Good storage ain’t cheap and cheap storage ain’t good, but Amazon is looking to rectify that with a stunning £340/$330 off a humungous 8TB SSD for Cyber Monday.
As part of the retailer’s Cyber Monday sale bonanza, the WD_BLACK 8TB SN850X NVMe Internal Gaming SSD is down to just $579.99 / £539.99, a massive 38% saving on the list price of $929.99 / £879.99.
With a built-in heatsink, the SSD plays particularly nicely with all models of the PS5 collection, essentially providing a near-tenfold increase in storage compared to the 825GB SSD that came with the launch version of the console.
Simply put, if you’re a dedicated PS5 gamer with an absolutely massive library that your PS5’s paltry storage cannot contain then this deal could be more tempting than the upgrade to the PS5 Pro, a console that only offers a little more graphical power for a whole lot more money.
On the technical side of things, this model uses M.2 SSD connector technology, which enables slimmer form-factors and the ability to use them as expandable storage in the PS5. The SN850X packs that large storage into a package that’s barely the size of a thumb (3.15″ x 0.87″ x 0.15″) and weighs just 8.6g, a truly impressive bit of kit.
It also offers insane read speeds of 7,200MB/S and write speeds of up to 6,600 for lightning-fast loading times for your favourite games. It also has the PCIe Gen4 standard required for PS5.
If you’re wondering what the latter is all about, our report earlier this year explained: “PCIe 4.0 is the fourth generation of the Peripheral Component Interconnect Express technology, which is used to help your CPU communicate with additional components (such as your SSD and graphics card) via your motherboard.”
This product also has a 5-year warranty from the manufacturer, giving you added peace of mind.