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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1265 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Decent performance for SATA III
Excellent performance with RAPID mode enabled
Higher capacities up to 8TB available
Easy to use data migration and drive monitoring software
Fairly reasonably priced compared to the competition
Good synthetic test results
Low cost per GB
2 TB
4 TB
And 8 TB variants available
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
Up to 8TB of capacity
Aesthetics & build quality
Higher-than-average QLC flash endurance ratings
AES 256-bit encryption
Improved read performance
Software suite
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
Great everyday performance
Up to a stupendous 8TB of capacity
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
Great sequential performance
Available up to 8TB
Capacious TurboWrite cache
QLC NAND flash
Faster drives available for similar price
The editors didn't like
Pretty limited TBW for lower capacities
8TB is pricey
Very low real-life performance
Way too expensive
Horrible write rates when SLC cache is exhausted
Inconsistent performance
Small SLC cache
3-year Warranty
Competitors Offer 5-year
Write speed drops considerably when SLC cache is full
Lower endurance than many TLC NAND-based SSDs
High price-per-GB for QLC
Slow write performance after SLC cache is full
Write endurance is lower than TLC flash
Three-year warranty
Warranty is only three years
QLC's modest durability ratings make it less suited to heavy write duty
150MBps writing after running out of SLC cache
Slower than NVMe
Price
SLC cache gets exhausted quickly
Very low write performance once SLC cache is exhausted
Published: 2020-07-01, Author: Jon , review by: pcworld.co.nz
The Samsung 870 QVO's capacity is great, as is its everyday performance. You'll likely be perfectly happy with the drive if you install it in your laptop or PC as the main drive. But 8TB? Come on now. Just be aware of the severe dropoff in speed when writ...
Abstract: All SATA disks look somewhat alike, but the Samsung 870 QVO is almost a carbon copy of the 870 Evo. That's because it's effectively the same drive, with one important difference – it uses four-bit QLC chips, in place of the more mainstream TLC tech.It's...
Published: 2020-07-31, Author: Andrew , review by: techteamgb.co.uk
Abstract: Samsung has been the go-to for SSDs for the better part of a decade, but with so much competition is this 870 QVO, a high capacity 2.5” SATA SSD, worth considering? How does it perform? Lets take a look, but first, if you haven't already, consider subscri...
Published: 2020-07-01, Author: Simon , review by: kitguru.net
Overall performance, Good endurance, Strong built-in encryption
Only a 3-year warranty
When 3D QLC NAND was first being touted, it was all about the promise of large-capacity SSDs at a reasonable cost for the consumer market, especially in the 2.5in format. But in the consumer space at least, take-up of the new NAND has been somewhat slow...
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...
Abstract: Solid-state drives (SSDs) have come a long way in recent years: a long way up in speed and capacity, and a long way down in price. Technology that was previously reserved for enterprise customers and the PC performance elite has gained the common touch, w...
Abstract: Today, you'd be forgiven for thinking that " SSD " stood for "seriously speedy drive." Indeed, we'd lobby for that change. Why? Over the last five years, solid-state drives (SSDs) have changed their shapes, speeds, and storage stripes with such agility th...
Published: 2021-02-06, Author: Chris , review by: in.pcmag.com
Abstract: Solid-state drives (SSDs) have come a long way in recent years: a long way up in speed and capacity, and a long way down in price. Technology that was previously reserved for enterprise customers and the PC performance elite has gained the common touch, w...
