SAMSUNG 860 QVO 1TB Solid State Drive (MZ-76Q1T0B/AM) V-NAND, SATA 6Gb/s, Quality and Value Optimized SSD

I brought this to replace my daughters laptop harddrive and she said so far it has been chugging along with no issues

Transplante de coração bem feito. Vida longa e prosperidade.

A quick few sentences on SSDs first... Im happy that the price point for SSD storage is on the decline. True, cost per GB is still higher than traditional mechanical drives BUT that can be a misleading metric. The SSD will last longer than a mechanical drive, so I look at the cost/GB by amortizing it over the expected life of the drive. That view tells me that sure, the upfront cost is a bit higher BUT the drive is going to last much longer, so I can expect to keep it for quite some time rather than replace a failing mechanical drive a few years down the road. With the way I use drives like this (media streaming, etc) I typically replace a mechanical drive every two-three years. This one is going to last much longer than that, so in the mid-term its probably the best choice. Indeed, with storage capacity of SSDs like this in the multi-TB range, its become probably the best choice for my use. Ive been using this drive both as an internal drive for my Alienware as well as an external media-storage drive. To be sure, internal is going to provide the fastest speed, and indeed with graphics-heavy games I had zero lag. Zero. Load time was noticeably faster than with the mechanical drive. BUT, I also used an enclosure (my Inateck USB-C enclosure) to work this as storage for a media server. First, Ill suggest that if you go the external drive route, using USB-C is going to maximize the data transfer you get using this method, and something I seriously suggest the user do. A minor consideration was that my MacBook Pro has all USB-C anyway, so it all worked out. Anyway, streaming was very fast, even given the bottlenecks in my system (the MacBook Pro uses Homeshare to stream to my AppleTV via WiFi, for instance). For both systems, installation was easy. Took maybe ten minutes, and thats including physical installation. This all said, its not like SSDs are 100% perfect. IF the drive fails, data recovery can range from a giant-pain-in-the-rump to basically impossible. Ways to minimize failure though are pretty intuitive...basically, dont abuse the drive and watch the temperature. On the other hand, data security on an SSD is more of a given I think, so theres that. My main takeaway from all of this is that the SSD in general and this SSD in particular is a more-than-reasonable replacement for a mechanical drive. Speed is fast, its reliable, and its going to survive more-than-occasional use over a long period of time. A very good drive.

The main difference between Samsungs QVO and EVO is that the QVO is a bit slower than the EVO brand at the expense of being cheaper. Unless you are a power user, you wont really see the difference. This product does not come with screws, so you will have to buy 4 M3 x 5mm screws if you want to mount it. You will also have to buy the cables needed to connect them to your motherboard if you dont already have them. Lastly, if the drive doesnt pop up after installation follow these steps: 1) Press Windows Key + R 2) Type diskmgmt.msc and click run 3) A pop up will come up. Select the disk to initialize and set the disk as MBR or GPT. MBR is for older OSs (Windows 7 and previous), chances are that you are on Windows 10 so just use GPT. 4) On the main pop up screen, right click the new drive that was added (it will show as the color gray and say unallocated). 5) Select New Volume, and follow the prompts. You wont have to change any of the default values

Samsung has a great reputation and while it seems all drives are the same, you feel better that you get a top tier drive

Put it in my PS4, zero regrets. I had a 2TB Firecuda before this, and even then, its still a night and day difference. Recommended to MANY friends, and almost all of them are doing it. I even set up my moms PS4 with this and she even noticed how much better the applications like Hulu, Netflix, and Youtube run. She only plays GTA 5 and she always giggles with how fast she loads into the maps. TBH, i do too...

Came quick and was easy to install. It works great too! Cheers, Don...

works, reasonable price

1TB Samsung SSD works lightning fast with OS installed! My 13 year old PC boots up in 30 seconds or less! Ram upgrades are a thing of the past (but still essential). UPGRADE YOUR C DRIVE AND GET BLOWN AWAY BY THE SPEED.

I recently installed this in my Dell Inspiron 7573 laptop. Definitely a nice addition. 1TB of space is plenty for me and the speed is great. The installation was a breeze with no issues. The laptop already has a 256GB SSD in it, and copying files from that onto this drive was fast.