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The 830 Series comes in an eye catching, silver box. Along with a picture of the drive, the front advertises many of its key features including its 128GB capacity, SATA 6Gbps interface and bundled software. The back of the box provides a bit more information regarding its features, specifications and box contents.
The desktop installation kit that Samsung sent us for this review includes a number of accessories. Along with the SSD 830 you'll find a 3.5-inch bracket with screws, SATA data and power cables, quick user manual, a download code for Batman: Arkham Asylum and a couple of CD's containing Samsung's SSD Magician software and Norton Ghost 15.0.
Physical Features:
Like many of Samsung's other products, the 830 Series is very well constructed. The top of the outer casing is made out of lightweight, black plastic which is covered almost entirely by a dark, brushed metal panel with the Samsung logo on it. The bottom of the SSD 830 isn't nearly as flashy. The casing is made out of metal. However, instead of brushed metal, Samsung opted for a matte finish.
The SSD 830 is the first drive to use Samsung's S4LJ204X01-Y040 controller chip. Developed entirely in house, this proprietary, triple-core MCX controller excels at multi-tasking. Based on an ARM9 controller, its three CPU cores can execute multiple instructions such as reading data, writing data and optimization.
For the 128GB version of the SSD 830, Samsung used their own 32GB 25nm K9PFGY8U7A-HCK0 Toggle DDR NAND flash chip. Looking at the pictures above, you can see that there are four of these chips on the top of the PCB. The drive also has a single 256MB K4T2G314QF-MCF7 DDR2 memory chip that is used for caching.
