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Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars with 4798 reviews

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Customers highly value the 860 EVO's performance and ease of installation, frequently praising its speed and straightforward setup. Many appreciate the drive's excellent price-to-performance ratio and reliable operation. Positive feedback also highlights the quiet operation and the significant improvement in boot times. While some users experienced compatibility issues, these were less frequently reported than the overwhelmingly positive experiences.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Price, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    FAST!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this for my PlayStation 4 and it works great. There is a definite improvement in loading times and overall game performance compared to the original Hard-Drive that came with my PS4. There are newer SSD’s that are a bit faster (and pricier) than this one, so this is a good budget option for anyone looking to speed up their PS4 without spending a lot. Highly recommend.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great and easy to install.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this to replace an older drive that was beginning to show signs of wear. I didn't want my computer to fail so I decided to replace it with this SSD because it's faster than a HDD. The prices for SSDs are lowering and becoming more affordable too. The transfer of data from one drive to the other was very easy using the Samsung Magician software. I would definitely recommend this product.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Paid for the best

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

    From what I can tell, this is the best SSD I could buy for my Mac Mini...My original HDD went out and I wanted to replace it with an SSD. I was going to get a cheap one for 120gb, $22. But decided I would want the best I could get and a larger size. Went with 500gb Samsung. Works great. Mac Mini is faster on boot up and during day to day activity vs new. Highly recommend making this upgrade. I'm running a 2012 Mac Mini.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great SSD

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

    So far, I haven’t had any problems with with this hard drive. It’s fast, quite, and easy to install.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Performance, Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to install and made my pc alot faster So good ssd for the price

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best SSD out there

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The SSD is great, but the migration software makes this the easiest way to migrate from a traditional spinning disk to an SSD regardless of the size of either. Ive used Kingston, Crucial, Western Digital, and some NoName SSDs and the Samsungs are the king. Mac or PC ive never had a problem. Remember to enable TRIM if migrating from a spinning disk on a mac! Very Important

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great SSD!

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Boy this makes a difference. I put one in a computer almost 10 years old and if feels brand new. Boots up faster, loads faster, just does everything faster. Although you get less storage for the price the speed makes up for the reduction in storage. Plus external drive are cheap so your probably better off getting on of those for all your pictures, video and music.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect For Gaming

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

    After switching from a 7200rpm Hard drive, i've never seen better performance. My Computer boots up in less than 5 seconds and opening applications is as fast as lighting. my only issue was transferring my data and then selecting which hard drive to boot from. after trying everything, i just removed the old hard drive and formatted it. Then reinstalled it and the motherboard recognized the SSD as the operating system

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Really 'technically solid' SSD for the money!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love the Samsung SSDs. I've purchased, maybe 10, over the last couple of years...and I've had no trouble with them whatsoever. I like the explanatory support...and the cloning software. Many SSDs are less expensive...but, they're just 'bare' drives. This particular SSD was on sale...subject to check, I believe it was $40 off (making it $50!)

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best SDD On The Market

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Samsung 860 Evo is the best SSD you can buy. I could not pass up the opportunity to buy 2 of these at a great Black Friday price. I was waiting all year for the price to drop. I tried one of my drives in my PS4 Slim and ran quieter and a little faster than the regular hdd since the SSD has no moving parts. Now I am just waiting for the 1tb to drop in price, then I will buy that one.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy Fix for Failing Computer

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

    The hard drive on my 3 year Toshiba laptop was showing signs of failing so after some research and the recommendation of the Best Buy salesman I chose the Samsung. Installation was fast and easy. A perfect fit. Then the Samsung migration software was easy to use and worked great. I had to leave it running overnight probably due to the old hard drive being on it's last leg. Now my old Toshiba works better than new!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Price, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Outstanding SSD

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

    Easy to install, extremely fast, and a great price. I will definitely stick with this drive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect. old laptop turned high performing beast

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Do not think twice. Go get it. You will not regret this purchase. My 2012 XPS laptop became slow over the years and finally my hard drive started showing signs of age. Couldn’t believe how fast my laptop has become after I replaced my normal HDD with SSD. Its now boots and performs like my macbook. So happy with my decision. Old laptop got a new life.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Performance, Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great ssd

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great ssd for the price. Easy to install and is working great.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Bring amazing speed to your computer

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

    This SSD was an amazing improvement to my older Mac book pro. It is now blazing fast I feel like I have a completely new machine. Well worth the investment over buying a new computer. To take full advantage make sure to max out your memory. Together that combo is unstoppable. The geek squad did all the work and did an amazing job in a limited amount of time. Highly recommend them doing the work if you want it done right.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very fast Drive

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

    Bought this SSD for a new Desktop build. Works excellent but had to purchase an specific 3.5 to 2.5 mount which Best Buy also sells for about $10. PC boots up very quickly and very happy with it. I also purchase SSD for another 5 year old Desktop PC and works great. My PC specs are AMD Ryzen 2700x EVGA 1070 SC black edition 32gigs of Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Memory ASUS Prime X470-Pro AMD EVGA 600w PS

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Tried and true

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was in a time crunch and picked up two of these drives at Best Buy to install as a RAID1, on a work PC. All HDD's that I've purchased are these Samsung SSD's and they have never failed me, in fact, I have a 7-year-old PC that is still going strong with one of these drives. I swear by these and have not used any other brands since.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent improvement

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I had a wd disc drive and an asus mb. The computer became very slow and glitchy. I considered spending the big $$$ to get a whole new system even tho money is tight. However, I invested in a new solid state drive and a nighthawk router. Whoaa! Now lightening fast! Boot up lighting fast and instantaneous in delivery. It is like the sun came out on a dark day!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent SSD drive for desktops and laptops.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Swapped out the mechanical (spinning disks) hard drives in both of my teenagers ASUS i3, 4gb memory, Windows 10 laptops. The Samsung 860 EVO improved performance for OS boot up time and a faster experience when navigating windows. Swapping out the drives was easy. I followed Samsung’s instructions guide out of box for disk cloning. Also, used an external USB 3 hard drive dock.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    exactly what I wanted

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

    I built my wife a desktop PC a year or so ago and used HDD I already had. It was slow to boot though so I decided to upgrade to an SSD. I am glad I did - the boot time was reduced by 80%. The copy/clone software it comes with worked fine for me. After cloning I just swapped out HDD with SSD and desktop started with no issues. My case already had slot for SSD so didnt need to get a conversion from 3 1/2 to 2 1/2 inch.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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