Samsung 850 Pro Price Drop - VNAND Now More Affordable | GamersNexus

Samsung 850 Pro Price Drop - VNAND Now More Affordable

By Steve Burke Published July 08, 2014 at 7:24 pm

Hardware

Samsung's recent 850 Pro SSD launch debuted VNAND, a new approach to Flash memory that aims to improve overall capacity in a small space. The 850 Pro SSD is targeted at professional users, as evidenced by a focus on encryption, endurance (at 150 TBW), and high speeds across the board.

Samsung launched its new SSD at fairly high (though expected) prices -- $130 for 128GB, $230 for 256GB, $430 for 512GB, and $730 for 1TB. With some distance from its launch a week ago, the company has issued a price reduction on all its new 850 Pro SSDs.

Samsung 850 Pro SSD Specs

Spec	Samsung 850 Pro
Form Factor	2.5"
Capacity	128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB
Interface	SATA III
Controller	Samsung MEX Controller
Sequential	Read: Up to 550MB/s Write: Up to 520MB/s
4K Random	Read: Up to 100k IOPS Write: Up to 90k IOPS

The 850 Pro's prices are found in the table below:

	New Price	Old Price
128GB	$130	$130
256GB	$200	$230
512GB	$400	$430
1TB	$700	$730

The 850 Pro can be found on Newegg here or Amazon here.

- Steve "Lelldorianx" Burke.

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