2TB Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 Gen4 Internal Solid State Drive

chmexdf5633

Feb 14, 2023 7:48 PM

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This or the SN850X to be used with PS5?

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$144 with EPP pricing at Samsung.

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rbross3030

Feb 14, 2023 8:12 PM

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Quote from frizbee

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Not so slick, MSRP is inflated and there's a 990 model out now. I'll think I'll wait for the 990 price to drop a bit

What scenario are these kind of speeds needed? I'm on the other side of the fence here looking into whether I should even bother with a 980 Pro vs a 970 Evo Plus. Even if one SSD is twice as fast as another, nowadays we're talking about differences in only milliseconds for read/write operations on these things, they're just all insanely fast.

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frizbee

Feb 14, 2023 8:26 PM

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Quote from rbross3030

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What scenario are these kind of speeds needed? I'm on the other side of the fence here looking into whether I should even bother with a 980 Pro vs a 970 Evo Plus. Even if one SSD is twice as fast as another, nowadays we're talking about differences in only milliseconds for read/write operations on these things, they're just all insanely fast.

You'd pretty much only need this for super high-end gaming, or for video production.

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admrmus

Feb 14, 2023 8:34 PM

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$161 through Samsung with EPP DISCOUNT!!!!

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Feb 14, 2023 9:13 PM

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NSXMK3

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Quote from Ehmc130

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The article I linked to is only 2 weeks old. It's still highly probable a drive purchased today is at risk. Why even take a chance when it's a 5 minute fix to update the firmware?

I bought 2 of these (jn Oct and Nov) and both were showing as "up to date" in Samsung Magician this week

I do agree that if you're going to just install it in a PC, update the firmware (or check it), it's easy. Where it becomes a hassle are when you've installed in other devices or are purchasing for them (like a PS5) and your PC only has a single NVME slot. Mine is behind the graphics card, so it's a process to install/remove it and then install your original afterwards.

If I were to purchase another today for a PS5, I probably wouldn't bother with updating it because it's a hassle (and for someone with an older PC, I don't think it's possible to update it?)

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rbross3030

Feb 14, 2023 9:27 PM

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Quote from admrmus

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$161 through Samsung with EPP DISCOUNT!!!!

Quote from snowcrash

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Yep, $144 at Samsung. Just need to add it to cart and price will adjust automatically. 10% cashback from RMN takes care of the tax.

Is there an easy catch-all way to get EPP discount? Wife used to have a university email but not anymore.

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CoreyR2384

Feb 14, 2023 10:07 PM

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Quote from kenkobra63

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Is this better than the SK Hynix Platinum P41 2TB PCIe NVMe Gen4 [amazon.com] I paid the same price 29 days ago?

P41 is a little faster and runs cooler. It has a newer gen NAND and newer, faster controller. You won't notice a difference in general use, as long as you have a basic heatsink on them.

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TenseApple583

Feb 14, 2023 10:07 PM

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Quote from Ehmc130

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If you buy this go to Samsung's website, download Samsung Magician and make sure your firmware is up to date. There's a known bug in early firmware revisions that cause premature drive failure.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news...are-update

As a technologist, it bothers me that a piece of hardware was shipped with such a severe bug. I keep all of my stuff fully up to date, but it should be optional because there are plenty of people that just don't know to do stuff like this. The culture of "fix it after we ship it" (which is probably deadline driven and happens a lot with video games too) is disappointing.

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red.

Feb 14, 2023 10:22 PM

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Student discount from Unidays or EPP = $143.99 subtotal
15% CB from a certain CB site = $21.60
CC 2% CB

Got it for $134.06 total including tax

Thanks OP!

Last edited by red. February 14, 2023 at 02:27 PM.

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snowcrash

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Quote from rbross3030

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Is there an easy catch-all way to get EPP discount? Wife used to have a university email but not anymore.

I think there used to be a loophole where everyone can sign up for EPP with a referral link. There was also student beans through edu emails purchased from ebay but covid and ebay crackdown ended that. Now it's legit means only; either a verifiable current student or work for a large company that has EPP program with Samsung.

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MiaoL6832

Feb 14, 2023 10:36 PM

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Ok, so this is gonna sound stupid. I ordered the sn850x a few weeks ago when it was 179.99 and 980 pro was not on sale. It is now the same price as the 980pro today. So, ymmv, but you can try to go to customer support chat, and ask for some money back. (I mean, you can also return and order what yo want, but that is kind of wasteful. I really wanted the 980pro with heatsink. But I don't want to return and order another item).

They gave me 10% of 179.99+tax, but not $20 or $20+tax. I asked, but wasn't given an explanation why.

Anyway, link for chat since it's hard to find https://www.amazon.com/hz/contact...hubgateway

Good luck!

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dbb

Feb 14, 2023 10:37 PM

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This article kind of makes me kind of uncomfortable with these drives: https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/7...-defective

I know they issued firmware updates, but who knows if it actually fixed the problem in the long run. I bought 2 of the SN850Xs instead. I do have 1 980 pro that isn't in use at the moment.

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Grassmudhorse

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Quote from dbb

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This article kind of makes me kind of uncomfortable with these drives: https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/7...-defective

I know they issued firmware updates, but who knows if it actually fixed the problem in the long run. I bought 2 of the SN850Xs instead. I do have 1 980 pro that isn't in use at the moment.

I agree, given it's clear these things have software flaws that reducing the lifetime by 90+%, you'd think they'd be selling at <$50/TB

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Half Decaf

Feb 14, 2023 10:50 PM

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I might bite on this for my wife's new Dell XPS 8950. With EPP for the 2 TB with heatsink, it is $161.99. CB is $24.30, and tax is $13.19, and CC CB is only 1% for me, so net price is $149.38. Makes a great Valentine's Day gift!

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