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The PM981 is Samsung's OEM PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, built on 64-layer TLC NAND with the Phoenix controller. Sequential reads reach around 3,000 MB/s and writes around 1,800 MB/s, which is close to the retail 970 EVO of the same generation but without Samsung's consumer warranty or Magician support. It suits laptop and desktop upgrades and secondary game or scratch drives where capacity per dollar matters more than peak Gen4 speed. Buyers rate it well, though the lack of a retail warranty and the DRAM-less reputation of some OEM batches come up in discussion.
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Lowest price we've seen: $125.00 on Nov 13 at StarMicroInc.Net. Tracked across 5 stores since Nov 13.
Owners rate it highly for real-world speed and reliability, calling it a solid value against retail Samsung drives. Complaints center on OEM warranty coverage and write speeds dropping on very large transfers.
The Samsung PM981 is a 1TB internal solid state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor. It uses TLC (Triple-Level Cell) NAND flash and connects over a PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe interface. It is an OEM drive.
The four-lane PCIe 3.0 interface gives it high read and write speeds. It fits laptops and desktops with a standard M.2 slot. The drive has low power consumption, which helps battery life in portable devices.
This drive has been tested for key functions and meets R2 (Ready for resale) standards.
