WD_Black SN8100 1TB SSD is down to the lowest price this year

SSDs and RAM are very expensive these days, so if you find yourself in the middle of building a new computer and you want a good, high-speed drive that won't break the bank, check out the WD_Black SN8100 SSD, which is now available at the lowest price of the year, thanks to a 19% discount on Amazon.

The SN8100 is WD's first PCIe Gen5 SSD with TLC 3D CBA (CMOS directly Bonded to Array) NAND, which was announced last year. This solid-state drive offers quite impressive speeds of up to 14,900 MB/s read and 11,000 MB/s write (sequential), with random speeds rated at over 1,600,000 IOPS read and 2,400,000 IOPS write. Such fast SSDs can get quite toasty, so WD equipped the SN8100 with a low-profile heatsink that dissipates excessive heat and adds to your PC a sprinkle of RGB.

Besides faster speeds, WD claims its PCIe Gen5 SSD is two times more energy efficient than PCIe Gen4-based models, an important factor to consider in devices like laptops. As for reliability, WD promises 600 TBW and a limited five-year warranty. You can track the drive's health in the Sandisk Dashboard app, which is available on Windows.

• 1TB WD_Black SN8100 PCIe Gen5 SSD - $249.99 | 18% off on Amazon US

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