840 EVO - Basic and Pro

Duderooni · 20 Sep 2014 at 02:07

Is the Basic model really that much worse?

Please pardon my ignorance, I'm genuinely intrigued by this. There is no doubt the Pro model is faster, but in a real world environment, how many seconds difference are we talking? 1-2 seconds quick for system boot? A second faster when loading a level?

I could understand going for the Pro if there's a noticable increase in speed, say 5+ seconds off your boot time or a game loading, but for the sake of a second or so... I don't know.

Buffalo2102 · 20 Sep 2014 at 07:37

The difference between them is not just down to speed. They use different NAND and the Pro NAND will last much longer. If the prices are close, I would go for the Pro but unless benchmarks mean a lot to you or you intend on keeping the drive for 10 years, the basic EVO is fine.

ANDARIAL · 20 Sep 2014 at 10:48

Bear in mind that there are `issues` with the EVOs at present

On Holiday · 20 Sep 2014 at 11:14

I don't think it'll take long for the EVO firmware upgrade to come.

wazza300 · 20 Sep 2014 at 11:15

the pro doesn't suffer from degradation found in this thread

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18615995

(degradation in a few benchmarks,in day to day usage I find no performance loss)

KIA · 20 Sep 2014 at 11:38

Don't buy EVO until the issue is fixed. If you need the drive now, buy Pro or a different brand.

Randomface74 · 20 Sep 2014 at 11:40

I haven't noticed any slowdown tbh.

ANDARIAL · 20 Sep 2014 at 11:41

I have the 256gb evo and had this`issue`
Must say that i noticed no drop in performance in use only on benchmarking the drive
I am following the thread posted above too
Just wanted to forewarn the op about this,a secure erase `looks`to have sorted this ....for now at least
If he does get the evo he should secure erase before loading on an OS,saves hassle later on i believe