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Coinciding with the Thanksgiving holiday, Amazon in the United States has launched a Black Friday special sale, including several 4TB / 8TB high-speed PCIe 4.0 SSDs from first-tier manufacturers. The special prices are quite attractive.
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The best-performing model of this special SSD is the Samsung 990 PRO SSD, which uses a self-developed and designed Pascal controller and is paired with self-produced 176-layer 7th-generation V-NAND TLC flash memory particles, with a maximum capacity of 4TB. Details You can refer to the review on this site.
The bare chip version is priced at NT$13,499 through Taiwan channels. The total price on Amazon in the US including shipping and import fees is US$295.96, which is equivalent to approximately NT$9,654, which is quite a discount. The heat sink version is priced at NT$13,999 through Taiwan channels. The total price including shipping and import fees on Amazon in the United States is US$324.8, which is equivalent to NT$10,595. The discount is not bad.
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The one with the largest capacity and a more attractive price is the WD_BLACK SN850X SSD, which uses a controller developed and designed by SanDisk and is paired with BiCS5 112-layer TLC flash memory particles produced by Micron. The maximum capacity can reach 8TB.
The 4TB model currently sells for NT$9,891 through Taiwan channels. The total price on Amazon in the United States including shipping and import fees is US$263.73, which is equivalent to approximately NT$8,603. The discount is not bad. The 8TB model currently sells for $32,700 through Taiwan channels. The total price on Amazon in the United States including shipping and import fees is US$579.53, which is equivalent to approximately NT$18,904, which is less than 40% off the Taiwan price. If you choose the heat sink version, the price increase will be US$20 or US$30 respectively, which is not a big increase.
Taken together, the price difference between the special-priced Samsung 990 PRO 4TB and WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB is the biggest compared to the Taiwan channel. If 4TB is enough and you want good performance, choose Samsung 990 PRO 4TB. If you need large capacity, choose WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB.
A final reminder: PCIe 4.0 SSDs generate a considerable amount of heat when operating. Whether installed on a PC or PS5, a heat sink is required to maintain stable use for a long time.