At just $149 for 1TB, or 15 cents per gigabyte, the SSD 860 QVO is a steal even when measured against other budget SSDs like the Crucial MX500. By moving to four-bit memory cells without a sacrifice in performance, Samsung could very well be dealing a stunning blow not just to competing SSDs, but to...

Very affordable on a cost-per-gigabyte basis; Comes in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities; Supports hardware encryption; Excellent reliability ratings

Relatively short warranty. SATA only; no PCI Express version

Samsung released the 860 QVO in hopes of swaying those looking for both a small SSD for the operating system and a larger HDD for storage to buy a single high-capacity 860 QVO instead.

Decent endurance for a QLC SSD; Build quality; AES 256-bit encryption with Windows BitLocker support

High introductory MSRP; Write performance after SLC cache exhausts; Three-year warranty

Samsung may not be the first to release a QLC SSD, but the 860 QVO is the first mainstream SATA drive to try and deliver on the promise of high-capacity solid state drives at a price to rival large scale spinning platter storage.

Starting today, the SSD market is going to change for the better, prices will go down. If you are in the market for a SATA3 SSD and want proper value for money, hey you've reached the end of your searching destination.

Every year, SSD technology gets better and better which is where Samsung's new and affordably priced 860 QVO (Quality and Value Optimized) comes into play which retails from $179AUD online for the 1TB model (reviewed) with a 2TB and 4TB also available.

Black Friday and sales madness aside, high capacity SSDs still cost an absolute fortune. It's the main reason why so many of us still opt for small 250-500GB SSDs as our primary drive, and make do with larger, slower HDDs for storing big things like games and photos.

The bards will sing no lionizing songs of the 860 QVO's struggle through our test suite. We entertain no hopes that it will land anywhere near the 860 EVO in our final reckoning. We distill the overall performance rating using an older SATA SSD as a baseline.

With recent QLC SSD launches like the Intel 660P and Crucial P1 , folks may have been wondering when Samsung would jump on the QLC bandwagon. I'm happy to report that your wait is now over:

Samsung launched a new consumer Solid State Drive (SSD) series today called the Samsung 860 QVO SSD. This SATA III 2.5-inch drive series is available in 1TB, 2TB and 4TB capacities and feature Samsung's brand new high-density 4-bit multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash.

Go away Fanboy, waste your money on another bad deal. It used to be that for 2TB size, these drives were okay for the price. Not anymore. For 1TB size they never made sense. I've bought several 1TB Samsung 860 EVOs in the 120 range and WD Blues also using TLC regularly go for 110 or less.

QVO fanboy is sad because he got a bad deal; The only Pros are: Samsung reputation with SSDs and 860 QVO has better lifespan than most QLC memory drives - way better than Intel QLC drives like the 660p NVMe

Fanboys write 5 egg reviews for SSDs that are a bad deal; QLC is garbage-dump memory; It's poor performance and lower endurance put it way behind SSDs using TLC memory; Thanks to NE promos, you can find TLC sata drives with better performance, better lifespan & longer warranty for the same price.