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Micro Center: 2TB Samsung 9100 PRO PCIe 5.0x4 M.2 2280 SSD

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Micro Center has for Members (free to join): 2TB Samsung 9100 PRO PCIe 5.0x4 M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (MZ-VAP2T0B/AM) for $189.99. Free store pickup is available where stock permits.

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Key Features:
  • 2TB Storage Capacity
  • M.2 2280 Form Factor
  • PCIe 5.0 x4 / NVMe 2.0 Interface
  • Sequential Reads up to 14,700 MB/s
  • Sequential Writes up to 13,400 MB/s
  • 2GB LPDDR4x Cache Memory
  • Endurance (TBW): 1200TB
  • Samsung V-NAND TLC Flash Technology
  • Samsung In-House Controller
  • AES 256-Bit Encryption

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Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • Our research indicates this offer is $40 lower (17% savings) than the next best price from a reputable merchant at the time of this post.
  • Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars based on over 270 Micro Center customer reviews.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Micro Center has for Members (free to join): 2TB Samsung 9100 PRO PCIe 5.0x4 M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (MZ-VAP2T0B/AM) for $189.99. Free store pickup is available where stock permits.

Thanks to community member TealWing1199 for finding this deal.

Key Features:
  • 2TB Storage Capacity
  • M.2 2280 Form Factor
  • PCIe 5.0 x4 / NVMe 2.0 Interface
  • Sequential Reads up to 14,700 MB/s
  • Sequential Writes up to 13,400 MB/s
  • 2GB LPDDR4x Cache Memory
  • Endurance (TBW): 1200TB
  • Samsung V-NAND TLC Flash Technology
  • Samsung In-House Controller
  • AES 256-Bit Encryption

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • Our research indicates this offer is $40 lower (17% savings) than the next best price from a reputable merchant at the time of this post.
  • Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars based on over 270 Micro Center customer reviews.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Aug 9, 2025 5:10 AM
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ruffruderAug 9, 2025 5:10 AM
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4 TB is for 390 +t
Aug 9, 2025 6:33 AM
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Aug 9, 2025 8:10 AM
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velaniAug 9, 2025 8:10 AM
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Is this the one to buy if I have been waiting to buy a NVMe?
Aug 9, 2025 1:42 PM
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turtle34x1Aug 9, 2025 1:42 PM
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IMHO it's not a good idea to buy PCIe Gen 5... it's more like waste of money.
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Aug 9, 2025 5:52 PM
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m109guy1Aug 9, 2025 5:52 PM
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In store pickup only as most MC. Maybe list this in post.
Aug 9, 2025 5:54 PM
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max1001Aug 9, 2025 5:54 PM
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Quote from Redflyer View quoted comment :
Other pcie gen 5s 2tb are $100 in the meantime we have samdung
Where?
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Aug 9, 2025 6:42 PM
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Quote from velani View quoted comment :
Is this the one to buy if I have been waiting to buy a NVMe?
The best time to buy was two years ago. Prices have only gone up since then.

The next best time is now before all the tariffs and price gouging get worse.

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Where?
Redflyer is a troll.

Ignore them.
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pcman2000Aug 9, 2025 7:02 PM
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Quote from turtle34x1 View quoted comment :
IMHO it's not a good idea to buy PCIe Gen 5... it's more like waste of money.
Probably true for most people. I got one of these for $179.99 with Discover coupon during Prime days but ended up sending it back mostly because it barely maxes 12K reads on 15th gen Intel hardware. Nothing wrong with the drive it's just a current hardware limitation of the chipset. Yes, I jut barely noticed a small amount of speed increase but I'm also very sensitive to that. A lot of people wouldn't notice a difference between a sata SSD and NVMe drive.
Aug 9, 2025 7:10 PM
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RlndVAug 9, 2025 7:10 PM
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Yeah you pretty much are paying for the artificial benchmark number. Nobody notices a difference nowadays
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Aug 9, 2025 7:45 PM
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larrydavid123Aug 9, 2025 7:45 PM
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Quote from velani View quoted comment :
Is this the one to buy if I have been waiting to buy a NVMe?
Wd black gen 4 is about half the price for 90% the performance
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Aug 9, 2025 8:31 PM
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SmartPolice667Aug 9, 2025 8:31 PM
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Quote from velani View quoted comment :
Is this the one to buy if I have been waiting to buy a NVMe?
Best time to buy is 1) when you need it regardless of costs. Do your due diligence but if you need it, buy it and don't look back or 2) when the tech and semi industry pull back and they get too fat with excess inventory. #2 is not simple to predict always and you can be waiting for months or years. There had been a chance that the tariffs could have caused downturns in consumption measured in total bits that the fabs make of flash, but many fabs learned to manage even better pre and post covid. At the same time demand for AI and data center has soared and total "bits" required has gone up and up at 8% to 12% CAGR which means, get in line or the line will grow and you may miss the ride. Read this example: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/na...00871.html. I worked in the tech industry for decades and every qtr we published the WW total bit demand and forecasts for both DRAM and flash in all segments and this was actually predicted a decade back just do to the mobile market and data center demands. AI was a buzzword with little understand its requirement. The amount of data we all store is going up like a hockey stick curve just because we all can with mobile devices alone.
I hope that helps understand a little better. If you need it, shop the best devices that fits your needs today and meets the performance as well. Unless we have some serious global event, expect things to be tight and little to no price dumping. Also expect to pay for the tariffs cost impacts. I managed global movement of product into billions of devices and WE pay the tariffs, period.
Aug 9, 2025 8:39 PM
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SmartPolice667Aug 9, 2025 8:39 PM
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Quote from pcman2000 View quoted comment :
Probably true for most people. I got one of these for $179.99 with Discover coupon during Prime days but ended up sending it back mostly because it barely maxes 12K reads on 15th gen Intel hardware. Nothing wrong with the drive it's just a current hardware limitation of the chipset. Yes, I jut barely noticed a small amount of speed increase but I'm also very sensitive to that. A lot of people wouldn't notice a difference between a sata SSD and NVMe drive.
Yup. Bleeding edge memory and trailing edge chipsets is alway a challenge to manage. Only thing is if you know you can use the device in a newer system later that can take advantage of Gen 5 and that spec is solid and does not rev (which I have no idea and have not invested to know where the spec and committees stand on it). Being able to reuse the device could have advantage for longevity, but 80% of the time I think I'm good and buy with a future in mind, it does not really work out. Like USB-C has been a cluster. Having to label every cable with capabilities blows.
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xcopyAug 9, 2025 9:43 PM
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Quote from pcman2000 View quoted comment :
...... A lot of people wouldn't notice a difference between a sata SSD and NVMe drive.
Ain't that the truth. I don't notice any discernible difference between Samsung 980 Pro and 990 Pro, and I'm very happy with my Gen 3 P-31 (?) SKH drive. For that matter my Gen 4 SN850x is just another drive too...

I'm buying another 2TB drive for a new laptop (wanted to put 4TB in there, but alas the bios won't support it. Damn you Dell!!!).

I won't buy chinese, so I've thought about the 990 Evo Plus, but it's only $20 cheaper than the 990 Pro. Would I notice the difference? Probably not, but for $20 (no tax) it's probably worth it to go Pro... Or so I tell myself.... I think..Embarrassment
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dmbaseAug 9, 2025 10:09 PM
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Quote from Redflyer View quoted comment :
Other pcie gen 5s 2tb are $100 in the meantime we have samdung
It's hard to find 2tb gen 4 SDDs for $100, let alone a gen 5 one. Stop making stuff up.
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