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Storage Drives under $500

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5 storage drives under $500 from Samsung, Corsair, Kingston and more. Most cost $430 to $499, and half cost less than $464.

TeamGroupSpec score 8.9

SSD, NVMe, M.2, 4TB

+4TB capacity: the highest capacity of the 33 here
+4 pcie generation: only 4 of 20 here have a higher pcie generation
−7000 read speed: 14 of the 20 here have a higher read speed
$499.99
as of 11/04/2026 08:05 PST - Details
WD_BLACKSpec score 8.5

SSD, NVMe, M.2, 2TB

+2TB capacity for a large game library
+Up to 7,000 MB/s read speed
+PCIe Gen4 NVMe interface for fast internal storage
$464.26
as of 11/04/2026 08:09 PST - Details
CorsairSpec score 8.3

SSD, NVMe, M.2, 1TB

+Up to 7,000 MB/s sequential read speed
+PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe interface for fast transfers
+3D TLC NAND memory
$439.00
as of 11/04/2026 13:10 PST - Details
CorsairSpec score 8.3

SSD, NVMe, M.2, 1TB

+Up to 7,100 MB/s sequential read speed
+PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe interface for fast transfers
+Optimized for PS5 use
$429.99
as of 11/04/2026 13:10 PST - Details
SamsungSpec score 8.3

SSD, NVMe, M.2, 1TB

+Compact M.2 form factor for slim builds
+NVMe interface offers faster transfers than SATA
+1TB capacity suits a sizable library of files
$499.99
as of 11/04/2026 07:06 PST - Details

Compare specs

storage driveKindInterfaceFormCapacityPCIe generationSpec scorePrice
SSDNVMeM.24TB48.9$499.99
as of 11/04/2026 08:05 PST - Details
SSDNVMeM.22TB48.5$464.26
as of 11/04/2026 08:09 PST - Details
SSDNVMeM.21TB48.3$439.00
as of 11/04/2026 13:10 PST - Details
SSDNVMeM.21TB48.3$429.99
as of 11/04/2026 13:10 PST - Details
SSDNVMeM.21TB48.3$499.99
as of 11/04/2026 07:06 PST - Details

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