Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished 860 EVO 1TB Internal SATA Solid State Drive

First off, I'm a novice when it comes to computer repair.. I have replaced RAM, replaced network cards, the occasional can of air blowing out the inside.. But this is my first SSD upgrade and install. I bought the refurb, because it was a little cheaper. The refurb comes with literally just the SSD. No sata cable at all. JUST the SSD. It also comes with NO instructions. Samsung has that part taken care of.. I went to Samsung's website and downloaded the the Samsung Magician and the Data Migration tool. I bought a used desktop for dirt cheap. It had a 128 SSD installed already with a fresh copy of Windows 10. I plugged in this refurb SSD into the secondary slot. I powered up the computer, saw that the Samsung Magician recognized the new drive. Opened the Data Migration tool, used the original 128 as the source, and the new 1TB as the destination. Less than 5 minutes later, I unplugged the 128 and placed the new 1TB in its slot. Copied everything over (including Windows 10) without a problem. If I hadn't have done it myself, I would have never believed it would be THAT simple. Highly recommended. Other reviews have said these drives are hit and miss. Mine was a hit. Again, no sata cable, no instructions. Literally just the SSD. But Samsung makes it simple with their tools. If I can do it, you can do it.

I needed a quick fix during Sony’s massive game sales and desperately needed more storage space on my PS4 500GB HDD. I really didn’t want to spend too much money on doubling storage capacity to an old PS4 system when the PS5 is just around the corner, so I opted to save money on a refurbished SSD instead of a brand new one. I was skeptical about refurbished electronics, but knowing Samsung EVO SSDs are a pretty reliable brand, plus there are no moving parts in them as well. After receiving it, I noticed it was not in an original Samsung box, “no big deal” the SSD physically was incredibly packaged, sealed, and no blemishes on the device, it looked brand new. I immediately did the Playstation formatting, installed the new drive, and installed all of my game content to it. The transition was seamless. I immediately noticed an big improvement on boot speed and loading of the games! I wished I had made this decision along time ago.

The Samsung 860 EVO SSD is pretty much the gold standard for SATA-type SSD's in all your PC builds. My case came with a nifty hiding spot for a SATA SSD behind the motherboard mounting plate, so I figured I would take advantage of that and get an 860 EVO. Brand new, the 1TB version is about $50 more expensive, but I've already had really good results using Best Buy's open box and refurbished products, so I knew I had to jump on this deal when I saw it. Everything about this product preforms just as well as a brand new one, just without the price tag. I definitely recommend looking at refurbished or open box deals whenever you can.

The drive is super fast and reliable. I am still running the older 850 SSDs in my system and I know this one will last me just as long. Load times in games have decreased and read and copy speeds are quick. Nothing more to say than I highly recommend this drive for storage needs in both laptops and desktops.

Great memory and storage. No performance difference between a brand new one and a Geek Squad Certified refurbished. Happy with my choice. Boot ups are lightning fast.

My old and slow 500 GB hard drive started to give me intermitten problems. I found this at Best Buy at a discounted price and decided to give it a try. It was working as described. So far, my computer gives me no more problems since then.

Disk tool showed more use on this SSD than I would have liked, therefore I returned the product. Use a tool like CrystalDiskInfo (for Windows) or DriveDx (for Mac) to analyze the drive. I would still recommend though thanks to these tools giving you visibility into what you are buying.

I replaced the original hard drive in my 5 year old laptop that seemed to be getting slower by the day. I installed this and transferred the files and operating system to this drive and I instantly noticed an increase in speed. Worth a look for sure!