One of the best 8TB SSDs is now also the cheapest at just 6 cents per GB — save up to 14% on the 8TB WD Black SN850X and solve your storage needs for good
Score a big, fast 8TB SSD and a 120mm cooling fan in the process
You can never have enough storage, especially if it's high-speed! The WD_Black SN850X 8TB is currently on sale for $539.99 at Newegg, right before Amazon Prime Big Deals Day kicks off. This PCIe 4.0 drive is already $60 off its usual price, and you can even take advantage of an extra discount on Newegg to bring the price down to $510.98 — a new historic all-time low.
To enjoy Newegg's additional PC Combo Saving discount, purchase the Montech Metal Pro 12 cooling fan along with the WD_Black SN850X 8TB drive. This great combo saves you $48 — $6 from the automatically applied MCF6 promo code and $42 from the combo savings — and makes your total just $510.98. At this current price, the WD_Black SN850X 8TB is the most affordable 8TB SSD on the market.
The WD_Black SN850X 8TB is a high-speed PCIe 4.0 SSD with outstanding performance. It offers a combination of speed and capacity, making it an excellent choice for a primary or secondary drive. Make sure to add the Montech Metal Pro 12 case fan to your basket to get the total saving.
The WD_Black SN850X, recognized as one of the best SSDs, remains a highly formidable storage device even by contemporary standards. As a PCIe 4.0 SSD, it delivers some of the most impressive performance available on the market, notwithstanding that of PCIe 5.0 drives, which don't always offer you more bang for your buck.
The WD_Black SN850X 8TB features a standard M.2 2280 form factor, making it easy to upgrade your PC or laptop's storage to the next level. It also fits perfectly inside your PlayStation 5, so if you're looking for extra space to expand your game library or get ready for upcoming AAA titles, the WD_Black SN850X 8TB is definitely worth considering.
Although higher-capacity drives generally do not offer the same level of performance as those with lower capacities, the WD_Black SN850X 8 TB does not exhibit such tradeoffs. The SSD maintains PCIe 4.0-leading sequential read and write speeds of up to 7,200 MB/s and 6,600 MB/s, respectively. Its random performance is comparable to the best in the market, with rated random read and write speeds reaching up to 1,200,000 IOPS.
Performance isn't the only highlight of the WD_Black SN850X 8TB. The drive is also highly durable, with a rated endurance of 4,800 TBW. To put that into perspective, it's like writing around 518GB per day, which is unlikely in normal usage. Sandisk backs the WD_Black SN850X 8TB with a limited five-year warranty, so unless you go overboard with the drive, your investment is protected for the next half a decade.





Priced at $510.98, the WD_Black SN850X 8TB represents a significant investment, and there's no way to sugarcoat it. Nevertheless, 8TB solid-state drives are inherently costly, and that's a fact. However, for 6 cents per GB, the WD_Black SN850X 8TB becomes a compelling option for those requiring expansive and high-speed storage, with an emphasis on the latter.
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A Stoner Cents per GB no longer makes sense if you are not going out to at least 1 decimal place on the cents. On 8 TB, half of a cent is $36 and >8% of the price. That is a material difference. $64.50 per TB makes more sense at this point in time.Reply -
dunnonuthin These 8TB NVMEs seem to be having some reliability issues. Multiple reports among multiple manufacturers of drives going dead within 4 weeks. To a point I pulled back from getting one. If you get one stress test it for a few weeks while you can return it. A decently known tech YouTuber had this issue which caught my attention and after doing some research I'm waiting to see if maybe Samsung release a drive or if a new model is release by wd or lexarReply -
DingusDog Reply
I've been using the 2TB version for the last 3 years without a single problem. Any drive can fail prematurely.dunnonuthin said:These 8TB NVMEs seem to be having some reliability issues. Multiple reports among multiple manufacturers of drives going dead within 4 weeks. To a point I pulled back from getting one. If you get one stress test it for a few weeks while you can return it. A decently known tech YouTuber had this issue which caught my attention and after doing some research I'm waiting to see if maybe Samsung release a drive or if a new model is release by wd or lexar -
Kidd N I'm using the same 2TB drive without issue, BUT ALSO the 2TB drive =\= the 8TB drive. (For example, likely different controllers, which would have different issues)Reply -
Stomx Reply
Which brands specifically?dunnonuthin said:These 8TB NVMEs seem to be having some reliability issues. Multiple reports among multiple manufacturers of drives going dead within 4 weeks. To a point I pulled back from getting one. If you get one stress test it for a few weeks while you can return it. A decently known tech YouTuber had this issue which caught my attention and after doing some research I'm waiting to see if maybe Samsung release a drive or if a new model is release by wd or lexar -
ravewulf No issues with the 4TB version and I've had it for over 2 years. Meanwhile I did have a lot of trouble with Samsung's 980 Pro thanks to that firmware debacle, which is what prompted me to make the switch.Reply -
Firestone I have five of these in my system including four in a HighPoint R1204 HBA. Works well. $515 is a good price. Not much else on the market right now at this capacity and price point. There used to be cheaper options a few years back thoughReply -
Notton Reply
You're going to have to link to the video because I can't find jack squat about any reliability issues of 8TB NVMe SSDs from a quick search.dunnonuthin said:These 8TB NVMEs seem to be having some reliability issues. Multiple reports among multiple manufacturers of drives going dead within 4 weeks. To a point I pulled back from getting one. If you get one stress test it for a few weeks while you can return it. A decently known tech YouTuber had this issue which caught my attention and after doing some research I'm waiting to see if maybe Samsung release a drive or if a new model is release by wd or lexar
If it were wide spread, you'd think the NAS youtubers would cover it, but they don't have anything either. -
Stomx I just bought 8TB one and even got it delivered in less than 6 hours, still did not open it, but after the first post above decided to look at Youtube complaints about 8TB drives and then at Amazon 1-star reviews. I never read 5-star BS.Reply
Well, better I would not do that. People claim 8TB not last, overheat, blame Sandisk for worse than previous WD's customer service, weeks and months with the RMA, accusations of customers with improper handling and bending drives while customers write they even handled drive in gloves and extra care. Reading these reviews a picture forms that some crook works at RMA who try to squeeze last penny out of users sometimes claiming unbelievable - that the drive came cut in half! Yes, most of stupid design enclosures make drives bend but cut in half?
Wow... It's time probably to switch to Enterprise SSDs, they cost almost the same as consumer ones, have 3x endurance and probably are more reliable like usually much more reliable in the past were enterprise harddrives. I even have two MCIO (which = 8x lanes PCIe) connectors on motherboard for them -
lejeczek For us Linux users - no matter how cheap - this, but any other WD NVMe is no good.Reply
No LVFS support from WD nor any way to update firmware on Linux.
