Samsung’s 2TB 870 EVO SSD falls to $399.99 at Amazon
Amazon has Samsung’s 870 EVO SATA III 2TB internal SSD listed at 62% off, while counterfeit warnings make seller checks essential.
By Georgia Hale · Staff Writer
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Samsung’s 870 EVO SATA III 2TB internal SSD is listed at Amazon for $399.99 as of July 20, a drop from $1,039.99, according to deal reporting from Mashable.
That works out to $640 off, or a 62% discount, on the internal solid-state drive. The listing highlighted by Mashable is for the 2TB version of Samsung’s 2.5-inch SATA III 870 EVO, a storage upgrade aimed at desktops and laptops that support that drive format.
The discount comes with a warning attached. Mashable pointed readers to reports of counterfeit Samsung 870 EVO drives being sold online, with fake 2TB models presented as the real thing.
TweakTown reported that fake 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSDs are circulating and may actually contain about 120GB of usable storage. Mashable warned that once those counterfeit drives fill up, they can fail and leave files unreadable.
Why this deal needs a closer look
The price cut is the headline number, but the seller is the key detail. Mashable said the $399.99 Amazon listing it highlighted is shipped and sold directly by Amazon.com and connects to Samsung’s official storefront.
That matters because Mashable advised shoppers to avoid Samsung SSD listings from random third-party marketplace sellers, particularly while counterfeit drives are being reported.
For anyone buying the drive, Mashable recommended checking the product before trusting it with important files. The first step is looking at the physical label after delivery. A sticker with messy edges, or one that appears to have been removed and reapplied, should raise concern, according to Mashable’s guidance.
The second step is a software check. Mashable recommended using Samsung Magician to confirm that the internal serial number matches the sticker on the drive. It also pointed to H2testw, a free tool that can verify whether the drive really has 2TB of capacity.
The core deal is straightforward: Samsung 870 EVO SATA III 2TB internal SSD, $399.99 at Amazon, down from $1,039.99. The safer play, according to Mashable’s advice, is to buy from the listing sold by Amazon.com, then inspect and test the drive before loading it with files.
The deal was listed as available as of July 20, and prices at Amazon can change.
This story draws on original reporting from Mashable.