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Samsung

Excellent9/10

South Korean electronics conglomerate's flagship company, making everything from chips and phones to home appliances.

Founded: 1969
From: South Korea
HQ: Suwon, South Korea
Owned by: Independent
Made in: South Korea, Vietnam, China, Thailand, Mexico, Poland, the US and others
Also sold as: Samsung Electronics, Galaxy

www.samsung.com

SSD

Excellent9/10Premium

Samsung remains the benchmark consumer SSD brand, building every key part itself and topping many reviewer charts. Firmware stumbles in 2023 dented its reputation, but updates fixed them and long-term reliability is generally strong. Expect to pay a premium.

Good at

Own controller, V-NAND and DRAM: consistent top-tier drives
990 Pro and 9100 Pro rank among the fastest consumer SSDs
Magician software handles firmware updates and health
Five-year warranty on Pro drives

Weak at

Usually costs more than equally fast rivals
2023 firmware bugs hit 980 Pro and 990 Pro health (fixed)
970 Evo Plus had a quiet controller change in 2021
990 Evo Plus is DRAM-less (uses host memory buffer)

Reliability
Value
Features
Service & warranty

9100 Pro (PCIe 5.0)990 Pro990 Evo Plus870 Evo (SATA)T7 / T9 portable

Best for: buyers who want proven top performance and good software

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SSD brands in New Zealand

Samsung is #1 of 8, best rated first.

#	Brand	Rating	Price
1	SamsungSouth Korea	9/10Excellent	Premium
2	SandiskUnited States	8/10Good	Mid-range
3	CorsairUnited States	7/10Good	Mid-range
4	KingstonUnited States	7/10Good	Mid-range
5	LexarUnited States	7/10Good	Budget
6	SeagateUnited States	7/10Good	Mid-range
7	TeamGroupTaiwan	6/10Mixed	Budget
8	ADATATaiwan	6/10Mixed	Budget

Researched September 2026 from public reviews, consumer groups and retailer listings, and summarised by hand — ratings are a judgement, not a lab score. Check current reviews and local retailers before you buy.