Samsung investigating 840 EVO slowdowns, prepping another fix
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Last month, we reported that some Samsung 840 EVO SSDs are still experiencing slow read speeds with old data. The issue was supposedly fixed with a firmware update issued in October, but some patched drives continue to exhibit the problem, including one of our own. Late Friday afternoon, Samsung issued the following statement on the matter:
The drive we tested last month exhibits particularly extreme symptoms, and it's been sent ...