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Q: QuestionIs this solid state drive intended for internal or external use?

• A:Answer This solid state drive is intended for internal use.

Q: QuestionWhat type of NAND flash memory does this solid state drive use?

• A:Answer This solid state drive uses V-NAND flash memory.

Q: QuestionWhat is the maximum write speed for this solid state drive?

• A:Answer The maximum write speed for this solid state drive is up to 520 megabytes per second.

Q: QuestionWhat is the interface for this solid state drive?

• A:Answer The interface for this solid state drive is SATA.

Q: QuestionWhat is the maximum read speed of this solid state drive?

• A:Answer The maximum read speed of this solid state drive is 550 megabytes per second.

Q: QuestionWhat is the storage capacity of this solid state drive?

• A:Answer The storage capacity of this solid state drive is 500 gigabytes.

Q: QuestionRefurbished? How exactly do you refurbish a solid state drive?? Just format it? Replace the NAND? If I buy it and run a SMART diagnostic on it, what will the "SSD life %" be? How many hours powered on will it report?

Asked 7 years ago by Jeff.

• A:Answer I snagged a Samsung T5 1 TB drive for $117 as an online purchase. It's a rare price for this drive, but occasionally seen. The drive looked brand new and a "drive health" utility indicated in had been powered up six times, two or three of which were mine. Operating time was about two hours, again some of this was my time. On a later trip to Best Buy I asked what makes the drive refurbished. I was told that when the Geek Squad works on someone's PC, they back up everything to these drives, then delete everything when done with the repair. They only use a drive three or four times, then package it for resale as a refurbished. I was also able to register the drive on the Samsung site and get the full warranty.

  Answered 6 years ago by JohnW

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Q: QuestionI'm planning on using this with my gaming build, will this work with a desktop without any reformatting or anything? I noticed new 860 EVOs say "for laptop" on Best Buys website.

Asked 7 years ago by Taylor.

• A:Answer Ive used these in several desktops, I think they say "for laptop" just so people know they will fit in a laptop. Most of mine were conversions though -- I used Samsung's Magic drive and a USB connector to clone my original HDD over to the SSD and just swapped them out. You can download the software from their website for free. I used one for a clean build and installed Windows 10 - I didn't have to do anything to it -- just plugged it into the system and when I ran the Windows install disk I made it did everything.

  Answered 7 years ago by Scott0424Verified Purchase

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Q: QuestionHi so I am thinking about buying this for my laptop and do I need a cable to plug this into my laptop or would I need to install it into my laptop?

Asked 4 years ago by laptop.

• A:Answer As long as the laptop has an SATA III port, you can install it in the laptop. You can also use it as external storage if you purchase an enclosure.

  Answered 3 years ago by TraceWilsonVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionI want to upgrade a hard drive on an old PC with an MSI NF750-G55 motherboard that that utilizes SATA II. Is this drive compatible with SATA II?

Asked 5 years ago by BarryP.

• A:Answer Yes. SATA III is backwards compatible and will work in any SATA I or SATA II port.

  Answered 5 years ago by td333983Verified Purchase

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Q: QuestionDoes the original Samsung warranty work for this refurbished item? Can I register it with Samsungs and use its warranty services? For how long?

Asked 6 years ago by Ben.

• A:Answer It is my understanding that they retain the unused remainder of their original Samsung warrantee. For example, if a new Evo 860 comes with a 5 year and 300 total Tb of writes warrantee and the one you receive is 6 months old and has had 1 Tb written to it, your warrantee is 4.5 years or 299 Tb writes, whichever comes first. The Samsung Magician software displays the usage and the four 500Gb ones I bought ranged from 3 - 6 months old and 400 - 800 GB writes, plus arrived in three days. IMO, well worth the savings.

  Answered 6 years ago by ShoppitVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionWould this work in an old Vista Desktop PC>

Asked 6 years ago by James32.

• A:Answer Yes , most likely, You just need a SATA controller. The so-called block size is 512b as opposed to 4K so that isn't a factor. Just bear in mind that Vista does not support trim. You would have to use a 3rd party trim software to avoid premature wear. Samsung does provide this software,however they do not list Vista as a supported OS. You could try it and see if it works. Another source would be Naraeon SSD Tools which is free from sourceforge.net . However, this is a manual trim , so you would have to do periodic maintenance.

  Answered 6 years ago by DaveR

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Q: Questioncan I use this for extenal memory on my xbox series s?

Asked 4 years ago by Alex.

• A:Answer Yes, you can use this as external storage for the Xbox One. You will have to use an external hard drive enclosure to achieve this.

  Answered 3 years ago by TraceWilsonVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionIs Samsung Magician software free to downloading and use with this product?

Asked 6 years ago by Diego.

• A:Answer Yes, you can download Samsung Magician from Samsung's website. A simple web search will get you exactly where you need to go, just be sure you get it from Samsung and not a third-party site.

  Answered 4 years ago by ThatBytesVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionCan I use my I-tunes library with this device?

Asked 7 years ago by Becky.

• A:Answer If your library is currently in your Hard Drive, then cloning software should successfully copy it to the SSD. It is just a drive; I would guess that the cloning software you would use should be Apple compatible.

  Answered 6 years ago by TBob

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Q: Questioncan i use this in my Dell Inspiron I3567-3657 laptop

Asked 6 years ago by rollmop.

• A:Answer I don't know why not. If your laptop has a 2.5in SATA drive you should have no problem. Be sure and go to the Samsung Support site for any information, firmware updates, or software.

  Answered 4 years ago by Tenper

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Q: Questionhi, im wondering if this ssd fits on a Mac book pro 13 in late 2011?

Asked 7 years ago by iiandro.

• A:Answer Yes, this is a standard 2.5" drive format.

  Answered 6 years ago by robertjm

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