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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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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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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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Oct 9, 2022 2:34 PM
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KMFersOct 9, 2022 2:34 PM
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I've had this 1TB and the 500GB in my bestbuy cart for months. I check the deal of the day and my cart every day as part of my morning coffee routine.$69.99 has been the normal price. As is $39.99 for the 500GB.
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Oct 9, 2022 3:00 PM
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xcopyOct 9, 2022 3:00 PM
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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.
Quote from xlrgwillystyles View quoted comment :
You are absolutely correct - there is no risk here and you get 90 day warranty.
Huh? EEK!

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding you. Do you mean you have 90 days total? If so, losing the full 5yr warranty is not worth $30 unless you only need it to work long enough to resell next week...

BTW - you can also get the SK hynix Gold P31 1TB for $92, new from amazon (Gen 3 too), so not much more than this. I'm not knocking Samsung (have 5+ of their SSDs) but this just doesn't seem like a great deal to me...
Last edited by xcopy October 9, 2022 at 08:07 AM.
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Oct 9, 2022 3:09 PM
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BerMM2Oct 9, 2022 3:09 PM
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Very tempting, but a quick Google suggests they run hot. This guy [youtube.com] thinks he has that figured out, though I'm thinking a motherboard integrated heatsink won't have clearance for additional pads.
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Oct 9, 2022 5:06 PM
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JimR2075Oct 9, 2022 5:06 PM
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Quote from Shimejii View quoted comment :
No this is Gen3, you need Gen 4 for Ps5.

Also Samsung 970 evo plus, 980, 980 pro, and 870 line have had Reports of Defective NAND and such, just be aware of that. A lot of reports of sudden failing drives with errors in Samsung Magician leading to the drives becoming unusable, expect a RMA for a few batches of drives soon.

Whats the source on this defect ?
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"a lot of reports" really doesn't mean too much... THe interwebs are full of "a lot" of stuff.


Oct 9, 2022 6:45 PM
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CoreyR2384Oct 9, 2022 6:45 PM
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Quote from xcopy View quoted comment :
Huh? EEK!

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding you. Do you mean you have 90 days total? If so, losing the full 5yr warranty is not worth $30 unless you only need it to work long enough to resell next week...

BTW - you can also get the SK hynix Gold P31 1TB for $92, new from amazon (Gen 3 too), so not much more than this. I'm not knocking Samsung (have 5+ of their SSDs) but this just doesn't seem like a great deal to me...
Samsung magician shows the time left on the warranty, which transfers with ownership. Most refurbished drives I've bought had 4+ years left. The P31 is a great drive. I have one in my system, but it's 26% more expensive when it's on sale.
Oct 9, 2022 7:37 PM
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broker991Oct 9, 2022 7:37 PM
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Quote from MBis View quoted comment :
Damn, so what SSD is currently most reliable?
Sk Hynix gold has had an incredibly good track record
Oct 9, 2022 8:29 PM
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JollyReward108Oct 9, 2022 8:29 PM
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Buy at your own risk. Just be ready to drive to your local BB to endure the return drill hassle.
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Oct 9, 2022 9:34 PM
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MadPupOct 9, 2022 9:34 PM
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Why doesn't "Geek Squad Certified" fill me with a lot of confidence? That's like saying the oil for my car is certified by the guys at Quick Lube who change it. They don't know much more than it's a liquid and it's not black.
Oct 9, 2022 9:44 PM
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beezer86Oct 9, 2022 9:44 PM
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Quote from clsA View quoted comment :
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.
thank you - Ill need to get a win11 download since this was updated online. Will the old drive be readable or does windows bitlocker prevent seeing what's on the drive?
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Oct 9, 2022 10:19 PM
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Loudog504
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Oct 9, 2022 10:19 PM
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Isn't a hdd and sdd about the worst thing to buy "refurbed"? I dont think the new prices are significantly higher to just roll the dice on this right? Typically in the $90-110 range?
Oct 9, 2022 10:26 PM
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jaymez619Oct 9, 2022 10:26 PM
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Quote from TrevynA View quoted comment :
To save $30.
Or save 30% to make the accountants happy.
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Oct 10, 2022 12:04 AM
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clsAOct 10, 2022 12:04 AM
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Quote from beezer86 View quoted comment :
thank you - Ill need to get a win11 download since this was updated online. Will the old drive be readable or does windows bitlocker prevent seeing what's on the drive?
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I was able to copy everything I needed from my old HDD to the new M.2 drive.

you can get the windows 11 install free from Microsoft > https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/s...0svqhe0l00
when it asks about activation just say you upgraded your hardware.

are you coming from a 2.5" ssd ? or a 2.5" HDD or another M.2 drive ?
Any way you just need the correct adapter to usb to get your old stuff back
Last edited by clsA October 9, 2022 at 05:06 PM.
Oct 10, 2022 12:17 AM
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clsAOct 10, 2022 12:17 AM
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Quote from Loudog504 View quoted comment :
Isn't a hdd and sdd about the worst thing to buy "refurbed"? I dont think the new prices are significantly higher to just roll the dice on this right? Typically in the $90-110 range?
Not at all, many of these drives have almost no use at all.
The one I got has under 1gb of use and less than one day.
It looked like they just tested it and repackaged it in its original box (SN is on the box).

people return these for many reasons besides them being bad. maybe they meant to get the Pro or the Gen 4 and just returned it for an exchange.

it's easy to see how much the drive is used with crystal disk info (free download) and Samsung Magician tell you all you need to know. If it has a lot of use return it.
Oct 10, 2022 1:22 AM
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dealmeister3000Oct 10, 2022 1:22 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?
Gold standard SK Hynix P31 1TB has sold for $86 every month since summer. This "deal" makes no sense.

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Oct 10, 2022 12:32 PM
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ChiefAlchemistOct 10, 2022 12:32 PM
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Why risk your data on a refurb? Is the savings a savings if the drive goes sideways? Help me understand.
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