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Amazon has 2TB WD Black SN770 Gen4 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) for $134.99. Shipping is free.

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  • 2TB Storage Capacity
  • PCIe 4.0 x4 Interface
  • M.2 2280 Form Factor
  • 5,150 MB/s Sequential Read Speed
  • 4,850 MB/s Sequential Write Speed
  • 650K IOPS Random Read Speed
  • 800K OPS Random Write Speeds
  • 1,200 TBW Endurance
  • Integrated Gaming Mode
  • Advanced Thermal Management Technology

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Amazon [amazon.com] has 2TB WD Black SN770 Gen4 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive for $134.99. Shipping is free.

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$15.00 lower (10% savings) than the list price of $149.99

Previous Frontpage Deal at $150 with +44 Deal Score and 49 comments.

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  • Get into the game fast as you zoom past load times with blazing speeds of up to 5,150MB/s* (1TB and 2TB models). Based on read speed. 1 MB/s = 1 million bytes per second. Based on internal testing; performance may vary depending upon host device, usage conditions, drive capacity, and other factors.
  • Equipped with a PCIe Gen4 interface, the WD_BLACK SN770 NVMe SSD helps fuel in-game responsiveness, minimize stutter, and provide smooth streaming for a performance boost you can see and feel. PCIe Gen4 storage technology requires a compatible motherboard. WD_BLACK SN770 is backwards-compatible with PCIe Gen3.
  • Get tons of space for your latest games, future updates, and downloadable content with capacities up to 2TB. 1GB = 1 billion bytes and 1TB = one trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less depending on operating environment.
  • Equipped with advanced thermal management technology that helps maintain consistent performance, this reliable drive comes in an M.2 SSD form factor for compatibility with modern motherboards and laptops.

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    Product Name: WD_BLACK 2TB SN770 NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive - Gen4 PCIe, M.2 2280, Up to 5,150 MB/s - WDS200T3X0E
    Manufacturer: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Model Number: WDS200T3X0E
    Product SKU: B09QV5KJHV
    UPC: 718037887357
    ASIN: B09QV5KJHV
    Brand: WD_BLACK
    Item Dimensions LxWxH: 3.15 x 0.87 x 0.094 Inches
    Item Weight: 0.012 Pounds
    Item model number: WDS200T3X0E
    Manufacturer: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
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    The whole "no DRAM!" thing has gotten very played out. Most people won't need it/notice the difference. Many of the most popular and well rated drives don't have it. Same with the ubiquitous TBW ratings comments. Plenty of studies have shown even 600 TBW is plenty as a baseline and most people will never even hit that. The same studies have shown the majority of drives however well exceed their rated TBW multi fold.
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    Don't really need dram anymore with these modern controllers. They are being phased out.
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    HIDDENxcopy02-02-2023 at 03:48 PM.
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    02-03-2023 at 09:42 AM.
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    Quote from xcopy :
    Decent price, but NO DRAM. I think/hope better drives will be this price soon... Would love to see a 4TB under $200, but won't happen.... yet/soon....
    i think that might be a good ways away. i mean i hope im wrong but i can see them keep the 4tb over the 200 price for a while
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    I need an additional drive to mostly store and play games from steam etc. is this a good for that or should I getting something else
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    02-03-2023 at 11:45 AM.
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    Get 2 of these Crucial MX500 w DRAM and use 1 for boot and 2 for storage
    https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX...74469&th=1

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    get Samsungs 2tb for 149.XX. Samsung has the MOST Tbw (terabytes written- longevity)
    https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-In...e904010ad0




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    · 4 yr. ago · edited 4 yr. ago
    Dramless SSDs are just fine for the intended purpose. Having no DRAM means less complex pcb, smaller/simpler flash controller, lower power draw (especially in idle) and overall lower cost (most noticebly on smaller capacities).
    Obviously having no dram kills some performance (random writes especially) and consistency, so where performance is critical, you're not gonna use such a drive.
    As for durability/endurance of such drive; it highly depends on the workload. Having no dram does not inherently mean less endurance (dram is only meant for mapping tables, not for write caching or something similar) so mapping tables on the actual flash have to be updated regularly anyway, regardless if drive has dram or not. If drive has lots of random write workload, having dram does speed up things and some flash translation layer updates can be cached to the dram and flushed back to flash at a delay (less updates to the actual flash).
    Less endurance for dramless drives get thrown around a lot, but the bigger factor here is not the lack of dram itself, but just the fact, that such drives are usually lower cost, which means lower bins of flash are used and simpler controllers don't do as good of a job with ECC. This results in lower rated endurance.
    Honestly, if implemented correctly, dramless drives are prefectly fine and shouldn't be disregarded.
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    02-03-2023 at 12:25 PM.
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    Quote from DonkeyFinest :
    Get 2 of these Crucial MX500 w DRAM and use 1 for boot and 2 for storage
    https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX...74469&th=1

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    get Samsungs 2tb for 149.XX. Samsung has the MOST Tbw (terabytes written- longevity)
    https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-In...e904010ad0




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    · 4 yr. ago · edited 4 yr. ago
    Dramless SSDs are just fine for the intended purpose. Having no DRAM means less complex pcb, smaller/simpler flash controller, lower power draw (especially in idle) and overall lower cost (most noticebly on smaller capacities).
    Obviously having no dram kills some performance (random writes especially) and consistency, so where performance is critical, you're not gonna use such a drive.
    As for durability/endurance of such drive; it highly depends on the workload. Having no dram does not inherently mean less endurance (dram is only meant for mapping tables, not for write caching or something similar) so mapping tables on the actual flash have to be updated regularly anyway, regardless if drive has dram or not. If drive has lots of random write workload, having dram does speed up things and some flash translation layer updates can be cached to the dram and flushed back to flash at a delay (less updates to the actual flash).
    Less endurance for dramless drives get thrown around a lot, but the bigger factor here is not the lack of dram itself, but just the fact, that such drives are usually lower cost, which means lower bins of flash are used and simpler controllers don't do as good of a job with ECC. This results in lower rated endurance.
    Honestly, if implemented correctly, dramless drives are prefectly fine and shouldn't be disregarded.
    I'm waiting for the 2 tb SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD drives to come down to about $100. I don't think I'll need D-ram cuz I'll be using it for file storage on 2nd drive slot in my laptop. The 1st drive slot will definitely have D-ram. I don't mind spending $20 bucks more for more price of mind of endurance.
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    The whole "no DRAM!" thing has gotten very played out. Most people won't need it/notice the difference. Many of the most popular and well rated drives don't have it. Same with the ubiquitous TBW ratings comments. Plenty of studies have shown even 600 TBW is plenty as a baseline and most people will never even hit that. The same studies have shown the majority of drives however well exceed their rated TBW multi fold.
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    Quote from FairNest1755 :
    I'm waiting for the 2 tb SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD drives to come down to about $100. I don't think I'll need D-ram cuz I'll be using it for file storage on 2nd drive slot in my laptop. The 1st drive slot will definitely have D-ram. I don't mind spending $20 bucks more for more price of mind of endurance.
    Sounds good. According to the news these ssd and memory ram prices are going to be lower and lower. You can already see that.
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    I'm not saying these drives are not good
    but the SN850 and SN850X are much better
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    Quote from clsA :
    I'm not saying these drives are not good
    but the SN850 and SN850X are much better
    I got the 850x 2TB for an extra $27 at MC. Worth it.
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    Quote from xcopy :
    Decent price, but NO DRAM. I think/hope better drives will be this price soon... Would love to see a 4TB under $200, but won't happen.... yet/soon....
    Don't really need dram anymore with these modern controllers. They are being phased out.
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    Quote from dplane :
    The whole "no DRAM!" thing has gotten very played out. Most people won't need it/notice the difference. Many of the most popular and well rated drives don't have it. Same with the ubiquitous TBW ratings comments. Plenty of studies have shown even 600 TBW is plenty as a baseline and most people will never even hit that. The same studies have shown the majority of drives however well exceed their rated TBW multi fold.
    Then the manufacturers should stop setting such values as means of squirreling out of their warranty obligations.
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    Quote from xcopy :
    Decent price, but NO DRAM. I think/hope better drives will be this price soon... Would love to see a 4TB under $200, but won't happen.... yet/soon....
    I understand DRAM is useful for SATA SSDs, but is DRAM useful for NVMe SSDs? I read that NVMe has tech that bypass the need for DRAM...

    Anyone have benchmarks or articles displaying this?
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    Can I put this in my ps5 without a heatstink
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