Now while that discount looks pretty massive on its surface, it is worthwhile to seek out the full story.
At the turn of the new year into 2026, prices of SSDs and other forms of storage had begun to skyrocket. This is in part due to the new demand by big tech companies, investing in AI and swallowing up all the production of storage manufactures to support their own expansion. This has caused a surge in prices at the consumer level and the Samsung 990 Pro SSD is no exception.
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Samsung released the 990 Pro back at the end of 2022 and it started at a launch price of $290 for the 2TB model. Over the four years since its release, it’s seen price reductions and occasional sales that have brought it down between $140 and $180, where it steadily stayed until 2026.
By February, this 2TB SSD had shot up past its MSRP to above $400 and by April had reached a ludicrous high of $640.
