential read/write speeds for its generation, making it suitable for general system acceleration and application loading. While still faster than traditional HDDs, its performance is surpassed by newer SATA and NVMe drives.
Verdict
“Good for budget system upgrades or older machines needing a speed boost.”
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