Did you ever upgrade to Windows 8.1 before giving up on Windows 8? I, like you, totally hated Windows 8 but once I upgraded to 8.1, it really grew on me. I've heard of people having problems when downgrading from 8 to 7 on other PC forums, so that ...

I'd say the Pro (vs EVO) isn't going to be "OMG" faster or even "oh wow" faster but in benchmarks it will be faster. If you keep your current SSD in your primary drive and put the Evo in your secondary, you are going to get 1.2TB in SSD which i...

Well, I'm using a 512 Samsung Pro in the main bay and the stock 5400rpm 1tb in the secondary. I'm thinking about going to Best Buy today and swapping out the 1tb Hdd for this 1tb hybrid ssd(I need to read up more on it though):http://www.bestbuy.com...

I second the notion on the EVO. Based off of reviews and benchmarks I've seen, it is the fastest one you will get. If you want to step down to a 512, get the Samsung Pro. Or maybe even two 512 Samsung Pros. The one you linked isn't a Pro, its the...

Don't install the V9.18.13.2683 one, because it is outdated. Install the 335.23 one. Basically what you want to do is download the driver and unpack it to your desktop or whatever and run the install from there. Don't have WoW or anything running ...