MSI cleverly avoiding the big boys before Black Friday
$10 more than the M482 gets you DRAM, better write performance and higher endurance
PS5 compatible
S78-440Q600-P83
Controller: Phison E18
Memory: Micron 176L TLC
DRAM Cache: Hynix 2GB DDR4
Sequential Read: 7400 MB/s
Sequential Write: 7000 MB/s
Random Read: 1,000,000 IOPS
Random Write: 1,000,000 IOPS
Endurance (TBW): 1400 TB
Warranty: 5 Years
A little while back we were getting SSDs cheap because the manufacturers had geared up to produce a lot more than the market turned out to want to buy. Except for the premium products which they could get a premium price for, they had to sell below cost of manufacture to clear the stock that had built up. The manufacturers re-adjusted, focusing more on the higher end high capacity products. And the prices went up.
But now the economic turndown has meant production is still too high, and we are seeing some good prices again. And we are seeing them on big capacity fast SSDs, not just the low end stuff like before.
This is not going to continue. You would be well advised that if you see a good price now, get it.