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Oct 9, 2022 12:15 AM

1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus PCIe NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (Refurbished)

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Best Buy has 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (Geek Squad Certified Refurbished, GSRF MZ-V7S1T0BAM) on sale for $69.99. Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.

Thanks to community member xlrgwillystyles for finding this deal.

Note, pickup availability will vary by location.

Features:
  • 1TB Storage Capacity
  • PCI Express 3.0 x4
  • M.2 2280 Form Factor
  • Up to 3500 MB/s Sequential Read Speed
  • Up to 3300 MB/s Sequential Write Speed
  • 600 TBW Endurance
  • 1.5 Million Hour MTBF
  • AES 256-Bit Encryption
  • Samsung V-NAND 3-Bit MLC Flash
  • SMART & TRIM Support

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  • About this deal:
    • This price is $10 lower than this Frontpage Deal for a new, non-refurbished model of this drive.
  • About this product:
    • Comes with a 90 day limited warranty.
  • About this store:
    • Information about Best Buy returns can be found here
  • Please read the Forum Thread for more deal discussion.

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Best Buy has 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (Geek Squad Certified Refurbished, GSRF MZ-V7S1T0BAM) on sale for $69.99. Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.

Thanks to community member xlrgwillystyles for finding this deal.

Note, pickup availability will vary by location.

Features:
  • 1TB Storage Capacity
  • PCI Express 3.0 x4
  • M.2 2280 Form Factor
  • Up to 3500 MB/s Sequential Read Speed
  • Up to 3300 MB/s Sequential Write Speed
  • 600 TBW Endurance
  • 1.5 Million Hour MTBF
  • AES 256-Bit Encryption
  • Samsung V-NAND 3-Bit MLC Flash
  • SMART & TRIM Support

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $10 lower than this Frontpage Deal for a new, non-refurbished model of this drive.
  • About this product:
    • Comes with a 90 day limited warranty.
  • About this store:
    • Information about Best Buy returns can be found here
  • Please read the Forum Thread for more deal discussion.

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WingsOfF
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No disrespect but this is a really bad post along with your first one.

I have no reason to disbelieve you but without sources, it is hard to believe the extent of what you are saying. Or judge whether you are spreading FUD intentionally or otherwise.

The models you listed earlier have very different NAND chips MLC and TLC, so it is unlikely a NAND production error. They also have multiple controllers, so it is unlikely to be controller error.

Google search only brings up some forum posts and long deleted Reddit posts of anecdotal experiences that can exist for any SSD.

But you suggest several articles and have so far refused to back it up with sources.

Again, I am not saying you are necessarily wrong but credibility is not high for the claims or you could be mistaken in what you read or may have generalized or extrapolated too much.

Until there is some credible sources to check, your posts should be taken as an unsubstantiated rumor. This is the worst use of a user forum.
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To save $30.
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mtfreak
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I have a 960 EVO I have been using for 5 years and a 970 Pro for 2 and have not had one single issue reported by SMART so perhaps there is specific lot# you can identify?

However, I am not sure how one refurbishes a device like this outside of blowing off dust.
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Oct 9, 2022 6:01 AM
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kgorillaOct 9, 2022 6:01 AM
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Good deal!

Bought a 980 early this year and it had really low hours.
Oct 9, 2022 6:05 AM
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meetjasperOct 9, 2022 6:05 AM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank

Brand new costs $100 and refurbish costs $70. Why to take risk for $30?
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Oct 9, 2022 6:13 AM
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TrevynAOct 9, 2022 6:13 AM
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Quote from meetjasper View quoted comment :
Brand new costs $100 and refurbish costs $70. Why to take risk for $30?
To save $30.
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Oct 9, 2022 6:16 AM
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TrevynAOct 9, 2022 6:16 AM
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I bought a Geeksquad refurb 980 (non pro) for the same price back in Feb and have had zero issues. I think this is a better route to take vs buying a new offbrand SSD for the same price.

Ie. I'd take this over the Team group SSD deals.
Oct 9, 2022 6:19 AM
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TrevynAOct 9, 2022 6:19 AM
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Quote from rahmad1085 View quoted comment :
The 980 is $65 (non pro)... What's the difference between the two?
The 970 has 1GB of lpddr5 dram. This helps performance and makes it a better drive than the 980 which is dram-less.
Oct 9, 2022 6:29 AM
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CaptainCheap0Oct 9, 2022 6:29 AM
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Quote from MBis View quoted comment :
Damn, so what SSD is currently most reliable?
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Oct 9, 2022 6:30 AM
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CaptainCheap0Oct 9, 2022 6:30 AM
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Quote from meetjasper View quoted comment :
Brand new costs $100 and refurbish costs $70. Why to take risk for $30?
What risk? I'm pretty sure most of these get returned because people think they were going to work in the PS5.
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Oct 9, 2022 6:34 AM
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CoreyR2384Oct 9, 2022 6:34 AM
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Quote from ghostfreckle View quoted comment :
On a serious note, how badly have refurbs been used? TBW? What did they do to refurb? What was wrong in the first place?
You'll have no way of knowing until you get the drive. After you install the drive, run Samsung magician or Crystal Disk. Return the drive if you don't like what you see.
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Oct 9, 2022 7:02 AM
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xlrgwillystyles
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Oct 9, 2022 7:02 AM
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You are absolutely correct - there is no risk here and you get 90 day warranty.

Quote from CoreyR2384 View quoted comment :
You'll have no way of knowing until you get the drive. After you install the drive, run Samsung magician or Crystal Disk. Return the drive if you don't like what you see.
Oct 9, 2022 8:18 AM
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NE0tekkOct 9, 2022 8:18 AM
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Quote from Shimejii View quoted comment :
Theres a defect with them thats only been recently brought to light sadly. They are still a gold standard, but expect quite a lot of RMAs with that batch Frown I still use a 970 Evo and 850 evo (so far from what ive seen its only the 970 evo plus and beyond) and the 870 Sata based ones that have this specific defect in the NAND. It was first reported with a decent amount of detail about a month ago, and if you actually use the Samsung magician software or one of those it does help to keep track. Its something to just be known about, and the more people know about the potential issue the better!
Interesting, I'm still using an 840 Evo that I got in 2015 and it's still kicking so I just assumed Samsung still has the best reliability. I've been using a 970 Evo Plus in my other laptop since end of last year and it seems to also be working fine... Now I'm paranoid with the 970 Evo Plus randomly crashing with all files becoming corrupt...
Oct 9, 2022 12:38 PM
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clsAOct 9, 2022 12:38 PM
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I went with the 980 non pro last time and it had very low usage (less than 1 day)
my thinking was the 980 non pro is actually their newest drive and most likely returned because of being Gen 3 and not PS5 compatible. The 980 pro has been around awhile I would be hesitant to get one of those refurbished. My old PC still has the 256gb 970 in it from 2018 and still works perfectly.
Oct 9, 2022 12:57 PM
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beezer86Oct 9, 2022 12:57 PM
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what is a good way to replace a laptop drive? do i need to get a usb to M.2 adapter to transfer from existing drive to this?
Oct 9, 2022 1:06 PM
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clsAOct 9, 2022 1:06 PM
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Quote from beezer86 View quoted comment :
what is a good way to replace a laptop drive? do i need to get a usb to M.2 adapter to transfer from existing drive to this?
Yes you would need some form of USB portable drive to do the switch.

There are many disc cloning software that will create an image of your existing drive to a usb drive and restore it to your new m.2 drive.
Myself I like to start with a fresh windows install on the new drive and reinstall the stuff I really use. Then I put the old drive in an USB enclosure to get anything off the old drive I might still need.
Oct 9, 2022 1:35 PM
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DM8574Oct 9, 2022 1:35 PM
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Quote from rahmad1085 View quoted comment :
The 980 is $65 (non pro)... What's the difference between the two?
980 is slow in comparison to the 970 plus as it has no dram.

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Oct 9, 2022 2:26 PM
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GoldEagle7Oct 9, 2022 2:26 PM
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Ive bought samsung ssd refurbished from Best Buy and have not had any problems yet.

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