Overview
- Multiple outlets reported on Monday that Amazon listed the Samsung 870 EVO 2TB SATA internal SSD for $399.99 as part of steep, time-limited sales.
- Retailers are discounting the full 870 EVO lineup across capacities from 512GB to 8TB, but publications use different ‘regular’ prices which creates inconsistent percent-off claims.
- Journalists warned of a circulating counterfeit scam in which fake 2TB drives appear genuine but only provide roughly 120GB of usable storage, making verification essential.
- Practical buyer steps include purchasing from verified sellers or the official Samsung storefront, checking the drive sticker and serial number, and running Samsung Magician or H2testw capacity tests before storing important files.
- The deals matter because the 870 EVO is a SATA III 2.5-inch drive rated up to about 560 MB/s read and 530 MB/s write, a cost-effective upgrade for older PCs while recent Samsung Gen4/Gen5 NVMe launches shift pricing for faster M.2 drives.