While the Samsung 850 EVO 500GB did very well in AS SSD, the drive did equally well in Crystal Disk Benchmark, which we run at QD4 representing heavier client workloads.

This is an absolutely tiny solid state drive. Not in capacity terms - nope, it packs 500GB into that frame - but in build size. It’s tough to really get across just how wee the new Samsung 840 ...

The 500 GB 750 is guarranteed at 100 TBW, and that really is a low estimate. But before you have written 100 TB on that SSD, you will need to have done crazy stuff.

You may be wondering if 500GB SSD is enough for gaming with the sort of insane graphics games have been coming out with recently. Don’t worry, you’ve come to the right place.

The SSD 850 EVO ($269) is indeed here, debuting on Dec. 8, 2014, and expected to start selling to consumers later in December. And it's a good one. It comes in 120GB, 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB ...

Samsung 860 Evo SSD 500GB for £71.45 (48% off) This SSD, and the others in the series, will provide a great means to reliably extend your storage through a fast and spacious drive.

However, for what it is, this is a very good showing when we consider the 500GB Rocket 4 Plus is less than 200 points away from the fastest E18 based SSD, the KC3000 2TB.

You can get a great 500GB SSD for under $200, and it will have enough room for everything on your computer unless you store a lot of high-res photos or movies or play a lot of games.

Pricing may be its biggest hurdle to SSD stardom—at least at first. We reviewed the SSD 850 EVO in early December 2014, and at launch, the price was $269 for the 500GB model we tested.