Samsung's 990 Pro, a 4TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD, was listed at $799.90 on Amazon when Wccftech reported the price on Tuesday, down from a $1,099.99 list price. That works out to a $300 cut, or roughly 27 percent off.
The drive has racked up a 4.7-star average across more than 13,400 ratings on Amazon, a tally few SSDs at this capacity manage to hold onto. Amazon is listed as both seller and shipper, with returns free for 30 days and manufacturer support included.
On the spec sheet, the 990 Pro is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 7,450MB/s, which should translate into quick boots, fast large-file transfers and shorter game load times on compatible systems. Samsung also claims roughly 50 percent better power efficiency than the previous generation of the drive, a detail that matters more for laptops than desktops, where thermals and battery drain tend to be tighter constraints.
Samsung builds the 990 Pro around its own V-NAND flash and pitches it at gamers, video editors and anyone handling large project files or raw 4K footage. At 4TB, it's pitched as a one-drive solution for people who'd otherwise juggle two or three smaller SSDs. Buyers can choose between the standard version and one with a heatsink, which matters if you're slotting it into a PS5 or a desktop that runs hot under sustained loads.
On delivery timing, Amazon Prime members were shown free delivery by Thursday, October 22, when Wccftech checked the listing, while shoppers without Prime were quoted free delivery by Sunday, October 25.
The 990 Pro isn't new silicon. It launched as Samsung's flagship consumer Gen 4 drive before Gen 5 SSDs from rivals started pushing past 10,000MB/s on paper, though pricing and real-world availability for those still varies widely. For a 4TB-class Gen 4 drive with Samsung's reliability record and a four-figure original price, $799.90 is a meaningful enough cut to catch the eye of anyone who's been waiting for storage prices to come down from where they sat earlier this year.
As with any Amazon listing, the price is a snapshot. Wccftech reported the $799.90 figure as of its Tuesday write-up, and retailers routinely adjust deal pricing within days or even hours, so the number that shows up on the product page by the time you look could move either way.
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