This 2 TB NVMe SSD from Biwin is as good as it gets right now at $0.12/GB—7,400 MB/s seq read from our best budget SSD

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Biwin Black Opal NV7400 | 2 TB
Biwin Black Opal NV7400 | 2 TB: $249.99 at Amazon

Almost every speedy 2 TB drive costs more than this Biwin drive. It's just $0.12 per gigabyte, which is historically expensive but, in the current climate, not bad at all. We gave this drive 87% in our review last year ,and it's brilliant value at $250. Yes, it's a lot more expensive than it used to be, but I'd take it over most others.

Key specs: NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 7,400 MB/s read | 6,500 MB/s write

This is not the greatest SSD deal ever offered. I just want to be up front about that. But considering the context—everything sucks—it's really not that bad. I mean, it is bad, but it's not that bad compared to the rest.

I've been looking through our cheap SSD deals page and it doesn't make for pleasant reading. Compared to this time last year, we're looking at prices that are two or three times in excess for the same, or slower, storage.

That said, an SSD is something you might be in need of, and you can't just wait around for a couple of years hoping all this blows over. If you fall into that bucket, this Biwin Opal NV7400 is the best value around that I could find—and it doesn't suck.



It's currently $250 on Amazon, which works out to around $0.12/GB. That's comparatively pretty low right now, and while a long way away from the six cent or five cent per gigabyte drives of yesteryear, it is actually a speedy drive worth its salt.

Rated to 7,400 MB/s seq. read and 6,500 MB/s seq. write, the NV7400 is up there with many other PCIe 4.0 drives in sitting just below the theoretical limit of the four-lane PCIe 4.0 connection. It uses the Maxiotek MAP1602A Falcon Lite Gen4 controller alongside either Micron or YMTC 232-layer TLC NAND.

The Biwin Black Opal NV7400 SSD out of its packaging and installed in a PC.

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In our NV7400 review, we note that it's pretty close to those advertised speeds.

"If you're looking for the best value, longest-lasting SSD right now and don't mind the average performance, then it has no equal," says our Zak Storey in the review. And that's as true then, when this drive cost a mere $120 for 2 TB, as it is now at double that.

With Prime Day coming up, I'm hoping to see more movement across SSDs. Even if it's only a fraction of a saving on the ludicrous increase we've seen in recent months. Stay tuned for that. We're logging everything we find on our Prime Day SSD deals page.

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WD_Black SN7100 SSD
Best SSD for gaming 2026

1. Best overall:
WD_Black SN7100

2. Best budget:
Biwin Black Opal NV7400

3. Best PCIe 5.0:
WD_Black SN8100

4. Best budget PCIe 5.0:
Crucial P510

5. Best 4 TB:
TeamGroup MP44

6. Best 8 TB:
WD_Black SN850X

7. Best M.2 2230:
Lexar Play 2230

8. Best for PS5:
Silicon Power XS70


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Jacob Ridley
Managing Editor, Hardware

Jacob has been writing about PC hardware and technology for over eight years. He earned his first byline at PCGamesN before joining PC Gamer. He spends most of his time building PCs, running benchmarks, and trying his best to learn Linux.

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