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Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars with 1368 reviews

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99%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are pleased with the 850 EVO 250GB SSD's performance, ease of installation, and fast boot times. Many appreciate the drive's affordability and the included warranty. Positive feedback highlights the smooth and quick operation, making it a worthwhile upgrade. The ease of setup and migration were also frequently praised.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Noise level

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent, speedy SSD drive

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This drive is awesome. I bought it as a replacement for my laptop drive and love that it's dead silent. Access speeds are awesome when reading/writing.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great performance for an old PC

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Installed on and old PC and it gave it a new life with great performance. Easy to install the hardware and with Windows 10 easy to install Windows.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast and huge upgrade

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought a brand new asus and the hard drive was super slow. Had geek squad install this and made a huge difference

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great little boy

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got this ssd during a promotion, so it came as a pretty good deal. I have been using this as the additional storage of Surface Pro, and it works flawlessly!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Super Fast Boot

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    With the disk hard drive my laptop would take about 2 minutes to boot, with this solid state drive 6 seconds and it's at desktop....just awesome speed!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing, turned my dated laptop into a rocket

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I had a 3 year old laptop that after I upgraded to windows 10 almost became unusable. Installed Evo SSD and now it's a rocket. Very happy with this product

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast drive boots my machine in 7 seconds

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very happy with the purchase of this solid state drive. Works well and super fast boot speeds -- 7 Seconds

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    When your data counts

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great drive, great compatibility, fast...while a little more expensive than some, this drive just performs.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Drive.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This made my laptop new again. I'm glad I didn't buy a new laptop. It boots up quick and all my apps run smooth. Will never go back to sata drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Installation, Speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good performance on decent price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to set up and installation. Much improved speed after set up.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Boot time

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased this SSD for my OS. Easy to install and boot time is really fast. Desktop feels snappy and has enough storage to install many programs.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Samsung SSDs are the BEST!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I really love the Samsung SSDs. They are the best! I also have the super cool Samsung Magician software so you can tweak it out and make it even faster.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Speed Up your PC

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I used this to speed up my PC. Installation CD took 5 minutes. After 20 minutes my system was at full speed and felt like a completely new PC.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Reliable SSD

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Used this to replace an old spinning HDD and it runs great. Looking forward to extending the life of my computer on such a cheap investment :)

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast, affordable

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is second 850 Evo SSD HDD that I have purchased. These products are reliable and have good performance.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best drives out there

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love these drives, I use them all the time and have yet to have one fail on me. They are super fast and not costlier than the cheaper brands.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Don't consider any other brand

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Best SSD on market. Tried other brands and take my word for it, Samsung is by far the easiest,fastest, and most dependable out there. You wont be sorry.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    GREAT product!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Super fast read and write speeds. GIves my desktop lookup in about 8 seconds. Install of windows 7 along with patches took 15 minutes. Simply amazing!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great drive for a good price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Is a really good drive for a good price! You can get cheaper but the speed consistency and warranty of this drive makes it worth the few extra dollars!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great HDD

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This HDD is fast, reliable, and affordable. With new technology emerging, the prices on these are coming down and are a great buy for reliability.

    I would recommend this to a friend