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Jun 2, 2026 3:19 PM

Micro Center: 4TB WD Blue SN5100 3D QLC NAND PCIe Gen 4 x 4 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD

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Micro Center has for its Members (free to join): 4TB WD Blue SN5100 3D QLC NAND PCIe Gen 4 x 4 NVMe M.2 Internal Solid State Drive (WDS400T5B0E-00C) on sale for $349.99. Select free store pick up where stock permits.
  • Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location. When ready to checkout, please proceed to the pickup area for your order. Just make sure to bring your preferred payment method with you and pay at the pickup counter register. Please note – Your order will be held for a maximum of 3 days.
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Features:
  • M.2 2280 M Key Internal SSD
  • PCIe Gen 4 x 4
  • 3D QLC NAND Flash
  • Read Speed up to 6,900MBps
  • Write Speed up to 6,700MBps

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  • Member pricing is completely free until 2027.
  • Our research indicates that this offer is $130 lower (27% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $479.99.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion. 

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Micro Center has for its Members (free to join): 4TB WD Blue SN5100 3D QLC NAND PCIe Gen 4 x 4 NVMe M.2 Internal Solid State Drive (WDS400T5B0E-00C) on sale for $349.99. Select free store pick up where stock permits.
  • Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location. When ready to checkout, please proceed to the pickup area for your order. Just make sure to bring your preferred payment method with you and pay at the pickup counter register. Please note – Your order will be held for a maximum of 3 days.
Thanks to community member Dr.W for sharing this deal.

Features:
  • M.2 2280 M Key Internal SSD
  • PCIe Gen 4 x 4
  • 3D QLC NAND Flash
  • Read Speed up to 6,900MBps
  • Write Speed up to 6,700MBps

Editor's Notes

Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • Member pricing is completely free until 2027.
  • Our research indicates that this offer is $130 lower (27% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $479.99.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion. 

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pcgeekpcgeek
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I didn't downvote the post, but I can understand their rational.
I wouldn't settle for a DRAM-Less QLC drive even in a time like this. The 4TB SN850X is currently at $599. If you can wait, it should go on sale soon on Amazon's Prime Day.
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curmathew
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DRAM-less for TLC is OK, but for QLC it's terrible. System RAM can only hold a small portion of the FTL table and the rest stores on the drive. QLC's random access speed sucks, so if the data is not cached, the performance drops to lower than traditional HDDs. DRAM-less drives also frequently dumping FLT table back to the drive, and please remember QLC wears out 4 times faster than TLC, so durability get a double hit. Poor speed, poor latency, poor durability, so it's a NO NO NO for DRAM-less QLC. DRAM-less TLC is OK though.
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InRainbows
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I think we all miss 2023-2024 SSD and gas prices lol
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The WD Blue SN5100 4TB is a low power PCIe Gen 4 NVMe drive that stands out for laptop, handheld, and PS5 storage, with some calling it a strong value for a 4TB name brand drive. The low power draw and heat make it appealing for compact devices, and the capacity is attractive in a market where 4TB SSDs have stayed expensive. The main concern is that it is DRAM less QLC, which raises durability and performance worries compared with TLC drives. Pricing also appears to vary by store, with some locations showing $349.99 and others $399.

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techtoys617Jun 5, 2026 11:02 PM
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Quote from BillyMumphry View quoted comment :
1 year ago was before the AI inflation kicked in. For the last 5 months, this is a good price for this.
No it's not
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Jun 5, 2026 11:08 PM
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BillyMumphryJun 5, 2026 11:08 PM
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No it's not
So show us all a better price for it then. Radio silence incoming.
Jun 5, 2026 11:18 PM
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techtoys617Jun 5, 2026 11:18 PM
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Quote from joshuaNH View quoted comment :
So... three were real issues with the Samsung drives 990 Pro. They had rapid health degradation (SMART values), random system disconnections, and write-speed drops... but it was the rapid health degradation that became the major issue. You see, once your drive degraded, it could never get better. It took time but Samsung finally admitted the issues and came out with new firmware to correct the rapid health degradation BUT if your drive degraded before the firmware update was done... Samsung allowed you to send in your old drive and they gave you a new one... Tens of thousands of people took advantage of this return/swap. And most likely, these were the drives that they sold during that sale. I almost bought one myself but I decided on going for a new SK Hynix P041 instead... and yes, today it is triple the price. Big economic downturn looming... or it may never come. It is funny how yo state this, like it is fact cause it is closer to fantasy. EIther way, AI will not be walking away and don't expect prices to get better for at least 2 years.
As the chip stocks tank 8%. The current prices are not the norm, but enjoy your fantasy of continuing to pay ridiculously inflated prices...it's an odd dream but you do you.
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Jun 5, 2026 11:20 PM
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techtoys617Jun 5, 2026 11:20 PM
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Quote from mac4lyfe View quoted comment :
And stop driving to work. I just paid $75 to fill up my SUV where it only cost me $35 a year ago. It's not collusion, and not even greed, it is supply and demand.
Actually, it IS price fixing. A lawyer contacted me about a class action lawsuit. They have proof that the manufacturers have been working together...just like every time before.
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Jun 5, 2026 11:30 PM
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techtoys617Jun 5, 2026 11:30 PM
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Quote from BillyMumphry View quoted comment :
So show us all a better price for it then. Radio silence incoming.
Have a longer memory than a house fly.
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Jun 5, 2026 11:33 PM
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BillyMumphryJun 5, 2026 11:33 PM
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Quote from techtoys617 View quoted comment :
Have a longer memory than a house fly.
As I thought. You can't show a better price for anyone that wants one NOW. You can just reminisce about how prices used to be. That's useless for anyone that has a current need for storage.
Jun 5, 2026 11:44 PM
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joshuaNHJun 5, 2026 11:44 PM
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Quote from techtoys617 View quoted comment :
As the chip stocks tank 8%. The current prices are not the norm, but enjoy your fantasy of continuing to pay ridiculously inflated prices...it's an odd dream but you do you.
Tank 8%???

AMD went from 420 to 560 in three weeks... now it is 466 and you call that tanking? Basically the stock has made ten percent in three weeks and you call that tanking?

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Jun 6, 2026 9:47 AM
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AwesomeblsckdudeJun 6, 2026 9:47 AM
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Quote from fizzerfits View quoted comment :

Most places are saying the memory crisis will continue through 2028 - this unfortunately seems like a pretty darn good deal if you need new memory in the next 2 or more years.
Well, under this administration, unfortunately dot.com won't allow these data centers to bubble bust; it's now backed by workers' 401(K) plans. The USA recession is now dictated by oligarchs' definition, even thou were in a deep recession, and one week is left before being tapped out of reserve gas.
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Jun 6, 2026 7:15 PM
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AwesomeblsckdudeJun 6, 2026 7:15 PM
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Quote from BillyMumphry View quoted comment :
Actually it does have to do with supply and demand. Trumps war closed the straight that a lot of oil tankers used. That restricted the supply that can get to where it's supposed to be going, so prices increased due to normal demand being much higher than the restricted supply the war caused.
Man, it's worser than that. What are we planning to do when the reserves run out next week - what ends up paying $10 per a gallon for Russian gas?
Jun 7, 2026 4:35 AM
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PinkdertonJun 7, 2026 4:35 AM
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Quote from bboywu123 View quoted comment :
I bought a nvme that's a little better than this for $275 a little more than 3 years ago. This is outrageous!

But seriously, it was the 4tb SN850X and it crapped out on me in 3 years so I'm already not a big fan of WD's nvme
Sorry to hear your 850X didn't last very long. My 4TB 850X from Dec 2023 still works perfectly and I thought it was expensive back then at $230. Still picking my jaw off the floor at today's $600 price! Ridiculous.
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Jun 8, 2026 3:28 PM
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joshuadroidJun 8, 2026 3:28 PM
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It looks like this jumped up to $399 (or at least that is what my local microcenter -- charlotte -- is showing)
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dougpaw57Jun 8, 2026 3:48 PM
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Quote from joshuadroid View quoted comment :
It looks like this jumped up to $399 (or at least that is what my local microcenter -- charlotte -- is showing)
Still shows $349.99 in Denver.
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Jun 9, 2026 4:54 PM
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Not sure why this was marked expired. Still shows in stock for pickup and delivery for me.

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Jun 10, 2026 8:00 PM
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ilovetypeJun 10, 2026 8:00 PM
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price is not coming down on ssds for 2 more years, more manufacturing capacity has to open up and data center needs has not slowed down it seem. the ssd makers want to take your money, so they are working hard on that to bring price down I'm sure. vote with your wallet, don't buy until you need it.

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