That old laptop may not need to be replaced before the school year starts. It might just need a storage upgrade.
With back-to-school season right around the corner, Samsung’s popular 870 EVO SSD is currently on sale for a massive discount. The 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SATA III SSD is $399.99, down from $1,039.99, while the 4TB model is also marked down to $936.88 from $2,069.99.
A simple way to give an old laptop new life
If your laptop takes forever to start, apps take too long to open, and every update seems to make things slower, replacing an old hard drive with an SSD can make a noticeable difference.
The Samsung 870 EVO is a 2.5-inch SATA III internal SSD designed for laptops, Macs, and PCs. It can reach sequential read speeds of up to 560 MB/s and write speeds of up to 530 MB/s, pushing the SATA interface close to its limits. It’s a strong upgrade for students heading back to school with an older laptop they are not quite ready to replace.
The 2TB model also gives you plenty of space for school files, apps, photos, downloaded videos, and everything else that tends to fill up a computer over time. If you need even more storage, the 4TB model gives you a massive amount of room in a single drive.
Why this is a good back-to-school upgrade
A new laptop can easily cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars. If the main problem with an older computer is slow storage or not enough space, an SSD upgrade could be a much cheaper way to keep using it.
The 870 EVO is also compatible with a wide range of systems. Samsung says it works with SATA 6 Gb/s, 3 Gb/s, and 1.5 Gb/s interfaces, making it compatible with many older computers that still use 2.5-inch SATA drives. The company also rates the 870 EVO for up to 2,400 TBW, giving the drive plenty of endurance for everyday computing and much more demanding workloads.
For cord cutters, an upgrade like this can also make sense for an older computer used as a media server, streaming PC, or backup machine. More storage means fewer compromises when it comes to keeping large video files, photos, downloads, and other media on one device. If you have an older laptop sitting around that is still perfectly usable except for its slow performance or limited storage, this could be a good time to give it one more year of life before the new school year begins.
The 2TB Samsung 870 EVO is 62% off, and the 4TB model is slashed 55%, but these savings won’t last long. Update your device storage before this deal ends.
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