Boot Drives
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A boot drive is a small, portable hard drive that can be used to store your operating system and programs. It is essential if you want to be able to recover your computer's operating system in case of a problem. If you're unsure of what boot drive to get, here are some options. Browse the top-ranked list of boot drives below along with associated reviews and opinions.
Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished 990 EVO PLUS SSD 1TB, PCIe Gen 4x4 | 5x2 M.2 2280, Speeds Up to 7,150 MB/s
Model: GSRF MZ-V9S1T0B/AMSKU: 6617142Top comment"Easy install , No boot issues , Affordable...Installed with 0 issues , flashed over my old drive then rebooted and worked the first try. Super pleased for being a refurbished product was skeptical because I've have never bought refurbished PC parts but am happy. ...Good Cache Drive...good drive, it has decent read / write speed when use as cache for my NAS drive system"
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With faster read/write speeds of up to 7,250/6,300 MB/s*, larger storage capacity of up to 4TB with TurboWrite 2.0 and 73% ** greater power efficiency compared with the 990 EVO, the 990 EVO Plus makes large editing, file transfer or gaming tasks go smoother and faster. It’s the perfect productivity boost helping you tackle a busy day full of work (or play).Geek Squad Certified Refurbished products have been restored to like-new condition. All vital parts and accessories that would have been included with the original product are present, and our thorough inspection process ensures that the product is clean and in working condition.Top comment"Easy install , No boot issues , Affordable...Installed with 0 issues , flashed over my old drive then rebooted and worked the first try. Super pleased for being a refurbished product was skeptical because I've have never bought refurbished PC parts but am happy. ...Good Cache Drive...good drive, it has decent read / write speed when use as cache for my NAS drive system"
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With faster read/write speeds of up to 7,250/6,300 MB/s*, larger storage capacity of up to 4TB with TurboWrite 2.0 and 73% ** greater power efficiency compared with the 990 EVO, the 990 EVO Plus makes large editing, file transfer or gaming tasks go smoother and faster. It’s the perfect productivity boost helping you tackle a busy day full of work (or play).Geek Squad Certified Refurbished products have been restored to like-new condition. All vital parts and accessories that would have been included with the original product are present, and our thorough inspection process ensures that the product is clean and in working condition.See all Internal SSDsYour price for this item is $62.99The comparable value price is $109.99Sold Out
Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished 990 EVO PLUS SSD 2TB, PCIe Gen 4x4 | 5x2 M.2 2280, Speeds Up to 7,250 MB/s
Model: GSRF MZ-V9S2T0B/AMSKU: 6617382Top comment"Purchased this drive to use with an external enclosure as a portable Windows 11 Home boot drive. ...Good Samsung drive."
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With faster read/write speeds of up to 7,250/6,300 MB/s*, larger storage capacity of up to 4TB with TurboWrite 2.0 and 73% ** greater power efficiency compared with the 990 EVO, the 990 EVO Plus makes large editing, file transfer or gaming tasks go smoother and faster. It’s the perfect productivity boost helping you tackle a busy day full of work (or play).Geek Squad Certified Refurbished products have been restored to like-new condition. All vital parts and accessories that would have been included with the original product are present, and our thorough inspection process ensures that the product is clean and in working condition.Top comment"Purchased this drive to use with an external enclosure as a portable Windows 11 Home boot drive. ...Good Samsung drive."
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With faster read/write speeds of up to 7,250/6,300 MB/s*, larger storage capacity of up to 4TB with TurboWrite 2.0 and 73% ** greater power efficiency compared with the 990 EVO, the 990 EVO Plus makes large editing, file transfer or gaming tasks go smoother and faster. It’s the perfect productivity boost helping you tackle a busy day full of work (or play).Geek Squad Certified Refurbished products have been restored to like-new condition. All vital parts and accessories that would have been included with the original product are present, and our thorough inspection process ensures that the product is clean and in working condition.See all Internal SSDsYour price for this item is $109.99The comparable value price is $184.99Sold Out
Samsung - – 9100 PRO 4TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 5x4 NVMe, Speeds Up to 14800 MB/s
Model: MZ-VAP4T0B/AMSKU: 6618927Top comment"Used this as my boot drive for 2020 iMac since my 1tb Mac drive was full. ...Blazing fast—makes other drives feel ancient...I upgraded from a Gen 4 drive, and the speed difference is immediate. Windows boots in seconds, and my games load nearly instantly. "
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Blazing speed meets massive capacity built for AI and beyond. The Samsung 9100 PRO SSD delivers up to twice the speed of the 990 PRO SSD and up to an 8TB storage option, ensuring you have lightning fast speed and ample space for AI projects, 4K/8K video editing, gaming marathons, and more. Designed for next gen performance, it's the ultimate storage solution for your digital life.Top comment"Used this as my boot drive for 2020 iMac since my 1tb Mac drive was full. ...Blazing fast—makes other drives feel ancient...I upgraded from a Gen 4 drive, and the speed difference is immediate. Windows boots in seconds, and my games load nearly instantly. "
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Blazing speed meets massive capacity built for AI and beyond. The Samsung 9100 PRO SSD delivers up to twice the speed of the 990 PRO SSD and up to an 8TB storage option, ensuring you have lightning fast speed and ample space for AI projects, 4K/8K video editing, gaming marathons, and more. Designed for next gen performance, it's the ultimate storage solution for your digital life.See all Internal SSDsYour price for this item is $369.99The comparable value price is $549.99Select pickup
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Samsung - 990 EVO PLUS SSD 1TB, PCIe Gen 4x4 | 5x2 M.2 2280, Speeds Up to 7,150 MB/s
Model: MZ-V9S1T0B/AMSKU: 6601256Top comment"Needed a new boot drive and this one was more than enough and the price was great considering the performance....Fast read and write speeds. Used it as a boot drive on my new pc and it boots within seconds typically."
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With faster read/write speeds of up to 7,250/6,300 MB/s*, larger storage capacity of up to 4TB with TurboWrite 2.0 and 73% ** greater power efficiency compared with the 990 EVO, the 990 EVO Plus makes large editing, file transfer or gaming tasks go smoother and faster. It’s the perfect productivity boost helping you tackle a busy day full of work (or play).See all Internal SSDsTop comment"Needed a new boot drive and this one was more than enough and the price was great considering the performance....Fast read and write speeds. Used it as a boot drive on my new pc and it boots within seconds typically."
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With faster read/write speeds of up to 7,250/6,300 MB/s*, larger storage capacity of up to 4TB with TurboWrite 2.0 and 73% ** greater power efficiency compared with the 990 EVO, the 990 EVO Plus makes large editing, file transfer or gaming tasks go smoother and faster. It’s the perfect productivity boost helping you tackle a busy day full of work (or play).
Samsung - 990 EVO PLUS SSD 4TB, PCIe Gen 4x4 | 5x2 M.2 2280, Speeds Up to 7,250 MB/s
Model: MZ-V9S4T0B/AMSKU: 6601260Top comment"If you need a huge amount of storage you might need to stick to older spinning hard drives, but if you want a fast boot drive or system drive, these are the ones to get....Great storage drive...Samsung m2 drives are always excellent. Highly recommend."
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With faster read/write speeds of up to 7,250/6,300 MB/s*, larger storage capacity of up to 4TB with TurboWrite 2.0 and 73% ** greater power efficiency compared with the 990 EVO, the 990 EVO Plus makes large editing, file transfer or gaming tasks go smoother and faster. It’s the perfect productivity boost helping you tackle a busy day full of work (or play).Top comment"If you need a huge amount of storage you might need to stick to older spinning hard drives, but if you want a fast boot drive or system drive, these are the ones to get....Great storage drive...Samsung m2 drives are always excellent. Highly recommend."
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With faster read/write speeds of up to 7,250/6,300 MB/s*, larger storage capacity of up to 4TB with TurboWrite 2.0 and 73% ** greater power efficiency compared with the 990 EVO, the 990 EVO Plus makes large editing, file transfer or gaming tasks go smoother and faster. It’s the perfect productivity boost helping you tackle a busy day full of work (or play).See all Internal SSDsYour price for this item is $269.99The comparable value price is $327.99Select pickup
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Crucial - T710 1TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 5 x4 NVMe M.2 with 3D NAND Memory
Model: CT2000T710SSD8SKU: 6636632Top comment"If I was building a gaming system I'd usually go with a Crucial P3 boot drive and a P5 to install games on, and not always Crucial since some were budget builds. ...Once I cloned my old drive to my new drive, the new drive wouldn't even boot into windows. "
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Make every microsecond count with the Crucial T710 Gen5 NVMe SSD. Built for serious gaming and professional creative applications, the T710 speeds up your experience with up to 14,900/13,800MB/s sequential and 2.2M/2.3M random reads/writes. The T710 is based on Micron G9 TLC NAND and features an optional integrated heatsink for unthrottled use. Its single-sided and low-power design makes it ideal for use on PCs and laptops.Top comment"If I was building a gaming system I'd usually go with a Crucial P3 boot drive and a P5 to install games on, and not always Crucial since some were budget builds. ...Once I cloned my old drive to my new drive, the new drive wouldn't even boot into windows. "
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Make every microsecond count with the Crucial T710 Gen5 NVMe SSD. Built for serious gaming and professional creative applications, the T710 speeds up your experience with up to 14,900/13,800MB/s sequential and 2.2M/2.3M random reads/writes. The T710 is based on Micron G9 TLC NAND and features an optional integrated heatsink for unthrottled use. Its single-sided and low-power design makes it ideal for use on PCs and laptops.See all Internal SSDsYour price for this item is $179.99The comparable value price is $323.99Sold OutSamsung - 990 EVO PLUS SSD 2TB, PCIe Gen 4x4 | 5x2 M.2 2280, Speeds Up to 7,250 MB/s
Model: MZ-V9S2T0B/AMSKU: 6601257Top comment"Upgraded boot drive...Fantastic Drive...This drive does everything i need it to as a decent size boot drive"
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With faster read/write speeds of up to 7,250/6,300 MB/s*, larger storage capacity of up to 4TB with TurboWrite 2.0 and 73% ** greater power efficiency compared with the 990 EVO, the 990 EVO Plus makes large editing, file transfer or gaming tasks go smoother and faster. It’s the perfect productivity boost helping you tackle a busy day full of work (or play).Top comment"Upgraded boot drive...Fantastic Drive...This drive does everything i need it to as a decent size boot drive"
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With faster read/write speeds of up to 7,250/6,300 MB/s*, larger storage capacity of up to 4TB with TurboWrite 2.0 and 73% ** greater power efficiency compared with the 990 EVO, the 990 EVO Plus makes large editing, file transfer or gaming tasks go smoother and faster. It’s the perfect productivity boost helping you tackle a busy day full of work (or play).See all Internal SSDsYour price for this item is $169.99The comparable value price is $176.99Select pickup
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Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished 970 EVO Plus 1TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe
Model: GSRF MZ-V7S1T0BAMSKU: 6351466Top comment"Fast drive, no problems. Now I have a larger boot drive....This was very nice to have since I have been using only a 256GB SSD for a boot drive, and now that I have more SSD space for games, they can load faster! "
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Upgrade your computer's performance with this Samsung EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD. The 1TB capacity accommodates plenty of files and videos, while read speeds of up to 3500MB/sec. make data transfer easy. This Samsung EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD features sequential write speeds of up to 3300MB/sec. for quick file storage.
Top comment"Fast drive, no problems. Now I have a larger boot drive....This was very nice to have since I have been using only a 256GB SSD for a boot drive, and now that I have more SSD space for games, they can load faster! "
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Upgrade your computer's performance with this Samsung EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD. The 1TB capacity accommodates plenty of files and videos, while read speeds of up to 3500MB/sec. make data transfer easy. This Samsung EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD features sequential write speeds of up to 3300MB/sec. for quick file storage.
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Samsung - 990 EVO SSD 1TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4x4 | Gen 5x2 M.2 2280, Speeds Up to 5,000MB/s
Model: MZ-V9E1T0B/AMSKU: 6571723Top comment"worked great in my pc for boot drive to install windows...good boot drive ....really good and reliable drive works well and the temps on this one is really good would recommend ."
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Fast speeds. Power efficiency. Temperature control. It’s everything you want in a storage device. It's compatible with the latest PCIe 4.0 x4 and PCIe 5.0 x2 interfaces, and boasts improved performance compared to 970 EVO Plus.Top comment"worked great in my pc for boot drive to install windows...good boot drive ....really good and reliable drive works well and the temps on this one is really good would recommend ."
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Fast speeds. Power efficiency. Temperature control. It’s everything you want in a storage device. It's compatible with the latest PCIe 4.0 x4 and PCIe 5.0 x2 interfaces, and boasts improved performance compared to 970 EVO Plus.See all Internal SSDsYour price for this item is $119.99The comparable value price is $149.99Select pickup
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Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished 980 PRO 1TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe
Model: GSRF MZ-V8P1T0B/AMSKU: 6432767Top comment"Really nice storage/ boot drive...Fast boot time...Very fast storage drive. Boots much quicker than the slower NVMe that came with my laptop"
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Upgrade your computing setup with this refurbished Samsung 980 PRO internal SSD. The 1TB capacity provides ample storage space for downloads and installation packages, while the read speed of up to 7000MB/sec. offers swift data access. This Samsung 980 PRO internal SSD has a compact form factor design for compatibility with a wide range of devices.
Top comment"Really nice storage/ boot drive...Fast boot time...Very fast storage drive. Boots much quicker than the slower NVMe that came with my laptop"
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Upgrade your computing setup with this refurbished Samsung 980 PRO internal SSD. The 1TB capacity provides ample storage space for downloads and installation packages, while the read speed of up to 7000MB/sec. offers swift data access. This Samsung 980 PRO internal SSD has a compact form factor design for compatibility with a wide range of devices.
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