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SanDisk Extreme Pro M.2 NVMe 3D SSD: High-end performance at bargain prices

The SanDisk Extreme Pro NVMe offers nearly the same performance as Samsung’s class-leading 970 Pro, but costs the same as that company’s slower and lower-priced 970 EVO. Targeted at creative types and power users with lots of big files to store, it’s a game-changer that bodes ill for budget NVMe vendors—and Samsung’s profit margins.

Before we go further, one thing that needs to be. Not similar, but exactly the same drive with a more colorful label and a slightly different audience. WD owns SanDisk. Aha.

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