When people talk about the best SSDs on the market, Samsung's name often comes up first, since the company is both a household name and a pioneer and leader in the tech behind solid-state storage. And while the Samsung 980 Pro is no longer our favorite drive (it's been replaced by the slightly faster and more affordable SK Hynix Platinum P4, which is also on sale today (opens in new tab)), it's still a blazingly fast and reliable drive from a brand that many are happy to pay a premium for.
But that premium is lower than ever, because the 2TB Samsung 980 Pro is on sale today for its lowest price, just $184 (opens in new tab) at Newegg with coupon code FTSBUAA447. That's even cheaper than Amazon's Prime Day deal, which is $10 more.
(opens in new tab)Checking in at 2TB, the Samsung 980 Pro doesn't compromise capacity for performance. You're getting the best performance that a PCIe 4.0 SSD has to offer with considerable storage room. In our testing, the Samsung 980 Pro 2TB had no problem hitting sequential read and write speeds up to 7,000 MB/s and 5,100 MB/s, respectively. The random performance on the Samsung 980 Pro is excellent as well. We're looking at peak random write and read numbers that escalate up to one million IOPS.
The Samsung 980 Pro comes in your standard M.2 2280 form factor so the drive will fit into any M.2 slot whether it's located on a desktop, laptop or PlayStation 5. In the case of Sony's console, you may have to pick up a third-party heatsink for the Samsung 980 Pro to maintain sustained speeds. Samsung also sells a PS5-tailored 980 Pro with a built-in heatsink, but the sale isn't on that model.
The endurance on the Samsung 980 isn't the best isn't the business, but it's more than ample enough for most users. The 2TB version is rated for up to 1,200 TBW and comes with a limited five-year warranty.
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