SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe Gen 4 Gaming M.2 Internal Solid State Drive Memory Card + 2mo Adobe CC Photography, Maximum Speed, Thermal Control (MZ-V8P2T0B)

Going from a spinning platter hard drive to even a SATA SSD back in 2017 was a big step up. It was time to replace that old SSD with something new (SSDs are great but when they do fail I understand that they fail spectacularly and all of a sudden). For peace of mind I wanted a new drive and thought I would go with an NVMe m.2-connected SSD for the claimed speed bonus.

I completely slipped up purchasing a NUC with a HDD for a drive a couple of yrs ago (instead of a machine with a SSD). Had been meaning to upgrade for some time now and had been on the fence about the expense vs the how much faster will my computer be? thing. Also, I am not computer savvy, so, I also was procrastinating b/c I didnt want to mess with my computers internals.

First installed in my PC to apply the newest firmware (since Ive read it improves performance when used in PS5) and found it already came with the newest revision.

I bought a heatsink separately, and this thing is fast, my friend bought a WD Black, and the read/write speeds on this one smoke his. Happy I went with the Samsung all in all, it’s the most storage at the fastest read/write speeds for the money.

Found this drive on sale and no regrets, works perfectly !

My pc boots up, logs in and launches games within seconds compared to my old dinosaur of a pc build. SSD in any modern pc is a must.

This SSD Drive is a great product. As we see the mechanical hard drives becoming old technology (yet still relevant) .This gem of an SSD Drive brings to the table a reliable means of data storage at a reasonable cost. Reliable and a lot of storage space are definitely a fair assessment of this product. I use mine in a mid size tower as the boot drive, without worrying about crashes or other issues. I highly recommend this product

Need it to replace my hdd WD black. You can definitely see the difference and performance. Love it!

Im currently running this in my setup as the price dropped by quite a bit. There were some worries as older models require a firmware update due to the drive locking up, but it looks like the one I have did not have that issue. Overall, this is a great price to performance for a 2TB storage by far, especially when it comes to brand names with a decent warranty.

Easy to install, works like a charm. Completed a file transfer in 3 minutes that a regular 3.5 hard drive took 38 minutes to complete.