Best SSDs for Firmware

Reddit discussions about firmware put Samsung 970 EVO Plus and Samsung 990 PRO near the top for ssds. Compare prices, complaints, and tradeoffs.

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#1
970 EVO Plus

Samsung

$249.99

970 EVO Plus

55.6/100
107 opinions

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#2
990 PRO

Samsung

$221.93

990 PRO

57.4/100
850 opinions

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12 positive0 neutral19 negative
#3
SN770

WD_BLACK

$239.28

SN770

56.3/100
171 opinions

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#4
980

Samsung

$329.95

980

53.9/100
310 opinions

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8 positive0 neutral16 negative
#5
990 PRO 2TB

Samsung

$403.99

990 PRO 2TB

56.5/100
356 opinions

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#6
970 EVO

Samsung

$429.95

970 EVO

55.4/100
174 opinions

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#7
Red SN700

Western Digital

$179.99

Red SN700

55.2/100
56 opinions

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#8
870 EVO

Samsung

$224.09

870 EVO

56.5/100
509 opinions

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#9
Blue

Western Digital

$139.00

Blue

56.7/100
165 opinions

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3 positive0 neutral6 negative
#10
9100 PRO

Samsung

$249.00

9100 PRO

52.1/100
179 opinions

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2 positive0 neutral3 negative
#11
Blue SA510

Western Digital

$179.95

Blue SA510

49.2/100
27 opinions

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#12
Blue SN5000

Western Digital

$299.99

Blue SN5000

55.7/100
113 opinions

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#13
9100 PRO 4TB

Samsung

$991.64

9100 PRO 4TB

52/100
21 opinions

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#14
Extreme M.2 NVMe

SanDisk

$179.99

Extreme M.2 NVMe

48.9/100
32 opinions

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#15
840 EVO 500GB

Samsung

$179.99

840 EVO 500GB

50.5/100
17 opinions

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#16
Blue SN580

Western Digital

$298.00

Blue SN580

54.7/100
62 opinions

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#17
SN7100

WD_BLACK

$338.95

SN7100

66.7/100
372 opinions

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#18
CS900

PNY

$48.75

CS900

53.4/100
84 opinions

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#19
NV3

Kingston

$109.00

NV3

52.5/100
330 opinions

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#20
SN850X 2TB

Western Digital

$419.70

SN850X 2TB

65.4/100
205 opinions

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160 positive6 neutral39 negative
#21
P310 1TB

Crucial

$169.92

P310 1TB

65.2/100
243 opinions

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198 positive8 neutral37 negative
#22
NM790

Lexar

$204.99

NM790

64.8/100
230 opinions

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205 positive3 neutral22 negative
#23
T500

Crucial

$298.95

T500

63.4/100
211 opinions

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188 positive1 neutral22 negative
#24
990 EVO Plus

Samsung

$237.00

990 EVO Plus

62/100
377 opinions

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