Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB M.2 Internal SSD

I brought this not long ago and it was fast but it broke within days and along side that broke all my other storage devices too I brought this not long ago and it was fast but it broke within days and along side that broke all my other storage devices too

I bought this along with an Orico M.2 NVME PCle3.0 x4 M.2 SSD Expansion Card for my dell T 5810 workstation. Not sure which one is at fault, but the combination of both didn’t work in my case even after two weeks of fighting with the help of experts online. All sorts of different issues the main one of which is causing the machine non-responsive. I have to return both. I bought this along with an Orico M.2 NVME PCle3.0 x4 M.2 SSD Expansion Card for my dell T 5810 workstation. Not sure which one is at fault, but the combination of both didn’t work in my case even after two weeks of fighting with the help of experts online. All sorts of different issues the main one of which is causing the machine non-responsive. I have to return both.

Sturdy build quality, not afraid of the hinges wearing down or the base falling apart. The Ryzen coupled with the rtx2080 make games look beautiful and run with decent fps, although I can see why FPS players may opt for a screen with a faster response time. For casual players it’s negligible and if you’re not playing an FPS or racing game I wouldn’t worry. The colours can be fine tuned as can the sound presets, and both are acceptable to make games and movies come to life. It’s a must to buy a big SSD (1TB Samsung evo runs smooth as butter) if you plan to have a lot of games; installing it is incredibly easy if you crack open the case easily...view more Sturdy build quality, not afraid of the hinges wearing down or the base falling apart. The Ryzen coupled with the rtx2080 make games look beautiful and run with decent fps, although I can see why FPS players may opt for a screen with a faster response time. For casual players it’s negligible and if you’re not playing an FPS or racing game I wouldn’t worry. The colours can be fine tuned as can the sound presets, and both are acceptable to make games and movies come to life. It’s a must to buy a big SSD (1TB Samsung evo runs smooth as butter) if you plan to have a lot of games; installing it is incredibly easy if you crack open the case easily enough (tough case so this might prove as difficult for you as it did for me, I ended up dinging little marks in the malleable plastic). The only gripe would be the heating/fans; perhaps more vents on the bottom would have been wiser? Basically it runs loud when stressed and not the most comfortable thing to have on your thighs due to the heat, but if you play with headphones on a flat cold surface then it isn’t a problem whatsoever. Great price and great value in the current market, glad I bought this instead of the new 3060 laptops as they will be throttled by the heating, whereas this 2060 isn’t.

Dont buy for your Mac. The Evo Plus wasnt made for Mac, both the original Firmware, and Samsungs controller are not stable on Mac. The latest firmware does allow it to work on Mac finally but these drives use 512k in stead of 4096k. Even Windows requires a driver to get the best performance out of them. For Mac rather get Crucial / WD and save your money. On Win 10 these are very fast. Dont buy for your Mac. The Evo Plus wasnt made for Mac, both the original Firmware, and Samsungs controller are not stable on Mac. The latest firmware does allow it to work on Mac finally but these drives use 512k in stead of 4096k. Even Windows requires a driver to get the best performance out of them. For Mac rather get Crucial / WD and save your money. On Win 10 these are very fast.

The Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB NVMe works great in a PCIe adapter on any Mac Pro’s from 2009 (4,1) to 2012 (5,1) with the latest firmware 144.0.0.0.0 (which are also macOS booTable). Blazingly fast NVMe blades (~1500MB/s R/W in a single PCIe adapter), these Samsung SSDs breathe new life into Mac Pro’s. Just make sure the production date is from September 2019 onwards (if before you may need to update in from a Windows machine using Samsung’s firmware software). The Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB NVMe works great in a PCIe adapter on any Mac Pro’s from 2009 (4,1) to 2012 (5,1) with the latest firmware 144.0.0.0.0 (which are also macOS booTable). Blazingly fast NVMe blades (~1500MB/s R/W in a single PCIe adapter), these Samsung SSDs breathe new life into Mac Pro’s. Just make sure the production date is from September 2019 onwards (if before you may need to update in from a Windows machine using Samsung’s firmware software).

Fantastic speeds. Cant believe how small these drives are, its smaller than the windows USB stick I purchased. Easy to install. Only complaint is the "500GB" that you get is only actually 470GB... Fantastic speeds. Cant believe how small these drives are, its smaller than the windows USB stick I purchased. Easy to install. Only complaint is the "500GB" that you get is only actually 470GB...

By: ThomasK936 21/05/20

Verified Owner

This is an insanely fast SSD for a very reasonable price. This is an insanely fast SSD for a very reasonable price.

Perfect lil guy for my rig Perfect lil guy for my rig

By: LoganH5 19/11/20

Verified Owner

Delivery took a little longer than anticipated, but looks to be as required Delivery took a little longer than anticipated, but looks to be as required

By: MikeW316 25/02/20

Verified Owner

Although this drive is sold as a 500gb drive, its actual storage size is deceiving. The drive I received was 465gb. Other than that the drive is fast and reliable. Although this drive is sold as a 500gb drive, its actual storage size is deceiving. The drive I received was 465gb. Other than that the drive is fast and reliable.

I've been using Samsung 970 EVO with mac via a small "Sintech" adapter for some time and it's amazing, but this version 970 EVO "PLUS" does NOT work. Spent countless hours searching online for workarounds but seems no one made it work correctly yet. I've been using Samsung 970 EVO with mac via a small "Sintech" adapter for some time and it's amazing, but this version 970 EVO "PLUS" does NOT work. Spent countless hours searching online for workarounds but seems no one made it work correctly yet.