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Samsung Magician Software
OS Optimization Feature Overview
Introduction
With Magician 4.0, Samsung is introducing a host of improvements designed to enhance user experience and to
make Magician's features more user-friendly and accessible to novices. The totally redesigned User Interface (UI)
features simple, graphical indictors to show SSD health status and Total Bytes Written (TBW) at a glance. Users can now
determine SATA and AHCI compatibility and status without consulting their user's manuals. The updated Benchmarking
feature lets users test other storage devices so that they can clearly see the dramatic performance improvements their
new Samsung SSD delivers.
Particularly dramatic improvements have been made to the OS Optimization feature with a simpler, tabbed interface
providing access to 3 optimization profiles (Maximum Performance, Maximum Capacity, & Maximum Reliability), along
with detailed descriptions of each OS setting and why they are turned on or off for each profile. This feature should
reduce user confusion about OS configuration, a common question among new SSD users, and the Magician team is
excited to outline what's changed.
Optimization Profiles
Magician's new Optimization Profiles were chosen specifically to address the 3 most common types of user: those
seeking to maximize performance, those seeking to maximize storage capacity, and those seeking to maximize drive
lifespan (reliability). Each tab will display all relevant OS settings and whether or not they will be toggled on or off for the
chosen profile. Additionally, users can see a brief description of a particular OS setting and Samsung's recommended
configuration by clicking on the "Help" button to the left of each line item.
The "Maximum Performance" configuration profile sacrifices a small amount of SSD lifespan (or endurance) in favor of