Samsung 980 PRO M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD - 1TB $131.19 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU

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Further discounted from 24/3's price and setting a new record low on Camelx3. Limit 5 per order.

Some specs

• 1 TB
• M.2 2280
• PCIe Gen 4 x 4
• NVMe
• 980 PRO is backward compatible with PCIe 3.0. (Wrong specs from Amazon.) Sequential performances (up to): 3500MB/s for reads, 3450MB/s (1TB) for writes. Random (up to): 690K IOPS (500GB/1TB) for reads, 660K IOPS (1TB) for writes.

(From Samsung copy) Powered by Samsung custom Elpis Controller for PCIe 4.0 SSD, the 980 PRO is optimized for speed. It delivers read speeds up to 7,000 MB/s, making it 2 times faster than PCIe 3.0 SSDs and 12.7 times faster than Samsung SATA SSDs. The 980 PRO achieves max speeds on PCIe 4.0 and may vary in other environments*.

• Performance may vary depending on the SSD’s firmware version and the system hardware & system configuration. Performance measurements are based on IOmeter 1.1.0. The write performances were measured with Intelligent TurboWrite technology being activated. The sequential write performance after Intelligent TurboWrite region is up to 2,000 MB/s (for 1TB).

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  Alva10 on 27/03/2023 - 12:26

  +1

  Was looking at this in the morning but went with the KC3000 instead, cause can't wait XD

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    Bangerbargain on 27/03/2023 - 15:32

    This or kc3000?

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      Alva10 on 28/03/2023 - 09:23

      My take is the speed is similar, KC3000 has higher endurance, but no encryption. Whichever is cheaper should be a better buy.

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  Hybroid on 27/03/2023 - 12:37

  +9

  Note if you get one these, there's an issue with some batches dying. There's a firmware update you will need to do if it's an affected batch. Worth checking before you start throwing on your data or into PS5.

  https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-980-pro-ssd-failur…

  https://www.pcgamer.com/an-error-in-samsungs-980-pro-firmwar…

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    garetz on 27/03/2023 - 14:19

    -2

    3500MB/s for reads, 3450MB/s writes

    The specs aren't for ps5, you need minimum 5000 MB/s read and writes.

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      Hybroid on 27/03/2023 - 14:24

      +1

      The Amazon listing was wrong and has been updated now showing:

      Maximum Speed: 980 PRO is raising the bar for NVMe SSDs, delivering read speeds up to 7,000 MB/s

      980 Pro is definitely PS5 compatible.

      In fact even slower Gen 4 drives that do not meet min requirement still work fine. For now anyway, till games saturate the bandwidth need.

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    Namidairo on 27/03/2023 - 23:24

    +2

    I'd also make sure that it says genuine next to the serial number in Samsung Magician when you go to update the firmware too, since there have been fake 980 Pro ssds spotted in the wild. While I doubt Amazon would source them directly, they sure love shipping returns.

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      Hybroid on 28/03/2023 - 00:08

      Yep, actually a very valid point. Had no idea they were being faked already.

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  EuphratesFate on 27/03/2023 - 13:02

  Read write speeds on the description seem to be from the non-pro version.

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    mojadu on 27/03/2023 - 13:09

    Yeah they seem to have put the PCIE Gen 3 speeds there as it's backwards compatible. The 980 Pro running PCIE Gen 4 should be reaching 6500-7000MB/s read times

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  Lexsus on 27/03/2023 - 14:51

  +1

  Make sure to download the correct firmware for these, whoever wants to buy these

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  s12321 on 27/03/2023 - 15:18

  I've bought one, but note: There is no international warranty from Samsung and the Amazon return windows is short.

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    liongalahad on 28/03/2023 - 01:27

    +1

    Is that even legal in Australia?

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    EightImmortals on 28/03/2023 - 09:27

    I've found Amazon returns pretty good even outside of their 30 day window. At least for faulty products that die within their warranty period.

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      s12321 on 28/03/2023 - 16:10

      there is no return or contact amazon under my order after 30 days. How to contact amazon for warranty?

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        EightImmortals on 28/03/2023 - 17:05

        Click 'contact us' down the bottom of the page.

        https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/help/customer/display.html?node…

        Then on the next page if your item isn't there hit 'help with a different item', 'show more items' until your order appears, click the item you want to return and then 'returns and refunds'. Follow the prompts from there until you see 'start a return or replacement'.

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          s12321 on 28/03/2023 - 23:12

          @EightImmortals: thanks, I've found it under. Not sure if it will work within 12 months but not for Samsung's 5 years.

          **Defective item / item does not work
          You can return items that are defective or don't work to Amazon for a replacement or refund via the Returns Support Centre.

          If it's been 30 days since you received it, you'll need to contact us to return it. You may wish to visit the manufacturer's website or contact them directly as they may be able to offer troubleshooting and support. **

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  Scrobo on 05/04/2023 - 13:03

  Are their any external RAID enclosures that could take 2 of these in RAID0?