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Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars with 3500 reviews

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98%would recommend to a friend

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Customers recognize the 970 EVO Plus 1TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe as a high-performance drive that's easy to install and use. Positive feedback frequently highlights its speed, ample storage capacity, and reasonable price. While some users noted that the drive may generate a bit more heat without a heatsink, the overall experience is overwhelmingly positive. The small size is also mentioned, with some seeing it as an advantage.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect Drive

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

    Great NVME. Quick load speeds and fantastic storage. There are now some better deals for an NVME but this was the right buy for me at the time and I don't regret a thing.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Crazy Fast!

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

    I have not done any speed tests or anything but from a day to day use it seems really fast! initial boot up speeds are amazing as well as game loading screen times. For example the initial gta 5 loading screen seems to be at least half the time my sata ssd load times were if not faster. Great Buy will not dissappoint

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing Product

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

    Definitely an amazing upgrade from what I’ve had..

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    No hesitations in recommending this product.

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

    Used this drive to replace an Intel drive. Works well, easy install, nothing special. Samsung has a good record. No hesitations in recommending this product.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy install, fast speeds.

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

    Installed in my son’s 1.5 year dell laptop that the hard drive failed. Not for this review, but that’s 2 of my kid’s dell laptops that had hard drive failures in less than 1.5 yrs. the SSD was installed to install, recognized immediately, and my son says it has been great for his gaming.

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

    Awesome little drive

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

    I purchased this SSD to upgrade the 250GB I had before. Because I upgraded from another Samsung SSD, the migration of my data was seamless. I was able to copy over all my data and OS files. Once the copy was complete, I installed the new drive, and everything was there and it booted right into windows 10.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Didn't know what I was missing

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

    I installed this in my Digital Storm desktop and WOW - what a change! My computer is not only snappier, but more stable now. We're having some power fluctuations and even with the UPS on my system, previously I'd have some noticeable effects. Now I don't even notice when the power dips.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Totally worth it

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

    Not much to say its written in stone practically, fast download speeds, fast boot up, went from waiting for my computer to login to logging in instantly!! If you do not own one I highly recommend purchasing this you will not regret it!

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

    Best 1TB SSD for the price

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

    This SSD is easy to install and is fast as hell. Actually bought another one of these, and a external case off of Amazon, so I have a 1TB portable external drive to take anywhere. File downloads, uploads are insane on how fast they transfer. If you on the fence, jump off an buy one.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Ssd

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

    Wow the solid-state drive definitely has enough memory for what you need. Super easy to placing. I would definitely recommend this for anybody

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Just right - fast and big.

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

    It's kind of amazing how much faster these PCIe SSD's are than their forebears. Installation was pretty simple once I got an external enclosure to use to copy the existing internal drive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Would Recommend

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

    Decent storage use, no issues with any files that i put onto it, and honestly the files and games i do have on it run pretty quickly all things considered

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very good item

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

    This is an exceptional ssd. It's very pricey and you could get something comparable in performance for much, much less. But, with this drive you get the actual top of the line in performance, you get Samsungs incredible customer service, and you can be confident that it was made at the absolute top quality.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great!

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

    It was easy to format and install. Such a big upgrade then what we had originally, replaced the C windows drive. Used the Samsung Migration software with the drive

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good bang for the buck

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

    Picked this up to give my gaming rig a slight boost. Old SSD was a Samsung 970 EVO, 256GB. So got a bump from both the speed and size. Used as my main drive currently (the 256 is a secondary now and have 3 1TB SSDs and 2 WD Black 2TB Spinners.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Money well spent.

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

    The original hard drive went bad on my laptop, so I replaced it with this one. I couldn't believe how much this sped up my laptop!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great m.2

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

    if you havent bought an M.2 drive yet, you need to... the load times are out of this world fast, i went with samsung 970 evo for the reliabilty factor, sure there were cheaper drives, or drives with a little more space, but I have zero complaints about this drive

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

    Fast

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

    Although it runs warmer than an HDD, which I can feel the difference, it is so much faster. With Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit, it fires up and ready to use in about 40 seconds. I will later add a heatsink, which is not necessary, but may help sustain longer life of the drive. The actual label is a heatsink by itself. I will still add an HDD for most game and other storage, but I definitely like the fast boot up to full function. Check on which games are dependent on large boot up or change of level to put on the SDD, and store the rest on the HDD. The five year manufacturer warranty is a nice factor also. My Motherboard is a few years old, but I was surprised to see it supp orted the NVMe M.2 format whic is the fast speed. I have a second PCIe port for MVMe, but it only runs at half the speed. If I want to run another OS, (WIN 7 64 Bit), I will have to change out the drive each time for the amazing speed. Maybe on the next MOBO, I will find one with two 4X slots. Awesome drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Samsung
      Posted .

      CapnStevo:

      Thank you for purchasing the Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD. I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing heat issues with your SSD. The operating temperatures for this SSD range from 0°C - 70°C. Samsung NVMe SSDs rarely require a heat sink, yet maintain optimal performance thanks to Samsung’s advanced design and manufacturing capabilities coupled with an integrated, heat dissipating thermal label. In rare instances of extreme workloads (transfer of several hundreds of GB), performance may be throttled through Samsung’s dynamic thermal throttling algorithm to protect the SSDs integrity.

      Please be aware, however, that an external heat source such as a high-powered graphics card, or CPU placed in close proximity to a Samsung NVMe SSD, can adversely affect airflow around a Samsung NVMe SSD which may lead to performance degradation. Therefore, please ensure there is appropriate airflow around your Samsung NVMe SSD.

      To better address your heat concerns, please contact Samsung Customer Support and a representative will gladly help you.

      1) Call: 1-800-SAMSUNG (ask for Memory) Available 9AM - 12AM EST (Mon-Fri)
      2) Email: [email protected]
      3) LiveChat: https://www.livehelpnow.net/lhn/lcv.aspx?d=34834&ms=&zzwindow=0&lhnid=29783
      Available 12PM-6PM EST (Mon-Fri)

      The Samsung Members Community is also a great resource for getting help from Samsung moderators and customers:  https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Get-Help/ct-p/get-help

      To optimize your product experience, we encourage you to register your new Samsung SSD at:  https://www.samsung.com/us/account/signin/?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsung.com%2Fus%2Fsupport%2Fregister%2F

      Registering your product gives you access to easy warranty support, convenient opt-in to special promos & offers, faster troubleshooting & service, and quick notification of system updates.

      Samsung is committed to providing the best possible product experience, quality, and value, and we are always here to help with any of your questions or concerns.

      ~ Samsung Memory Samsung

  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Super fast read and writes

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

    This is an ultra fast SSD. I was stuck in between this SSD or the WD brand SSD and I chose this one after looking through a bunch of reviews. I have no regrets. Using this as my Windows boot drive is so fast. Installing Windows on it was so quick. File transfers are super fast.

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

    The littlest boot drive.

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

    Fast as heck boot times. If your concerned about speed this thing is a beast. Instal is easy. Just remember you need a M.2 slot for this little guy. If you look at your adult pinky or thumb that's roughly the size it may be. Even I was shocked how small it was.

    I would recommend this to a friend