![]() While the controller is certainly new for the PRO line, the most exciting difference between the Samsung 840 PRO and the Samsung 850 PRO is the switch to Samsung’s latest 40nm 32-layer 3D V-NAND. The Samsung 850 PRO is controlled by the same 8 channel Samsung MEX controller first introduced on the Samsung 840 EVO which we reviewed last year. It’ll come in capacities of 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB with the 1TB capacity being a first ever for the Samsung’s flagship line of consumer SSDs. Today we have the opportunity to be among the first to review the Samsung 850 PRO, Samsung’s latest flagship consumer SSD which like the Samsung 840 PRO is targeted towards media professionals, gamers, enthusiasts and business professionals. Samsung 850 Pro Specifications Manufacturer ![]() That said, two years is quite a long time for any piece of technology and this time around Samsung is once again disrupting the SSD industry with their successor to the Samsung 840 PRO, the Samsung 850 PRO. Despite the fact that the Samsung 840 PRO was released almost 2 years ago, it’s still highly regarded as one of the top performance SSDs on the market. At the time, the Samsung 840 PRO, which we reviewed back in 2012, took the consumer SSD market by storm with its fast performance, top notch Samsung reliability and reasonable cost. One of biggest reasons for this transformation was due several key product launches, one of which includes the famous Samsung 840 PRO launched a little less than two years ago. Despite the fact that Samsung had been one of the pioneers in the SSD industry, until the launch of the Samsung 470 most of their products went directly into the hands of system builders and OEMs while guys like Intel, OCZ and Crucial dominated the retail space. In the past two years however, Samsung has drastically changed their focus onto the retail market, quickly transforming themselves from being exclusively an OEM solutions provider into one of the most innovative and as disruptive forces in the retail SSD industry. ![]() Samsung Goes 3D-VNANDĪlthough now one of the most well known SSD manufacturers on the market, just four years ago Samsung wasn’t really a name in the consumer SSD market.
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