Amazon’s Black Friday 2024 sale is stacked with a multitude of surprises, and not the nice ones, where you search for a high-capacity SSD of your choice, only to find that the version you were after was out of stock or its price had immediately increased. Fortunately, you will encounter none of those annoyances because the WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe NVMe Gen 4 SSD is back to its low price of $549.99.
Of course, you can opt for the model that ships with a heatsink, but that will set you back by an extra $30, and if you are the type of person who wants the best deal, you will make every attempt to pocket each cent. As for the performance, there is absolutely no difference between the heatsink variant and the one that has been discounted, as you will get up to 7,200MB/s speeds. Weirdly enough, the 4TB version of the same solid-state drive can top out at 7,300MB/s speeds, but it is a minor performance bump.
The increased bandwidth means that this 8TB SSD can not just fit in your desktop or laptop computers but also your console, though you will have to purchase a separate heatsink because none of Sony’s PS5 models ship with one. Our personal recommendation is that drives with such high a capacity are hardly discounted because we have browsed the WD_BLACK SN850X on previous occasions.
The only time we are witnessing a price cut is during Amazon Black Friday 2024, meaning that this is likely the only opportunity you have to grab the 8TB SSD at incredible savings. Who knows when the next opportunity will arrive? Also, it goes without saying that with how intensive games and programs have become with regard to how much storage they consume, 8TB SSDs will eventually become a necessity in the near future.
Update: The 8TB WD_BLACK SN850X PCIe NVMe Gen 4 SSD without the heatsink appears to be out of stock on Amazon. Thankfully, the version with the heatsink costs just $30 more, meaning that you can get it for $579.99 during Black Friday 2024. The heatsink can be removed effortlessly if you want to install the SSD in your laptop, assuming that was your concern.
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About the author: Omar Sohail is a reporter and analyst for Wccftech's mobile section, specializing in the technology and business of the mobile industry. His expertise lies in the intricate hardware supply chain, covering developments in semiconductor manufacturing, chip lithography, and camera sensor technology.
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