--- product_id: 431660 title: "Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE120BW" brand: "samsung" price: "FREE" currency: PAB in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/431660-samsung-electronics-840-evo-series-120gb-2-5-inch-sata store_origin: PA region: Panama --- # 540 MB/s blazing read speed 120GB high-performance storage AES 256-bit full-disk encryption Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE120BW **Brand:** samsung **Price:** FREE **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 🚀 Upgrade your workflow—speed, security, and silence in one sleek SSD! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE120BW by samsung - **How much does it cost?** FREE with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.pa](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/431660-samsung-electronics-840-evo-series-120gb-2-5-inch-sata) ## Best For - samsung enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted samsung brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Effortless Upgrade:** Lightweight 2.5-inch SATA III form factor fits seamlessly into desktops or laptops—transform your aging PC in minutes. - • **Smart Software Suite:** Samsung Magician software simplifies firmware updates, TRIM optimization, and optional RAPID mode for tailored performance. - • **Silent & Durable Design:** No moving parts means zero noise, less heat, and a lifespan that outlasts traditional drives by years. - • **Blazing Fast Performance:** Experience lightning-quick boot-ups and app launches with 540 MB/s read speeds that keep you ahead of the curve. - • **Rock-Solid Data Security:** Protect your valuable data effortlessly with military-grade AES 256-bit full-disk encryption—privacy that works as hard as you do. ## Overview The Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD delivers a transformative boost to your PC with 540 MB/s read speeds, AES 256-bit encryption, and a silent, durable design. Its lightweight 2.5-inch SATA III form factor ensures easy installation, while Samsung’s Magician software offers intuitive drive management. Ideal for professionals seeking a reliable, high-performance storage upgrade that keeps pace with demanding multitasking and data security needs. ## Description Upgrading your PC with a Samsung SSD is the most economical way to breathe new life into an aging PC. The 840 EVO reads, writes and multi-tasks at incredible speeds, enhancing boot-up speed, application loading and multi-tasking performance. It's more than an upgrade, it's a complete transformation of your PC. Review: Included Software is Worthwhile. - Just like every other review for this SSD, and any other name brand SSD, the increase in speeds in fantastic. From Windows Experience Score 6.4 to 7.9 (max) in December 2013. Incredible shutdown speed, and restart speed. You might miss the login/logo screen, its that fast. Today's SSD's are reliable, and will outlast normal hard drives. Today's SSD's have been put through equivalent stress tests of over 20 gig a day for 20+ years and they have not worn out. Their failure is more likely a result of a mechanical problem, of which a normal hard disk drives are far more susceptible to. To be honest, the difference in speed between this SSD, and other competitors is something that would be difficult for a human to discern. What is the practical 50 mb/s difference in speed, when you are comparing against other 400-500 mb/s ssd's? Maybe half a second on start-up? What makes this SSD from Samsung a great buy, is the included software, whether or not you have the desktop kit, that is included. You get migration software, and a SD set-up and monitoring software. This software exceeds the software provided by Intel for their SSD, and other manufacturers sometimes does not include any software, or provides for download a limited use software. If you are building a system, check out computer cases with built in 2.5 drive bays, and cases with built-in SSD mounts like Antec Three Hundred Two Gaming Case, Black . This case has two mounting platforms just for SSD's, one behind the motherboard, and the other on the floor of the case (SSDs will not require cooling). This setup does not use any of the bays. I purchased this case, and like it, but have not reviewed it yet. The Samsung Magician Software provides a user interface for the following tasks, which as as simple as clicking through. This software makes the Samsung SSD the best buy, when compared to similarly priced SSD's, or even similar capacity SSD's. PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKING. Benchmark the SSD, and keep a history of benchmarks. Compare them in graphs. Not just this SSD, but any of the drives in your system. PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION. Optimize Performance if your current OS does not use TRIM FIRMWARE UPDATES OS OPTIMIZATION. Optimize Windows. Easily choose three profiles; Maximum Performance, Maximum Capacity, or Maximum Reliability, and the Samsung Magician software will automatically make the associated settings on the SSD and in Windows. You can also make your own customized profile. OVER PROVISIONING. SSD need over-provisioning to maintain performance and reliability. Some SSD's like Kingston will not need Over Provisioning, but will require that you have unused space for the benefits of Over Provisioning. The Samsung Magician Software give you a recommended amount, and will unallocate the space for you. SECURE ERASE, if you ever needed to secure erase the SSD. I'll be honest, I don't use it, but I believe that SSD's have a difference procedure than disc drives. RAPID MODE. Samsung has a mode that can accelerate the SSD even more. But I have read that this acceleration can only be used in certain circumstances. It will require a gig of space to be enabled DATA SECURITY: Data security can be enabled. This is an endurance test of Samsung 840 SSDs. And, it is a conservative test. [...] Review: The Samsung 840 Evo 120GB is fast and easy to install...if you pay attention! - My HP Pavilion G7 laptop was a $299 purchase 2.5 years ago and has always been slow. I am using it more now and really got tired of waiting for 3 minutes for it to boot up and how annoyingly slow it was in overall functions. Now with the Samsung I am going from cold boot to full operation with chrome connected to internet in about 15-17 seconds! All my programs are running better, page loads are better....I really could not be happier. I almost bought a new laptop, so glad I did not. Warning!!! I see lots of people who are having problems cloning their drives or just cant get it to work. My advice is to slow down. When i first cloned the original HDD, i did not see that I missed cloning two drive partitions. You have to do this. I cloned the main drive, but not the partition with Windows on it or the HP stuff that is proprietary. I erased the drive then cloned again, this time highlighting the two small partitions....this time it worked like a charm. My only negative with this product is the directions that come with the drive....very lacking, but if you take your time, this is very easy. You also save big money doing this yourself instead of the geek squad doing it. UPDATE: I have purchased 2 more of these drives. The second time things did not go so well. I was trying to upgrade a Gateway ZX6900 All In One computer. Every time i tried, the cloning would work but when booting up the screen said "operating system not found". Finally i gave up in disgust and tried to install it in a Lenovo Ideacentre Q150 NetTop home theatre pc. Once again IT WORKED great! No problems with the Lenovo. I then realized that something in the partitions was causing a problem. So two weeks later I went to Best Buy to pick another one up since I wanted to do it on a weekend. I ended up getting the 840 Pro since they were all out of the Evo models. These units are very similar. The evo is slightly faster but the Pro uses a different spec that makes it probably last longer. No biggie. Anyway, i tried it all again with the cloning and once again it did not work. So, I decided to boot from a factory default gateway disc i had made...clean slate right? Wrong. Everything would start fine when booting from DVD then it would get to where it starts loading the images from the disc and it would say "disc does not have enough space"! To make a long story short, I took the drive and hooked it up by usb to my other computer and used disk management to remove a tiny 100mb partition. That did it. I put it back in and now with the Gateway ZX6900 it is all installed fine. Works great. If you are having these problems, you may just need to wipe out that tiny partition. If you go to Tom's Hardware website there are tons of answers about these Samsung drives! ## Features - Highest-quality components and engineering from the #1 memory manufacturer - Worry-free data security with AES 256-bit full-disk encryption - No moving parts means no hard drive spin ups, no noise and superior data protection - An innovative lightweight design that allows you to work smarter and play longer. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00E3W15P0 | | Additional Features | AES 256-bit full-disk encryption | | Best Sellers Rank | #2,763 in Internal Solid State Drives #50,719 in Computer Internal Components | | Brand | Samsung | | Built-In Media | SATA-to-USB 3.0 connector | | Cache Memory Installed Size | 256 | | Color | Black | | Compatible Devices | Desktop | | Connectivity Technology | SATA | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,793 Reviews | | Data Transfer Rate | 6 gigabits_per_second | | Digital Storage Capacity | 120 GB | | Enclosure Material | Nand Flash | | Form Factor | 2.5-inch | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00887276851365, 08806085767546 | | Hard Disk Description | Solid State Drive | | Hard Disk Form Factor | 2.5 inches | | Hard Disk Interface | Serial ATA-150 | | Hard-Drive Size | 120 GB | | Hardware Connectivity | Solid State Drive | | Hardware Platform | PC | | Installation Type | Internal Hard Drive | | Item Part Number | MZ7TE120BW | | Item Weight | 68 g | | Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics | | Media Speed | 540 megabytes_per_second | | Mfr Part Number | MZ-7TE120BW | | Model Name | 840 EVO | | Model Number | MZ-7TE120BW | | Number of Items | 1 | | Read Speed | 540 megabytes_per_second | | Special Feature | AES 256-bit full-disk encryption | | Specific Uses For Product | Personal | | UPC | 031112558790 632963215568 887276851365 069060132731 088021277540 | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Samsung - **Color:** Black - **Compatible Devices:** Desktop - **Connectivity Technology:** SATA - **Digital Storage Capacity:** 120 GB - **Hard Disk Description:** Solid State Drive - **Hard Disk Form Factor:** 2.5 Inches - **Hard Disk Interface:** Serial ATA-150 - **Installation Type:** Internal Hard Drive - **Special Feature:** AES 256-bit full-disk encryption ## Images ![Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE120BW - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81o8m6x9jpL.jpg) ![Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE120BW - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51EYzEB83FL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Included Software is Worthwhile. *by S***B on December 30, 2013* Just like every other review for this SSD, and any other name brand SSD, the increase in speeds in fantastic. From Windows Experience Score 6.4 to 7.9 (max) in December 2013. Incredible shutdown speed, and restart speed. You might miss the login/logo screen, its that fast. Today's SSD's are reliable, and will outlast normal hard drives. Today's SSD's have been put through equivalent stress tests of over 20 gig a day for 20+ years and they have not worn out. Their failure is more likely a result of a mechanical problem, of which a normal hard disk drives are far more susceptible to. To be honest, the difference in speed between this SSD, and other competitors is something that would be difficult for a human to discern. What is the practical 50 mb/s difference in speed, when you are comparing against other 400-500 mb/s ssd's? Maybe half a second on start-up? What makes this SSD from Samsung a great buy, is the included software, whether or not you have the desktop kit, that is included. You get migration software, and a SD set-up and monitoring software. This software exceeds the software provided by Intel for their SSD, and other manufacturers sometimes does not include any software, or provides for download a limited use software. If you are building a system, check out computer cases with built in 2.5 drive bays, and cases with built-in SSD mounts like Antec Three Hundred Two Gaming Case, Black . This case has two mounting platforms just for SSD's, one behind the motherboard, and the other on the floor of the case (SSDs will not require cooling). This setup does not use any of the bays. I purchased this case, and like it, but have not reviewed it yet. The Samsung Magician Software provides a user interface for the following tasks, which as as simple as clicking through. This software makes the Samsung SSD the best buy, when compared to similarly priced SSD's, or even similar capacity SSD's. PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKING. Benchmark the SSD, and keep a history of benchmarks. Compare them in graphs. Not just this SSD, but any of the drives in your system. PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION. Optimize Performance if your current OS does not use TRIM FIRMWARE UPDATES OS OPTIMIZATION. Optimize Windows. Easily choose three profiles; Maximum Performance, Maximum Capacity, or Maximum Reliability, and the Samsung Magician software will automatically make the associated settings on the SSD and in Windows. You can also make your own customized profile. OVER PROVISIONING. SSD need over-provisioning to maintain performance and reliability. Some SSD's like Kingston will not need Over Provisioning, but will require that you have unused space for the benefits of Over Provisioning. The Samsung Magician Software give you a recommended amount, and will unallocate the space for you. SECURE ERASE, if you ever needed to secure erase the SSD. I'll be honest, I don't use it, but I believe that SSD's have a difference procedure than disc drives. RAPID MODE. Samsung has a mode that can accelerate the SSD even more. But I have read that this acceleration can only be used in certain circumstances. It will require a gig of space to be enabled DATA SECURITY: Data security can be enabled. This is an endurance test of Samsung 840 SSDs. And, it is a conservative test. [...] ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Samsung 840 Evo 120GB is fast and easy to install...if you pay attention! *by K***R on February 4, 2014* My HP Pavilion G7 laptop was a $299 purchase 2.5 years ago and has always been slow. I am using it more now and really got tired of waiting for 3 minutes for it to boot up and how annoyingly slow it was in overall functions. Now with the Samsung I am going from cold boot to full operation with chrome connected to internet in about 15-17 seconds! All my programs are running better, page loads are better....I really could not be happier. I almost bought a new laptop, so glad I did not. Warning!!! I see lots of people who are having problems cloning their drives or just cant get it to work. My advice is to slow down. When i first cloned the original HDD, i did not see that I missed cloning two drive partitions. You have to do this. I cloned the main drive, but not the partition with Windows on it or the HP stuff that is proprietary. I erased the drive then cloned again, this time highlighting the two small partitions....this time it worked like a charm. My only negative with this product is the directions that come with the drive....very lacking, but if you take your time, this is very easy. You also save big money doing this yourself instead of the geek squad doing it. UPDATE: I have purchased 2 more of these drives. The second time things did not go so well. I was trying to upgrade a Gateway ZX6900 All In One computer. Every time i tried, the cloning would work but when booting up the screen said "operating system not found". Finally i gave up in disgust and tried to install it in a Lenovo Ideacentre Q150 NetTop home theatre pc. Once again IT WORKED great! No problems with the Lenovo. I then realized that something in the partitions was causing a problem. So two weeks later I went to Best Buy to pick another one up since I wanted to do it on a weekend. I ended up getting the 840 Pro since they were all out of the Evo models. These units are very similar. The evo is slightly faster but the Pro uses a different spec that makes it probably last longer. No biggie. Anyway, i tried it all again with the cloning and once again it did not work. So, I decided to boot from a factory default gateway disc i had made...clean slate right? Wrong. Everything would start fine when booting from DVD then it would get to where it starts loading the images from the disc and it would say "disc does not have enough space"! To make a long story short, I took the drive and hooked it up by usb to my other computer and used disk management to remove a tiny 100mb partition. That did it. I put it back in and now with the Gateway ZX6900 it is all installed fine. Works great. If you are having these problems, you may just need to wipe out that tiny partition. If you go to Tom's Hardware website there are tons of answers about these Samsung drives! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is an awesome SSD. *by R***S on April 30, 2014* I recently ordered this SSD for my Gateway desktop PC. In this review I’ll give you my opinion of the drive. The 840 series are 2.5 inch drives so I had to use a 3.5″ drive adapter bracket (the one recommended on the product page) since the Gateway only has 3.5″ drive bays. The SSD fit into the computer’s drive cage perfectly with the adapter, and after connecting the power and SATA cables I was all set to begin the software installation. First, I set the SSD to work in AHCI mode and the DVD drive as the primary boot drive in the BIOS, then booted the computer from the Gateway Recovery DVD’s that I had on hand. Since I had been planning to do a clean re-installation of Windows 7 on this PC anyway, I temporarily left the hard drive unplugged and followed the prompts to install Windows 7 on the SSD. Everything went as planned with nary a hitch. In no time at all I had Windows booting directly from the SSD. After installing a ton of Windows Updates and some of my most-used programs to the SSD, I reconnected the hard drive as a secondary data drive. I really like this setup because it gives me super fast boot-up and program start-up times from the SSD while providing plenty of storage space for my data files on the hard drive. The speed increase courtesy of the Samsung 840 SSD is simply amazing. This Gateway takes almost 2 minutes to boot to a usable Desktop from the hard drive, but with the SSD it boots in 33 seconds with essentially the same software configuration. Even better, while I used to be able to go grab a quick snack while PhotoShop Elements loaded, now that bloated resource hog loads in a flash! Overall, I think the Samsung 840 is both an outstanding solid state drive and a great value at well less than $100. It’s easy to install, runs as quiet as a mouse, is cool to the touch, and it puts a very capable, but older PC in the proverbial fast lane. I highly recommend this drive if you’re looking for an inexpensive way to really speed up your computer. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/431660-samsung-electronics-840-evo-series-120gb-2-5-inch-sata](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/431660-samsung-electronics-840-evo-series-120gb-2-5-inch-sata) --- *Product available on Desertcart Panama* *Store origin: PA* *Last updated: 2026-10-08*