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8TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" Solid State Drive

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Various Retailers have 8TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" Solid State Drive SSD (MZ-77Q8T0B) on sale for $399.99. Shipping is free.

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  • Read/write speeds of up to 560/530 MB/s
  • Samsung 1 GB Low Power DDR4 SDRAM
  • 1.5 Million Hours Reliability (MTBF)

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Various Retailers have 8TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" Solid State Drive SSD (MZ-77Q8T0B) on sale for $399.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter reptarSnax for finding this deal.

Available from:Features:
  • Read/write speeds of up to 560/530 MB/s
  • Samsung 1 GB Low Power DDR4 SDRAM
  • 1.5 Million Hours Reliability (MTBF)

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • About this product:
    • 4.8 out of 5 stars rating at Amazon based on over 18,000 customer reviews
  • About this store:
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details & discussion.

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Bams211
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Samsung EPP $360
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FormerAstronut
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QVO uses QLC memory, EVO uses TLC, so "not as good" yeah... depending on you want
Speed: A wash, as it being SATA is going to be the major slowing point, you're not getting 5000MB/s transfer rates with this regardless of brand.
Capacity: the QVO is better because well you get more crammed into that little box, EVO versions of this drive max out at 4TB
Longevity: TLC is superior, but if you're using it mostly as a storage device (e.g. Plex server) then it probably doesn't make any difference either way. Edit: Just looked up the specs on this TBW is 2880TB, so I wouldn't worry about longevity, the warranty covers 3 years or TBW whatever comes first so that aspect should be fine.
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SSDs are coming down in price so fast it might not be long before I start using them in my Plex server in place of spinners.
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Jun 13, 2023 12:44 AM
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MWinkJun 13, 2023 12:44 AM
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Quote from HunterOrion View quoted comment :
Wow, that's a LOT of superfast storage. Does it have a DRAM cache?
Yes, it has 1GB DRAM. Older spec sheet showed it as having 8GB DRAM but I guess it changed.

I don't know that I'd call it superfast storage, at least when it comes to writes. After the ~6-84GB pSLC cache is exhausted, sequential writes drop to ~170 MB/s. At that rate it would take about 13 hours to fill, assuming sequential writes. That's about on par with a hard drive. For an application where it's mostly just used for reads it would probably be fine.
Jun 13, 2023 3:54 AM
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tsm37Jun 13, 2023 3:54 AM
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Is QVO not as good as EVO?
Jun 13, 2023 4:26 AM
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FormerAstronutJun 13, 2023 4:26 AM
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Quote from tsm37 View quoted comment :
Is QVO not as good as EVO?
QVO uses QLC memory, EVO uses TLC, so "not as good" yeah... depending on you want
Speed: A wash, as it being SATA is going to be the major slowing point, you're not getting 5000MB/s transfer rates with this regardless of brand.
Capacity: the QVO is better because well you get more crammed into that little box, EVO versions of this drive max out at 4TB
Longevity: TLC is superior, but if you're using it mostly as a storage device (e.g. Plex server) then it probably doesn't make any difference either way. Edit: Just looked up the specs on this TBW is 2880TB, so I wouldn't worry about longevity, the warranty covers 3 years or TBW whatever comes first so that aspect should be fine.
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Jun 13, 2023 12:48 PM
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technonoJun 13, 2023 12:48 PM
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Quote from AMv8 View quoted comment :
These will be down to $350 any day now
$359.99 for the education program through Samsung.
Jun 13, 2023 1:17 PM
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jonhernJun 13, 2023 1:17 PM
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paid $300 for the 4tb version a year and a half ago. has been working well. But def slows down with large transfers. took a long time to copy my existing 2tb drive to it when i first got it.
Jun 13, 2023 3:20 PM
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Mat555Jun 13, 2023 3:20 PM
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Quote from HunterOrion View quoted comment :
Wow, that's a LOT of superfast storage. Does it have a DRAM cache?
Yeah 8gb, think that's the amount, I'll edit if not after work.
Jun 13, 2023 3:36 PM
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ccdavis92Jun 13, 2023 3:36 PM
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Quote from MWink View quoted comment :
Yes, it has 1GB DRAM. Older spec sheet showed it as having 8GB DRAM but I guess it changed.

I don't know that I'd call it superfast storage, at least when it comes to writes. After the ~6-84GB pSLC cache is exhausted, sequential writes drop to ~170 MB/s. At that rate it would take about 13 hours to fill, assuming sequential writes. That's about on par with a hard drive. For an application where it's mostly just used for reads it would probably be fine.
No It has 8GB DRAM, not sure where your looking but current specs sheets from Samsung still show 8GB.

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Jun 13, 2023 3:57 PM
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ccdavis92Jun 13, 2023 3:57 PM
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Quote from tsm37 View quoted comment :
Is QVO not as good as EVO?
QVO is QLC (Samsung calls it 4-bit MLC) and EVO is TLC (Samsung calls it 3-bit MLC). The EVOs are specs wise rated the same in speed as the QVO but in testing are a little bit faster. The biggest difference is the TBW, the 4TB QVO is rated for 1440TBW and the 4TB EVO is rated for 2400TBW. Unless you write a ton of files either drive will outlive whatever system you put it in.
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Jun 13, 2023 4:08 PM
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hound-diggityJun 13, 2023 4:08 PM
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I'd like to get a laptop and have 8TB of SSD storage. Can most current laptops handle swapping in this 8TB drive? I haven't shopped for a laptop for years.
Jun 13, 2023 7:39 PM
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TheDudefromLAJun 13, 2023 7:39 PM
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Good for PS4 Pro?
Jun 13, 2023 7:47 PM
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hizzledizzleJun 13, 2023 7:47 PM
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Quote from hound-diggity View quoted comment :
I'd like to get a laptop and have 8TB of SSD storage. Can most current laptops handle swapping in this 8TB drive? I haven't shopped for a laptop for years.
I don't know about "most" laptops, but you'll want to check the individual model. I have a Dell where the only easily accessible drive interface is a 2280 NVME.

It can technically fit a second SATA drive, but due to having the larger battery the interface is not accessible. If I wanted to use this, I'd have to buy the smaller battery and replace it before I could use the SATA connection.
Jun 13, 2023 8:47 PM
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RedflyerJun 13, 2023 8:47 PM
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Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron Stop just stop trying to rip people off. 2TB is down to $62. 62 x 4 = $248. Why on earth would you pay these sky high prices of almost 2X? This is not even a performance SSD just a shitty QLC drive.

BTW this a game drive was down to $330 previously so yes this is definitely a ripoff.
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Jun 13, 2023 9:16 PM
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hizzledizzleJun 13, 2023 9:16 PM
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Quote from overzeetop View quoted comment :
SSDs are coming down in price so fast it might not be long before I start using them in my Plex server in place of spinners.
I've got a Raspberry Pi set up as a NAS running Open Media Vault, which serves up files to my Plex Server. Using multiple drives set up with UnionFS might be more economical than waiting for an 8TB drive to drop.
Jun 13, 2023 10:33 PM
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MWinkJun 13, 2023 10:33 PM
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Quote from tsm37 View quoted comment :
Is QVO not as good as EVO?
No. The QVO uses QLC NAND and some sizes may have less DRAM. QLC is slower and has less endurance. The most noticeable thing will be that writes slow down much more than on the EVO, once the (~6-84GB) pSLC cache is exhausted.

Quote from FormerAstronut View quoted comment :
QVO uses QLC memory, EVO uses TLC, so "not as good" yeah... depending on you want
Speed: A wash, as it being SATA is going to be the major slowing point, you're not getting 5000MB/s transfer rates with this regardless of brand.
Capacity: the QVO is better because well you get more crammed into that little box, EVO versions of this drive max out at 4TB
Longevity: TLC is superior, but if you're using it mostly as a storage device (e.g. Plex server) then it probably doesn't make any difference either way. Edit: Just looked up the specs on this TBW is 2880TB, so I wouldn't worry about longevity, the warranty covers 3 years or TBW whatever comes first so that aspect should be fine.
Quote from ccdavis92 View quoted comment :
QVO is QLC (Samsung calls it 4-bit MLC) and EVO is TLC (Samsung calls it 3-bit MLC). The EVOs are specs wise rated the same in speed as the QVO but in testing are a little bit faster. The biggest difference is the TBW, the 4TB QVO is rated for 1440TBW and the 4TB EVO is rated for 2400TBW. Unless you write a ton of files either drive will outlive whatever system you put it in.
The biggest difference people are going to notice is how much writes slow down once the pSLC cache is exhausted. The QVO drops much further than the EVO and many other drives.

Quote from Redflyer View quoted comment :
Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron Stop just stop trying to rip people off. 2TB is down to $62. 62 x 4 = $248. Why on earth would you pay these sky high prices of almost 2X? This is not even a performance SSD just a shitty QLC drive.
This isn't a 2TB drive. High capacity SSDs come with a price premium. Also, this drive has DRAM and is from a reputable company.

Quote from ccdavis92 View quoted comment :
No It has 8GB DRAM, not sure where your looking but current specs sheets from Samsung still show 8GB.
Follow the link for this deal to Samsung's site, click "see all specs," and it says:

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Samsung 1 GB Low Power DDR4 SDRAM
Also, where are you finding the spec sheets on Samsung's current site? I've looked all over and can't seem to find them anywhere. I'm having a terrible time navigating it now. I was able to find them in the past.

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Jun 13, 2023 10:56 PM
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Matrix80Jun 13, 2023 10:56 PM
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Quote from hound-diggity View quoted comment :
I'd like to get a laptop and have 8TB of SSD storage. Can most current laptops handle swapping in this 8TB drive? I haven't shopped for a laptop for years.
Of course, being the same size. No difference in a 8TB or 800 TB future SSD, assuming the OS is capable and size fits. M.2 is a little different in that some were made thicker with dual sides.
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