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Build Quality

Customers are highly satisfied with the build quality of the Samsung 970 EVO Plus Series SSD, praising its sleek design, solid reputation for quality, and excellent performance. However, some users have encountered clearance issues when installing aftermarket heat spreaders due to their motherboard's M.2 slot location.

Installation Ease

Customers have generally positive feedback regarding the installation ease of the Samsung 970 EVO Plus Series SSD. Some found the process straightforward, while others required additional resources like YouTube videos or cloning software to complete the installation successfully. Overall, customers are pleased with the quick and easy setup process.

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Compact Form Factor

Customers have mixed opinions on the compact form factor of this SSD, but generally positive. Most reviews praise its ease of installation in modern motherboards due to its M.2 form factor, while a few mention it's heavier than expected compared to other SSDs. The Samsung 970 EVO Plus Series is a top-tier storage solution that offers exceptional performance and speed with its compact design.

Fast Read/Write Speeds

Customers are generally positive about the fast read/write speeds of the Samsung 970 EVO Plus Series SSD, with many reporting significant improvements in boot times and application load times, making it perfect for gaming, graphics work, and memory-intensive tasks. Some customers also appreciate its ease of installation and ample storage capacity. However, a few customers have noted that while the speeds are faster than traditional hard drives, they may not be as fast as advertised.

Heat Control Mechanism

Customers have mixed opinions regarding the heat control mechanism of the Samsung 970 EVO Plus Series SSD. While some reported that it comes with advanced thermal control to prevent overheating, others suggested using additional measures like thermal pads and metal casing for better heat dissipation.

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Quality


The drive itself is super easy to install, and most motherboards nowadays don’t require you to mess with any settings in your b...  Read More


This board has 4 nvme slots which is great for heavy storage of either games or other files.


Games load almost instantly, and the overall system responsiveness is incredibly snappy.


2 slot is located directly beneath my graphics card, resulting in insufficient clearance for an aftermarket heat spreader for the ssd.

Price


It’s an incredible drive for an incredible price.


This tech is insanely fast and well worth the price.


I bought this 2tb ssd for $90 in september 2023.


Now the same product sells for $150 and 90$ will get you only 500gb ssd.

Shipping


Faster by about 1k mb/s more in read and write speeds (or ~3500 read and 3200 write).


Eitherway amazon got me another shipped out immediately and it worked perfectly.

Packaging/appearance


Right click the box that has your ssd size and says “unallocated” and choose new simple volume, leave the next screen with max ...  Read More


I have only ever had 1 not work and it was an open box item sold by the amazon warehouse.


( this was not purchased on amazon but as an open box at best buy (saved 45 bucks)psu: cosair 750w modularhonestly not much to ...  Read More

Competitiveness


As i was upgrading from a competitor's 240-gb to this 1-tbb samsung ssd, i also loved the extra room and i was done in about 20 minutes.


Samsung magician is a neat little app that does work on a lot of non samsung drives, and it allows to benchmark and compare your drives.


There's free alternatives out there that do the same thing, and even better if you pay a small amount.


After performing my research i realized the evo plus 970 matched the performance if not better than that of the evo pro with le...  Read More

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  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    new, plus, fast and same.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 16309.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 59,523 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 11 2025.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    May windows 11based yoga 6 came with 256ssd and i wanted to upgrade it to 1tb


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Trouble started when i attempted to use the samsung migration assistant to clone my c drive onto the new ssd


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    As soon as i start the cloning process it just sits there


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I gave up to 30 minutes thinking that it is doing something and will start any second


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    May be bad disk sfc and checkdisk and nothing


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Everything is good except that i am stuck at 0 percent


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Google over and multiple article typing to paddle aomei backupper which is free for backup but not for cloning


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Now i am getting a little ticked off

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