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Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars with 1786 reviews

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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:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works as described

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

    No issues recommend if you are willing to dish out the extra money over a standard 2.5 inch SSD. Not a must have but a great premium part

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Quick little drive!

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    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very fast! Fit's the bill. Could hardly find anything available during covid. Just glad BB had in stock

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

    Really super fast!

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

    Never in life I got a superfast bootup like now with this SSD, Windows 10 just takes 2 seconds to be ready for work from boot

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy install and great performance!

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

    Needed to pickup a new ssd for my Alienware and really glad I picked this one up. The install was a breeze and the cpu recognized it immediately.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent M.2 SSD from Samsung

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

    Great drive! Very fast and consistent. It is now running Windows 11 on this laptop. I recommended it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    So reliable

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

    Such a good ssd always rely on samsung.. great os ssd for a gaming pc build

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Use as boot Drive

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

    When my computer hard drive crashed and I lost everything I picked up one of these for my operating system and my computer is running even faster now

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

    All the GBs!

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

    Excellent M.2 drive that has served me extremely well over the years!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great NVME drive

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

    Man this drive is fast! It takes longer for my TV to turn on than it does to boot into Windows. Excellent NVME for the money.

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

    Impressive performance

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

    Upgraded an HP laptop Intel Gen 6 circa 2016 internal SSD with the 970 EVO Plus. Result was like having a new PC! Boot ups < 5 seconds.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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

    Live this speed transgress and it's not a hot running.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works for asus tuf laptop

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

    This is a must need purchase this for my asus tuf 17.3 gaming laptop works fantastic!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solid product.

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

    You can't go wrong with samsung on ssd. It runs hot on a laptop, should be better on a desktop.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice

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

    Good Speed goes fast does not disappoint 10 outa 10

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Super fast and Reliable!

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

    Fast and super reliable. The samsung migration assistant software helps ease the transferring process.

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

    Works well

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

    The Geek Squad loaded the OS of my brand new computer on this solid state drive to save me room on my main hard drive. Seems to be working very well.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    NVMe at lighting speed

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

    These drive out all other SSD drives to shame. PC starts up in 4 sec and games run quick and seamless. Must have for any PC gaming system.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great memory!

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

    One of the best m.2 ssd drives for the money. Samsung definitely knows what they are doing when it comes to memory products!

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

    good product

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

    good product, excellent balance between quality / price very compact, good internal storage

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great consumer drive for VMware

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

    Great consumer drive for VMware. Working nicely for cache in vSAN.

    I would recommend this to a friend