The cheap SSDs thread

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Lifer
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Oh FFS, deal was too good and I couldn't resist. Samsung 990 PRO 4TB for $200 if you belong to a variety of EPP programs (including AAA membership):

If you use a Chase credit card, also check your Chase Offers for a Samsung cashback offer to sweeten the deal.
 
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Oh FFS, deal was too good and I couldn't resist. Samsung 990 PRO 4TB for $200 if you belong to a variety of EPP programs (including AAA membership):

If you use a Chase credit card, also check your Chase Offers for a Samsung cashback offer to sweeten the deal.
That is pretty nice. Sadly, I gave up waiting for a super hot deal on a 4 TB NVME and settled for a simple Inland Prime 2 TB TLC drive from Microcenter the other week. Finally retired an old WD Blue 1 TB spinner.
 

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Fyi there is a problem with wd extreme-pro ssd and many are failing with total data loss; so if you see those on sale avoid them. Quite frankly i stopped buying sandisk ssd when wd acquired them.
 
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Lifer
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That is pretty nice. Sadly, I gave up waiting for a super hot deal on a 4 TB NVME and settled for a simple Inland Prime 2 TB TLC drive from Microcenter the other week. Finally retired an old WD Blue 1 TB spinner.
The thing is I wasn't exactly in the market for a high end 4TB SSD. I do have tentative plans to build a new desktop PC, but that's entirely dependent on Black Friday deals. Technically BF is already starting, so it's unclear if we'll see any spectacular savings on components. So a fast, affordable 2TB drive was on my parts list, but yesterday's deal was too good to pass on.

The main limiting factor in my eyes are GPU prices (options are good with Intel joining the 2 incumbents). I'd love a sale on an 7800 XT, or even RDNA 2 for the right price. If you need to give away (figuratively) your RX 6600, shoot me a PM. ;)

I did pick up an entry-level Inland 2TB SSD a year ago for the laptop, and it's worked fine. I really don't have extreme storage needs, but it was a great deal at the time shortly before NAND prices collapsed.