SAMSUNG 870 QVO Series 2.5" 8TB SATA III Samsung 4-bit QLC V-NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-77Q8T0B/AM

Pros: - Tons of space- Great price- I have prior EVO SSDs that are around 7 years old that still run fine so I see this being similar- As a media storage device the QVO is excellent, reading doesn't degrade the drive, it's the writing that does that

Cons: - NOT good for constant high volume writingThink of a 512GB NVMe, I use one to store all of my most demanding games, but that requires constantly reading and writing to it.. I've managed to get that NVMe down to 75% expected use cycles in just under 2 years. That drive is more durable than this, but the use case is different.Don't use it for the wrong use case!

Overall Review: Great for heavy reading use cases.Terrible for heavy writing use cases.

Pros: Started out fast

Cons: Failing lba, slowed down 75% within first 3 months.

Overall Review: Purchased this to replace my older 860 EVO and was all happy at first. Speeds smoked my 860s, but the drive quickly started to show signs of failing. Because the drive had been getting slower and slower I decided to run an extended SMART self-test. Almost immediately it showed a failing lba. I called Samsung support to get a warranty replacement, and the guy on the phone told me I wouldnt have to send my defective one back first because a failing lba was not repairable. Several days later I was told I need to send my failing hard drive in first, and the person I spoke claims he never told me I wouldnt have to send the defective one in first (I depend on it to run my business) which is flat out lie. No surprised that their BBB rating is only 1.6 stars out of 5.