Samsung's new 4TB SSD - yours for only $1,500

If you're looking for an SSD that combines performance with plenty of capacity, then look at Samsung's new 4TB 850 EVO drive. Just make sure you're sitting before looking at the price.

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According to an Amazon listing that's just popped up, this drive will set you back a whopping $1,499. That sounds like a lot, but it works out at less than $0.38 per GB, which is actually pretty reasonable for a high-end SSD. That said, compared to the 500GB version of the 850 EVO, you are paying a premium of about $0.05 per GB.

According to the spec sheet, this drive is capable of read and write speeds of 540MB/s and 520MB/s, respectively, making it the perfect choice for anyone who has to juggle a lot of data.

This still pales in comparison to the 15.36TB enterprise SSD the company unveiled earlier this year.

The Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSD will be available from July 31.

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