WD's Black NVMe PCIe SSDs have 3.4GB/s read speeds: 500GB $170, 250GB $95

Update 6/20: Amazon offers the Seagate FireCuda 1TB 2.5-inch internal hard drive for $52.99 shipped (Reg. $60+). Rated 4.1/5 stars from over 1,900 at Amazon.

Amazon offers the WD Black 500GB High-Performance NVMe PCIe internal solid state drive for $169.99 shipped. Originally $230, this SSD has sold for closer to $200 recently and this is the lowest we’ve tracked historically. Western Digital recently released these SSDs, which boast read speeds of 3,400 MB/s. NVMe is a great technology for super-fast I/O speeds in a very compact form factor. Rated 4.5/5 stars.

Sequential read speeds up to 3,400MB/s (for 1000GB model), up to 60% faster than the previous generation of WD Black SSD
Built on the Western Digital NVMe SSD storage architecture for low latency, power efficiency, and compatibility
Low power efficiency down to 2.5mW, half the mW of the previous WD Black SSD
WD F.I.T. Lab certified to work with a wide range of high-performance PC configurations
Free downloadable WD SSD Dashboard software and free downloadable cloning and backup software
5-year limited warranty

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WD’s Black NVMe PCIe SSDs have 3.4GB/s read speeds: 500GB $170, 250GB $95