SAMSUNG 970 EVO Plus SSD 1TB NVMe M.2 Internal Solid State Hard Drive, V-NAND Technology, Storage and Memory Expansion for Gaming, Graphics w/ Heat Control, Max Speed, MZ-V7S1T0B/AM

We are in the process of transitioning away from Windows 7 and onto Linux. We still have a need to run Windows programs until such time as we make a complete transition into Linux. Our answer was to have Virtual Machines which run XP, Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 Pro which inherently are a little slower as its all done in software. This SSD runs extremely fast and makes up for the lag of the Virtual Machines. 250 GB NVMe SSDs like this allow us to run 2 to 3 Virtual Machines much faster than if they were located on local SATA SSD/HDD.

When this NVMe went down in price on sale for around $130 I couldnt resist grabbing it. Its the fastest PCIe Gen 3 NVMe available and consistently puts up speeds of 3500mbps read and 3300mbps write. I couldnt be happier, I immediately cloned my WD SN750 drive to this and have been using this as my primary drive even though the WD SN750 is in the main slot because of how it looks with its built in EKWB heatsink. I strongly recommend this to anyone whos running an Intel 10th gen system, its the fastest you can actually use, and to anyone trying to save a few bucks on Ryzen from getting Gen 4.

Died within a year. Samsung warranty support wont reply to requests for a RMA/Warranty claim. Multiple weeks of not being able to get a single response from support for a drive which is within warranty until 2027.

Only disappointment was that performance was lower that what was advertised.

Great value and Samsungs software (must download) made cloning my drive easy.

I love it. I install my Flight simulator 2020 and DCS world on that. It runs so faster than my SSD and WD m2.

Best of the BEST!

Not much more to say

Super easy to install, has plenty of space so even the largest game will fit. A top tier SSD with great responsiveness and load times.

I have many mvms in my system .