Samsung SSD 980 1TB Review

Samsung’s SSD 980 comes in a black box with a large image of the drive on the front with the focus on the controller. On the top left-hand side of the box, we find a sticker displaying the drive’s 1TB capacity. Also displayed is the drives 3,500MB/s Sequential read speed. The rear of the box has a multilingual information panel giving the web address for more detailed warranty information. Under this is a reminder that the drive has a 5-year limited warranty.

The drive itself comes tucked up in a plastic shell for extra protection. This outer shell fits into another piece of plastic which is home to the installation/warranty guide.

The 1TB SSD 980 is built on a single-sided M.2 2280 format PCB. Under the long product label on the top of the drive sits the Samsung Pablo controller (which has a nickel coating to help with heat dissipation) and a single package of Samsung’s 6th generation 1** layer 3-bit MLC (TLC) V-NAND. The sticker on the rear of the drive has a built-in copper layer to also help get rid of some of the heat generated by the drive when working.

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