Keeping an eye on the 4TB version of Samsung’s 990 PRO was always an ordeal because every time we got excited to refresh Amazon’s listing, we were met with sheer disappointment because the price would remain static until now. The ultra-fast PCIe NVMe Gen 4 SSD with a massive capacity is available for $299.99 at the online retailer, resulting in a 35 percent discount. Sure, we can all agree that the aforementioned figure is not the lowest, but a price cut on a solid-state drive from one of the best storage manufacturers in the industry is definitely a ‘must-have’ perk.
Thanks to supporting the PCIe NVMe Gen 4 protocol, the 990 PRO can reach insanely high speeds of 7,450MB/s, which is pretty much the limit of this standard. As for write speeds, this drive can reach 6,900MB/s, with this bandwidth level guaranteeing that the 990 PRO will be compatible with all of Sony’s PS5 versions. Before inserting this SSD, make sure that you have purchased an aftermarket heatsink, which are available in droves on Amazon, and securely fit it onto the 990 PRO, or else you will run into performance issues. difference between ssd and hdd hard disk
You can also monitor the drive health and other metrics from Samsung’s Magician software, and if you want to shift your data from one SSD to another, the company’s free Data Migration program is extremely helpful in this regard. Of course, if you want a better deal and do not wish to pay $299.99 for the 990 PRO, we have an alternative. Best of all, you get almost the same speeds and the same storage, with the solid-state drive coming from the same manufacturer.
If you are still scratching your heads over the name, the drive that we are referring to is the 4TB version of the 990 EVO Plus that is currently going for $260 on Amazon, with the purchase allowing you to pocket some savings. However, if you want the best of the best, then you have to raise your budget, but it will be worth it.
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