Customers value the Geek Squad Certified Refurbished 980 1TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe for its speed and performance, as well as its affordability and ample storage capacity. Many reviewers found installation straightforward, and the drive's functionality is consistently praised. The Samsung SSD is frequently highlighted as a reliable and high-performing option.
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Ssd
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent purchase
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Easy installation, no screws but i guess that varies depending on you motherboard, i used 1 M2X3 screw. SSD is brand new, 100% lifetime remaining and works as advertised.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good performing, reliable NVMe SSD
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Samsung is a reliable, well-regarded brand for high-performing solid state drives, with a great 5 year warranty, and even though this SSD 980 is their "budget" offering, it dramatically outperforms budget offerings from other manufacturers, as you can see from the screenshot of the performance I am getting from this 1TB drive.
I've had good results with Best Buy refurbs, as well, if the extra few bucks of savings is meaningful to you. Just always install and test quickly, in case you need to take advantage of Best Buy's return window.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ssd
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
great M.2 if your on a budget
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This ssd has worked perfectly over the two years i’ve used it. The only down side is i didnt get a larger drive. 1Tb is not enough nowadays for games and it sucks. otherwise great ssd if need the space especially for the price.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Super fast pc
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Bought a refurbished one and it was in very good condition, my pc is super fast now
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great drive for a great price
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Drive works well, only had 18TB written on it previously.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage
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.
I was skeptical of the refurbished item but it is amazing and backed by the geek squad, I saved a ton and got a terabyte of storage out of it
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Will be buying more soon
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I got it for a client's computer and it's a nice drive that works as expected. I will be buying more soon.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
SSD 980
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Fast and Blasting performance, Samsung Magician in not detecting the ssd in windows 11
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Around 2500 MB/s due to PCIe 3.0
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
1TB SSD for very cost effective option. Only PCIe 3.0 so it maxes out around 2500 MB/s PCIe 4.0 I've seen hit around 4000. Still, I don't really know what you'd be doing that would need that much speed but now you know.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Basically new
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Very few power on hours, 100% life on crystal disk mark. Would recommend.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Get it
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Love it blazing fast ssd… wish I got one sooner …. Must get for your build and can be used on a ps5 too.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Speed, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Worth every penny
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Worth every penny for storage needs. Lightning fast compared to conventional hard drives and significantly faster than normal sata drives. Highly reliable. Holds its resale value consistently.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great performance on a refurbished NVMe
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I bought this to replace a slow mechanical drive that came originally with the laptop. The storage speeds went from 140 MB/s (sequential read) to 3500 MB/s after the swap. This laptop is used for development in Android Studio which has an intensive startup. The Android Studio startup time went from 6 minutes down to less than 30 seconds with this drive. Windows boot time also started at 6 minutes and is now about 6 seconds!
I have no concerns that this is a refurbished product. It performs well, it doesn't look like it was abused and it comes at 1/2 the price of a new drive. I'm very happy with it. I'm considering getting a handful of these to replace the 2.5" SSDs that I have for my kids programming systems.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great value. Open box item with no problems!
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great high quality brand name NVME Drive. Built a new pc recently and was pleased to see BestBuy had these in stock, as id forgotten to order a boot drive.
Installation was a breeze and this drive fit easily
In the motherboard slot and accommodated the motherboards heat sync cover without issue
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Samsung Drive fantastic price
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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.
By the title says it's a Samsung Drive can't go wrong with those in my experience and the price on this refurbished model 1 TB for $40 plus Best Buy gave me a $5 birthday credit just made this even better deal when I got the drive I checked and only been powered on twice and had a few hours on it everything was just like brand new I'm using it in an external enclosure and it's been working great
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed, Ssd, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Super high speed
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Excellent SSD. Great for storage and running OS. High speeds
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Value for gaming
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Best value for money fast SSD for gaming.
I've been using this on my custom rig for past year. And never faced any bottleneck.
100% would recommend
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Cheap, reliable SSD
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great inexpensive SSD. Not the most performant option, but fairly cheap and reliable. Just what I needed.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
970 EVO Plus Lite
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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.
It's basically a 970 EVO Plus without DRAM been using one as my primary boot disk on my workstation for nearly two years without a hiccup. It's a steal with the Geek Squad refurb.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great fast storage drive
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I had a second M2 slot and could always use more HD space! This was perfect for usage as a storage drive. Speed seems decent but I'm not booting my OS off this drive. I'm storing media files and it seems pretty snappy for that task.