While the Samsung 970 lineup is stacked with several different models, such as the EVO, EVO Plus, and Pro, the Samsung 980 Pro has largely gone at it alone since its launch in September. Not anymore, however, as the non-Pro Samsung 980 SSD has officially landed after appearing on several retailer listings and even its own website ahead of time.
Unlike the 980 Pro, which uses the newer PCIe 4.0 standard, the Samsung 980 is built using the previous Gen 3 specification, meaning it's capped at half the speed. Fortunately, it looks to reach these upper limits with the $129.99 / £119.49 MSRP 1TB model hitting a sequential read speed of 3500MB/s and a sequential write speed of 3000MB/s, which is faster than the more expensive 970 Evo but retains the same 600TBW endurance and five-year warranty.
It's also available in smaller 250GB and 500GB capacities, which cost $49.99 / £45.99 and $69.99 / £64.49 respectively and, as expected, have lower endurance. There's no sign of a 2TB model just yet, but this usually comes much later in an SSD's life.
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