Testseek.com have collected 88 expert reviews of the Samsung 2.5 inch 870 QVO Series SATA600 and the average rating is 76%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung 2.5 inch 870 QVO Series SATA600.
February 2021
(76%)
88 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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1474 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Solid build quality
Massive storage capacities up to 8 Terabytes
Great performance
AES 256-bit Encryption
Higher-capacity variant offers more money-value proposition compared to other storage variants
Pros
Excellent price-to-performance ratio for a SATA-based SSD
Very fast 4K read and write speeds
Feature-rich Magician management software
8TB version coming soon
Capacity up to 8TB
Cheaper Than Competition
Great Migration Software
The editors didn't like
Limited 3-year warranty
Endurance could have been better
Quite steep drop in Write speeds once the cache is full
Cons
Warranty is only three years
QLC's modest durability ratings make it less suited to heavy write duty
Blistering performance across the board, Reasonable pricing, Massive capacity options, 7mm thickness for ultra-thin laptops, Attractive chassis
As silly as it might sound for an SSD, we actually really like the sleek, understated design of the enclosure. If the drive does happen to be on show within your system, it's unlikely to upset your style or stand out, but the SAMSUNG branding along the to...
Up to 8TB of capacity, Aesthetics & build quality, Higher-than-average QLC flash endurance ratings, AES 256-bit encryption, Improved read performance, Software suite,
High price-per-GB for QLC, Slow write performance after SLC cache is full, Write endurance is lower than TLC flash, Three-year warranty
Samsung's 870 QVO pushes SATA SSD capacity to new heights, but the QLC flash that enables up to 8TB of storage requires sacrifices in both performance and endurance. The 870 QVO also has a measly three-year warranty and high pricing that make other altern...
8TB version is a nice surprise, Full Disk Encryption, Top notch SATA performance
Endurance could be better, Some storage tiers are expensive, Only three year warranty, No PCIe iteration
We are excited about the 8TB version of the Samsung SSD 870 QVO, less so about the others. Given the current trend, we can expect the next generation, probably called the Samsung SSD 880 QVO to reach 16TB in about two years, which would put it on equal fo...
Published: 2021-02-06, Author: Billy , review by: anandtech.com
Abstract: The last major update to our consumer SSD benchmark suite was introduced in 2017. A lot has changed in the SSD market over the past several years, and our SSD testing methods need to change in response to those trends. SSDs in general have been getting mo...
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Published: 2020-12-04, Author: Billy , review by: anandtech.com
Abstract: Flash memory prices have been on a downward trajectory for years. A decade ago, this trend was helping SSDs establish a foothold in the consumer market—largely for enthusiasts. Now, SSDs have taken over as the default storage medium for consumer PCs and f...
Price, SLC cache gets exhausted quickly, Very low write performance once SLC cache is exhausted, Only a 3-year warranty
QLC-based solid state drives are typically “entry-level” or “budget” drives. Mainly marketed as a replacement for a normal hard drive. In that sense the Samsung QVO (like another other SATA-based SSD) is a great replacement for your typical hard drive. Th...
I usually use 500GB drives, so a 4TB drive was a novelty. As you can imaging shooting on an A73 at 4K 30fps, there was no need to swap out the drive and over two hours of footage were stored, The final test was as a working storage drive, popped inside a
Slower than NVMe
It's difficult to find fault with this drive it's affordable, considering what it is, fast and has a huge capacity. An optical drive may still be cheaper, but the performance boost that you get with the Samsung 870 QVO 4TB SSD Hard Drive is huge.If you ne...
Published: 2020-10-19, Author: Tim , review by: techspot.com
Abstract: Today we're revisiting storage performance with an emphasis on gaming. Since we tested the first batch of PCIe 4.0 SSDs about a year ago, we've been wanting to run more tests. Up until now, most games have been built with hard drives in mind, but as we mo...
Equipped with 4-bit MLC V-NAND technology, Available in 1TB, 2TB, 4TB and 8TB capacities, Good sequential read and write speeds under most conditions, Good random read and write performance, Features Intelligent TurboWrite technology, Large DRAM cache, Su
Write speed drops considerably when SLC cache is full, Lower endurance than many TLC NAND-based SSDs
In the past, consumers had to choose between the superior performance of SSDs and the high capacity of hard drives. With Samsung's new 870 QVO SSD, they can now get the best of both worlds. Designed and built entirely in-house, this new SATA SSD is powere...
Published: 2020-07-29, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: The Samsung 870 QVO solid-state drives announced at the end of June have begun appearing at Internet retailers. The Samsung 870 QVO is the company's latest QLC NAND solid-state drive offering 1TB of storage for a little more than $120 USD all the way up t...
