Deal Alert: Pick Up a 2TB Samsung 980 Pro PCIe 4.0 NVMe Gen 4 SSD for Only $125.99

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 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe Gen 4 solid state drive for only $125.99. Compared to Western Digital and Seagate’s out-of-the-box PS5 ready SSDs, this is the least expensive.

Samsung 980 Pro 2TB M.2 SSD with Heatsink for $125.99

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 include a robust pre-installed heatsink. For people who will be installing this in a PC, 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. However, SSDs do run very hot and a heatsink will, at the very least, offer peace of mind. Sony does explicitly recommend a heatsink inside the cramped confines of its PS5, so there’s less wiggle room there.

If you’re looking for more SSD storage upgrade options for your PS5 console, check out our best PS5 SSD deals of 2023. There are even less expensive options if you’re not married to any brand.

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