Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSD Debuts With 48-Layer 256Gbit TLC V-NAND

By Nathan Kirsch July 12, 2016

Samsung has introduced the worlds highest capacity consumer SSD – the 4TB 850 EVO! The drive utilizes Samsung’s 48-Layer 256Gbit TLC V-NAND with the Samung MHX controller and 4GB LPDDR3 memory to deliver unsurpassed performance, reliability and capacity. The new 4TB capacity is priced at $1,499.99 and is available to purchase right now on the Samsung store site. The 4TB 850 EVO will be available in 50 countries and regions, including the U.S., Korea, China and Europe. At that price you are looking at around $0.38 per GB and not too many people are going to be able to afford the drive. The good news is that 4TB SSDs are here and that will help push lower capacity SSD pricing down as Samsung rolls out 48-Layer 256Gbit TLC V-NAND to other capacity drives.

Samsung SSD 850 EVO 4TB features include:

Sequential read / write speeds of up to 540 MB/s and 520 MB/s, respectively, when TurboWrite is initiated
Ability to store approximately 1,000 two-hour compressed 1080p full-length movies
Availability in a 2.5-inch form factor with a five-year limited warranty or 300 TBW