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Samsung - 970 EVO 500GB PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe Internal Solid State Drive with V-NAND Technology

Model:
MZ-V7E500BW
SKU:
6252132
Highly rated by customers for:
Your price for this item is $79.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars with 410 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

  • Quality

    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars

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98%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are delighted by the 970 EVO 500GB SSD's impressive performance and remarkably fast boot times. Many appreciate its ease of installation and the significant storage increase it provides. While some users noted the drive can get warm under certain conditions, the positive feedback on speed and ease of use outweighs this concern for most. The price point is also frequently cited as a positive aspect.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    NVMe

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

    I was used to SSD speeds which are night and day faster than spindles but I wasn't ready for NVMe. If you can upgrade it's well worth it.

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

    great

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

    V-NAND storage technology for fast boot time operation, and it has a sequential read speed of 3300 MB/sec. and a write speed of 2500 MB/sec

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

    Great storage device

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is the second one of these I have purchased. They are excellent. They are very fast and hold a lot of files. Recommended.

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

    FAST

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

    Easy installation, fast data access, no SATA cable, and Samsung's excellent migration software. Extremely happy with the purchase.

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

    Fast and Easy

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

    Very quick and easy install. Windows has never started faster and programs open very quickly. I would highly recommend this product.

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

    Awesome SSD

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

    Is so fast compared to a normal HDD i went from like 2 minutes startup to 25 seconds. My board recognized it right away

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

    If you have NVMe socket use it.

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

    NVMe SSDs bypass the performance limits of 6Gb SATA interfaces and provide a significant performance boost in both reads and writes.

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

    Easy to use

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

    Very easy to install and set up and running. Smaller and cleaner looking than normal drives

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

    Upgraded desktop main drive

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

    Wanted a super-fast main drive for my new desktop build, this was definitely it. Power-on to login screen in three seconds

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

    Great M.2

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

    This is a great product. If your looking for a fast M.2 for your computer, samsungs new line of M.2 are great for read/write speeds.

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

    Super fast

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

    Used this to replace my old sata m.2 boot drive in my alienware 17r4. Computer feels significantly faster. Definitely recommend

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

    Super fast and works as it should

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

    This is an excellent drive and worth the money if you need the extra speed over other similar drives.

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

    Blazing Fast

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

    I bought this to replace a standard 2.5 inch SSD. This thing is ridiculously fast. If you have a M.2 slot this is a must buy.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Perfect for our needs

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

    We purchased this to expand memory on our computer it's a year and a half and still meets our needs.

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

    970 EVO 500GB Internal NVMe SSD on ASUS FX505DY

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

    Excellent. Easy install on ASUS FX 505DY laptop. Fast start up and excellent performance.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Boot time

    Fast

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

    If your computer has m.2, you should get this. Windows boot up in 5 seconds! Vs 30 seconds with SSD. Highly recommended.

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

    Love this HD

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

    These type of hard drives are crazy fast. These are much better than the old disk drives I grew up with.

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

    Super fast

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

    Very nice M.2. This is the second fastest SSD just behind the PRO and it's not by much. Boot times are nonexistent.

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

    Fantastic Product!

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

    This is the first m.2 drive I have used. It installed and formatted with no stress. Its fast I’m happy with it.

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

    Great

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

    Works as described speed is super fast a little time consuming to install but that is expected in changing memory

    I would recommend this to a friend
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