WD_Black SN8100 NVMe SSD drops to $249.99 from $517.99

A $268 discount that's hard to ignore.

PCIe 5.0 drives are still the premium tier in the NVMe world, and this is one of the fastest you can buy at a price that finally makes sense. WD_Black SN8100 NVMe SSD drops to $249.99 - save $268. That is 52% off the list price, cutting the cost by more than half for a 1TB Gen5 drive with read speeds hitting 14,900MB/s.

THE DEAL

WD_Black SN8100 NVMe SSD

$249.99 (was $517.99) - Save $268 (52% off)

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Get This Price

The 1TB model has averaged $306.58 over the last 30 days and $328.75 over the last 90 days, so this $249.99 price is well below both marks. For just $249.99, down from its list price of $517.99, you are getting a Gen5 drive at roughly what slower Gen4 models typically cost. That gap makes this one of the better SSD deals active right now.

What You're Getting

This is a PCIe 5.0x4 NVMe M.2 2280 drive with sequential read speeds up to 14,900MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 14,000MB/s. Random performance exceeds 2,300,000 IOPS on the 2TB and 4TB models. The custom WD_Black anodized aluminum heatsink delivers fanless cooling with RGB lighting and the lowest profile of any PCIe 5.0 drive with RGB. Sustained performance under heavy workloads runs up to 15x longer than the non-heatsink version.

Endurance reaches up to 4,800 TBW on the 8TB model using TLC 3D CBA NAND technology. Sandisk Dashboard (Windows) handles drive monitoring and firmware updates, and Acronis True Image for Sandisk covers data migration.

Who This Is For

Best for PC builders upgrading to a Gen5-capable motherboard who want top-tier read speeds for game loading, video editing, or AI workloads. Also a strong fit if you are building a high-end rig and want RGB lighting integrated into the storage without adding a separate heatsink.

Skip it if your build still runs Gen4 or Gen3 -- you will not see the speed benefit, and a cheaper Gen4 drive makes more sense for everyday use.

Final Verdict

A 52% discount on a current-gen PCIe 5.0 drive is rare, and the $249.99 price undercuts the 30-day and 90-day averages by a meaningful margin. If you have a Gen5 slot ready and need 1TB of storage at speeds that rival anything on the market. This is the deal to pull the trigger on.