Deal Alert: Pick Up a 1TB Samsung 980 Pro PCIe 4.0 NVMe Gen 4 SSD for Only $59.99

Looking for a fast and inexpensive M.2 SSD from a brand that you recognize? Here’s your answer. Today Amazon is offering the Samsung 980 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe Gen 4 solid state drive for only $59.99. That’s the best price right now for a 1TB high speed (5,500MBps or higher) M.2 SSD and, surprise surprise, it’s from Samsung.

Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 SSD for $59.99

Samsung SSDs need no introduction. They’ve made some of the most popular and reliable PS5 SSDs on the market. The 980 Pro has been out for a long time, way back in January of 2020. A testament to its reliability is the fact that Samsung didn’t feel any need to release any newer flagship model until only this year in the guise of the pricier 990 Pro.

In terms of performance, it’s no longer the fastest SSD on the market (the 990 Pro is), but it’s still a very fast drive. It certainly more than meets the minimum 5600MB/s speed requirement to be used as a PS5 storage upgrade, with speeds of up to 7,100MB/s. It would also make an excellent boot drive for your gaming PC. Unless you run benchmarks for flex purposes, I think you’d be very hard pressed to notice an improvement with a faster SSD.

One thing of note is that this SSD does not come with a built-in heatsink at this price. The model with the pre-installed heatsink costs $10 more. For most people, that’s not necessary. An SSD doesn’t really need any heatsink in a case with proper airflow, and many motherboards even come with a built-in heatsink of their own. Sony does recommend a heatsink inside the cramped confines of its PS5, and you can always install one yourself. If you do need one, though, the $10 surcharge for the preinstalled heatsink is a good value.

If you’re looking for SSD storage upgrade options for your PS5 console, check out our best PS5 SSD deals of 2023. There are better deals if you’re specifically looking for a 2TB model.

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