WEBVTT 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:06.040 welcome to my unboxing and First Look perhaps a little belated but better late 00:00:03.919 --> 00:00:12.440 than never as I like to say all the time because that's something that I always 00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:14.440 say the Samsung 840 SSD so this is 00:00:12.440 --> 00:00:20.240 different from the 840 Pro and we actually have a slightly unique sort of 00:00:18.160 --> 00:00:24.080 mix of 840 and 840 Pro so if you've already seen our 840 Pro unboxing you'll 00:00:22.400 --> 00:00:28.240 know that that's the one that has Beast performance basically As Good As It Gets 00:00:26.080 --> 00:00:37.680 in the market it also is in a slightly larger capacity so it's 28 256 and 512 00:00:32.040 --> 00:00:39.320 versus 120 250 and 500 gigs for the 840 00:00:37.680 --> 00:00:43.640 it also comes in a slightly different package although both versions are 00:00:41.320 --> 00:00:47.480 available for both different drives so this one right here our 840 Pro is the 00:00:45.800 --> 00:00:52.760 barar drive version that just comes with the data migration software and the 00:00:49.079 --> 00:00:54.600 drive itself r840 is the version that 00:00:52.760 --> 00:00:58.640 comes with the desktop and laptop installation kit included so in this 00:00:57.160 --> 00:01:04.600 case you have to slice all the way through the sticker in order for the Box to come apart there we go good work 00:01:01.359 --> 00:01:06.920 Linus and the drives look pretty darn 00:01:04.600 --> 00:01:11.439 near identical on the top the only way to tell the difference between an 840 00:01:08.600 --> 00:01:16.240 and an 840 Pro is the fact that there's no Pro here also the fact that it comes 00:01:13.759 --> 00:01:22.159 in a different capacity it's a SATA 36 GB per second drive it uses Samsung's 00:01:18.840 --> 00:01:24.720 latest controller designed by Samsung 00:01:22.159 --> 00:01:29.400 and it has oh cool oh okay so they've got a 2 millimeter uh clip here that 00:01:27.360 --> 00:01:34.280 allows you to go from a 7 millimeter Drive to a 9mm Drive depending on what 00:01:32.520 --> 00:01:37.200 the requirements are for your particular notebook that's really handy in a 00:01:35.960 --> 00:01:42.439 desktop it makes no difference whatsoever but it's uh it's really good 00:01:39.280 --> 00:01:44.560 to have for for a notebook cuz yeah if 00:01:42.439 --> 00:01:49.360 you have the slightly the wrong drive it just won't fit and that'll be a bit of a 00:01:46.079 --> 00:01:50.880 problem all right so software wise I was 00:01:49.360 --> 00:01:54.159 talking about their controller right you know what we never did go through this 00:01:52.520 --> 00:01:57.759 so it's using their Three core MDX controller designed by Samsung for 00:01:56.000 --> 00:02:00.479 Samsung just like everything else in this drive so the main advantage for 00:01:59.240 --> 00:02:07.240 Samsung is the fact that the controller the 00:02:03.360 --> 00:02:09.599 firmware The Flash the RAM every single 00:02:07.240 --> 00:02:15.640 thing in here is designed and manufactured by Samsung no one else does 00:02:11.840 --> 00:02:17.879 this not Intel not crucial nobody else 00:02:15.640 --> 00:02:21.519 does this for example crucial is using a thirdparty controller chipset so they're 00:02:20.200 --> 00:02:25.440 writing firmware for it they're manufacturing their own Flash and RAM 00:02:23.319 --> 00:02:29.400 but they missed that one key component and then Intel is using sandforce 00:02:27.000 --> 00:02:33.040 controllers so just totally totally using I me their own firmware for it but 00:02:31.599 --> 00:02:38.160 totally using someone else's stuff whereas Samsung doesn't do that it uses 00:02:35.080 --> 00:02:40.720 toggle ddr2 Nan flash memory this is TLC 00:02:38.160 --> 00:02:45.080 memory more on that in a moment ddr2 SD RAM cach memory AES 256bit encryption is 00:02:43.640 --> 00:02:50.319 built into the drive it comes with their magician software which is basically uh 00:02:47.480 --> 00:02:55.400 SSD performance optimization so manual trim uh Benchmark testing security race 00:02:53.120 --> 00:02:59.840 and firmware updates as well as their data migration software the 840 also has 00:02:57.879 --> 00:03:05.640 a three-year warranty compared to the 5year warranty on the 840 Pro it is 00:03:02.360 --> 00:03:07.560 designed more for a consumer work cycle 00:03:05.640 --> 00:03:11.760 than like a prosumer or professional work cycle so the 840 is the perfect 00:03:09.519 --> 00:03:15.200 drive for someone like your gamer friend or your mom or whoever else where it's 00:03:13.400 --> 00:03:19.720 more of a mainstream customer it's less expensive but they're not expecting that 00:03:17.599 --> 00:03:25.120 customer to be writing you know five 10 gigs of data to the drive every single 00:03:22.000 --> 00:03:27.040 day because like all SSD drives the 840 00:03:25.120 --> 00:03:33.840 and the 840 Pro have a limited number of right cycles and TLC Flash compared to 00:03:30.599 --> 00:03:37.040 mlc so 2 bit per cell Flash versus 3 bit 00:03:33.840 --> 00:03:39.280 per cell flash is inherently less 00:03:37.040 --> 00:03:43.519 durable so it's not going to last as long so if it's someone who's using 00:03:41.080 --> 00:03:47.280 their SSD as you know a scratch disc or something for working on very large 00:03:45.319 --> 00:03:51.680 video or photo files then that's going to be a bit of a problem for something 00:03:49.720 --> 00:03:56.200 like a non-pro level Drive hence the branding 840 refers to the generation of 00:03:54.360 --> 00:04:01.200 products so you've got the 840 and the 840 Pro for more like a pro user or 00:03:58.840 --> 00:04:05.720 someone who's more of a heavy user so let's have a look at what else is 00:04:02.319 --> 00:04:08.439 included with the 840 we've got 00:04:05.720 --> 00:04:12.200 a thing that has a thing inside there's your manual and software download the 00:04:10.040 --> 00:04:18.440 latest from the Samsung website if you sort of care about that sort of thing oo 00:04:14.760 --> 00:04:20.519 stickers Samsung SSD activated those are 00:04:18.440 --> 00:04:24.440 kind of neat stickers I like stickers warranty statement summary for the 840 00:04:22.240 --> 00:04:27.800 and the 840 Pro there's a bracket so that's a 2 and 1/2 in to 3 and 1/2 in 00:04:26.280 --> 00:04:32.120 bracket it's made of aluminum so it's going to be lightweight if you're installing it in the desktop they've 00:04:30.440 --> 00:04:36.479 also got all the screws that you might need in order to go ahead and do that 00:04:34.320 --> 00:04:45.080 their installation a SATA cable is included no way oh this is awesome these 00:04:40.199 --> 00:04:48.680 are handy this is one of those USB to ah 00:04:45.080 --> 00:04:51.080 here we go USB to SATA adapters so 00:04:48.680 --> 00:04:56.160 instead of having see this this is the kind of thing I like uh Kingston had a 00:04:53.199 --> 00:05:01.160 kit they had um a desktop UPG a notebook upgrade kit where they included an 00:04:58.440 --> 00:05:04.479 actual 2 and 1/2 in Drive enclosure with the thing it was inside the SSD box I 00:05:03.039 --> 00:05:07.800 was like really a whole 2 and 1 half in driving that's not very convenient cuz 00:05:06.039 --> 00:05:11.479 you actually have to take the thing put it in the thing screw it into the thing 00:05:09.600 --> 00:05:15.280 close it up and then you plug that into like the wall and then plug that into I 00:05:12.919 --> 00:05:21.199 was like what really these are awesome though this is uh kind of like seat's 00:05:17.960 --> 00:05:23.680 glex um goflex external uh external 00:05:21.199 --> 00:05:29.319 drives right where the whole thing is data and power all through USB and then 00:05:26.400 --> 00:05:33.600 it plugs into the back of the SSD just like this so there's your SATA 3 00:05:31.160 --> 00:05:37.960 interface there's your SATA interface on the back there you just go like that you 00:05:35.280 --> 00:05:42.520 can run the Drive backup or drive migration tool that is provided by 00:05:40.319 --> 00:05:45.960 Samsung and then you do your swap so you actually leave the drive in the notebook 00:05:44.160 --> 00:05:50.000 you plug in this one you run everything then you swap them and you're good to go 00:05:47.960 --> 00:05:54.120 so I think that pretty much covers it don't forget to subscribe to Linus Tech 00:05:51.919 --> 00:05:57.560 tips for more unboxings reviews and other computer videos