Samsung Gen 5.0 1 TB And 2 TB 9100 PRO SSDs Are Now Retailing For The Same Price As Gen 4.0 990 PRO SSD Variants
Samsung's Gen 5.0 9100 PRO SSDs now match the pricing of Gen 4.0 990 PRO variants, amid a broader release of new storage models.
📍 The outcome
Samsung Gen 5.0 1 TB and 2 TB 9100 PRO SSDs reached price parity with Gen 4.0 990 PRO SSD variants. The story quieted without further updates on the pricing trend or its impact on the market. The coverage did not provide a conclusion on whether this price shift would influence consumer choices or future SSD releases.
Epilogue added 42d ago, after coverage quieted.
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What happened
Samsung has introduced several new storage products, including the 990 QLC DRAMless SSD and a vanilla 990 model. Simultaneously, the Gen 5.0 9100 PRO 1 TB and 2 TB SSDs have reached price parity with the existing Gen 4.0 990 PRO versions.
Coverage from Wccftech highlights the shifting price landscape for Gen 5.0 drives. Market observers are monitoring how these pricing changes influence consumer choice between the new 9100 PRO and the established 990 PRO series.
Coverage does not yet specify how long this current pricing alignment between generations will persist.
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Who reported it (9)
- Samsung Follows Up 990 Pro, 990 Evo and 990 Evo Plus SSDs with Vanilla 990 Digital Foundry · 46d ago
- Samsung Launches 990 QLC DRAMless SSD, $270 for 1TB, $530 for 2TB TechPowerUp · 46d ago
- Samsung SSD 990 Review: An M.2 With Mojo, But Perplexing Pricing PCMag · 46d ago
- Samsung explains how its new 990 non-PRO NVMe SSD is better than the 990 PRO Neowin · 46d ago
- Tested: How Samsung's 990 SSD might be held back by AI-related shortages PCWorld · 46d ago
- Get More Storage for Less and Take 30% Off the Samsung T9 4TB Portable SSD PCMag · 46d ago
- Samsung 990 2TB SSD Review: New flash, familiar speeds Tom's Hardware · 46d ago
- Samsung's Slower Version Of The 990 Pro SSD Costs Way More Than The Original Engadget · 46d ago
- Samsung Gen 5.0 1 TB And 2 TB 9100 PRO SSDs Are Now Retailing For The Same Price As Gen 4.0 990 PRO SSD Variants Wccftech · 46d ago broke it first
Questions people are asking
What is the new pricing trend for Samsung SSDs?
Samsung Gen 5.0 1 TB and 2 TB 9100 PRO SSDs are now retailing at the same price as Gen 4.0 990 PRO variants.
What new models has Samsung recently launched?
Recent launches include the 990 QLC DRAMless SSD, a vanilla 990 SSD, and the 9100 PRO series.
Are there supply chain concerns mentioned in the reports?
Yes, PCWorld reports that the performance or availability of the 990 SSD may be impacted by AI-related shortages.
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