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Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars with 410 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    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:
    Boot time

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    High performance memory

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

    Now that I have this in my build I can't imagine functioning without it the boot time is insane

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

    Very good ssd and I just made a gaming pc and this was the last thing I needed and it it very fast

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

    Nice starter drive

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

    Good amount of space to start with. Will likely upgrade to 1-2TB eventually.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great m.2

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

    Very fast and easy to install. Just make sure to download the software to get the most out of it

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for my computer gaming experience.

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

    I purchased this item to upgrade my computer for advanced gaming activity- it really did the job!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast is an understatement

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

    With this Samsung NVME drive performance is so great most other drives can’t come close.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing SSD

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

    This SSD is blazing fast, runs cool and best of all no wires to hook it up!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good SSD

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good easy to use SSD. Very straight forwards and very fast.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    HDD to SSD

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

    Holy moly it’s night and day! No more 2 min start up and open discord! It’s almost insta now!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Buy it

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

    Boot up of my desktop dropped from 2 minutes to under 20 seconds. Just buy it.

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

    Good for games

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

    Bought it for my alienware 17 r5 works great. Easy to install in the alienware no problems.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best drive for the dollar

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

    It's a Samsung. Best drives out there. I'll buy another when I upgrade wifes computer.

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

    Worked flawlessly out out the box

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

    I installed this NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD card in my laptop and it just worked as expected.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Pc

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

    It was an awesome purchase for building a fast and good computer love this product.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast

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

    OS boots up in under 5 seconds... Games load so fast, and the prices keep dropping.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product for price

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

    Bought and installed and transfered windows 10 adobe illustrator and coral works great

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast and reliable

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

    Easy to setup, moved my OS from a Toshiba M2 to this one and the speeds are amazing.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    very fast

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

    this SSD does not disappoint. It's very fast. Warranty is also great.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fantastic

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

    Boot times are down to 6 seconds . Easy install works great.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great device

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

    I was not sure what to expect but it has worked and performed perfectly!

    I would recommend this to a friend