Samsung’s 4TB 990 PRO SSD With A Heatsink Is More Affordable Than The Version Without Thanks To Amazon Slashing 40 Percent Off Its Original Price

Samsung currently has two versions of the 990 PRO PCIe NVMe Gen 4 SSD that are available with 4TB of capacity; one that ships with a heatsink and one without. Would you be surprised to hear that the variant with the heatsink is somehow cheaper on Amazon? That is right, with a 40 percent discount, the 990 PRO with the passive cooler is now listed for $289.99, making it one of the lowest prices that we have seen.

Sure, Amazon has removed Black Friday and Cyber Monday discounts that made the 4TB SSD even more affordable at $269.99, but even you would agree that the difference is negligible. As for the version that ships without a heatsink, that can be yours for $299.99, but why spend the extra money when you can effortlessly remove the heatsink and use it in more compact machines like laptops?

As mentioned above, the 990 PRO supports the PCIe NVMe Gen 4 standard, meaning that it can deliver speeds up to 7,450MB/s, making it ideal when upgrading your storage on the PS5. Best of all, Samsung’s legendary reliability means that this SSD will last you for years and never show signs of slowing down. According to the company, the 990 PRO can also deliver up to 55 percent improvement in random read and write performance compared to the 980 PRO, making it the fastest drive from the company.

Then again, if you are looking to save a few bucks and want a Samsung-branded solid-state drive that supports the PCIe NVMe Gen 4 standard, the 990 EVO Plus is discounted down to $237.86 for the 4TB version, with speeds that can go up to 7,250MB/s. From the looks of it, these price cuts will likely remain active for a little while but do not waste too much time because, given Samsung’s platinum-level reputation in the storage space, these drives will probably sell out soon.