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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Exceptional Speed, Capacity, and Efficiency
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Initial Inquiry & Decision:
I was looking to upgrade my PC storage to handle demanding tasks like heavy video editing, gaming, and large file transfers. Samsung’s 990 EVO Plus caught my attention with its remarkable read/write speeds, increased storage capacity, and power efficiency improvements over the previous 990 EVO.
Unboxing, Build Quality, & Testing:
The SSD arrived with robust build quality and includes a user manual to guide installation and setup. Featuring read/write speeds up to 7,250/6,300 MB/s, it offers blazing-fast performance that significantly cuts down transferring large files or loading complex projects. The available storage sizes up to 4TB are perfect for users needing ample space, with the TurboWrite 2.0 technology enhancing large file performance. I appreciated the 73% greater power efficiency provided by the nickel-coated controller, which helps maintain optimal thermal management and reduces battery drain on laptops. Compatibility with PCIe 4.0 x4 and PCIe 5.0 x2 ensures future-proofing with support for the latest technology standards. Samsung Magician software adds continual firmware updates, encryption, and health monitoring tools, keeping the SSD performing like new over time.
Overall Impressions and Recommendation:
The Samsung 990 EVO Plus delivers industry-leading speeds, high storage capacity, and smart power efficiency, making it an excellent choice for demanding users. It’s perfect for professionals and gamers alike who want a reliable, fast, and durable SSD upgrade. Highly recommended for anyone seeking top-tier performance with future-ready technology.Title: Exceptional Speed, Capacity, and Efficiency with Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD.
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Samsung has always been my SSD choice. The EVO line is the best price-to-performance value. 4TB was the sweet spot, mainly for the convenience of needing only one drive for your operating system and games. Easy install.
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I bought this as a secondary storage drive for my Asus laptop and weighed this one vs the Samsung 990 pro. I'm glad I got this one, as it runs cooler and uses less laptop battery power since it doesn't have dram. I decided to skip on getting a heatsink. I have loaded over 3tb of data on to it with no issues and it has never run hotter than 45° Celsius, usually sticking around 33° for photos and a few degrees more for videos. I'm pretty comfortable with using it without the heatsink, but I'm also not hardcore using the thing. I've had it for a month now with no issues and I think it will probably last a good while after the 5 year warranty.
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I needed more storage capacity in my newish Dell desktop, so when Best Buy offered the Samsung 990 EVO PLUS 4TB SSD at a great price, I jumped on the offer. The drive arrived in a few days, and I couldn't be happier. It was easy to install, and it has been working perfectly. I installed Windows 11 and then everything else, and that took a while, but so far, the drive has performed flawlessly. I highly recommend this Samsung SSD.
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Works well. I haven't had it for very long yet but so far it does what it says it does. Installing it was a bit scary since I am not used to working with the internals of my computers. But installation was fairly easy all things considered.
Also, 4TB is a lot of storage. I don't think I am running out of room on my laptop for a long time after getting this.
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Product comes as advertised and is easy to install. You'll notice the speeds of the storage most when transferring data to and from other nvme drives. Blows older style hard drives out of the water. The days of spinning hard drives is over!
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Needed a new m.2 with bigger storage for games. I haven't had any issues so far, bought around February which is running great as of today. Hopefully this drive will last a long time to come. The speed of the reads and writes are running as advertised. This is my 1st m.2 with Samsung and so far I happy with what i paides for. Will buy again if prices drop in the future.
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Great speeds and an obviously incredible capacity, recommend for users who need a lot of speed and capacity on their storage.
May be harder to install for users who don’t know computers, just search m.2 installation tutorials and you should be set
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I’ve been using the Samsung 990 EVO PLUS 4TB for a while now, and it’s been solid. Speeds are fast for everyday use—boot times, file transfers, and game loading are noticeably quicker than with older drives. Setup was simple, and Samsung’s Magician software is helpful for monitoring the drive.
It runs cool, even under load, though there’s no heatsink, so that’s something to consider if your system gets hot. It’s a bit more expensive than some other 4TB options, but you’re paying for Samsung’s reliability and support.
Bottom line:
Great all-around SSD if you want speed and lots of space, and don’t mind spending a little extra for brand trust.
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Games runlike never before and it holds so much have 75 games still got space dont even have a heat sink and temps stay abou 32c when doing nothing and hatd gaming 44c