Company Western digital introduced an SSD format M.2 NVMe with interface PCI Express 4.0… It will be officially compatible with the upcoming next generation console Playstation 5…
Technical characteristics of new products in the series SN850 impressive. The maximum read speed of the medium is 7 GB / sand the entries are from 4.1 to 5.3 GB / s depending on device capacity… Models will go on sale from 500 GB to 2 TB:
- 500GB – Write 4.1GB / s. Cost – $ 150 (about 11.5 thousand rubles);
- 1TB – Read 5.3GB / s. Cost – $ 230 (about 17.3 thousand rubles);
- 2TB – Read 5.1GB / s. Cost – $ 450 (about 34.7 thousand rubles).
It is noteworthy that the drives have a configurable RGB backlight, but since the case on the PlayStation 5 is closed, console users won’t see it.
The new SSDs will go on sale by the end of 2023.