Samsung continues to outpace all competition in the SSD market - which it has basically cornered, at least in enthusisasts' minds, when it comes to performance and reliability. In a bid to strengthen their grip, Samsung have decided to introduce their 970 EVO and 970 PRO SSDs with lower pricing than previously announced. This reduced pricing across the entire capacity catalog is sure to bring the heat to other, competing solutions in the market, and make Samsung's options - which now count with a 5 year warranty - all the more appealing.The new pricing will see Samsung's 970 EVO, for example, going for $109.99 in its 250 GB form; $199 for 500 GB; $399 for its 1 TB capacity; and $799 in its ultimate, 2 TB form. These prices place it in an extremely competitive light with Intel's 760p, for example ($116.25, $215.45, $399.99 and $1730.01, respectively) and WD's in-house WD Black ($119.99, $234.24 and $449.99 for the 1 TB version). The 970 PRO, the best-performing SSD, will apparently be available from $249.99 (500 GB) and $499.99 (1 TB). Samsung essentially lowered pricing against its previous generation 960 EVO and 960 PRO, while delivering (virtually) across-the-board improvements.

31 Comments on Samsung Introduces 970 EVO, PRO SSDs at Lower Pricing Than Previously Announced

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#1 Chloe Price

And they "just" released 960 series, damn! Posted on May 7th 2018, 14:04 Reply

#2 dj-electric

Chloe Price And they "just" released 960 series, damn! TIL Q4 2016 was "just". TIL Q4 2016 was "just". Posted on May 7th 2018, 14:14 Reply

#3 The Quim Reaper

What we really need to force prices down on the larger capacity drives (1TB+) is for Sony or/and Microsoft to bite the bullet and load PS5,Xbox2 with SSD's for their storage. Posted on May 7th 2018, 14:18 Reply

#4 dj-electric

The Quim Reaper What we really need to force prices down on the larger capacity drives (1TB+) is for Sony or/and Microsoft to bite the bullet and load PS5,Xbox2 with SSD's for their storage. They would probably use SATA 2.5" drives and call it the best thing in history of technology. Also, if i know Microsoft they'll probably call it Xbox One 2 :laugh: They would probably use SATA 2.5" drives and call it the best thing in history of technology. Also, if i know Microsoft they'll probably call it Xbox One 2 :laugh: Posted on May 7th 2018, 14:38 Reply

#5 Chloe Price

dj-electric TIL Q4 2016 was "just". Oh? I thought that it was under an year when those hit the market. :D Oh? I thought that it was under an year when those hit the market. :D Posted on May 7th 2018, 14:48 Reply

#6 Hood

There is finally enough competition in this segment to bring prices down. I paid $300 for my 400GB Intel 750, and considered it a bargain (regular price was $400 then in early 2016). This 970 Evo is faster, larger, and cheaper. Posted on May 7th 2018, 15:38 Reply

#7 Octopuss

What were the original prices? Posted on May 7th 2018, 16:00 Reply

#8 Brokenarrow

Samsung ssd is crap I went through 2 of them switched to crucial ssd no problems Posted on May 7th 2018, 16:02 Reply

#9 Caring1

Only NVMe M2 SSD's are shown, will they be introducing standard SSD's that utilize SATA connections for older platforms without M2 ports? Posted on May 7th 2018, 16:03 Reply

#10 Luke51087

Caring1 Only NVMe M2 SSD's are shown, will they be introducing standard SSD's that utilize SATA connections for older platforms without M2 ports? Isnt that what the 860 series was? I dont think i heard about a 870 yet Isnt that what the 860 series was? I dont think i heard about a 870 yet Posted on May 7th 2018, 16:12 Reply

#11 Octopuss

Brokenarrow Samsung ssd is crap I went through 2 of them switched to crucial ssd no problems So is your typing. So is your typing. Posted on May 7th 2018, 16:31 Reply

#12 xorbe

Are we calling all form factors SSD now? I'm out of the loop. Posted on May 7th 2018, 16:36 Reply

#13 RejZoR

The prices did drop significantly. When I was buying 2TB drive, M.2 wasn't even an option and when they did arrive, only 2TB M.2's were like 1500€. So, seeing one for 800 bucks as top of the line product from Samsung, that's quite nice. A bit of a shame, coz I'd love to have the M.2 instead of SATA (although SATA drive is nicely cooled by the intake fans, luxury M.2 wouldn't have). Posted on May 7th 2018, 16:46 Reply

#14 bug

Still not worth the price hike over plain AHCI drives. Posted on May 7th 2018, 17:07 Reply

#15 bonehead123

maybe not for YOU, but I would love to have a multi-TB m.2 for less than a multi-$K price tag, Of which I will be ordering sooonnnn :) Posted on May 7th 2018, 17:20 Reply

#16 pat-roner

xorbe Are we calling all form factors SSD now? I'm out of the loop. It's still a solid state drive even though the FF is different. It's still a solid state drive even though the FF is different. Posted on May 7th 2018, 17:22 Reply

#17 windwhirl

xorbe Are we calling all form factors SSD now? I'm out of the loop. Yep. Though it may be necessary/recommended to clarify if you're talking about "classic" SATA AHCI SSDs or NVMe SSDs whenever you mention them.



Feels strange to talk about SATA as if it were an ancient technology... Yep. Though it may be necessary/recommended to clarify if you're talking about "classic" SATA AHCI SSDs or NVMe SSDs whenever you mention them.Feels strange to talk about SATA as if it were an ancient technology... Posted on May 7th 2018, 17:26 Reply

#18 xkm1948

970 EVO 1TB and 2TB pricing are really good. Get one of those for system drive and a SATA 4TB SSD for storage then one really don't need mechanical drive any more. Posted on May 7th 2018, 17:44 Reply

#19 RejZoR

I live really comfy with the Sammy 850 Pro 2TB for over 2 years now. Probably one of best spent 800€ to date. Everything else I bought for same money was worth next to nothing after 2 years. And it also became noticeably slower over time. 850 Pro, not really. I still have superb game load times, everything is super snappy, fast boot times and it's absolutely silent. 7+ years of warranty remaining :D Posted on May 7th 2018, 18:24 Reply

#20 Rich Knapp

Octopuss What were the original prices? About $50 higher About $50 higher Posted on May 7th 2018, 18:39 Reply

#21 BadFrog

xkm1948 970 EVO 1TB and 2TB pricing are really good. Get one of those for system drive and a SATA 4TB SSD for storage then one really don't need mechanical drive any more. Your right, pricing is good, but you should look at the current data storage crunch we currently have. HDD will be around for the foreseeable future. Your right, pricing is good, but you should look at the current data storage crunch we currently have. HDD will be around for the foreseeable future. Posted on May 7th 2018, 18:57 Reply

#22 xkm1948

BadFrog Your right, pricing is good, but you should look at the current data storage crunch we currently have. HDD will be around for the foreseeable future. Context dependent. Regular gamers and users would be just fine for that combination.



For people who have the need then yeah, get a fast NVMe and several high capacity HDD in redundancy array would be better. Personally I love high capacity HDD. Can't wait until the multi actuator HDD comes out and finally breaks the 500MB barrier of SATA Context dependent. Regular gamers and users would be just fine for that combination.For people who have the need then yeah, get a fast NVMe and several high capacity HDD in redundancy array would be better. Personally I love high capacity HDD. Can't wait until the multi actuator HDD comes out and finally breaks the 500MB barrier of SATA Posted on May 7th 2018, 19:02 Reply

#23 BadFrog

xkm1948 Context dependent. Regular gamers and users would be just fine for that combination.



For people who have the need then yeah, get a fast NVMe and several high capacity HDD in redundancy array would be better. Personally I love high capacity HDD. Can't wait until the multi actuator HDD comes out and finally breaks the 500MB barrier of SATA Noted, but aren't current SATA drives limited by the drive interface which is about 5-600mbps? And that's why they created the new faster protocol, nvme? Noted, but aren't current SATA drives limited by the drive interface which is about 5-600mbps? And that's why they created the new faster protocol, nvme? Posted on May 7th 2018, 19:19 Reply

#24 xkm1948

BadFrog Noted, but aren't current SATA drives limited by the drive interface which is about 5-600mbps? And that's why they created the new faster protocol, nvme? HDD has never been able to reach 500MB threshold. I was talking about new HDD tech will finally allow HDD to go near or over that 500MB/s cap HDD has never been able to reach 500MB threshold. I was talking about new HDD tech will finally allow HDD to go near or over that 500MB/s cap Posted on May 7th 2018, 19:29 Reply

#25 bug

xkm1948 HDD has never been able to reach 500MB threshold. I was talking about new HDD tech will finally allow HDD to go near or over that 500MB/s cap No, but HDDs can do up to around 250MB/s which isn't that much slower than SSDs. And they couldn't possibly go over 500MB/s for the same reason SATA SSDs can't: the interface+protocol don't allow it. No, but HDDs can do up to around 250MB/s which isn't that much slower than SSDs. And they couldn't possibly go over 500MB/s for the same reason SATA SSDs can't: the interface+protocol don't allow it. Posted on May 7th 2018, 19:51 Reply