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.

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.

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

It's an awesome ssd with such an high speed of data transfer

We are gradually seeing more and more SSDs, both SATA and NVMe based, being launched into the market using the latest 4-bit or QLC NAND flash technology. The latest drive to hit the market is the 4TB flagship drive of Samsung's SSD 860 QVO range – the company's first drive family to use 4-bit NAND.

Overall performance; Good endurance; Strong built in encryption

Only a 3-year warranty

As is stands, there's no hugely compelling reason to buy the 860 QVO over rival SSDs - even Samsung's own.

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.

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.

I replaced a 4TB EVO with this QVO hoping to save money as an OS drive running via thunderbolt on a 2017 MacBook Pro, while the EVO has been rock solid, this 4TB QVO has frozen multiple times and that is in keeping with some early reviews.

Worked great as an upgrade for my laptop drive. I would recommend downloading the samsung data transfer software, it made the whole process so much simpler.