I test SSDs for a living, and this is the best SSD deal I'd spend my money on this week

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I've tested dozens of SSDs over my decade-plus experience building PCs, and I've reviewed several for TechRadar, including the Samsung 990 Pro and the 990 Pro is the SSD I recommend to anyone building a PC. It can be a pricy SSD, though, especially for high-capacities, making this Amazon deal on the Samsung 990 Pro, starting at just $99.99, so great. You can save up to 40% for this fantastic SSD, depending on the capacity and heat-sink option.

• Shop Amazon's full Spring Sale

UK shoppers aren't out of luck either, as you can pick up the Samsung 990 Pro with Heatsink starting at £95.99 at Amazon during the retailer's Big Spring Sale.

This SSD is as good as you'll find for a PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD, reaching sequential read speeds up to 7,465MB/s and up to 6,888MB/s sequential write speeds in my testing.

It's also the fastest PS5 SSD I've tested, with PS5 access speeds reaching nearly 6,500MB/s, making game loading and library copying incredibly speedy.

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John (He/Him) is the Components Editor here at TechRadar and he is also a programmer, gamer, activist, and Brooklyn College alum currently living in Brooklyn, NY.

Named by the CTA as a CES 2020 Media Trailblazer for his science and technology reporting, John specializes in all areas of computer science, including industry news, hardware reviews, PC gaming, as well as general science writing and the social impact of the tech industry.

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