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Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars with 1786 reviews

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

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98%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are delighted by the 970 EVO Plus 500GB Internal SSD's exceptional performance, ease of use, and fast boot times, frequently citing its value for the price. Positive feedback also highlights the straightforward installation process and reliable storage capacity. While some users experienced compatibility issues, the majority reported minimal heat generation.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Internal SSD

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

    Came quickly, works perfectly, and my 9 year old put it in himself so easy install

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

    A good SSD for those wanting portable solutions

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

    Unlike the conventional use of this SSD as a boot drive, I decided to convert its function to a portable SSD storage solution, which it has perfromed exceptionally well despite a much more thermally taxing environment in a metal enclosure. Reads and writes are bery consistent, and the drive didn’t show signs of thermal throttling when performing big data transfers.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast low budget card

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

    Not a ton of memory, but a decent amount for the price. Its very fast.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Little SSD for My Virtual Memory Needs

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

    Very happy with this SSD. I upgraded to a Z790 Intel motherboard and my old SSD did not work. This new one plugged right in and performs very well. Couldn't be happier. i Use it mostly as a cache for my RAM (Virtual Memory use in an existing WIndows 11 application where I didn't want to do a cold install).

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    its fast

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

    It's really fast. The only thing I mess-up on. I wanted to call this z drive and only put the o.s. on it, but when I stared to down load windows 10. I for got about this so now it's drive c.

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

    Old but good

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

    Really fast boot time, a bit out-dated but i'm sure still useful for some builds

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Compatibility

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Samsung, nuff said

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

    samsung is a staple company. Either get the 970 plus or stick with a 860 ssd. Otherwise the difference isn't noticeable. Will not play nice with win 7. Use linux or win 10.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast and simple NVMe 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 drive at a decent price. There are others with similar features and warranties. But they aren’t as well known. Make sure you know what your buying and if it’ll work in your system.

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

    Samsung 970 SSD

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

    The Samsung 970 EVO SSD significantly improved the boot up time of my HP laptop computer.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good for gaming

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

    Great SSD, much faster than anything you have in your system in 2020 with the exception of a 980. Use Samsungs free software to initialize and it will save you a headache.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Restored life to an older computer

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

    Got this a backup drive just in case the other failed. Now using it as the main drive. Very quick boot ups with a few year old machine.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Noticeable difference speed for sure

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

    I bought this to replace my solid-state drive and it has been up my computer even more it’s not as big as it of a jump compared to a regular hard drive but still a good speed improvement

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

    Very Fast Boot Time

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

    I put Windows 10 on this Internal PCI Express 3.0 x4 Solid State Drive and the Boot Time to bring up PC is Very Fast; I am happy; no problems noted with Internal SSD Drive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    From 7200rpm to 100000000000rpm

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

    This thing feels like it is running at lightspeed compared to my old spinner hdd. If you haven't upgraded to solid state, do yourself a favor and pick one of these up(if you have an m.2 slot!)

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great drive. Good performace.

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

    Great performance, Price is a little high for the storage capacity but the performance is hard to beat. Nice to be able to do a clean built without wires all over the place.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Can't go wrong with Samsung drives

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

    I purchased two of these drives and have never had an issue with either of them. Not blazing fast, but more than adequate.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Quality SSD

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

    My older laptop pc had a hard drive issue and Best Buy replaced with an updated SSD and the computer has been operating a lot better since. Good stuff.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great memory stick

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

    great product was glad bestbuy had them in stock, was looking everywhere for these when building my gaming computer. would highly recommend

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great way to upgrade your laptop!

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

    Easy upgrade to my wife's laptop. After replacing the stock NVME drive with this we see a big improvement on response.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good drive. Easy to install

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

    What can I say. It’s a Samsung m.2. They are just good.

    I would recommend this to a friend