Amazon has Samsung’s 1TB 990 EVO NVMe SSD back at the $70 low, 2TB model at $130

We are now tracking a deal that drops Samsung’s 1TB 990 EVO SSD to $69.99 shipped on Amazon. This particular drive with 1TB capacity carries a $150 price tag, but it has been fetching between $80 and $90 in recent months. Today’s deal drops this unit back to the lowest price we tracked for it in August. We’re also tracking a deal on the 2TB variant of this SSD, which is also down to its lowest price on Amazon at $129.99 shipped. Samsung is matching the price today at its online store for both 1TB and 2TB variants. Head below for more details.

Samsung’s EVO 990 can work with both PCIe 4.0 x4 and PCIe 5.0 x2 interface modes, meaning it’s a versatile SSD that is suitable for a variety of builds with a PCIe 4.0 or a PCIe 5.0 slot on the motherboard. This drive, as previously mentioned, is available in 1TB and 2TB capacities and supports read and write speeds of 5,000 and 4,200 MB/s, respectively. Samsung is also promising more power efficiency for this drive with up to “70% improved performance per watt” compared to its predecessor.

If you’re looking for a faster alternative, then the 1TB variant of Samsung’s latest 990 EVO Plus SSD is also down at $90 right now. It delivers speeds of up to 7,250MB/s and is down from its usual price of $110. Also, folks looking for more ways to expand the storage of their devices can also consider Lexar’s 1TB Pro Silver Plus microSD card down at its lowest of $89.

Samsung 990 Evo SSD features:

• READ/WRITE SPEEDS UP TO 5,000/4,200 MB/s: Load games and save files in a flash. Bring power to your productivity with read and write speeds of up to 5,000/4,200 MB/s.* The 990 EVO provides continuous speed to keep you going.
• POWER EFFICIENCY: Save the power for your performance. Get power efficiency all while experiencing up to 70% improved performance per watt over the 970 EVO Plus.* It makes every move more effective with less power consumption overall.
• SMART THERMAL CONTROL: Now you can ramp things up without overheating the system. Samsung’s fine tuned controller and heat spreading label deliver effective thermal control to avoid sudden performance drops mid project. It cools things down even when things are running high, so your hard earned checkpoints are saved.

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