Find the cheapest SSD worth buying

300 side-by-side SSD matchups and $/TB rankings with Amazon prices, winner highlighting, and use-case recommendations. Find the right drive for your build during the 2026 NAND shortage.

300Comparisons
41SSDs tracked
$62.50Cheapest $/TB
July 27Prices verified
NAND shortage alert: NVMe prices rose ~115% since mid-2025. TrendForce forecasts another 70-75% rise through Q2 2026. Pick the cheaper drive in your matchup and buy now — waiting will likely cost more.

Picking between two SSDs is rarely straightforward. Sequential read numbers look identical on paper, but one might have DRAM cache while the other doesn't. One might be PS5-compatible, the other not. One costs 20% more per TB but rates higher on customer reviews. We built this site to answer one question: given these two specific SSDs, which one should you buy?

Each comparison includes price-per-TB winner highlighting, full spec sheet, use-case recommendations (gaming, content creation, PS5), and a written verdict. All prices are Amazon US listings, last verified July 27, 2026 — see how we collect data.

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Model vs model — every capacity in one place

Samsung 990 PRO
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WD_BLACK SN850X
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Samsung 9100 PRO
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Samsung 990 EVO Plus
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Sabrent Rocket 5
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Samsung 9100 PRO
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Crucial T705
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Samsung 990 EVO Plus
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Crucial T500
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WD_BLACK SN850X
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Crucial T710
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Samsung 9100 PRO
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Samsung 9100 PRO
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WD_BLACK SN8100
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Crucial T705
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Samsung 9100 PRO
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Crucial T705
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WD_BLACK SN8100
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Samsung 990 EVO Plus
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WD_BLACK SN8100
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Crucial T710
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Samsung 990 EVO Plus
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Crucial T500
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Samsung 990 PRO
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Samsung 990 PRO
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WD_BLACK SN7100
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Crucial P310
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Samsung 990 PRO
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WD_BLACK SN7100
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WD_BLACK SN850X
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Crucial P310
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WD_BLACK SN850X
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Crucial T500
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WD_BLACK SN7100
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Crucial P310
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Crucial T500
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Samsung 9100 PRO
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WD_BLACK SN850X
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Crucial T705
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Crucial T710
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Samsung 9100 PRO
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TeamGroup Z540
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Sabrent Rocket 5
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Samsung 990 EVO Plus
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Crucial P310
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WD_BLACK SN7100
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Samsung 9100 PRO
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Samsung 990 PRO
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Samsung 990 EVO Plus
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Samsung 990 PRO
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Samsung 990 EVO Plus
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WD_BLACK SN850X
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Sabrent Rocket 5
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Samsung 990 PRO
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Sabrent Rocket 5
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WD_BLACK SN850X
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Crucial T710
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WD_BLACK SN8100
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Corsair MP700 PRO XT
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Samsung 9100 PRO
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Sabrent Rocket 5
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WD_BLACK SN8100
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Crucial T710
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Sabrent Rocket 5
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Crucial T710
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TeamGroup Z540
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Crucial T705
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Sabrent Rocket 5
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Sabrent Rocket 5
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TeamGroup Z540
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Samsung 990 EVO Plus
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TeamGroup Z540
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Samsung 990 PRO
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WD Blue SN5100
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Samsung 990 PRO
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WD Blue SN5000
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WD Blue SN5100
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WD_BLACK SN850X
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WD Blue SN5000
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WD_BLACK SN850X
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WD Blue SN5000
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WD_BLACK SN7100
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Crucial T500
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WD Blue SN5100
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Crucial T500
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WD Blue SN5000
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Lexar NM790
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Samsung 990 PRO
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Lexar NM790
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WD_BLACK SN850X
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Lexar NM790
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WD_BLACK SN7100
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Crucial P310
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Lexar NM790
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Crucial T500
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Samsung 9100 PRO
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Samsung 9100 PRO
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WD_BLACK SN7100
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Crucial P310
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Samsung 9100 PRO
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Gen 5 vs Gen 5

Samsung 9100 PRO 1TB
$249 · $249.00/TB
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Crucial T710 1TB
$227 · $227.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $22.00/TB on Crucial
Samsung 9100 PRO 1TB
$249 · $249.00/TB
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Crucial P510 1TB
$172 · $172.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $77.00/TB on Crucial
Samsung 9100 PRO 1TB
$249 · $249.00/TB
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Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB
$244 · $244.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $5.00/TB on Samsung
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB
$400 · $200.00/TB
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WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB
$380 · $190.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $10.00/TB on WD_BLACK
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB
$400 · $200.00/TB
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Crucial T710 2TB
$435 · $217.50/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $17.50/TB on Samsung
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB
$400 · $200.00/TB
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Crucial T705 2TB
$406 · $203.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $3.00/TB on Samsung
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB
$400 · $200.00/TB
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Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB
$369 · $184.50/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $15.50/TB on Samsung
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB
$898 · $224.50/TB
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WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB
$700 · $175.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $49.50/TB on WD_BLACK
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB
$898 · $224.50/TB
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Crucial T705 4TB
$613 · $153.25/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $71.25/TB on Crucial
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB
$898 · $224.50/TB
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Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB
$585 · $146.25/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $78.25/TB on Samsung
WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB
$380 · $190.00/TB
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Crucial T710 2TB
$435 · $217.50/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $27.50/TB on WD_BLACK
WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB
$380 · $190.00/TB
vs
Crucial T705 2TB
$406 · $203.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $13.00/TB on WD_BLACK
WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB
$380 · $190.00/TB
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Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB
$369 · $184.50/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $5.50/TB on Samsung
WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB
$700 · $175.00/TB
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Crucial T705 4TB
$613 · $153.25/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $21.75/TB on Crucial
WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB
$700 · $175.00/TB
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Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB
$585 · $146.25/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $28.75/TB on Samsung
Crucial T710 1TB
$227 · $227.00/TB
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Crucial P510 1TB
$172 · $172.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $55.00/TB on Crucial
Crucial T710 1TB
$227 · $227.00/TB
vs
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB
$244 · $244.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $17.00/TB on Crucial
Crucial T710 2TB
$435 · $217.50/TB
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Crucial T705 2TB
$406 · $203.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $14.50/TB on Crucial
Crucial T710 2TB
$435 · $217.50/TB
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Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB
$369 · $184.50/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $33.00/TB on Samsung
Crucial T705 2TB
$406 · $203.00/TB
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Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB
$369 · $184.50/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $18.50/TB on Samsung
Crucial T705 4TB
$613 · $153.25/TB
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Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB
$585 · $146.25/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $7.00/TB on Samsung
Crucial P510 1TB
$172 · $172.00/TB
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Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB
$244 · $244.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $72.00/TB on Crucial
Samsung 9100 PRO 1TB
$249 · $249.00/TB
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Sabrent Rocket 5 1TB
$259 · $259.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $10.00/TB on Samsung
Samsung 9100 PRO 1TB
$249 · $249.00/TB
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TeamGroup Z540 1TB
$290 · $290.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Save $41.00/TB on Samsung
All Gen 5 comparisons (80) →

Gen 4 vs Gen 4

Samsung 990 PRO 1TB
$239 · $239.00/TB
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WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB
$220 · $220.00/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $19.00/TB on WD_BLACK
Samsung 990 PRO 1TB
$239 · $239.00/TB
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Crucial T500 1TB
$275 · $275.00/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $36.00/TB on Samsung
Samsung 990 PRO 1TB
$239 · $239.00/TB
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WD Blue SN5100 1TB
$182 · $182.00/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $57.00/TB on WD
Samsung 990 PRO 2TB
$388 · $194.00/TB
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WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB
$348 · $174.00/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $20.00/TB on WD_BLACK
Samsung 990 PRO 2TB
$388 · $194.00/TB
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WD_BLACK SN7100 2TB
$290 · $145.00/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $49.00/TB on WD_BLACK
Samsung 990 PRO 2TB
$388 · $194.00/TB
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Crucial T500 2TB
$369 · $184.50/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $9.50/TB on Crucial
Samsung 990 PRO 2TB
$388 · $194.00/TB
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Crucial P310 2TB
$292 · $146.00/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $48.00/TB on Crucial
Samsung 990 PRO 2TB
$388 · $194.00/TB
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WD Blue SN5000 2TB
$295 · $147.50/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $46.50/TB on WD
Samsung 990 PRO 4TB
$825 · $206.25/TB
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WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB
$535 · $133.75/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $72.50/TB on WD_BLACK
Samsung 990 PRO 4TB
$825 · $206.25/TB
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WD_BLACK SN7100 4TB
$570 · $142.50/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $63.75/TB on WD_BLACK
Samsung 990 PRO 4TB
$825 · $206.25/TB
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Crucial P310 4TB
$519 · $129.75/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $76.50/TB on Crucial
WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB
$220 · $220.00/TB
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Crucial T500 1TB
$275 · $275.00/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $55.00/TB on WD_BLACK
WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB
$220 · $220.00/TB
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WD Blue SN5100 1TB
$182 · $182.00/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $38.00/TB on WD
WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB
$348 · $174.00/TB
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WD_BLACK SN7100 2TB
$290 · $145.00/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $29.00/TB on WD_BLACK
WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB
$348 · $174.00/TB
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Crucial T500 2TB
$369 · $184.50/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $10.50/TB on WD_BLACK
WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB
$348 · $174.00/TB
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Crucial P310 2TB
$292 · $146.00/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $28.00/TB on Crucial
WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB
$348 · $174.00/TB
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WD Blue SN5000 2TB
$295 · $147.50/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $26.50/TB on WD
WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB
$535 · $133.75/TB
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WD_BLACK SN7100 4TB
$570 · $142.50/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $8.75/TB on WD_BLACK
WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB
$535 · $133.75/TB
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Crucial P310 4TB
$519 · $129.75/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $4.00/TB on Crucial
WD_BLACK SN7100 2TB
$290 · $145.00/TB
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Crucial T500 2TB
$369 · $184.50/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $39.50/TB on WD_BLACK
WD_BLACK SN7100 2TB
$290 · $145.00/TB
vs
Crucial P310 2TB
$292 · $146.00/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $1.00/TB on WD_BLACK
WD_BLACK SN7100 2TB
$290 · $145.00/TB
vs
WD Blue SN5000 2TB
$295 · $147.50/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $2.50/TB on WD_BLACK
WD_BLACK SN7100 4TB
$570 · $142.50/TB
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Crucial P310 4TB
$519 · $129.75/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $12.75/TB on Crucial
Crucial T500 1TB
$275 · $275.00/TB
vs
WD Blue SN5100 1TB
$182 · $182.00/TB
Gen 4 vs Gen 4 Save $93.00/TB on WD
All Gen 4 comparisons (90) →

Gen 4 vs Gen 5

Samsung 9100 PRO 1TB
$249 · $249.00/TB
vs
Samsung 990 PRO 1TB
$239 · $239.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $10.00/TB on Samsung
Samsung 9100 PRO 1TB
$249 · $249.00/TB
vs
WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB
$220 · $220.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $29.00/TB on WD_BLACK
Samsung 9100 PRO 1TB
$249 · $249.00/TB
vs
Crucial T500 1TB
$275 · $275.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $26.00/TB on Samsung
Samsung 9100 PRO 1TB
$249 · $249.00/TB
vs
WD Blue SN5100 1TB
$182 · $182.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $67.00/TB on WD
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB
$400 · $200.00/TB
vs
Samsung 990 PRO 2TB
$388 · $194.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $6.00/TB on Samsung
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB
$400 · $200.00/TB
vs
WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB
$348 · $174.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $26.00/TB on WD_BLACK
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB
$400 · $200.00/TB
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WD_BLACK SN7100 2TB
$290 · $145.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $55.00/TB on WD_BLACK
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB
$400 · $200.00/TB
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Crucial T500 2TB
$369 · $184.50/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $15.50/TB on Crucial
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB
$400 · $200.00/TB
vs
Crucial P310 2TB
$292 · $146.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $54.00/TB on Crucial
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB
$400 · $200.00/TB
vs
WD Blue SN5000 2TB
$295 · $147.50/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $52.50/TB on WD
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB
$898 · $224.50/TB
vs
Samsung 990 PRO 4TB
$825 · $206.25/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $18.25/TB on Samsung
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB
$898 · $224.50/TB
vs
WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB
$535 · $133.75/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $90.75/TB on WD_BLACK
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB
$898 · $224.50/TB
vs
WD_BLACK SN7100 4TB
$570 · $142.50/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $82.00/TB on WD_BLACK
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB
$898 · $224.50/TB
vs
Crucial P310 4TB
$519 · $129.75/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $94.75/TB on Crucial
WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB
$380 · $190.00/TB
vs
Samsung 990 PRO 2TB
$388 · $194.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $4.00/TB on WD_BLACK
WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB
$380 · $190.00/TB
vs
WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB
$348 · $174.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $16.00/TB on WD_BLACK
WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB
$380 · $190.00/TB
vs
WD_BLACK SN7100 2TB
$290 · $145.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $45.00/TB on WD_BLACK
WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB
$380 · $190.00/TB
vs
Crucial T500 2TB
$369 · $184.50/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $5.50/TB on Crucial
WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB
$380 · $190.00/TB
vs
Crucial P310 2TB
$292 · $146.00/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $44.00/TB on Crucial
WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB
$380 · $190.00/TB
vs
WD Blue SN5000 2TB
$295 · $147.50/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $42.50/TB on WD
WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB
$700 · $175.00/TB
vs
Samsung 990 PRO 4TB
$825 · $206.25/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $31.25/TB on WD_BLACK
WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB
$700 · $175.00/TB
vs
WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB
$535 · $133.75/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $41.25/TB on WD_BLACK
WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB
$700 · $175.00/TB
vs
WD_BLACK SN7100 4TB
$570 · $142.50/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $32.50/TB on WD_BLACK
WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB
$700 · $175.00/TB
vs
Crucial P310 4TB
$519 · $129.75/TB
Gen 5 vs Gen 4 Save $45.25/TB on Crucial
All cross-gen comparisons (130) →