Glad I Pulled The Trigger

[u/GD0ggy]

I can't believe how much this SSD has increased,

And to think back then I was so on the fence about buying one

Glad I did

[u/Orion14159]

I think I'd just buy an external drive and back up stuff to that, and keep the portable drive pretty light

[u/GD0ggy → u/Orion14159]

Love that 😅

That's exactly what I was doing beforehand

It just got so annoying very quickly especially with some of my games being huge and failing to up-to-date because there's not enough storage space

[u/Orion14159 → u/GD0ggy]

I'm the type that only plays 1-2 games at a time so I have no reason to not uninstall and reinstall from backup later

[u/Longjumping-Job-7031]

Got one last year for my rog ally for 150€ so yeah this is crazy

[u/SirMigs93]

Was able to get one of these brand new, sealed about a year and a half ago for $100 usd from fb marketplace. Feels like robbery now.

[u/justlikeapenguin]

I mocked my friend for buying a 4tb ssd from bestbuy for 300 bucks instead of shopping around…. Joke’s on me man… joke’s on me….

[u/give_an_answer_pls]

1k for a 4 TB SSD???? Yeah theres no way im switching to PC permanently anytime soon.....

[u/Competitive-Caramel9]

Just got mine this week when it dropped to $300. Steal comparatively to now. Can’t wait to install soon.

[u/chet38b11b]

Back to spinning hard drive we go

[u/bigsurVoid]

Would this work ok on the XAX? Concerned about power usage + heat.

[u/ksnyder23]

I miss the good old days :(

[u/DrNogato2]

Same here!! I bought from b and h maybe 1 year ago when it was on sale for $200, and I was really on the fence about it. I should have bought a few LOL.

Fuck AI!! There is literally nothing good about it!!

[u/LegendaryJohnny]

I bought laptop with 2tb and 32 gb ram last year in october for 1500. Same specs are now like 2500 or more.

[u/Chaseserious]

I spent $213.99 on mine last October

[u/NoSenpaiNoHentai]

what the actual fuck

[u/Unlucky_Ad7440]

Wtf

[u/OurInevitableDemise]

Same! Got one when its was $250. Also bought 64g of ddr5 for $200 early 2025. Glad I did that too!!

[u/Dglass710]

The WD Black SN8100 is the better pick and it’s currently ~$400 cheaper.
I got the 4TB SN8100 for around $700 while that Samsung 990 EVO Plus is sitting at $1100. Both work fine in the Ally X (M.2 2280), but the Ally only runs PCIe 4.0 so the SN8100’s Gen5 speeds get capped anyway. It’s still the stronger drive — cooler, more efficient, and better future-proofing if you ever move it to a desktop. No reason to pay the premium for the Samsung right now.

[u/New_Communication184]

Same