{
  "id": 20014297,
  "title": "Samsung's 1TB 990 SSD drops to 19 cents per GB amid the memory crisis — grab it for $40 off",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/samsungs-1tb-990-ssd-drops-to-19-cents-per-gb-amid-the-memory-crisis",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-14T16:32:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/samsungs-1tb-990-ssd-drops-to-19-cents-per-gb-amid-the-memory-crisis-grab-it-for-usd40-off"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Samsung's 1TB 990 SSD is now on sale for $189.99 on Amazon, down from its original price of $229.99. This significant discount of $40 represents a great opportunity to acquire a high-speed storage solution, especially given the challenges in the memory market.\n\nThe Samsung 990 is a PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD utilizing Samsung's latest V9 QLC NAND flash memory, paired with a DRAM-less controller. Introduced this year, it comes with an MSRP of $269.99 for the 1TB version and $529.99 for the 2TB model.\n\nWith read speeds of up to 7,150 MB/s and write speeds of up to 6,450 MB/s, the 1TB model is ideal for everyday computing, gaming, and handling large files. Samsung guarantees up to 400TB of written data, although it comes with a three-year warranty. Its single-sided M.2 2280 design ensures compatibility with a broad range of devices, including desktops, laptops, and mini-PCs.\n\nIn tests, the 2TB variant demonstrated solid performance, particularly in gaming and everyday tasks, rivaling other high-performance SSDs like the Crucial P310 and WD Blue SN5100 in some benchmarks. Its standout feature is the large write cache, maintaining speeds of nearly 6,100 MB/s for over 57 seconds before performance dips when the cache is depleted. While not the most power-efficient, the Samsung 990 remains a solid choice for those looking to upgrade from a SATA SSD or traditional HDD, providing a noticeable boost in system responsiveness and faster boot times.",
  "summary": "Whether you're building a new PC, expanding your gaming library, or replacing an older SATA drive, Samsung's 990 offers a straightforward way to add high-speed PCIe 4.0 storage to your system.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}