Test: Einzeltest: Samsung 840 Pro (256GB)
Zitat: History repeats itself; MLC faced the same criticisms compared to the SLC when it was introduced. Over the years, MLC overcame the doubts by improving the write I/O tasks to increase performance and durability. The industry did so by implementing, wear leveling, overprovisioning, improved ECC and TRIM support via the OS. At the time, the MLC technology was looked down as the TLC is now and for the same reasons. Synthetic benchmark does show bigger numbers in favor of the PRO while applications trace testing evens the playfield. It is hard to argue about the durability between the 840 PRO and the 840. Numbers do not lie, one would last three times longer than the other. But when both SSD lifetimes are presented in year instead of P/E cycles, it is not as “bad” as it looks. In summary, they are both good products, potential buyers cannot go wrong with either one. Picking one over the other would depend on the following scenarios: A power or enthusiast user, who understands that performance often comes at a premium cost looking to upgrade his primary computer disk system: Samsung 840 PRO 256GB . A power or enthusiast user, who understands I/O patterns and wants to upgrade his secondary or lower tier computers: Samsung 840 250GB . Consumer user who spends less than 10 hours per week on the computer, light workload: Samsung 840 250GB The laptop is the primary and only computer owned in the household, Samsung 840 PRO 256GB Pull the trigger if a deal offers the Samsung 840 250GB for $149 or under, tax and shipping included (as of 5/2013). Pull the trigger if a deal offers the Samsung 840 PRO 256GB for $199 or under, tax and shipping included (as of 5/2013). Buyer is on a budget, then the Samsung 840 250GB is the obvious choice. How would you decide between the Samsung 840 PRO and the TLC version? Share with us your thoughts in the comment section below!