currently im using cs 3030 500gb m.2 ssd and i want to upgrade to 1tb. have shortlisted pny cs3030, cs3040 , pny cs3140, samsung 970 evo plus2 and 980.

which of these are considered better one in terms of performance/price?

also its my first time diy the upgrade, so is it safe/easy to use aomei to clone my currrent disk?

thanks in advance sifus