Best of all, the 860 Evo isn't some overpriced luxury: the cost per gigabyte is perfectly reasonable for a 2.5in SSD of this calibre, at 32.8p for 250GB, 30.4p for 500GB, 29.6p for 1TB, 30.8p for 2TB and 31.3p for 4TB. Compare that to the 860 Pro, which ranges from 48p for the 256GB model to 37.5p for the 4TB model, and it becomes the same story as Samsung's other PC storage releases: just like the 850 Evo and 850 Pro, as well as the 960 Evo and 960 Pro, it makes more sense to get the cheaper (but still fantastically fast) Evo version. [...]

The 860 EVO is the fastest TLC SSD we've tested, albeit by a gnat's eyebrow. But a win is a win, and given the same price, we recommend it over the WD Blue 3D and Sandisk Ultra 3D. ...

The Samsung 860 EVO delivers performance every bit as good as its MLC rivals. It's a worthy competitor for the WD Blue 3D and Sandisk 3D, two other TLC drives that are undoing TLC's weak reputation.

Samsung managed to increase the performance over the 850 EVO, but at a price that most will simply pass on. The SATA interface limits what the company can do with this series and competition is closing in from both directions.

Mit den SSDs 860 Pro und Evo hat Samsung seine schnellen Flash-Speicher für die SATA-Schnittstelle neu aufgelegt und mit aktuellster V-NAND-Architektur inklusive 64 Lagen ausgestattet. ...