The Samsung 870 EVO is a 2.5-inch SATA III internal SSD with 2TB of storage, 560 MB/s sequential read speeds, and 530 MB/s sequential write speeds. The drive uses Samsung’s MKX controller and V-NAND 3-bit MLC flash memory, with 2GB of LPDDR4 DRAM cache for handling sustained workloads on large files. Samsung backs it with a 5-year limited warranty or 1,200 TBW of endurance, whichever comes first. AES 256-bit hardware encryption is also built in for drive-level data security.
A high-capacity internal hard drive to give you more storage space
The Samsung 870 EVO uses the 2.5-inch SATA III interface, which fits in any laptop or desktop with a standard SATA bay or cable. The 560 MB/s sequential read and 530 MB/s sequential write speeds max out the SATA III interface’s bandwidth, so the drive runs as fast as the SATA bus allows. Plus, the Samsung Magician software handles drive health monitoring, firmware updates, and performance optimization through a Windows app on your PC.
This SSD is rated for 1,200 TBW of endurance, meaning you can write up to 1,200 terabytes of data to the drive before reaching the warranty limit. Samsung also backs the drive with a 5-year limited warranty and a 1.5 million-hour MTBF rating. This allows you to use the drive as a primary boot drive, a media editing scratch disk, or a backup target without worrying about replacement timelines.
The 870 EVO has been compatibility-tested with major chipsets, motherboards, NAS units, and video recording devices, and the SATA interface works across everything from 10-year-old laptops to current desktops. The 2TB capacity also fits a Steam library, a 4K video project, or a full system backup without forcing you to spread files across multiple drives. In addition, the Intelligent TurboWrite buffer maintains sustained write speeds during large file transfers, preventing the drag-down that some SSDs exhibit during long writes.
AES 256-bit hardware encryption is built into the 870 EVO at the drive level, which means you can lock down the contents through BitLocker or TCG/Opal without taking a performance hit from software encryption. The 2.5-inch SATA design also makes the drive a drop-in replacement for older spinning hard drives in laptops, with most installations requiring only a screwdriver and the existing drive bay.
At $500 during this sale, the Samsung 870 EVO 2TB drops below half its $1,049 list price for a 52% discount. For desktops with multiple drive bays, a NAS that needs additional cache or capacity, or a laptop running a spinning hard drive, the deal brings the price of this 2TB SATA SSD down enough to make it a reasonable upgrade.
