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Samsung - 990 EVO SSD 2TB M.2 2280 $159.99

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Original price is $209.99 and right now is $159.99 for the 2TB.

It's not the PLUS, but it's probably still an okay deal for those that need it.

Looks like it's already out of stock...

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Original price is $209.99 and right now is $159.99 for the 2TB.

It's not the PLUS, but it's probably still an okay deal for those that need it.

Looks like it's already out of stock...

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/s...c=pdp_page

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Dec 30, 2025 4:11 AM
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Spaceman6969Dec 30, 2025 4:11 AM
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How is the PLUS any better than this for the $?
Dec 30, 2025 4:26 AM
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Quote from MrDJTek View quoted comment :
2tb has been this price for like 5 years now
Assuming you haven't followed prices lately.
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Quote from MrDJTek View quoted comment :
2tb has been this price for like 5 years now
So you had no idea what going on out there with the memory situation
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Dec 30, 2025 4:32 AM
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dakwoodsDec 30, 2025 4:32 AM
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Was same price yesterday, 2TB 990 Pro for $210. Both remained in stock.
Dec 30, 2025 4:54 AM
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Medic311Dec 30, 2025 4:54 AM
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Quote from MrDJTek View quoted comment :
2tb has been this price for like 5 years now
i suggest you check the news my friend
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Quote from Spaceman6969 View quoted comment :
How is the PLUS any better than this for the $?
The Plus is a faster drive. That's the main thing. Otherwise, they both have a 5 yr warranty and 1200 TBW endurance rating (for the 2TB)
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Dec 30, 2025 5:03 AM
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Quote from Spaceman6969 View quoted comment :
How is the PLUS any better than this for the $?
I have this model as my primary hard drive and I added a 990 Evo Plus 2 TB as my secondary drive recently. Even though these are Gen 5X2, most motherboards will run these as Gen 4x4 and when comparing the two using CrystalDiskMark which I recently did, the regular Evo r/w speed was 4.9/4.5k, vs The Evo Plus which benchmarked at 7.1/6.6k transfer speed so the Plus is faster.

I use my PC for gaming, I really don't notice a difference, so in my opinion from what I can see these are plenty fast for that. I'll also add that unlike the Samsung 990 Pro, these drives do not have a physical DRAM cache, they instead rely on host memory buffer.
Last edited by tpk2263 December 29, 2025 at 09:05 PM.
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Dec 30, 2025 5:04 AM
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This ran out fast...it's already out of stock
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Spaceman6969Dec 30, 2025 5:05 AM
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Quote from tpk2263 View quoted comment :
I have this model as my primary hard drive and I added a 990 Evo Plus 2 TB as my secondary drive recently. Even though these are Gen 5X2, most motherboards will run these as Gen 4x4 and when comparing the two using CrystalDiskMark which I recently did, the regular Evo r/w speed was 4.9/4.5k, vs The Evo Plus which benchmarked at 7.1/6.6k transfer speed so the Plus is faster. I use my PC for gaming, I really don't notice a difference, so in my opinion from what I can see these are plenty fast for that. I'll also add that unlike the Samsung 990 Pro, these drives do not have a physical DRAM cache, they instead rely on host memory buffer.
I see. So the real world differences in speed is practically minor. Your use case is an example of that huh. I just wish it has heatsink so I could pair it to the PS5 or Mac mini as an external hard drive via enclosure.

Edit: aaaaaaaand it's gone.
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Dec 30, 2025 5:14 AM
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CyanCrown295Dec 30, 2025 5:14 AM
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Damn, sold out
Dec 30, 2025 6:17 AM
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Sniper82Dec 30, 2025 6:17 AM
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shows in stock on my end for shipping
Dec 30, 2025 6:26 AM
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Medic311Dec 30, 2025 6:26 AM
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back in stock and able to check out

not the best EVO, but really good price for these days. cheaper than microcenter's inland house brand by ~ $30
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OhTwoFourDec 30, 2025 6:30 AM
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Got in! Thanks OP. Glad I kept checking back.

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Dec 30, 2025 6:33 AM
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EagerCaribou7814Dec 30, 2025 6:33 AM
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I just bought two in Georgia.

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