SAMSUNG 980 SSD 1TB PCle 3.0x4, NVMe M.2 2280, Internal Solid State Drive, Storage for PC, Laptops, Gaming and More, HMB Technology, Intelligent Turbowrite, Speeds of up-to 3,500MB/s, MZ-V8V1T0B/AM

5 stars for the hard drive, i took 3 off tho cuz i had to buy a screwdriver and some tiny screws to plug the thing in.

I use these NVME drives in my Synology DS720+ NAS as cache drives and they work great. They have sped up random access as well as backup of small files noticebly. If they also last a while, Im happy. They are rated around 60% of lifetime compared to the Synology branded drives, but Im not too concerned since I have light load on my NAS at home and see to it that access isnt stupid (e.g. TimeMachine has become utterly useless since Big Sur and is basically just an SSD killer, network hog, and just outright garbage). So far so good.

This is an awesome SSD! Im glad to have bought it from Samsung as it is a trust worthy retailer that you can rely on to give you high quality products. This m.2 nvme solid state drive has a high storage capacity (1tb, but around 970-980 gb useable), along with high transfer speeds if you put it in a m.2 slot with pcie 3.0, 4.0, or higher. I am currently using the 980 1TB in a m.2 pcie 3.0 slot, and when tested it runs around 3,000mb/s. This SSD is the one to buy if you are using PCIE 3.0, you wont need the 980 PRO as the 980 PRO is for pcie 4 or higher, if you were to use the 980 PRO on a pcie 3.0 you wouldnt have a difference between the 980 PRO and the regular 980. The SSD comes with a manual, and the Samsung magician software for managing your SSD. It is very easy to install the ssd (the manual has easy to understand installation instructions), all you do is open your computer (be sure to turn off and unplug your PC first, and ground yourself!!!!), locate a m.2 nvme ssd slot, put it in at 45 degrees (the instructions talks about orientation and the correct side), and then use a m2x3 screw (also known as a m.2 screw) to hold the ssd in place on the base screw. Once you install the SSD you will have to set it up in windows. I have linked a video on how to set it up in windows quickly. I recommend this product to all consumers!

I replaced a Samsung EVO 970 512 GB with this purchase for half of what I Paid. I highly recommend buying Samsung for the 5 yr warranty vs cheaper alternatives offer only a 3 YR warranty. A vast improvement of speed, operating system loading

A good price for high cap storage great speed and speedy boot up time

Makes everything download very fast and is easy to setup, but doesn’t come with a screw for the installation.

Not a lot to say, and thats good. A terrific product at a terrific price.

Samsung 980s are very solid SSDs. With SSD prices dropping fast, I picked up 2 of these from Amazon Warehouse for <$70 each. Hard to beat that price since these have Samsungs limited warranty applied.

Easy to install and working goodl

Love how fast these SSDs are and how easy they are to install.