SAMSUNG 980 PRO

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January 2023

A fast Gen4 drive, but with speedy and cheaper rivals there's no justification for the premium being charged

PRICE 1TB, £119 (£143 inc VAT) from pcpro.link/339labs7

It was one of the first PCI-E Gen4 drives and the fastest drive that you could buy for a while, but the Samsung 980 Pro no longer has that title. A shame, really, given that it’s still on sale for such a premium price. In fact, it’s the most expensive drive per gigabyte here, apart from the special edition Seagate FireCuda Beskar Ingot.

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