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Aug 29, 2023 3:51 AM

2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (Geek Squad Certified Refurbished)

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Best Buy has 2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2 PCIe NVMe Internal Solid State Drive (Geek Squad Certified Refurbished, MZ-V7S2T0B/AM) on sale for $64.99. Shipping is free or select free store pickup where available.

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  • About the product:
    • Geek Squad Certified Refurbished products are thoroughly, painstakingly and lovingly tested, so you can be sure that your device will work right, right away.
    • Powered by Samsung V-NAND Technology, the 970 EVO Plus SSD's NVMe interface (PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 NVMe 1.3) offers enhanced bandwidth, low latency, and power efficiency ideal for tech enthusiasts, high end gamers, and 4K & 3D content designers
    • Sequential read and write performance levels of up to 3,500 MB/s and 3,300 MB/s, respectively; Random Read (4KB, QD32): Up to 620,000 IOPS Random Read
    • Seamless cloning and file transfers with Samsung Magician Software, the ideal SSD management solution for performance optimization and data security with automatic firmware updates
    • Samsung's Nickel-coated controller and Dynamic Thermal Guard automatically monitors and maintains optimal operating temperatures to minimize performance drops
  • About this store:
    • Best Buy's Return Policy can be found here

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Best Buy has 2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2 PCIe NVMe Internal Solid State Drive (Geek Squad Certified Refurbished, MZ-V7S2T0B/AM) on sale for $64.99. Shipping is free or select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Community Member MemorableMask7415 for finding this deal.

Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About the product:
    • Geek Squad Certified Refurbished products are thoroughly, painstakingly and lovingly tested, so you can be sure that your device will work right, right away.
    • Powered by Samsung V-NAND Technology, the 970 EVO Plus SSD's NVMe interface (PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 NVMe 1.3) offers enhanced bandwidth, low latency, and power efficiency ideal for tech enthusiasts, high end gamers, and 4K & 3D content designers
    • Sequential read and write performance levels of up to 3,500 MB/s and 3,300 MB/s, respectively; Random Read (4KB, QD32): Up to 620,000 IOPS Random Read
    • Seamless cloning and file transfers with Samsung Magician Software, the ideal SSD management solution for performance optimization and data security with automatic firmware updates
    • Samsung's Nickel-coated controller and Dynamic Thermal Guard automatically monitors and maintains optimal operating temperatures to minimize performance drops
  • About this store:
    • Best Buy's Return Policy can be found here

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matusrules
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FWIW, i've bought about 10 refurb ssds from bestbuy. 9 were like new (less than 10 hours) one had over 100 hours which really isn't much worse
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mortuar
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Samsung Magician software will show you the drive's details and overall health.
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lolochopter
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peeps on here buy something, use it for a week, see a better deal on something slightly faster and get buyers remorse and return the first one so they can justify the second.
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Aug 29, 2023 4:19 AM
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bodhidharmaAug 29, 2023 4:19 AM
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Quote from flangomango View quoted comment :
New on Samsung.com for $72 after 10% EPP
Shows 80.99 for me
Aug 29, 2023 4:20 AM
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flangomangoAug 29, 2023 4:20 AM
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Quote from bodhidharma View quoted comment :
Shows 80.99 for me
Activate EPP discount

It was $80 over the weekend. Guess they raised it $1 more.

Worth it x 10000000%

Who knows how many cycles a used Nvme ssd has?
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Aug 29, 2023 1:01 PM
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OrGoN3Aug 29, 2023 1:01 PM
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Quote from flangomango View quoted comment :
Activate EPP discount

It was $80 over the weekend. Guess they raised it $1 more.

Worth it x 10000000%

Who knows how many cycles a used Nvme ssd has?
I mean, you can check and then return it if it has been cycled too many times. But these are typically open box returns, or very slightly used. Just from reading the SD comments on the other threads regarding the "refurbished" SSDs.

Plus, not everyone qualifies for EPP. I sure as heck don't, even though I would love to. Woe is me.
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Aug 29, 2023 1:25 PM
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matusrulesAug 29, 2023 1:25 PM
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Quote from OrGoN3 View quoted comment :
I mean, you can check and then return it if it has been cycled too many times. But these are typically open box returns, or very slightly used. Just from reading the SD comments on the other threads regarding the "refurbished" SSDs.

Plus, not everyone qualifies for EPP. I sure as heck don't, even though I would love to. Woe is me.
FWIW, i've bought about 10 refurb ssds from bestbuy. 9 were like new (less than 10 hours) one had over 100 hours which really isn't much worse
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Aug 29, 2023 3:11 PM
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dleigh80Aug 29, 2023 3:11 PM
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Quote from matusrules View quoted comment :
FWIW, i've bought about 10 refurb ssds from bestbuy. 9 were like new (less than 10 hours) one had over 100 hours which really isn't much worse
Same here. My BB refurbs have all been as new. There are incidents of returns sold as refurbs, where the customer swapped out a relabeled item, but that's pretty rare.
Aug 29, 2023 3:22 PM
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raEKwontonAug 29, 2023 3:22 PM
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Dang, this is a good price!

Id drop the limes if I hadn't already
Aug 29, 2023 5:10 PM
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lolochopterAug 29, 2023 5:10 PM
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peeps on here buy something, use it for a week, see a better deal on something slightly faster and get buyers remorse and return the first one so they can justify the second.

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Aug 29, 2023 10:53 PM
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DontBreakMy20Aug 29, 2023 10:53 PM
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You just made me drop my lime on this. Nice...I'll test it to see how used it was.
Aug 29, 2023 10:54 PM
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FairNest1755Aug 29, 2023 10:54 PM
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Quote from matusrules View quoted comment :
FWIW, i've bought about 10 refurb ssds from bestbuy. 9 were like new (less than 10 hours) one had over 100 hours which really isn't much worse
How do you check the usage?
Aug 29, 2023 10:57 PM
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mortuarAug 29, 2023 10:57 PM
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Quote from FairNest1755 View quoted comment :
How do you check the usage?
Samsung Magician software will show you the drive's details and overall health.
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Aug 29, 2023 11:08 PM
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FairNest1755Aug 29, 2023 11:08 PM
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Quote from mortuar View quoted comment :
Samsung Magician software will show you the drive's details and overall health.
What about damaged sectors? I don't know much about ssds but I would be worried about static electricity damage due to a faulty install.
Aug 29, 2023 11:10 PM
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mortuarAug 29, 2023 11:10 PM
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Quote from FairNest1755 View quoted comment :
What about damaged sectors? I don't know much about ssds but I would be worried about static electricity damage due to a faulty install.
It does quite a bit - also has some performance benchmarking capabilities and diagnostic testing for drives. More info: https://semiconductor.samsung.com.../magician/
Aug 29, 2023 11:20 PM
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GreenCreature437Aug 29, 2023 11:20 PM
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I use Crystal Disk Info https://crystalmark.info/en/softw...ldiskinfo/ to check the health information on an SSD. Worked out very well when I bought cert refurb last time.
Aug 29, 2023 11:36 PM
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dankim1987Aug 29, 2023 11:36 PM
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I also have good experience with Geek Squad refurb Samsung SSD's, but at this price, it just doesn't make sense. Pay the extra couple dollars @ Samsung with the EDU discount for a brand new drive:

-5 year vs. 90 day warranty
-New drive is most likely already updated to the latest firmware. Older firmware versions have major issues IIRC.
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Aug 29, 2023 11:52 PM
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quasimot0Aug 29, 2023 11:52 PM
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Quote from dankim1987 View quoted comment :
I also have good experience with Geek Squad refurb Samsung SSD's, but at this price, it just doesn't make sense. Pay the extra couple dollars @ Samsung with the EDU discount for a brand new drive:

-5 year vs. 90 day warranty
-New drive is most likely already updated to the latest firmware. Older firmware versions have major issues IIRC.
You make it seem everyone simply has access to Samsung EDU discounts. Care to share some knowledge on how to obtain this without being a student/teacher?
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