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Jan 26, 2022 7:59 PM

Samsung EDU/EPP: 2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD

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Samsung.com has for Samsung Education/Employment Discount Program Members: 2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive SSD (MZ-V7S2T0B/AM) on sale for $197.99. Shipping is free.

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Deal Instructions:
  1. Visit the Samsung Discount Program page and select the program for which you qualify.
  2. Go to 2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
  3. Add to cart
  4. Sign in or create a new Samsung account if prompted
  5. May also be prompted to verify eligibility
  6. Price in cart/at checkout will be $197.99 + Free Shipping

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  • Sequential read and write performance levels of up to 3,500MB s and 3,300MB s, respectively.
  • Random Read (4KB, QD32): Up to 600,000 IOPS Random Read

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  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this is $22 lower (10% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $219.99 at the time of this posting.
    • This price is $39.03 lower than a previous Frontpage Deal for this SSD.
  • About this product:
    • Comes with a 5-year or 1,200 TBW warranty (whichever comes first)
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Samsung.com has for Samsung Education/Employment Discount Program Members: 2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive SSD (MZ-V7S2T0B/AM) on sale for $197.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member doema for finding this deal.

Note: Eligibility for discount programs may vary.

Deal Instructions:
  1. Visit the Samsung Discount Program page and select the program for which you qualify.
  2. Go to 2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
  3. Add to cart
  4. Sign in or create a new Samsung account if prompted
  5. May also be prompted to verify eligibility
  6. Price in cart/at checkout will be $197.99 + Free Shipping

Features (details)
  • Sequential read and write performance levels of up to 3,500MB s and 3,300MB s, respectively.
  • Random Read (4KB, QD32): Up to 600,000 IOPS Random Read

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this is $22 lower (10% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $219.99 at the time of this posting.
    • This price is $39.03 lower than a previous Frontpage Deal for this SSD.
  • About this product:
    • Comes with a 5-year or 1,200 TBW warranty (whichever comes first)
  • About this store:

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NeatMeerkat520
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just a heads up, if you try to return it, they will again offer you 10% off to keep it. so after receiving start a return from your profile page on the Samsung website and enjoy the 10% off.
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NilEinne
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980 Pro, you need gen 4
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seier
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If you get out Crystal diskmark you'll see that having a heatsink improves transfer speeds in all brands because it avoids thermal throttling. I exclusively buy Samsung drives and have seen it plenty on 970, 970 Evo plus and an older oem model pm651 I believe. Samsung is reliable and heatsinks aren't needed for integrity, but some brands like WD with older firmware actually fail their current tasks when they get too hot. My recollection is that they fixed it later with firmware updates that throttle the drive. So without question a heatsink is best if you have room inside your case and or laptop.
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Jan 26, 2022 10:14 PM
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DJ3xclusiveJan 26, 2022 10:14 PM
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Was it this one or the 980 pro that works with the PS5?
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Jan 26, 2022 11:39 PM
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NilEinneJan 26, 2022 11:39 PM
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Quote from DJ3xclusive View quoted comment :
Was it this one or the 980 pro that works with the PS5?
980 Pro, you need gen 4
Jan 27, 2022 2:49 AM
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plumbumJan 27, 2022 2:49 AM
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Looks like you can't buy a 970 EVO with a heatsink from Samsung?
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Jan 27, 2022 7:54 PM
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HapadaveJan 27, 2022 7:54 PM
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Is this any good to use for caching in a NAS setup? I'm trying to set up a QNAP TS-h973ax.
Jan 27, 2022 10:47 PM
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timta2Jan 27, 2022 10:47 PM
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Quote from plumbum View quoted comment :
Looks like you can't buy a 970 EVO with a heatsink from Samsung?
Most use cases don't require a heat sink and it just increases the cost/price. There are tons of aftermarket options available, if you feel that you need one.
Jan 27, 2022 11:09 PM
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NeatMeerkat520Jan 27, 2022 11:09 PM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank

just a heads up, if you try to return it, they will again offer you 10% off to keep it. so after receiving start a return from your profile page on the Samsung website and enjoy the 10% off.
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Jan 28, 2022 1:40 AM
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BlackRifle2407Jan 28, 2022 1:40 AM
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Does 1Tb is on sale too?

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Jan 28, 2022 3:15 AM
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GoNavy1Jan 28, 2022 3:15 AM
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Quote from DJ3xclusive View quoted comment :
Was it this one or the 980 pro that works with the PS5?
I went with the WDS850 2TB and a separate $10 heat sink. Perfect fit.

https://slickdeals.net/f/15579163-price-drop-again-2tb-wd-black-sn850-nvme-pcie-gen4-internal-gaming-solid-state-drive-270-99?src=SiteSearchV2Algo1
Jan 28, 2022 3:22 AM
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seierJan 28, 2022 3:22 AM
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Quote from timta2 View quoted comment :
Most use cases don't require a heat sink and it just increases the cost/price. There are tons of aftermarket options available, if you feel that you need one.
If you get out Crystal diskmark you'll see that having a heatsink improves transfer speeds in all brands because it avoids thermal throttling. I exclusively buy Samsung drives and have seen it plenty on 970, 970 Evo plus and an older oem model pm651 I believe. Samsung is reliable and heatsinks aren't needed for integrity, but some brands like WD with older firmware actually fail their current tasks when they get too hot. My recollection is that they fixed it later with firmware updates that throttle the drive. So without question a heatsink is best if you have room inside your case and or laptop.
Jan 28, 2022 3:34 PM
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RedflyerJan 28, 2022 3:34 PM
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Still waiting to replace my 1TB NVMe SSD I bought four years ago for $69. Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron stop colluding to milk the consumer at 1-2TB kkthx. We are ready to be cheated at 8-128TB.

Digitimes: Samsung new NAND flash capacity coming online in 2H21 may worsen price falls.

https://www.digitimes.com/news/a2...PD205.html

https://wccftech.com/kioxia-unvei...latencies/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/sam...b-by-2020/

https://www.tomshardware.com/news...n4-aic-ssd

Everyone has been brainwashed to eat these high prices because xyz reasons. It's easier and cheaper to print ssd NAND memory than make a hard drive yet you don't see those staying stationary at 1-2TB for the past 4 years.
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Jan 28, 2022 8:49 PM
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doema
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Jan 28, 2022 8:49 PM
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Quote from seier View quoted comment :
If you get out Crystal diskmark you'll see that having a heatsink improves transfer speeds in all brands because it avoids thermal throttling. I exclusively buy Samsung drives and have seen it plenty on 970, 970 Evo plus and an older oem model pm651 I believe. Samsung is reliable and heatsinks aren't needed for integrity, but some brands like WD with older firmware actually fail their current tasks when they get too hot. My recollection is that they fixed it later with firmware updates that throttle the drive. So without question a heatsink is best if you have room inside your case and or laptop.
interesting point you made. i want to say that sk hynix P31 series shouldn't have this problem as their ssd run relatively cool and is ideal for laptop use.
Jan 31, 2022 4:38 PM
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T_P85DJan 31, 2022 4:38 PM
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Quote from NeatMeerkat520 View quoted comment :
just a heads up, if you try to return it, they will again offer you 10% off to keep it. so after receiving start a return from your profile page on the Samsung website and enjoy the 10% off.
lol Thanks! The price is good, however tech is outdated (a bit )....
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Jan 31, 2022 6:27 PM
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Archy88Jan 31, 2022 6:27 PM
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Ordered on Black Friday. Didn't receive it until after the new year.

I would buy elsewhere...
Jan 31, 2022 7:01 PM
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happymanny1986Jan 31, 2022 7:01 PM
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Quote from Redflyer View quoted comment :
Still waiting to replace my 1TB NVMe SSD I bought four years ago for $69. Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron stop colluding to milk the consumer at 1-2TB kkthx. We are ready to be cheated at 8-128TB.

Digitimes: Samsung new NAND flash capacity coming online in 2H21 may worsen price falls.

https://www.digitimes.com/news/a2...PD205.html

https://wccftech.com/kioxia-unvei...latencies/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/sam...b-by-2020/

https://www.tomshardware.com/news...n4-aic-ssd

Everyone has been brainwashed to eat these high prices because xyz reasons. It's easier and cheaper to print ssd NAND memory than make a hard drive yet you don't see those staying stationary at 1-2TB for the past 4 years.
You post this on almost every SSD deal... Some of us need storage today, and we have to shop in todays market, we don't care what you're waiting for some distant future price that may or may not ever come to fruition.

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Jan 31, 2022 8:16 PM
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CrazyheavenJan 31, 2022 8:16 PM
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Quote from timta2 View quoted comment :
Most use cases don't require a heat sink and it just increases the cost/price. There are tons of aftermarket options available, if you feel that you need one.
My motherboard has heatsinks built in for each m.2. I got a cheap one from micro center for my ps5.
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