Samsung Teases Upcoming Launch of 990 Pro SSD 4 TB Model

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Samsung Semiconductor introduced its 990 PRO Flagship PCIe Gen 4 SSD range a year ago, with 1 TB and 2 TB models available day one on launch. The South Korean company also teased a 4 TB variant for release in 2023—recent activity on social media indicates that the higher capacity model will be coming soon (but no firm date was touted): "You wanted it so badly, we had no choice but to deliver. The 4 TB 990 PRO by Samsung SSD is coming. Same blazing-fast storage with double the max capacity for gaming, video, 3D editing, and more. Stay tuned for more details."

According to Samsung's specification sheet, the 990 Pro 4 TB is due to arrive in two forms—a plain drive (MZ-V9P4T0BW) with a simple/thin graphene heat spreader and a fancier version sporting an aluminium heatsink (MZ-V9P4T0CW). The latest marketing blurb continues to place emphasis on the 990 Pro M.2 2280 drives being ideal candidates for upgrading the PlayStation 5's (PCIe 4.0) internal storage—we will have to wait closer to launch time for the 4 TB variant's MSRP, although its eventual pricing is most likely going to target enthusiast PC users. The 2 TB model (w/ heatsink) is currently available for $149.99 (down from the original launch value of $309.99) at the time of writing.



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[Space Lynx]

I just wish they would give us budget gen3 nvme 8tb drives or 8tb sata ssd even. but like really cheap. i could care less about these speed increases. i genuinely can't tell when gaming. lol

 

[trsttte]

Given how the prices of SSD's crashed so hard this might be not be as unaffordable as it would have been a year ago

I just wish they would give us budget gen3 nvme 8tb drives or 8tb sata ssd even. but like really cheap. i could care less about these speed increases. i genuinely can't tell when gaming. lol

There's a couple here and there but they use old QLC unless you go enterprise and very expensive.

 

[AsRock]

IF i got one i don't want their heatsink, why ?, well they like using warranty stickers so if you need to remove it for what ever reason you be screwed. And if you are allowed to remove it is questionable and just might course more headaches.

 

[huggi]

I have to wonder why it took Samsung so long to release a 4TB version considering every other brand has had them for ages now...

 

[Hxx]

IF i got one i don't want their heatsink, why ?, well they like using warranty stickers so if you need to remove it for what ever reason you be screwed. And if you are allowed to remove it is questionable and just might course more headaches.

The chart shows that there will be a heatsinkless variant. That’s probably the one to buy.

 

[bonehead123]

I have to wonder why it took Samsung so long to release a 4TB version considering every other brand has had them for ages now...

Because they were waiting for NAND prices to hit rock bottom (almost there now), so they could maximize their profits on every unit sold, that's why

 

[Luke357]

IF i got one i don't want their heatsink, why ?, well they like using warranty stickers so if you need to remove it for what ever reason you be screwed. And if you are allowed to remove it is questionable and just might course more headaches.

I kind of get manufacturers installing heatsinks for the PS5 but I doubt there is a large amount of PS5 users installing non PS5 marketed drives. Anyone spending this amount of money on a drive will have a motherboard with a heatsink anyways so it's pointless.

 

[AsRock]

I kind of get manufacturers installing heatsinks for the PS5 but I doubt there is a large amount of PS5 users installing non PS5 marketed drives. Anyone spending this amount of money on a drive will have a motherboard with a heatsink anyways so it's pointless.

There are a few reasons, my issue is that it might be a issue removing said warranty sticker.