MZ-7KE256BW - Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SATA 6Gb/s 3D NAND MLC (AES-256 / TCG Opal 2.0) 2.5-inch Solid State Drive (SSD)

About Samsung 850 PRO, 256 GB, 2.5", 550 MB/s, 6 Gbit/s

Samsung 850 PRO. SSD capacity: 256 GB, SSD form factor: 2.5", Read speed: 550 MB/s, Write speed: 520 MB/s, Data transfer rate: 6 Gbit/s

- World's first consumer V-NAND SSD
- Up to 550MB/s sequential read and 520MB/s write
- 10-year limited warranty

- Save using innovative 3D V-NAND technology
- Access work faster thanks to RAPID mode
- Safeguard against risk with enhanced security
- Protect your data Dynamic Thermal Guard

Boost performance with an industry-leading 3D V-NAND SSD

As a professional looking for the highest performing SSD available anywhere, look no further with the Samsung SSD 850 PRO. And if you're When you take your laptop on the road, you not a hardcore gaming enthusiast, hold onto your seat, because you'll be amazed at the video performance you'll experience. Designed by, and only need to protect your PCs hardware, but your created for professionals, the 850 PRO won't disappoint.
Plus, it's available in a wide range of capacities to suit virtually any need - including 1TB.

The 850 PRO boasts the world's first Vertical NAND (V-NAND) SSD available to the end consumer for use in high-end computing PCs. Whether lose your laptop. The drive includes an AES-256-bit hardware- you're a heavy workload professional or an avid gamer, you'll find that the 850 PRO delivers blazing - fast speeds - the fastest on the market based, full disk encryption engine that secures your data without - and the most endurance to ensure it won't let you down when you need it the most. Whatever task you throw at it, it will perform superbly - performance degradation, which is often experienced with software- and do so with more energy efficiency than you ever thought imaginable.

Gear up for super-charged performance

Powered by Samsung's cutting-edge 3D V-NAND technology, the NAND flash memory delivers the ultimate in read and write performance in both sequential and random aspects. This is especially impressive in the 128GB model that outperforms similar models on the market by more than 80MB/s in write speed.

You can kick up the performance when you need it with the RAPID mode. Just like shifting gears in a car, Magician software gives you the option to gain 1.8 times faster performance in the RAPID mode by processing data on a system level using free PC memory (DRAM) as a cache. Magician increases the maximum memory in RAPID mode from 1GB, in the previous version, to up to 4GB when implementing 16GB of DRAM for an enhanced user experience.

Depending on your PC's memory, you can expect higher performance and more efficient command processing, which improves with repetitive tasks. You can shift into high gear to vastly improve queue depth (QD)1 random write performance to almost the same level as QD32 - achieving blazing-fast speeds.

Rely on an SSD that won't quit before you do

The 850 PRO won't disappoint you when it comes to endurance, with twice that of the previous model, the 840 PRO. Samsung's V-NAND Gear up for super-charged performance technology is built to handle 150 Terabytes Powered by Samsung's cutting-edge 3D V-NAND technology, the NAND flash memory delivers the ultimate in read and write performance in both sequential and random aspects. This is especially impressive in the 128GB model that outperforms similar models on the market by more than 80MB/s in write speed. 850 PRO 128GB Sequential Write speed : 470MB/s Written (TBW), which equates to a 40GB daily read/write workload over a ten-year period. Plus, it comes with the industry's top-level, ten-year limited warranty.

Work longer with high-efficiency innovation

Samsung prides itself on its innovations in efficient power management technologies that help you work longer and more productively. The 850 PRO is no exception, boasting the lowest idle power consumption of any SSD, which is extremely important considering that SSDs spend most of their time in idle mode.

In fact, the 850 PRO fully supports the sleep mode on the UltrabookTM, consuming only 2 m watts of power. Plus, its LPDDR2 cache memory offers higher performance while consuming 30 percent less power when active and 93 percent less power when idle than typical DDR2 or DDR3 memory.

The efficient power management of the 850 PRO saves up to 40 percent more power than the 840 PRO because the 3D V-NAND consumes half that of a 2D planar NAND and is among the lowest in active write power consumption.

Safeguard precious data without sacrificing performance

When you take your laptop on the road, you not a hardcore gaming enthusiast, hold onto your seat, because you'll be amazed at the video performance you'll experience. Designed by, and only need to protect your PCs hardware, but your created for professionals, the 850 PRO won't disappoint. personal data, too. But don't worry.

The 850 PRO's Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) technology will help keep it safe, even if you The 850 PRO boasts the world's first Vertical NAND (V-NAND) SSD available to the end consumer for use in high-end computing PCs. Whether lose your laptop. The drive includes an AES-256-bit hardware- you're a heavy workload professional or an avid gamer, you'll find that the 850 PRO delivers blazing - fast speeds - the fastest on the market based, full disk encryption engine that secures your data without - and the most endurance to ensure it won't let you down when you need it the most. Whatever task you throw at it, it will perform superbly - performance degradation, which is often experienced with software- and do so with more energy efficiency than you ever thought imaginable. based encryption. The 850 PRO's advanced security complies with the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Opal v2.0 standards, Physical Security ID (PSID), and is compatible with the Microsoft ® eDrive Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ® (IEEE) 1667 protocol. You can choose from three security features to suit your individual What is V-NAND and how does it differ from existing technology? needs. Plus, you can erase or initialize data with the crypto erase service through customer service.

To ensure it won't let you down, the 850 PRO includes Dynamic and width to fit today's ever-shrinking form factors. This architecture results in higher density and Thermal Guard protection, which keeps your PC performance safe higher performance using a smaller footprint. Samsung's 3D V-NAND technology is a breakthrough in overcoming current density limits. from overheat. After all, when you're totally immersed in your work or in a competitive video game, the last thing you want to have happen is for your computer to overheat. Dynamic Thermal Guard protection monitors and maintains the drive's optimal operating temperature. Its throttle feature automatically drops the SSD's temperature when necessary to protect your data and ensure the responsiveness you expect. So, your PC will stay cool, even if you overwork it - and you'll keep your cool, too.

Level up to the 850 PRO simply without any hassle

Samsung has made upgrading to the 850 PRO simple using its One-stop Install Navigator software. You can migrate all the data to the 850 PRO quickly and easily. For example, 100GB of data can be migrated in just 24 minutes. The Auto Install guide, included in the toolkit, guides you through the simple, three-step migration process.

What's more, you can conveniently monitor, manage and maintain your new 850 PRO with the Samsung Magician software that's also available through the One-stop Install Navigator toolkit.

The Magician features tools to help you maximize performance, including benchmarking, advanced OS optimization, disk health status tracking and over-provisioning settings. You'll be amazed what you can do.

Ensure each component works together seamlessly

The four most crucial components of any SSD are the NAND flash memory, the controller, the DRAM and the firmware. Integration of each component is critically important in creating a high-quality, long-lasting SSD you can trust.

Samsung is one of the few manufacturers that actually design all four of these components in-house. And among those who do, Samsung has the most experience in the SSD market. Because Samsung has intimate knowledge of every component and its parts, it can fine-tune them at each stage of development to ensure they work seamlessly together. The result – enhanced performance with a 32-layer 3D V-NAND flash memory, lower power consumption with an up to 1GB LPDDR2 DRAM cache memory and improved energy efficiency with the 3-core MEX controller and firmware.