Samsung Laptop Harddrive Driver

Bought this backpack as I really like my 5 year old Think Tank StreetWalker HardDrive and needed something similar (ie. store cameras, lenses and a 15laptop) but have added space for other non-camera things.  This is perfect for that - it doesnt hold as much as the Think Tank StreetWalker HD but thats OK, filling that bag up can be too heavy anyway. Cant fault its quality... the shoulder straps and hip belt is very padded and very comfy.  I like this so much that Im ordering the 18L version as well when I just want to take a smaller kit (without the laptop). One thing to note is that the laptop sleeve can fit my 2015 Apple MacBook Pro 15 but I have to remove the Tech21 shell otherwise it wouldnt fit the sleeve.

Had to pull data from a dead laptop. Pulled the harddrive, plugged it in, and was able to recover all of the data easily. Smaller than older connectors i used in the past.

I broke the harddrive in my lenovo laptop and bought this as a replacement. Fits nicely in the body, very quiet, and noticeably faster than my previous non-SSD drive. So far working great!

Worked great with my Windows 10 laptop. I did not need to use the Driver DVD.

Great protection for your harddrive for less money.

Pros: Very fast startup, Very easy to install using Samsung's Data Migration Software. I installed the 850 PRO by migrating my boot HDD to the 850 PRO and replacing the HDD (my C: drive) with the much faster 850 PRO. Everything went very smoothly in my Windows 10 AMD desktop. Cons: Samsung could do a better job on instructing the user on how to prepare the system prior to the start of data migration. For example there should be a set of instructions informing the user to make sure the AHCI driver is loaded on the Windows 10 system prior to the start of data migration. If you don't use AHCI you will not get the maximum performance from your ssd. If you install the AHCI driver after migrating the data to the ssd and then replacing the hdd with the ssd, you may lose the ability to boot the computer from the ssd. Windows 10 does not install the AHCI driver in a fresh install of Windows 10. Samsung should have step by step instructions on what to do to make sure we get best performance for which the ssd was designed.

This SSD supports the new PCIE 4.0 standard. My laptop supports only the previous PCIE 3.0 standard. So, I was thinking the speed would still be the same as before given the situation. I was mistaken. This new SSD boots up faster than my previous 970 EVO Plus, so it is in fact an upgrade and future proof. However, the problem is not with the drive, the problem is with the Samsung driver. Samsung is at this writing only, making a driver available for their SSD's UP TO AND INCLUDING the 970 series only. There is no Samsung Elpis controller driver for this model. So, Windows 10 uses the built-in standard Microsoft NVME driver for Windows 10 that was written in 2006. Almost 15 years ago. So, I imagine that as soon as Samsung releases a new driver for this device, it will be even faster. Love it.

I bought this for myself for Christmas, hoping to scan all the family photos. Because there is no scan driver for an iPad at this time, I was unable to use the scanner. I borrowed a laptop from a friend and was able to scan just fine. The photos scan very fast, does batch scanning, even clears up imperfections and red-eyes. I absolutely love it! The only thing they could do better is to have a downloadable app/driver for mobile devices so I don’t have to borrow my friends laptop to use it. I can run my TV as a remote with my phone and tablet, I should be able to work computer equipment as well.

When I first purchased my laptop, I was worried about what kind of external driver I needed to purchase along with it; for the simple fact that I did not want to carry extra weight. However, contrary to my expectations, this driver is rather small and slim, and can easily fit into a purse pocket. The usb cable used to connect it to the laptop is also a short length, which freed me from the terror of having to wind up a long cable, in order to place it in my bag. I was finally able to install all my programs, and save my favorite music. Not only that, but I was also able to burn cds too. The only complaint I have is, for a lot of my movies on dvd, it refused to play them, reading them only as files instead...but I do believe it could be that I need to install an extra application in order to veiw my movies. Other than that, its a great product and does its job.

With a little driver/applet adjusting this worked a treat in my XPS laptop's combo 3.5 port. I also got it to work GREAT in my Pixel 4a..in both the 3.5 port and in the USB-C with an adaptor. Unreal value here...really improved my YT video's audio.