Amazon Drops the Price on One of the Fastest 2TB M.2 SSDs Ahead of Black Friday

There will undoubtedly be a decent selection of SSDs on sale during Black Friday, but if you need one right now, there's one great deal that is already available. Amazon is offering a 2TB SK Hynix P41 Platinum PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVME solid state drive (SSD) for only $134.99 shipped. The SK Hynix P41 Platinum is one of the fastest PCI-E 4.0 SSDs available and is considerably less expensive than other comparable SSDs, like the Samsung 990 Pro ($169.99) and the WD SN850X ($149.49). This also happens to be an excellent candidate for your PlayStation 5 console or gaming PC.

SK Hynix P41 Platinum 2TB M.2 SSD for $134.99

SK Hynix might not be as recognizable of a brand as Samsung or Western Digital among consumers, but make no mistake that they are a major player in the flash memory market. SK Hynix is a South Korean DRAM manufacturer and one of the world's largest memory chipmakers and semiconductor companies. They supply components for many reputable brands you've probably heard of, like Corsair and G.Skill.

The Platinum P41 is SK Hynix's highest end SSD. It boasts sustained read speeds of 7,000MB/s and write speeds of 6,500MB/s as well as random read speeds of 1.4 million IOPS and write speeds of 1.3 million IOPS. In terms of reliability and stability, this SSD has been tested and validated through 1,000 hours of stress testing with MTBF reaching 1.5 million hours or up to 1,200TB written. The P41 Platinum uses an Aries controller with 176-layer TLC NAND flash chips, both of which are manufactured in-house. SK Hynix warranties this SSD with an above average 5 year warranty.

This is a great PS5 SSD, but you'll want to get a heatsink

The SK Hynix P41 Platinum makes for a great secondary SSD for your PlayStation 5 console since it performs well above Sony's minimum speed recommendation of 5,600MB/s. It's possible this SSD will run fine without a heatsink, but we like to err on the side of caution and would recommend you install one for peace of mind. Besides, you can get a perfectly adequate slim PS5 heatsink for under $10.

Looking for more early Black Friday sales on PlayStation accessories or games? Check out the best PS5 deals going on right now. If you don't own a console yet, the new PlayStation Pro is set to ship out in early November. It offers faster performance and 2TB of storage, but you'll have to pay up; the PS5 Pro will cost $699.99 and we don't expect any price drops during Black Friday.

Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.