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Storage Drives under $500

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4 storage drives under $500 from Samsung, Corsair, Kingston and more. Prices run $425 to $470.

SanDiskSpec score 9.1

SSD, NVMe, M.2, 2TB

+PCIe 5.0 x4 interface for the fastest NVMe connection
+Read speed up to 14,900 MB/s
+2TB capacity for large game libraries
$470.39
as of 11/04/2026 08:09 PST - Details
KingstonSpec score 8.7

SSD, NVMe, M.2, 2TB

+2TB capacity for large game libraries
+PCIe 5.0 NVMe interface
+Up to 8000 MB/s read speed
$424.50
as of 11/03/2026 23:46 PST - Details
CorsairSpec score 8.8

SSD, NVMe, M.2, 2TB

+PCIe 5.0 interface for the fastest current NVMe link
+Up to 10,000 MB/s sequential read speed
+2TB capacity for a large library of files and games
−Fast PCIe 5.0 link requires a compatible motherboard to reach full speed
$459.99
as of 11/04/2026 13:10 PST - Details
AcerSpec score 9.1

SSD, NVMe, M.2, 2TB

+5 pcie generation: the highest pcie generation of the 20 here
+14500 read speed: only 1 of 20 here have a higher read speed
$425.99
as of 11/04/2026 12:05 PST - Details

Compare specs

storage driveKindInterfaceFormCapacityPCIe generationSpec scorePrice
SSDNVMeM.22TB59.1$470.39
as of 11/04/2026 08:09 PST - Details
SSDNVMeM.22TB58.7$424.50
as of 11/03/2026 23:46 PST - Details
SSDNVMeM.22TB58.8$459.99
as of 11/04/2026 13:10 PST - Details
SSDNVMeM.22TB59.1$425.99
as of 11/04/2026 12:05 PST - Details

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