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I've been waiting and waiting and finally a 860 Evo is on sale. This one here. https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Inch-Internal-MZ-76E1T0B-AM/dp/B079NZV4XX/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1544221861&sr=1-3&keywords=1tb%2Bssd&th=1 But I remember Linus saying that the quality of NAND flash was going down hill, but this is V-NAND flash, is there a difference and is this still good to get at the price point? I want to grab this while it's on sale but wanted to make sure I was getting something good.

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Samsung is generally considered one of the best SSD makers right now, so a Samsung choice is solid.

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The 860 Evo is one of the best 2.5” SSDs out there. Also, when he said that, he was referencing a video reviewing an Intel SSD, and he talked about how there are different types of NAND flash, and the type that Intel used on that specific SSD is lower quality, cheaper flash storage, and the market might be following in their footsteps.

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Just now, fasauceome said:

Samsung is generally considered one of the best SSD makers right now, so a Samsung choice is solid.

Ok cool. Yeah, I wanted to go an SSD because Windows with a pagefile on an HDD is REALLY SLOW, and It drives nuts especially after I render a video with Vegas Pro 16 Windows takes forever to finish with the pagefile. I figured if I had an SSD that page file issue should go away. 

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I'm not sure if I would consider that a sale; it has gone down to $135ish at some point. (https://camelcamelcamel.com/Samsung-Internal-MZ-76E1T0B-Corsair-Mounting/product/B079NZV4XX) And you can find drives that would be pretty similar at that price point such as this SanDisk one (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D998212/ref=sspa_dk_detail_4?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07D998212&pd_rd_w=CLPpc&pf_rd_p=21517efd-b385-405b-a405-9a37af61b5b4&pd_rd_wg=QmT2S&pf_rd_r=PVVYAEBQ24EBFD5DGNXJ&pd_rd_r=1ad45d54-fa76-11e8-9a63-6faf7087f18c) mind you it's not Samsung but, eh.

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2 minutes ago, zlolslavez said:

I'm not sure if I would consider that a sale; it has gone down to $135ish at some point. (https://camelcamelcamel.com/Samsung-Internal-MZ-76E1T0B-Corsair-Mounting/product/B079NZV4XX) And you can find drives that would be pretty similar at that price point such as this SanDisk one (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D998212/ref=sspa_dk_detail_4?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07D998212&pd_rd_w=CLPpc&pf_rd_p=21517efd-b385-405b-a405-9a37af61b5b4&pd_rd_wg=QmT2S&pf_rd_r=PVVYAEBQ24EBFD5DGNXJ&pd_rd_r=1ad45d54-fa76-11e8-9a63-6faf7087f18c) mind you it's not Samsung but, eh.

But what is the quality like?

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3 minutes ago, _Grid21 said:

But what is the quality like?

I've had my SanDisk drive that's currently sitting in the PC my brother uses since 2014 and it still does fine. Most people me included would rather take the Samsung drive at the same price (even though SanDisk advertises faster speeds), however at the current price, different I'd probably pick the SanDisk drive and the $20. (I would actually pick this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071KGRXRG?ref=emc_p_m_6_i at $10 but likely more reliable).

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19 minutes ago, zlolslavez said:

I've had my SanDisk drive that's currently sitting in the PC my brother uses since 2014 and it still does fine. Most people me included would rather take the Samsung drive at the same price (even though SanDisk advertises faster speeds), however at the current price, different I'd probably pick the SanDisk drive and the $20. (I would actually pick this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071KGRXRG?ref=emc_p_m_6_i at $10 but likely more reliable).

I'm still feeling like I should go with Samsung only because I am more familiar with it and heck I even have a Samsung note 4 that I've been using for a really long time. 

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The first time you boot up windows on that SSD you are going to wonder WTF you've been doing your whole life with that time you spent waiting for Windows to load.

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5 hours ago, Tristerin said:

The first time you boot up windows on that SSD you are going to wonder WTF you've been doing your whole life with that time you spent waiting for Windows to load.

Right? Especially the pagefile bull crap with an HDD.

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