Samsung 860 Qvo review: A fast, high-capacity SSD that’s excellent value

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. Samsung’s brand-new 860 Qvo, however, hopes to change all that by offering jumbo storage pockets at a more affordable price.

Don’t get me wrong. The entry-level 1TB model that’s launching in mid-December will still set you back £137 in the UK and $130 in the US, so it’s not like we’re suddenly all going to be able to put massive SSDs in our PCs for an absolute pittance. However, when you compare that to the price of a 1TB Samsung 860 Evo (£160 / $170 at time of writing) and a 1TB Samsung 860 Pro (£300 / $287), the Qvo starts to make a lot more sense – and most importantly, its performance is pretty damn good, too.

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