2TB MSI Spatium M461 SSD is on sale for $84 — just 4 cents per GB

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We don't need to convince you of the reasons to buy an SSD. They're a staple means of storage these days with fast performance that vastly outpaces your standard HDD — that's not to say a quality HDD isn't still good to go to for mass storage. However, we've got a pretty good deal to share today on a quality SSD made by MSI. The MSI Spatium M461 2TB SSD is currently available on the official MSI website for $84, down from its recent average price of $99. This puts the final price at around 4 cents per GB.

This isn't the newest SSD around, and it is certainly not the fastest, but it's miles ahead of your average HDD and has plenty of good performance worth looking at, especially at this price. If you want to get an idea of what's leading the SSD industry right now, look at our list of best gaming SSDs.

MSI Spatium M461 2TB SSD: now $84 at MSI

MSI Spatium M461 2TB SSD: now $84 at MSI (was $99)
This gaming SSD can reach read/write speeds as high as 5000/4200 MBps. It uses 3D NAND flash memory and comes with a 5-year warranty from MSI.

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This MSI branded drive is available in multiple capacities, but today's discount applies only to the 2TB edition. All drives in this line are compatible with PCIe Gen 4 x4 interfaces (and earlier) and use the NVMe 1.4 standard interface. The 2TB MSI Spatium M461 can reach read/write speeds as high as 5,000/4,200 MBps. This SSD is built around the Phison E21T controller and uses modern 3D NAND flash memory.

This purchase is supported by a manufacturer's warranty provided by MSI that is guaranteed for 5 years. However, MSI's warranty will be void if the drive reaches 450 TBW. The product page indicates this is a limited offer, but it doesn't specify exactly when it will end, so we're not sure how long it will be available at this price.

Visit the MSI Spatium M461 2TB SSD product page at MSI for more details and purchase options.

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7 Comments Comment from the forums
  • usertests
    This SSD is built around the Phison E21T controller and uses modern 3D NAND flash memory.
    Someone forgot to mention it's QLC NAND. One reason I passed on it. No DRAM cache either.
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  • Shiznizzle
    450 TBW. I will pass

    Spend maybe a 1/3 more of that 89 they want and get a WD Black or Samsung that now approaches the 2400 TBW mark.

    I see lots of weird named NVMe SSDs, or even known brands, that have a phenominal price per GB ratio. Till you read the fine print. 100 TBW, 220 TBW or in this case 450 TBW.

    While this may be fine for people who do not mess around with large files sizes, for those who do this drive is an instant skip.

    Heck

    https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/2tb-pcie-4-0-ssd-is-usd99-at-newegg-and-comes-with-a-free-32gb-flash-drive
    Even that drive is better at 2x + the TBW @1024 vs 450 and for americans that drive only costs 10 dollars more.
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  • ThereAndBackAgain
    It's crazy to me, the lack of transparency about TLC and QLC NAND types from SSD manufacturers given what a difference it can make (depending on use case), especially when your drive is almost full. I had no idea about it until recently, and nowhere on the spec sheet on MSI's website does it mention it's QLC.

    I have an MSI Spatium 371 NVMe drive, and it also is QLC, which I didn't know about until well after I bought it. Its performance has been fine for me, since I'm not doing a lot of heavy writing to it and thus not prone to filling up its SLC cache. But it would have been nice to have been informed about such things beforehand.

    Wait until the dread day when PLC is a thing and QLC is the new high-end NAND type...
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  • usertests
    ThereAndBackAgain said:
    Wait until the dread day when PLC is a thing and QLC is the new high-end NAND type...
    It'll be great. PLC, HLC, S(epta)LC, and finally OLC, diminishing gains with diminishing endurance. Write once and don't look at it wrong.

    Kioxia Demos HLC 3D NAND and Talks About OLC NAND
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  • ThereAndBackAgain
    usertests said:
    It'll be great. PLC, HLC, S(epta)LC, and finally OLC, diminishing gains with diminishing endurance. Write once and don't look at it wrong.

    Kioxia Demos HLC 3D NAND and Talks About OLC NAND
    Oh, man. I would hope that PLC is the end-stage and the rest just never become viable. Unless they find a way to make it work with high write endurance and higher speeds. In which case I vote for 7LC as the official designation for the one following HLC, just for the avoidance of doubt.
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  • Co BIY
    Still hard to get past the name.
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  • Andre-V
    usertests said:
    Someone forgot to mention it's QLC NAND. One reason I passed on it. No DRAM cache either.
    I was looking into some reviews about this SSD and only one mentioned no DRAM. There's also no mention for the flash type(TLC or QLC) even on MSI website nd even in the spechsheet, the same with DRAM. The lack of any mentioning started to get suspicions. Its clear the very low price is because its a cheap SSD.
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