SAMSUNG 860 EVO MZ-76E500E 500 GB Solid State Drive - SATA (SATA/600) - 2.5 Drive - Internal - 550 MB/s Maximum Read Transfer Rate - 520 MB/s Maximum Write Transfer Rate - 256-bit Encryption Standard

The drive is perfectly fine, but I worry about the warranty. This drive I received was packaged as a OEM Not for Retail Sale drive. Many OEM products do not receive end-user warranties from the manufacturer. The end-user is expected to go through the computer manufacturer who installed the drive. So if my drive fails, who do I go to on the warranty? Amazon? Performance Tech?

Had to return

The item came earlier than expected! I love you!

I put this on my 2011 Sony and it’s as fast as a new computer and easy to install.

I used it to replace my laptops Hard Drive. After the replacement, the laptop now works much faster, like magic.

I just got a Samsung TV after a cheaper brand burned out after 18 months. So being happy with that, I went for this slightly-pricey SSD. It works fine. Reviews online said it was among the fastest drives out there, even though the competitors are major memory-chip makers. (Shouldnt competent memory chip people know how to make great SSD drives?) But a big plus for Samsung is supposed to be their invincible data migration software, which is unique to them. And Im cloning my old HDD, so its an easy choice. But it wasnt simple to get my multiple drives to boot Windows 10 to run the Samsung duke-le-duke software. I ultimately used Clonezilla (open source) on a flash drive to get things booting correctly. (Copying an entire hard drive to a new SSD is mega tedious.) Unintentionally, Ive become more comfortable with Linux stuff. Who knew? Still, a good solid SSD from maybe the biggest name in the field. P.S. What the heck is sheerness of an SSD?

Dead on arrival. Would not identify. Did not show warmth on thermal scan. DOA.

My third Samsung 860 EVO drive. Love them.

Reliable, reliable, reliable. Exactly what I needed. Using it in an X-Drive slot on my workstation for hot plugging project folders and off-site backup.

Complete diagnostic software included. SSD worked right out of the box.