Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB M.2 Internal SSD

It's working beautifully in my new rig. Not the longest M.2 so will fit in either of my slots if I upgrade later. Much faster than my old 2.5in SSD. It's working beautifully in my new rig. Not the longest M.2 so will fit in either of my slots if I upgrade later. Much faster than my old 2.5in SSD.

I gather the 1GB version is marginally faster, but this SSD really amazed me in terms of performance (in comparison to my older Intel SSD). I gather the 1GB version is marginally faster, but this SSD really amazed me in terms of performance (in comparison to my older Intel SSD).

Not as plug and play as it seems - couldn't get into windows after installing - so have to take back out and make a boot usb installer and do a fresh install...once in windows cloning old ssd Os to this was easy but overall buggy for the system - so be prepared to just do a full clean install with this bugger - Windows boots in literally 2 seconds from power on... and programs run faster etc BUT these will really shine when they are big enough AND cheap enough to use as storage drives too Not as plug and play as it seems - couldn't get into windows after installing - so have to take back out and make a boot usb installer and do a fresh install...once in windows cloning old ssd Os to this was easy but overall buggy for the system - so be prepared to just do a full clean install with this bugger - Windows boots in literally 2 seconds from power on... and programs run faster etc BUT these will really shine when they are big enough AND cheap enough to use as storage drives too

Stunning speeds, well worth the money.easy to install also. Stunning speeds, well worth the money.easy to install also.

Saw in M'bd hand book that it was capable of having an M2 installed so I as my 250Gb Samsung SSD C drive was 5 years old decided to upgrade and replace it with a 500 Gb M2. Purchased it on a sale weekend and it was here very promptly. Neighbour and I installed it a few days later. Had a little difficulty initially finding which way it went in however after that was all plain sailing. Data transfer software was excellent and once up and running noticed how quick it was, even compared to the older SSD. Very quick and am very impressed. Saw in M'bd hand book that it was capable of having an M2 installed so I as my 250Gb Samsung SSD C drive was 5 years old decided to upgrade and replace it with a 500 Gb M2. Purchased it on a sale weekend and it was here very promptly. Neighbour and I installed it a few days later. Had a little difficulty initially finding which way it went in however after that was all plain sailing. Data transfer software was excellent and once up and running noticed how quick it was, even compared to the older SSD. Very quick and am very impressed.

Not much to say about it, outside of the incredible speeds you can achieve with this mid-tier M.2 Drive from Samsung, it makes for an awesome boot drive which will even blow away people who are used to SATA SSD speeds. Not much to say about it, outside of the incredible speeds you can achieve with this mid-tier M.2 Drive from Samsung, it makes for an awesome boot drive which will even blow away people who are used to SATA SSD speeds.

Amazing. A noticeable difference in boot times, even coming from an SSD. Would definitely recommend. Amazing. A noticeable difference in boot times, even coming from an SSD. Would definitely recommend.

Upgraded from a mechanical HDD and have been using it about a month prior to this review. Loads a heavily modded Fallout 4 save in about 12 sec's compared to 45+ sec's on my old mechanical drive and the micro stuttering i was suffering through has all but vanished. Well worth the purchase. Upgraded from a mechanical HDD and have been using it about a month prior to this review. Loads a heavily modded Fallout 4 save in about 12 sec's compared to 45+ sec's on my old mechanical drive and the micro stuttering i was suffering through has all but vanished. Well worth the purchase.

sometimes i don't even know if it has pasted my file because it does it so fast. sometimes i don't even know if it has pasted my file because it does it so fast.

Purchased for an existing system that has a SATA M.2 SSD and this leaves it for dust. Used this as a game drive and all stuttering during gaming has gone, load times are hugely decreased. Purchased for an existing system that has a SATA M.2 SSD and this leaves it for dust. Used this as a game drive and all stuttering during gaming has gone, load times are hugely decreased.

Make sure your motherboard is compatible with this and you may need to tweak the bios but a fantastic boost of speed Make sure your motherboard is compatible with this and you may need to tweak the bios but a fantastic boost of speed

By far the best ssd for every gamer. Load times are near non-existent, and that is only running the card at half speed.

Pros: super fast
easy to optimise (with Samsung Magician)
perfect for games with a lot of loading screens

Cons: can be tricky to install (will not register if it is out by 1/2 a mm. By far the best ssd for every gamer. Load times are near non-existent, and that is only running the card at half speed.

Pros: super fast
easy to optimise (with Samsung Magician)
perfect for games with a lot of loading screens

Cons: can be tricky to install (will not register if it is out by 1/2 a mm.