Samsung PM961 MZ-VLW2560 256GB M.2 SSD Solid State Drive
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$99.99at NeweggChecked Nov 10
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The PM961 is Samsung's OEM NVMe drive, the same hardware family sold at retail as the 960 EVO. It uses the Polaris controller with TLC V-NAND and a PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 link, so it is far faster than any SATA drive of its era. It is a bare drive with no heatsink, no software and no retail box, aimed at system builders and laptop upgrades. Compared with the 960 EVO it lacks the retail warranty and the Magician support path, which is the main trade-off.
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Lowest price we've seen: $99.99 on Nov 10 at Newegg. Tracked across 1 store since Nov 10.
Owners treat the PM961 as a cheap way into NVMe and report fast boots and app loads. The common complaints are the small capacity and the lack of retail support compared with the 960 EVO.
