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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 30 reviews

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Customers consistently note the easy installation and improved performance of the 850 EVO 500GB Internal SATA Solid State Drive. Users also appreciate the increased storage capacity, finding it to be a significant upgrade from smaller solid-state drives.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    PCIE is the future

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

    I was pleased to discover that my motherboard had a m.2 slot to replace my old dead SATA ssd. This thing is super fast, my PC logs into windows in 3 seconds flat. Games install as quickly as I can download. Its worth every penny.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome Fast!

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

    Bought a new ASUS Strix Gaming Laptop (from Best Buy of course) and did not like the standard HDD that came with the laptop. I have been spoiled by the incredible SSD syndrome. I have upgraded every laptop and desktop over the years to SSD performance. Once you have it, it's hard to do with out. This laptop came with an open M2 socket so it was a no-brainer to install this to manage my OS and program installs for fast access. Easy to do, look it up online. Check on the laptop warranty for system upgrades. Some warranties are void but shouldn't be as this is a common practice today especially if the device has been designed for upgrade. Startup now is in seconds instead of minutes and access is super fast. Easy transfer from HDD to SDD with free program online but this drive comes with transfer software. Be sure to initialize new drive in Windows 10 first. Highly recommended any Samsung SSD.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great speed but not compatible.

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

    It wasn't supported on my laptop. besides that, it worked really fast while cloning my system but again wasn't compatible.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Installation, Performance, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast and stable drive

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

    This drive is fast and stable, installed perfectly in a Lenovo T460S, just the thing to double my storage!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent drive

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

    I replaced my Dell's 128GB M.2 drive with this 500GB flash drive a few months ago and couldn't be happier. I no longer need to worry running out of disc space on the system drive. The migration from my old drive to this new one is a breeze using Samsung's Data Migration tool which is free to download from Samsung's website. The speed of Windows startup/shutdown is really fast. So far I haven't faced any issue with this new drive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    SSD

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

    So glad Best Buy offered this. It's a solid state drive that doesn't require the same size connection of a traditional hard drive. There are much faster ones on the market, but for the price and size, this one is perfect. True SSD and if really does deliver. You can use it on laptops where these connection is available and turn the standard HDD into a storage drive for. Windows 10 that made part easy for me.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worth the Purchase

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

    The Samsung M.2 SSD I installed runs fast and the price was great. I tested a 2.5" before and not sure what kind of difference it would make. Glad I made the switch. The only complaint is M.2 standard uses a small flimsy screw to hold it in place. I can't wait until they change that to make it easier to install.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works as advertised

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

    Easy installation and good performance! Good investment of the money to upgrade an old hard drive

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solid SSD

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

    Purchased to replace the hard drive in my early 2011 MacBook Pro. Quick easy installation, more so, as it was going to be a fresh install of Sierra OS. It now takes 20 seconds for the system to boot and arrive at the login screen. Programs run very quickly and no problems thus far.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent M.2 Drive

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

    The drive was easy to install and I haven't had any issues yet. My OS and all of my programs startup nice and quick. This is an excellent drive.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Quick and easy

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

    Nice drive that is easy to install and is speedy and quiet. Worthwhile.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It is amazing...

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

    One day i kind of broke my laptop's hard drive and needed to back up and have a fresh installed windows and I figured I should get an SSD since that was my plan before. Buy the GL752VW-DH71 and just buy a separate SSD. So I bought it and was excited to install it, at first I thought I messed up reading since the pin it has does not match the laptop's. I'm not sure why it does not match but it didn't and it worked. The next thing is that you will not see as one of the additional file when you open it in my computer, you have to go to disk management and format it first. Now my laptop works superfast.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great drive for mini-ITX desktop

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

    I want to build a fast, quiet, and small desktop computer that I can use as a HTC. The Samsung 850 EVO SSD M.2 is a great drive that fit very well with my spec and the price is very reasonable. I'd highly recommended for anyone if their motherboard support it. Thanks!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast M.2 SSD!

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

    I purchased a new laptop that has a factory-installed M.2 SSD with only 128GB of storage, which isn't nearly enough for me! A friend recommended that I look-into Samsung M.2 SSDs and, since I saw great reviews for the 850 EVO M.2 SSD, I purchased one! It took only 17 minutes for the Samsung Data Migration utility to clone the factory SSD to my new Samsung SSD, which demonstrates how fast Samsung 850 EVO is!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Samsung hard drive

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

    My MacBook laptop has been running beautifully ever since Best Buy installed this Samsung hard drive !

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great SSD

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

    Works just like the 2.5" form factor. I have not had any issues.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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

    I used this to upgrade an HP all in one. worked great

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Blazing fast go value

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

    Forget 2.5" SSD this smokes and SATA base SSD drive

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    No problems

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

    I replaced an ssd drive with a bigger one, so i really can't say about the performance of it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great so far

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

    Upgrading a newer Dell laptop is simple with the M2 memory card. The challenge is xfering your data. Unlike a SATA drive that you can move from HDD to SSD, the M2 scenario is more complicated.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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