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Samsung is running another round of discounts on storage devices, bringing several of the company’s better SSDs and microSD cards to, or at least near, their lowest prices to date. Most of the discounts are available across Amazon, Best Buy and Samsung’s own online store.
Among the highlights, the 2TB Samsung T7 Shield is back down to $150. That’s about $25 below its usual street price and ties the lowest price we’ve seen for the ruggedized version of our favorite portable SSD. For a higher capacity, the 4TB model is down to a new low of $280, while the 1TB variant is $10 above its all-time low at $90. The standard T7, meanwhile, is also down to $90 for a 1TB model.
On the microSD side, the company’s Evo Select card offers a good balance between price and performance. The 128GB version of that U3- and V30-rated card is down to $14, which is only $3 less than its usual rate but within 50 cents of its all-time low. If you need more space for your Switch, GoPro or what have you, the 512GB model is down to $48 — about $3 more than its previous low.
As for non-portable SSDs, the 980 Pro is technically older but remains a decent value for those looking to build a high-performing gaming PC. Its 1TB and 2TB models are down to $100 and $160, respectively, both of which represent all-time lows. The 980 Pro also meets Sony’s requirements for expanding the storage of a PlayStation 5, though you’d need to add a heatsink alongside it. If you’re buying for the PS5 specifically, it might be worth getting the version of the 980 Pro that comes with a heatsink built-in. That model’s 1TB and 2TB variants are on sale for lows of $110 and $180. For a less intense PC build, the 970 Evo Plus is an older PCIe 3.0 drive but should still be fast enough for most needs. That one is down to $80 for 1TB, which is a roughly $20 discount and an all-time low.
If you do take the plunge with one of the NVMe SSDs above, make sure you keep its firmware up to date. Various users have reported higher-than-normal failure rates with the 2TB 980 Pro and the newer 990 Pro, specifically, but Samsung looks to have addressed those issues with recent updates.
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