Good deal – The WD Black SN770 1 TB SSD “4 stars” at €99.99 (-17%)

WD Black SN770 SSDs are positioned as a mid-range PCIe 4 storage solution. With speeds of up to 5.15 GB / s, the 1 TB version is intended for office PCs as well as gaming PCs, or even the Sony PS5 console.

The WD Black SN770 1TB is a very good mid-range SSD. It offers both high and stable data rates. Its good thermal management ensures that it operates without a heat sink and without a drop in speed. The reliance on a PCIe 4 interface puts it a short head ahead of the best PCIe 3 SSDs. And while it can be used in a Sony PS5 console, it will still need to purchase a third-party heatsink.

Strong points

• Fairly large SLC cache.
• 5 year warranty.
• 600 TB write endurance.
• Thermal management.

Weak points

• Need to purchase a 3rd party heatsink for use in a PS5.

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Alternatively

With the 970 Evo, Samsung offers very fast SSDs, but which heat up faster than on the previous generation. However, this is not prohibitive and the speeds remain high in absolute terms. Users who need to swap several tens of gigabytes at the chain will overcome this problem by using an SSD heatsink, as is found with more and more motherboards. The high endurance and the 5-year warranty are also to be considered.