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The Best Internal Solid State Drives under $90

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Western Digital

WD Blue SN500

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From $80.16

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Features

  • Micron 3D NAND advancing the World's memory and storage technology for 40 years.
  • NVMe PCIe interface marks the next step in storage innovation.
  • Redundant Array of Independent NAND (RAIN). Capacity Range - 480 GB to 512 GB.
  • NVMe Standard Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology (Smart).
  • Capacities up to 1TB with sequential reads/writes up to 2,000/1,700 MB/s.

Cons

  • ⊖ No heat spreader.

Specs

  • NVMe Support: yes.
  • NAND Type: QLC.
  • Capacity (Tested): 500 GB.
  • Terabytes Written (TBW) Rating: 100 TBW.
  • Warranty Length: 5 years.
  • Internal or External: Internal.
  • Rated Maximum Sequential Write: 950 MBps.
  • Rated Maximum Sequential Read: 1900 MBps.
  • Internal Form Factor: M.2 Type-2280.
  • Controller Maker: Silicon Motion.
  • Bus Type: PCI Express 3.0 x4.
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Western Digital WD Blue SN500

Best for Budget M.2 Upgraders
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Features

  • Fueled by Western Digital in house Controller and 3D NAND.
  • Enables very low Power draw while maintaining high Performance.
  • 5 year manufacturer's limited warranty.
  • NVMe drive Not compatible with SATA interface.
  • Sequential read speeds up to 1, 700MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 1, 450MB/s.

Pros

  • ⊕ Decent TBW rating.
  • ⊕ Five-year warranty.
  • ⊕ Competitive 4K write results.
  • ⊕ Performs at manufacturer spec.

Cons

  • ⊖ No 1TB or larger capacity.

Specs

  • NVMe Support: yes.
  • NAND Type: TLC.
  • Capacity (Tested): 500 GB.
  • Terabytes Written (TBW) Rating: 300 TBW.
  • Warranty Length: 5 years.
  • Internal or External: Internal.
  • Rated Maximum Sequential Read: 1700 MBps.
  • Rated Maximum Sequential Write: 1450 MBps.
  • Internal Form Factor: M.2 Type-2280.
  • Controller Maker: Western Digital.
  • Bus Type: PCI Express 3.0 x4.

Samsung 860 Evo

Best of the Best
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Features

  • Secure Encryption: Protect Data by Selecting Security Options, Including Aes 256-Bit Hardware-Based Encryption Compliant with Tcg Opal and Ieee 1671.
  • Enhanced Read Write Speeds: Sequential Read and Write Performance Levels of Up to 550MB/S and 520MB/S, Respectively.
  • Included Contents: 2.5 Inches (7 Millimeter) Sata 3 (6 GB/S) SSD & User Manual (All Other Cables, Screws, Brackets Not Included); Reliability (Mtbf): 1.5 Million Hours Reliability (Mtbf).
  • Warranty and Compatibility:5-year limited warranty; Windows 8/Windows 7/Windows Server 2003 (32 bit and 64 bit), Vista (SP1 and above), XP (SP2 and above), MAC OSX and Linux.
  • Innovative V-Nand Technology: Powered by Samsung V-Nand Technology, the 860 Evo SSD Offers Optimized Performance for Everyday Computing As Well as Rendering Large-Sized 4K Videos and 3D Data Used by the Latest Applications.

Pros

  • ⊕ Priced aggressively.
  • ⊕ Supports hardware encryption.

Cons

  • ⊖ Doesn't ship with instructions.