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Western Digital cuts 2TB SSD price by $200 amid AI storage crunch

Western Digital is offering a significant discount on its 2TB Black SN7100 SSD, bringing the price down to $299.99 from its original $500 MSRP. This PCIe 4.0 M.2 drive features a DRAM-less design but utilizes Host Memory Buffer (HMB) technology for efficient performance. Despite the AI-driven price increases in storage components over the past year, this deal makes the SN7100 a compelling option for PC, laptop, and PS5 upgrades. AI

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IMPACT This deal offers a price reduction on storage hardware, which has seen increased costs due to AI demand, potentially benefiting PC builders and users.

RANK_REASON This is a deal on a PC component, not a new AI model or core AI research.

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Western Digital cuts 2TB SSD price by $200 amid AI storage crunch

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 · Joe Shields ·

    Get a 2TB Western Digital Black SN7100 SSD for only $299.99 — $200 savings drives snappy PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD down to a more reasonable price point.

    Newegg slashes $200 off the 2TB WD Black SN7100 dropping this fast PCIe 4.0 SSD to $299.99 - strong PS5 and PC performance plus lower power draw make it one of the best DRAM-less drives at this price