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CrystalDiskInfo vs Samsung Magician: catalog facts
CrystalDiskInfo	Samsung Magician
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free download from Samsung for owners of supported drives.
Windows	Windows
Plain Good, Caution or Bad verdict on top of the raw S.M.A.R.T. table Supports NVMe, many USB enclosures and some Intel RAID setups	Official firmware updates for Samsung SSDs Drive health reporting and benchmarks in one app
Windows only A Good verdict does not mean a drive cannot fail tomorrow	Only works with supported Samsung drives Closed source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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