Samsung 870 EVO 500 GB 2.5 Zoll Serial ATA III V-NAND MLC

“​​It's very hard for a SATA drive to set itself apart from the crowd. Every drive has to have the same basic size and shape, so it will fit into a standard bay. And performance is strictly limited by the interface, which can only transfer data at a rate…”

Fazit: The Samsung 870 Evo is a fantastic SATA SSD, but it's competing for a place on a computer budget that can be much better filled by PCIe SSDs that prove better in almost every way without even bumping up the price...

Fazit: There's no shortage of competitive SSDs on the market today. However, with a reputation as strong as Samsung's, as well as knowing they use their own high-quality V-NAND, with excellent build quality and a great warranty, it's hard not to be impressed wit...

“The SATA SSD market went pretty quiet in recent years, thanks to the rise of NVMe SSDs, including Samsung's own PCIe Gen 3 and now Gen 4 offerings too – review coming next week on the 980 Pro by the way so make sure you are subscribed so you don't miss…”

Fazit: Samsung's 870 EVO is one of the most responsive SATA SSDs we have tested. Fast, efficient, and well-backed by Samsung, the 870 EVO is our top choice for a solid SATA SSD...

Fazit: We first saw Samsung's six-generation 1xx layer 3-bit MLC (TLC to you and me) V-NAND when we reviewed the PCIe Gen 4 SSD9 80 PRO drive (HERE), but now it features in a model series further down the food chain in the shape of the 2.5in SATA 6Gb/s SSD 870 E...