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Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars with 1787 reviews

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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98%would recommend to a friend

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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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    Installation, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing!

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

    I upgraded from a 5 year old hard drive to this and I couldn’t even believe the difference. The speed is INSANE! My PC starts up instantly and loads everything instantly! Quick and easy install too! Highly recommend!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Performance, Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    NVME for my Gaming PC

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

    I use this nvme as extra storage and speed for my Gaming PC. It was easy to install and get started. It is very reliable and at a good price.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great SSD

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

    Superfast SSD. A bit expensive but it is worth every penny for quick boot and load speeds. Easily install into your NVMe slot on your motherboard. The only thing I would say is if you can go for the 1TB do it

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Price, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    BJACKS

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

    Easy to install, works better than other SSDs that I have installed. This drive has been consistently faster than any other drives that I have used. Best bang for the buck!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Need a Faster Computer?

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

    I bought this SSD for my HP Spectre 2018 model. My previous NVMe SSD was failing and I needed one urgently. After a bit of research, I decided on the Samsung 970 Plus Evo as the best choice. Fortunately, Best Buy came in clutch and had them in stock. First item you will notice with this Samsung NVMe is that they are significantly faster. Everything feels faster from transfering data to simple browsing, I noticed it all feels quicker. Make sure to be careful when replacing the SSD by yourself since they are thin and fragile. Also be sure to have a way to install Windows on the new SSD. I used the following link to get a Windows iso file and then activated it later. https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10ISO If you cloned your drive you won't have to worry about activating it. Overall, I seriously am enjoying how quick this SSD is. If you are looking for a replacement, I do highly recommend Samsung's 970 Plus Evo's. You won't be disappointed and you'll certainly feel the difference in speeds.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great little SSD for the price.

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

    I bought an HP15 Notebook with a Ryzen 7 and 16GB ram but the storage was only 128gb which isn't enough storage to run any games or photo editing software. I went with the smaller storage space planning on upgrading the storage since the rest of the system specs are right where I wanted them to be at the price point I wanted to pay After a quick visit to the HP Support page I watched the instructional video and swapped this out in less than 30 mins. This SDD quadrupled my storage space and not only gives me a super fast boot time it runs everything fast and just like I expected. Big platter drives are great for extra storage but you must run one of these nowadays. I highly recommend it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    970 Pro performance for less $

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

    Best bang for $ in samsung NVME line up, almost same performance as the 970 pro model but for way cheaper. using it as a boot drive for my new ryzen 7 PC and getting into windows in less than 10 secons!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Overall good ssd for the price

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

    This m.2 ssd gave me more than enough storage and speed for gaming titles and is an overall 15 seconds windows boot from the time of shut down to login screen.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A good upgrade for an old system.

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

    I bought this one to replace an old SSD in my workstation when it was on sale at BestBuy. To prevent the overheating, I installed it with a heatsink purchased from a third party. My computer has been running significant faster even since.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Extremely fast boot drive

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

    I use this NVMe drive for my OS (windows 11) and non-gaming programs / files. For me, the 500GB capacity is perfect for this, but I do use a separate 1TB NVMe drive for my game library. Rule of thumb I see online is to keep the storage space 10-30% free, but I aim to keep it below 50% to keep performance high. This drive easily met the advertised speeds in the right scenarios, boots windows extremely quickly, and installs updates in a fraction of the time windows estimates.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast NVMe

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

    Not only do you get a very fast drive, but you save room in your PC. This thing is about the size of a stick of gum. I've been very impressed with it's performance.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent upgrade to wife's laptop!

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

    After having purchased a 1TB model of this NVME SSD, I decided to buy one for my wife's aging laptop. Now her 4 year old laptop which used to take 30-60 seconds to boot gets to the desktop in 10-15, and everything she does with it is blazing fast. I would recommend this as the single best upgrade you can do to an older, aging computer. It will feel like you've got a brand new machine. As a plus, the free Samsung Data Transfer software will make a perfect copy of your drive in minutes, saving you the headache of reinstalling Windows, and all of your drivers.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very impressed

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is my first NVMe SSD, and it is amazing, I really mean it! I used this as my boot drive to replace my very slow HDD, and the results didn't disappoint. Read/write speeds are 3500/3300, so booting up will be as fast as a rocket, and overall you'll see a big boost in performance on your PC if you're replacing your old HDD or building a new PC and using this. Highly recommend.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Samsung 970 evo NVME

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

    Samsung's 970 EVO Plus replaced the ever-popular 970 EVO as its mainstream NVMe SSD for tech enthusiasts, hardcore gamers, and professionals. Samsung equipped the SSD with V5 flash, which provides a nice bump in performance up to 3.5 GB/s of sequential read throughput. The drive also boasts hardware encryption support, a five-year warranty, and up to 1,200 TBW of endurance. Overall, the 970 EVO Plus is one of the fastest SSDs we've tested, so it easily gains our recommendation.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Wohhhhhh !!!

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

    Fast , just fast, hyper speed UFO fast, and very easy to install into a M.2 slot. Its amazingly fast and so far very reliable with no issues.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    If you dont need top of the line/newest generation

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

    It has very good quality and is redeuced to very low price now. If you dont need top of the line/newest generation SSD, this is a very good and reliable alternative option.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Samsung NVME are amazing Drives

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

    Samsung SSD NVME drives are amazing the speed and performance you get from them are unmatched. You cant go wrong when buying one of these drives.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance, Speed
    Cons mentioned:
    Heat

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Samsung all the way

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    very fast and reliable. It does get a bit hot but not overheating. Use it as my name boot drive for windows os.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love It!!!

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

    The 970 EVO Plus is more affordable than ever, and will run like a champ the vast majority of the time. Even when it drops out of cache, 850MBps isn't going to cause you much buyer remorse. If you want something better than bargain-basement (which is still pretty fast in the grand storage scheme), the the 970 EVO Plus is what you're looking for.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Super Fantastic

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

    Though there may be cheaper options, I've relied on Samsung for many years and have never been let down. I hadn't built a new PC in 7 years and this HD technology was new to me. I was familiar with SATA SSD drives, but the NVME SSD's are so much faster, at least on boot. I can't believe how fast I am at my Windows login screen with this drive. Though I haven't run any stress tests or benchmarks, I am convinced that this is the best thing to happen to PC building since PCIE. Phenominal!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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