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Samsung 980 Pro M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Redefining Gen4 Performance (Updated)

Powered by a new 8nm NVMe SSD controller and the company’s V6 V-NAND.

www.tomshardware.com

New SSD will work for PS5 Speed / 5.5 GB/s
Samsung 980 Pro 512 GB $149 (6.9GB/s and 5GB/s)
Samsung 980 Pro 1TB $229 (7GB/s and 5GB/s)

 

[Bernd Lauert]

I award it one yike.

 

[Starfield]

Well those new SSDs aint goin to be cheap (neither for Xbox or PC)

 

[Explosive Zombie]

So like half the cost of their console, but then I assume they get deals.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Yeesh, glad that I am waiting to buy.

 

[Senua]

So like half the cost of their console, but then I assume they get deals.

When ya order millions of em you get a 20% discount using a code at the checkout

 

[Gravemind]

yikes

 

[Birdo]

I'd rather have load screens back

 

[Warnen]

$250 let you hold 3 years of CoD!

 

[LOLCats]

this thread is stupid right?

am i the only one catching on?

 

[iJudged]

yikes

yes, that's the discount code

 

[Wandering Leopard]

Kind of expected (if it gets approved by Sony), I'm waiting for a reasonably priced 1TB drive, non-propriety means prices should drop faster.

 

[Mudit Shwarma]

That 2 TB is probably gonna cost as much as the PS5 itself

 

[Piku_Ringo]

Wooooooooo. I am gonna need a price Drop on that

 

[JLMC469]

When ya order millions of em you get a 20% discount using a code at the checkout

Scan the barcode type of deal.

 

[Max_Po]

Just want for a lower named brand to come into the space ... once PCIE 4 is standard.

 

[tryDEATH]

Wow, that leaked $220 price for the Xbox memory card, doesn't seem that fake all of a sudden as I assume it was.

I though it would be around the $150 to $180, but $230 is insane that's like half the freaking systems cost and in the PS5DE case more than half. That is bonkers.

 

[Illo]

Glad I can get these on discount. But damn those prices need to be $40 less

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Woah...
Wonder how much money Sony loses with each console.

 

[Marlenus]

TLC on the pro is disappointing. Will stick with my 970 pro.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

Didn't the 1TB Xbox SSD leak for $150?

 

[INC]

And ms was what? 150ish? For 1tb

Oh dear

 

[RedVIper]

Does anyone know if it will be possible to use a regular hard drive to play PS5 games or if you're forced to use SSD?

Theres tons of games that aren't going to benefit much from SSD, having an HD to put those games in could save you quite some money.

 

[Manstructiclops]

Cerny fucked up.

 

[Krappadizzle]

 

[Gen.Grievous]

Didn't the 1TB Xbox SSD leak for $150?

One store in the UK has it listed for 160 GBP which is a little over 200 bucks.

Still stupid to buy these when you can get a external USB drive and copy games from it to the internal drive at a fraction of the cost.

 

[G-Bus]

Woah...
Wonder how much money Sony loses with each console.

In sure they get a significant deal when buying in the millions.

 

[Grinchy]

Do we actually know that this would work just based on that minimum speed being hit? People should probably wait for the actual list of compatible drives before buying anything or getting too crazy.

 

[DaleinCalgary]

I'll take 5 of them

 

[NoMoChokeSJ]

That 2 TB is probably gonna cost as much as the PS5 itself

My 2TB sabrent was over $400. Might as well buy a 2nd console.

 

[fermcr]

Yep, these NVMe SSD drives that Sony and Microsoft are using, cost a bundle.

I'll hold on to my normal SATA SSD's for a couple more years.

 

[Andodalf]

One store in the UK has it listed for 160 GBP which is a little over 200 bucks.

Still stupid to buy these when you can get a external USB drive and copy games from it to the internal drive at a fraction of the cost.

Includes Tax though, so 175$ USD sounds reasonable.

 

[Rockman33]

You can't add it on can you? You have to replace the current one in it? If that's the case you'd need at least a 2tb

 

[Max_Po]

One store in the UK has it listed for 160 GBP which is a little over 200 bucks.

Still stupid to buy these when you can get a external USB drive and copy games from it to the internal drive at a fraction of the cost.

aren't these drives necessary for next gen games ?

 

[Mudit Shwarma]

Does anyone know if it will be possible to use a regular hard drive to play PS5 games or if you're forced to use SSD?

Theres tons of games that aren't going to benefit much from SSD, having an HD to put those games in could save you quite some money.

The regular hard drive can run PS4 games straight off of a regular external hard drive. And you can have your PS5 games downloaded onto a regular external drive too but you cant run them that way.

I'm going to just use my massive standard external drive to hold my PS5 and PS4 games and I'm just going to transfer them between ssd and external as I need it for the next few years.

 

[JimboJones]

You can't add it on can you? You have to replace the current one in it? If that's the case you'd need at least a 2tb

I'm almost sure it can be added on, the nVME slot will be empty, the SSD the ps5 ships with is on the motherboard and not replaceable.

 

[Mokus]

Well, I already have an extra €100 for this since PS5 is sales for 500 instead 600.

 

[BlueXImpulse]

This will become, much, much cheaper over the course of the generation.

 

[CatLady]

Didn't the 1TB Xbox SSD leak for $150?

Really? If true that's not bad. I thought Xbox proprietary was supposed to be so much MORE expensive???

 

[Endless Fluff]

230 was to be expected as this is the price for any new "the fastest" SSD. Question is how long it will take for prices to come down to around 150, my guess is 2 years. If we are unlucky and we get another NAND production issue, this might take even longer.

 

[ZywyPL]

Damn, I remember when ~5 years years ago 1TB 400-500Mbps SATA drives were like 600-700$ , this thing right here is fucking dirty cheap for the performance it gives. And surprisingly there will be indeed a 2TB model as well, gonna keep my eye on it.

Didn't the 1TB Xbox SSD leak for $150?

It was 169£ if I remember correctly, so about 200$/€.

 

[cormack12]

I wonder if an extra drive affects the power budget at all on the PS5. It obviously needs to draw more power for an extra drive, so much that needs clarifying for me as I look forward to my preorder and cyberpunk

 

[Andodalf]

Really? If true that's not bad. I thought Xbox proprietary was supposed to be so much MORE expensive???

People just wanted to Hate.

 

[FranXico]

Well, I already have an extra €100 for this since PS5 is sales for 500 instead 600.

It's €500 in Europe.

 

[scydrex]

Well those new SSDs aint goin to be cheap (neither for Xbox or PC)

No but it will go down with time like the normal SSD did.

 

[slade]

Why not just get an External SSD and shuffle games back and forth? I expect that to be the best solution for both consoles.

 

[ExKing]

We have all been fooled. Those consoles are so expensive when you take into consideration SDD extension and Next Gen games prices ( especially on PS5 ).

 

[Ulysses 31]

Put 4 of those in raid 0 in this PCI-E 4.0 adapter

 

[spookyfish]

Wanna see the price of the 2TB.

So I can cynically laugh and close my laptop.

 

[kingpotato]

That 2 TB is probably gonna cost as much as the PS5 itself

Looking at the prices, I would say it will likely be under $400