Samsung SSD 870 QVO review: Stupendous 8TB capacity in a SATA SSD

SSDs are closing ground on hard drives in capacity per unit, albeit not in price per terabyte.

The Samsung 870 QVO (‘Q’ as in in 4-bit QLC), is our first look at a drive that will eventually ship with a whopping 8TB of NAND on board. Announced Tuesday, this is the new top capacity available, superseding a still-new flock of 4TB models. Samsung sent us the 2TB version for testing. It’s a great everyday performer; however, when you run out of cache (which shouldn’t be often), write pace falls off drastically.

Specs and pricing

A standard 2.5-inch SATA 6Gbps SSD, the 870 QVO is currently available for preorder in a few of its capacities: the 2TB  we tested ($250 from Newegg), and 4TB ($500 from Newegg). The 1TB capacity is on sale now for $130 on Amazon or $130 from Newegg.  in $130/1TB, $250/2TB (tested), and $500/4TB flavors. The 8TB model will be available in August for $900.
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