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2TB SSDs from $92
For most people, 2TB is the sweet spot balance between low price and high capacity. 4TB is ideal, but a bit pricey. However, you can get a high-performing 2TB drive this Cyber Monday for less than $130 and a budget, but capable drive for less than $100. Here's a list of all the 2TB drives to consider and their prices.
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| SSD Make and Model | PCIe Gen | Best U.S. Price | Cents per GB | All-time low Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Power UD90 | Gen 4.0 | $92 | $0.05 | $75 |
| TeamGroup MP44L | Gen 4.0 | $99 | $0.05 | $94 |
| Crucial P3 | Gen 3.0 | $104 | $0.05 | $67 |
| Corsair MP600 Core XT | Gen 4.0 | $109 | $0.05 | $79 |
| Crucial P3 Plus | Gen 4.0 | $112 | $0.06 | $74 |
| WD Black SN770 | Gen 4.0 | $112 | $0.06 | $82 |
| TeamGroup T-Force A440 Lite | Gen 4.0 | $113 | $0.06 | $113 |
| TeamGroup MP44 | Gen 4.0 | $115 | $0.06 | $89 |
| Samsung 980 Pro | Gen 4.0 | $119 | $0.06 | $99 |
| WD Black SN850X | Gen 4.0 | $129 | $0.06 | $89 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade | Gen 4.0 | $131 | $0.07 | $112 |
| Nextorage Japan | Gen 4.0 | $139 | $0.07 | $119 |
| SK hynix Platinum P41 | Gen 4.0 | $144 | $0.07 | $104 |
| Kingston KC3000 | Gen 4.0 | $148 | $0.07 | $145 |
| Samsung 990 Pro | Gen 4.0 | $159 | $0.08 | $119 |
| Crucial T705 | Gen 5.0 | $241 | $0.12 | $239 |
PCIe 5.0 speed at PCIe 4.0 prices? This 4TB Team Group PCIe 5.0 SSD is just $309
I haven't made the jump to PCIe 5.0 on any of my personal PCs yet, primarily due to their high prices compared to PCIe 4.0 drives. But this deal from Team Group on its 4TB GC Pro PCIe 5.0 drive is tempting me to reconsider. At just $309 at Newegg, it's just $40 more expensive than recent pricing on the same-capacity Samsung 990 Pro PCIe 4.0 drive. And I've had good experiences with Team Group's SSDs. I've been using a 4TB MP34 PCIe 3.0 drive to house my game library for going on two years and have been quite happy with it.
Team Group T-Force GC Pro (4TB): now $309 at Newegg (was $499)
If you've been looking to make the jump to PCIe 5.0 storage, this Team Group drive is the most affordable I've seen for a roomy 4TB model. It's rated to 12,500 MB/s reads and 11,000 MB/s writes, and ships with a five-year warranty.
The GC Pro isn't the fastest PCIe 5.0 SSD, but it's still a big speed upgrade from a PCIe 4.0 or 3.0 drive. Just be sure to use some kind of SSD heatsink, because while this drive ships with a graphene heat spreader, it's not going to keep this drive comfortably cool under sustained loads.
Oh, and for those who don't need 4TB, Newegg also has the 2TB GC Pro on sale for $169, but it's on back order so you'll have to wait a bit.
4TB SSDs start at just $0.05 per GB this Cyber Monday
If you want to get rid of some tech anxiety, get yourself a 4TB SSD. While 2TB is a solid amount -- and the sweet spot -- for many people, it will leave you wondering whether installing too many games or having too many media files could get you close to your space limit.
With 4TB, unless you're a professional videographer / photographer, you probably won't hit the limit for some time. And now, because of Black Friday sales, you can get a 4TB SSD for as little as $0.05 per GB.
The cheapest model is the $189 Silicon Power UD90, but our favorite choice is the Samsung 990 Evo Plus for $249, because the latter drive has a DRAM cache which helps it maintain performance. You can also score a PCIe 5 drive, the Crucial T700, for just $322 or $0.08 per GB for 12,400 MB/s, though that latter drive is currently backordered.
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| SSD | Best US Price | Price Per GB | PCIe Gen | Seq Read / Write | NAND |
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| Silicon Power UD90 | $189 | $0.05 | 4 | 5,000 / 4,500 MB/s | TLC |
| Silicon Power US75 | $199 | $0.05 | 4 | 7,000 / 6,500 MB/s | TLC |
| Crucial P3 | $204 | $0.05 | 3 | 3,500 / 3,500 MB/s | QLC |
| TeamGroup MP44Q | $205 | $0.05 | 4 | 7,400 / 6,500 MB/s | QLC |
| Crucial P3 Plus | $212 | $0.05 | 4 | 4,800 / 4,100 MB/s | QLC |
| Acer Predator GM7000 | $219 | $0.05 | 4 | 7,400 / 6,700 MB/s | TLC |
| TeamGroup MP44 | $226 | $0.06 | 4 | 7,400 / 6,900 MB/s | TLC |
| Corsair MP600 CORE XT | $239 | $0.06 | 4 | 5,000 / 4,400 MB/s | QLC |
| Samsung 990 Evo Plus | $249 | $0.06 | 4 | 7,250 / 6,300 MB/s | TLC |
| Kingston Fury Renegade | $254 | $0.06 | 4 | 7,300 / 7,300 MB/s | TLC |
| WD Black SN850X | $259 | $0.06 | 4 | 7,300 / 6,600 MB/s | TLC |
| Samsung 990 Pro | $269 | $0.07 | 4 | 7,500 / 6,900 MB/s | TLC |
| Crucial T700 w/ Heatsink | $322 | $0.08 | 5 | 12,400 / 11,800 MB/s | TLC |
| Crucial T705 w/ Heatsink | $449 | $0.11 | 5 | 14,100 / 12,600 MB/s | TLC |
The super fast Sabrent Rocket 5 2TB SSD is at an all-time low price of $288
If you're looking for a super fast SSD without breaking bank, you should take a look at this offer fom Amazon on the Sabrent Rocket 5 2TB SSD. This SSD usually goes or around $339 but it's currently marked down to just $288, its lowest price to date. When we say this SSD is fast, we mean it. It easily made its way to our list as the top alternative for the fastest SSD currently on the market, earning a rating of 4.5/5 stars when we reviewed it.
Sabrent Rocket 5 2TB SSD: now $288 at Amazon (was $339)
This SSD from Sabrent can reach read/write speeds as high as 14,000/12,000 MBps. It comes with a 5-year warranty that voids should the drive reach 1200TBW.
This offer is for the 2TB model but it also comes in 1TB and 4TB capacities. All of the drives in the Rocket 5 line have an M.2 2280 form factor and are built around the Phison E26 controller. The Sabrent Rocket 5 features 232-layer micron TLC memory and is compatible with PCIe 5.0 x4 interfaces. It's supported by a 5-year manufacturer's warranty from Sabrent and also Amazon's 30-day return policy.
Visit the Sabrent Rocket 5 2TB SSD product page at Amazon for more details and purchase options.
Bulk storage: 2TB SSD now just 3.9 cents per GB
If you are adding a secondary drive to your desktop, you can save money by using a 2.5-inch SATA drive. If you're using the drive primarily for data and not for apps / games, the speed doesn't have to be blinding in order to matter.
Right now, Amazon has a 2TB SATA drive from Silicon Power, the A55, for just $79.99. That's a rate of 3.9 cents per GB, which is pretty impressive. We wouldn't expect read or write speeds much above 550 MB/s but considering the price, that's fine.
Silicon Power A55: was $87, now $79 at Amazon
This 2.5-inch SATA drive provides plenty of bulk storage for the price.
Out of M.2 slots? Convert one of your spare PCIe x4/8/16 slots for just $14
If you're someone like me who can't have enough internal storage, there's a good chance you are running out of M.2 SSD slots. And if your board has Wi-Fi and you don't need any specialty hardware, you probably also have a spare PCIe slot (or two or three) that aren't being used. This Sabrent NVMe PCIe adapter card basically converts that spare slot into a PCIe 4.0 M.2 housing, complete with a heatsink. And it's currently on sale for just $13.99 at Amazon.
Sabrent NVMe M.2 SSD to PCIe Card: now $14 at Amazon (was $18)
This tiny expansion card lets you plug an NVMe SSD into any PCIe x4, x8, or x 16 PCIe slot. If that slot is PCIe x4, you'll get four fast lanes of bandwidth for your storage drive. It also features an aluminum heatsink to keep the drive cool.k Note that it does not support SATA drives or plugging into x1 expansion slots.
One thing to keep in mind when using a device like this, is that motherboards have a limited amount of PCIe lanes. And plugging in extra devices into slots often halves the bandwidth of other cards. While it depends on the chipset and other hardware on the motherboard, plugging a this card into the second x16 slot will often halve the bandwidth to your graphics card.
That sounds bad, and it certainly can be if you have an older PCIe 3.0 motherboard. But so long as your board has a PCIe 5.0 or 4.0 slot for your graphics card, those slots are so fast that even halving the bandwidth shouldn't significantly affect your gaming performance. But adding extra cards can also sometimes turn off M.2 slots. As always, check your motherboard manual before buying, to see how plugging in an extra PCIe device will affect the rest of the ports and slots in your PC.
Juggling M.2 SSDs? You can now pick up an NVMe / SATA dock for $20
It's hard to believe, but the M.2 SSD format has been around for over a decade. And if you're an enthusiast / data hoarder like me, there's a very good chance you have a few older drives in a drawer somewhere that could contain data you want, or might just be ready to be wiped and used in an SSD enclosure. The easiest way to know for sure is to plug the drive into an M.2 SSD dock, and this model from Fideco is on sale at Amazon for just $20.79.
Fideco USB to M.2 NVME SATA SSD Docking Station: now $20 at Amazon (was $31)
This metal disc has a 10 Gbps USB-C port and supports both NVMe and M+B key SATA drives (older B Key drives aren't supported). It also includes a metal heatsink for faster long-term performance. But if you're just plugging in the drive to check its contents or format it, you don't need to install it.
This isn't the fastest dock, topping out at 10 Gbps, but that's plenty fast for basic tasks and even drive cloning if you patient. Since the drives just plug vertically into the M.2 slot on top, all drive lengths are supported. All NVMe M.2 drives will work with this dock and some SATA drives will. Just note that B Key SATA drives with a single notch in their connector do not work with this dock.
The capacious 4TB Samsung 990 EVO Plus is selling for an all-time low $249
The drumbeat of good SSD deals continues into Cyber Monday, with the Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB model now retailing for $249, which is ~$100 off its standard MSRP. This bulky slab of 4TB of flash goodness is actually selling at all-time low pricing, but we expect that, like many of the other deals on 4TB SSDs that we've seen, the deal won't last long. This drive is single-sided, so it's just as good for laptops as it is for desktop PCs and the PS5.
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB SSD: now $249 at Newegg (was $344)
The Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB uses a PCIe Gen 4.0 interface to deliver speeds up to 7,250 MB/s.
The Samsung 990 Evo Plus corrected many of the flaws of its predecessor, and as you can read about in our full review, the drive's only drawback was high pricing — a flaw that is obviously rectified with today's all-time low pricing.
The drive delivers 7,250 / 6,300 MB/s of sequential read/write throughput and a blistering 1.4 / 1.05 million random write/read IOPS over the PCIe 4.0 interface. The drive comes with a stout 2,400 TB of write data guarantee over its solid 5-year warranty period, meaning it can more than take the beating of a typical desktop PC. It also supports hardware encryption, too, so you won't lose any performance from keeping your files and data secure.
You can grab the best Steam Deck SSD for $139
Crucial's P310 is our favorite 2TB QLC M.2 2230 SSD thanks to its strong all-around performance and power-efficiency, and while it seems to be sold out around the web at its all-time low price of $139.99, you can still grab it at a pretty solid discount on Amazon for $139 (was $214.99). The 1TB version is also on sale for $69.99, down from $114.99.
Crucial P310 2TB QLC M.2 2230 SSD: now $139 at Amazon (was $214)
Featuring a powerful DRAM-less controller with the newest QLC, with 7,100 MB/s read and 6,000 MB/s write speeds.
The P310 is QLC-based, which means it's not quite as fast or consistent as it could be, but it's more power-efficient than the TLC-based WD Black SN770M and has more throughput. It features 7,100 MB/s read speeds and 6,000 MB/s write speeds and can be extended up to M.2 2280 if needed. It's the fastest M.2 2230 SSD we've tested — and its 1TB variation is currently the same price as the Corsair MP600 Mini, so it's a great alternative.
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Read our full review here: Crucial P310
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