Samsung Sets Nov. 1 Preorder Date for Gaming SSDs

Samsung will begin preorders Nov. 1 for the 990 Pro PCIe 4.0 solid-state drive series for gamers, it said Friday. The 990 Pro and 990 Pro with Heatsink are optimized for PC and console gamers and creators, tripling storage capacity, it said. Read and write speeds are 7,450 Mbps and 6,900 Mbps, respectively, it said. SSD prices are 1TB ($169), 2TB ($289) for the Pro models; Heatsink versions, which include RGB lights, are 1TB ($189) and 2TB ($309); a 4TB version will be available next year, Samsung said.