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Pricing

CATALOG
Class average, best price per GB:
SATA
$0.138
→ Holding (+2.9% since last reported)
Gen 4
$0.184
→ Holding (0.0% since last reported)
Gen 5
$0.199
→ Holding (−2.5% since last reported)
Snapshot Nov 2, 2026
Sorting all capacities by $/GB favors larger drives. Pick a capacity to compare like with like.
Drive
Capacity
Best price
$/GB
vs Class
Trend
1TB
$158
at Newegg.
Lowest tracked price
$0.158
/GB
14% below the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
Down 27% vs last cycle
1TB
$159
at Walmart.
Lowest tracked price
$0.159
/GB
Down 3% vs last cycle
1TB
$161
/
$179
10% OFF
at Amazon.
Lowest tracked price
$0.161
/GB
13% below the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
Down 10% vs last cycle
1TB
$179
/
$199
10% OFF
at Amazon.
Lowest tracked price
$0.179
/GB
29% above the average best SATA price ($0.138/GB)
Down 10% vs last cycle
1TB
$188
at Amazon.
Lowest tracked price
$0.188
/GB
In line with the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
Transcend ESD410C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 (20 Gbps)
USB 20 Gbps · External
Passive Cooling
1TB
$209
at Amazon.
Lowest tracked price
$0.209
/GB
1TB
$237
/
$287
17% OFF
at Best Buy.
Lowest tracked price
$0.237
/GB
Down 3% vs last cycle
SanDisk Extreme Portable V3 USB 3.2 Gen2x2 (20 Gbps)
USB 20 Gbps · External
Passive Cooling
1TB
$239
at B&H.
Lowest tracked price
$0.239
/GB
1TB
$249
/
$299
17% OFF
at Amazon.
Lowest tracked price
$0.249
/GB
25% above the average best Gen 5 price ($0.199/GB)
Down 17% vs last cycle
1TB
$249
at B&H.
Lowest tracked price
$0.249
/GB
35% above the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
Down 5% vs last cycle
Crucial T700 NVMe PCIe Gen5 (128 Gbps)
PCIe Gen5 · M.2 2280
Heatsink
1TB
$257
at Amazon.
Lowest tracked price
$0.257
/GB
29% above the average best Gen 5 price ($0.199/GB)
Down 7% vs last cycle
Crucial T705 NVMe PCIe Gen5 (128 Gbps)
PCIe Gen5 · M.2 2280
Heatsink
1TB
$257
at Amazon.
Lowest tracked price
$0.257
/GB
29% above the average best Gen 5 price ($0.199/GB)
Down 7% vs last cycle
1TB
$259
at Amazon.
Lowest tracked price
$0.259
/GB
30% above the average best Gen 5 price ($0.199/GB)
Down 21% vs last cycle
SAMSUNG T7 USB 3.2 Gen2 (10 Gbps)
USB 10 Gbps · External
Passive Cooling
1TB
$259
/
$274
5% OFF
at Walmart.
Lowest tracked price
$0.259
/GB
SAMSUNG 990 PRO NVMe PCIe Gen4 (64 Gbps)
PCIe Gen4 · M.2 2280
Heatsink
1TB
$303
at B&H.
Lowest tracked price
$0.303
/GB
64% above the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
OWC Express 1M2 USB 4 V2 (80 Gbps)
Thunderbolt / USB4 · External
Passive Cooling
1TB
$434
/
$469
7% OFF
at Amazon.
Lowest tracked price
$0.434
/GB
Corsair EX400U USB 4 V1 (40 Gbps)
Thunderbolt / USB4 · External
1TB
$498
/
$529
6% OFF
at Amazon.
Lowest tracked price
$0.498
/GB
Down 10% vs last cycle
LaCie Rugged SSD Pro Thunderbolt 3 (40 Gbps)
Thunderbolt / USB4 · External
1TB
$569
at Amazon.
Lowest tracked price
$0.569
/GB
Down 3% vs last cycle
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About the Scores
Every drive in our catalog meets a minimum performance bar; drives below it aren't listed. The score answers one question: how much of its interface's potential does this drive actually deliver? It's based on published read and write speeds, whether smaller capacities keep the same write speed, and whether the drive has a DRAM cache, each measured against the best drive on the same interface. Because scores are relative to the interface, a Gen3 drive and a Gen5 drive can both score near 10 even though the Gen5 drive is much faster. To compare like with like, filter by interface class.

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