Customers have good things to say about the 970 EVO 250GB SSD's performance, boot times, and ease of installation. Many appreciate its competitive price and the fact that it's a Samsung NVMe drive. While some wish for larger storage options, the overall experience is overwhelmingly positive. The speed and ease of use are frequently highlighted as key advantages.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it!
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Bought a laptop with a 1tb HDD, and bought this with it. installed this as my boot drive and kept the 1tb installed for extra storage. Boot times are about 5-10 seconds this thing is fast!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great SSD, booting from device can be tricky
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This SSD is fast, small and quiet. If you plan to use this device as a boot device, ensure your motherboard has BIOS support for booting from this type of device. I installed this device into an industrial fanless device which did not have the boot support for this device. Note the EVO 950 has additional features that allow booting from older motherboards. My solution was to use a CFAST card for the UEFI and BIOS bootloader, then the Samsung EVO 970 for the OS. The system is running great and is totally silent. If you have a new motherboard with confirmed boot support for this type of device, you will love it!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fast, approaching 970 Pro speeds
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I installed this SSD in an Asus Z170 board. It was immediately recognized and Windows 10 Home installed quickly and effortlessly. The SSD speeds approach that of the 970 Pro.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Boot time
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic!
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Super easy to install into a compatible motherboard, insanely fast boot times, eliminates excess SATA cables. From power on to log-in takes me 20 seconds tops.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Boot time, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent
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Got it because my Fallout 4 was lagging something terrible. Installed this and no more lag! My laptop now boots up in 5 seconds. Should have gotten it sooner.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good hardware
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This M.2 drive was easy to install on my new MSI mobo. I cloned the existing mechanical HDD and thencleared the data and booted from theis M.2. Very fast!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Blazing fast
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The samsung nvme ssd is so fast. Installation was pretty straightforward and I use this as my boot device. PC goes to login screen in less than 20 seconds.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ssd
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product with a minor flaw
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I love this SSD. It installed Windows 10 in less than 7 minutes. I usually leave the computer and do something else, but it was moving so fast, I stayed to watch. My only complaint is that Samsung should include a screw and standoff for installation. It would be a small cost, but it would have saved me a huge headache, since I bought this for a prebuilt computer that didn't come with those.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Boot time, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best SSD period
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Want 5 second bootup to windows? This drive can achieve that! This is so fast, and snappy. Nothing quite matches this M.2 SSD, it's the best so far!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great, fast, reliable
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I am using this drive as my main OS windows 10 and it so far very fast, stable and reliable. Easy to install in desktop, no extra steps needed.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Performing SSD
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I bought this to install in a new laptop I recently purchased. This is a very fast SSD and really does a great job. I would recommend to anyone.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed, Ssd
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Super Fast
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If your mobo can take NVMe V-NAND SSD, I would recommend getting these. They are super fast and its less clutter to deal with in your case.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fast hard drive
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Easy to install and super fast hard drive for motherboards with a m.2 slot! Used the samsung cloner tool to copy from my older samsung SSD.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great price for improved performance
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I cannot stress enough the importance of running a ssd as a main/boot drive. Samsung has delivered and at a reasonable price point!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price
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Size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Easy install
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Easy, fast install, the drives feel lightweight and almost easily breakable, but all drives of this form factor are that way. Windows 10 (not sure the service pack) found drivers easily, and without asking for intervention. Nice drive for the money. Only 4 stars because I know that there are more costly, faster drives out there.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fast SSD
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Bought this to serve as the boot drive on a custom (re)build gaming PC. Very fast and reliable; does not disappoint.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Extremely Fast
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Awesome test speeds out of the box. Very easy install and fast Windows 10 install. Very happy with this purchase.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Performance upgrade over standard HDD
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Amazing NVME Drive! This little M2 drive is easy to install and it boots up very quick! Great for an OS drive!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fast!
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I bought 2 of these to use as round-robin back-ups of my PC's OS & PGMs C drive. Works great, fast & reliable.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great drive no screw included
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I got this Drive as a birthday present, at first I was all excited to install it and then I realize it did not come with a screw to install it. We went from computer store to computer store and nobody had the right installation screw, I eventually found a screw set on Amazon and had to wait a couple days to get it mailed. Once the drive was installed it was awesome, it improved the computer’s overall speed Tremendously.