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Samsung are a major player in a very wide and varied number of fields … such as TVs and Smartphones. But, behind the consumer brand, they produce a wide range of components including memory and, more recently, solid state drives.Today we are going...
Worth considering if it falls below the £300 mark.TypeProduct TypeSolid State DriveDesign2.5″ Form FactorSeries470InterfaceSerial ATAStorageCapacity256GBFeaturesSequential Read SpeedUp to 250MB/s Read SpeedSequential Write SpeedUp to 220MB/s Write Spe...
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computeractive.co.uk Updated: 2016-10-27 02:28:35
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Samsung's 470 series of SSD (solid state disk) devices have been around for a while but just recently Samsung has brought out an improved installation kit that includes a full copy of Norton Ghost 15, which is extremely useful when it comes to migratin...
Good performance; helpful utilities that prolong the life of the disk...
Still very expensive...
Not the fastest disk available but a good steady performer nevertheless, and the bundled Norton Ghost utility is an excellent inclusion...
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The verdict is in. Enthusiasts who've gotten their hands on an SSD and felt the difference don't want to go back to using a mechanical hard disk as a system drive. The advantages of flash-based storage...
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Samsung is well placed to offer solid-state drives as upgrades for end-users’ computers. The Korean company is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of NAND flash, as well as running huge semiconductor fabs and can thereby engineer its own controlle...
The Samsung 470 Series SSD in 256GB capacity is a reasonably well-rounded SATA 3Gb/s drive that should certainly prove a great upgrade for any generation of notebook or desktop PC. It’s not so compelling for bleeding-edge enthusiasts, where its perform...
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Samsung, memory makers and court room opponents of Apple. Today they stand charged with producing a good quality SSD of the 128GB variety. In the docket is this brushed aluminium drive from the 470 range. Let’s put it through it’s paces and see what...
While the Samsung 470 128GB might not have the best random access times we’ve seen in other reviews, it has some solid performance across the board and its price per GB is actually pretty good. TRIM support is excellent suggesting that this drive’s pe...
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The latest range of SSD's from Samsung is the 470 Series with models available in 64, 128 and 256GB. Today we have the largest model attached to our main test PC and will compare it to models from Intel and OCZ in a selection of synthetic and real worl...
Looking first at build quality we have what is one of the highlights of the 470 Series. The brushed metal finish looks great which is ideal for those with case windows and quality Samsung parts are used throughout. For design, well that orange section...
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Reg Hardware first reviewed a Samsung SSD - the South Korean giant's first, and a device aimed at computer makers rather than upgrade-hungry punters - way back in March 2009. Rather keen we were on it too. But that was two years ago - how has Samsung m...
No matter if you just want a 64GB boot drive or you reckon your whole system will fit on 256GB, Samsung’s latest delivers what it promises and as such, is deserving of a large chunk of your attention. Even if the current Sata limitations cramp your s...
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It's a peculiarity of the current market for solid state drives that a largely unheralded little outfit known as SandForce makes the dominant SSD controller chipset. Not, perhaps, for much longer. The big boys are fighting back and one of the early salvos...
Solid spec and performance, Comes with drive-cleaner app for non Win7 users...
Only has a 3Gbps interface, SandForce-powered drives are still faster...
The SandForce SSD controller is due a spanking. Improved as it is, Samsung's latest isn't the drive to do it...
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zdnet.co.uk Updated: 2016-10-27 02:28:52
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Priced at around £425 (ex. VAT) for the largest-capacity 256GB version (it's also available at 128GB and 64GB capacities), the Samsung 470's top-notch performance only creates a painful conundrum: you want it so badly, yet at the same time there are ma...
Light and goodlooking, with great performance, Traditional 2.5in. design works anywhere SATA hard drives are used...
Significantly more expensive than traditional hard drives, Storage capacity caps at only 256GB, Doesn't support the latest SATA 6Gbps data transfer rate...
If you want fast energy-efficient, lightweight and durable storage, and don't mind the hefty price, Samsung's 470 SSD delivers outstanding performance.…...
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It only takes one or two modern SSDs to outperform business-class RAID arrays with four or eight hard drives. We're running a full comparison and looking at the implications for high-performance systems when you make the transition to flash-based tech...
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The SSD market continues evolving. We got our hands on six drives we hadn't yet tested, including Samsung’s 470-series, and ran them through our benchmark suite. All told, this roundup includes a total of 24 SSDs to compare. Which drive is right for yo...
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