If you’re looking for a real deal on some PC storage while there’s still some time left during Amazon’s October Prime Big Deal Days sale, then look no further than this deal on the 8TB WD_Black SN850X NVMe SSD from Western Digital.
This SSD usually retails for $849.99 at its full price. However, Amazon currently has it on sale for $679.99 and that’s the lowest price we’ve ever seen this SSD at Amazon or elsewhere. Its previous lowest price was $762.42 back on September 8, so this is $82.43 cheaper than that price. And that makes it a very good deal for all this storage space. Western Digital was also offering this same $649.99 price on the 8TB model, but it’s out of stock which means Amazon is the place to get it.
Now one thing to note is that this is the version of the SSD without the heatsink. So if you wanted to buy this for use with your PS5, you would want to get a heating to put on it before installing, as that’s what Sony recommends. If you’re using this with your gaming PC, then a heatsink isn’t needed. Whatever platform you would use this for, you’d probably never want for storage space again. In terms of performance, this drive has lightning-fast read and write speeds.
With speeds of up to 7,200 MB/s you can expect incredibly quick load times. I’m using the 4TB model of this exact drive in my PS5 (except it has the heatsink) and it certainly loads games super fast. When used in a PC, you can use the companion software to monitor performance and manage drive features, which include Predictive Loading, Overhead Balancing, and Adaptive Thermal Management. While $679.99 for an SSD is still a lot of money, it’s 8TB, and 8TB in an SSD this fast for only $679.99 is really quite good. Especially when you compare it to other similar drives with 8TB.
