Samsung 990 PRO SSD 2TB NVMe M 2 PCIe Gen4 M 2 2280 Internal Solid State Hard Drive

I am using two of these 1TB drives in a custom NAS box I put together running TrueNAS. I have two 12TB HDD drives, two slower SSDs, and two of these great Samsung 1TB NVMe drives. While the majority of my backups are on the mirrored HDD drives, and the TrueNAS boot drives are the SSDs, I use these two Samsung NVMes as a high-performance NVME pool for storing apps, containers, metadata, VMs, databases, and PLEX metadata. This is ideal because the ZFS mirror offers redundancy for critical app data, low latency and high IOPS making it a great place for TrueNAS apps and datasets. These drives are the biggest real-world performance area of my NAS so I use it where speed matters most. The TrueNAS OS and temp jobs/work stay on the SSDs so they don't wear out these NVMes quickly. These drives are nice and fast for PCIe 4.0. They also were a great price at the time because of holiday pricing and they were on backorder for a bit, which caused the price to drop for a week, too. So the value couldn't be beat at the time. Samsung drives like these have never failed me, and some of my M.2 drives get quite a workout on my main desktop build! The only thing I would recommend with these drives is using a third-party heatsink on them that has a fan on it. It keeps these drives nice and cool during high loads. Without them, you run the risk of overheating and heat-related speed throttling, causing your drives to slow down while hot. So keep these drive cool by slapping a $20 M.2 heatsink+fan on there and never worry again! These drives were perfect for my new NAS, or for your next desktop PC drive replacement! They work great and are trouble-free for me so far. I will update if I ever run into any problems with them. Read more

Samsung's 990 PRO storage is great doing what you ask of it. The speed of the storage is more than I need, and it holds all of the terabytes (4 of them). I used this is my boot drive and that likely helps the rapid boot times, and it hasn't had any connectivity issues in the enclosure. Pros: -Samsung performance, lifespan, and quality -Fast -Huge amount of space (4TB) Cons: -Price hurts a little I like it, I use it, it's invisible in that works so well I don't care about it. Read more

The Samsung 990 PRO 4TB with the built-in heatsink was a huge storage upgrade in my Rog Xbox Ally X. Installation was simple, and the heatsink fits perfectly without blocking anything in the motherboard. Performance-wise, this SSD is extremely fast. I considered using a microSD card instead of this but the the microSD card won’t support AAA games. With this SSD card I have installed multiple AAA games and still have storage room for installing future games. Extremely happy with the investment. The best part is the temperature control. Thanks to the built-in heatsink, the drive stays cool even during long gaming sessions. I haven’t had any thermal throttling or drops in speed. If you need lots of space and top performance for gaming handheld Rog Xbox Ally X—this SSD is definitely worth it. It’s one of the best upgrades. Pros: • Very fast read/write speeds • Built-in heatsink keeps temperatures low • Easy installation • Quiet and reliable • Plenty of storage for modern games and apps Cons: • Higher price than some alternatives, but the performance makes up for it Read more

Installed this SSD in my PS5 and it just works exactly as advertised. Physical install took literally 3-4 minutes (unscrew the cover, slot it in, screw it down). No issues at all. PS5 recognized it instantly, formatted in under a minute, and I started moving games over right away. Transfer speeds were blazing – big titles moved in a fraction of the time I expected. Real-world performance is excellent: load times noticeably faster, no stuttering, and the console stays cooler even during long sessions. If you want more PS5 storage and don’t want to mess around, this is the one to get. Expensive, but worth every penny for the speed and hassle-free experience. Highly recommend. Read more

This Samsung 990 PRO 2TB NVMe SSD turned out to be one of those upgrades that quietly changes everything about how the PC feels. The small M.2 stick takes up almost no space on the motherboard, but it adds a huge amount of fast storage that makes the whole system feel cleaner and more modern. For size and storage, the 2TB capacity is a sweet spot. It is small and slim enough to disappear under a heatsink or alongside a big GPU, yet spacious enough to hold Windows, a big game library, and work files without constantly worrying about what to uninstall next. It feels like finally having “breathing room” on the main drive instead of constantly managing space. The design is simple and professional, with no unnecessary bulk or gimmicks—just a clean-looking drive that fits right into any build, whether flashy RGB or a more minimal setup. Day to day, the quality and performance really stand out: the PC boots quickly, games and apps launch almost instantly, and large file transfers finish much faster than before. It feels reliable, fast, and well built, and easily deserves a full five stars. Read more