PNY launches new PCIe 5.0 SSDs that bring the entry level down to $99 – CS2150 1TB costs $99 and offers over 10GB/s in reads

PNY's CS2150 PCIe 5.0 SSD.

PNY’s has today announced its latest PCIe 5.0 SSD starts at just $99 for the 1TB, far cheaper than most other 1TB PCIe 5.0 drives.

Although PCIe 5.0 storage has been around for a couple of years now, it’s never been especially affordable. Most 1TB drives tend to start around $150, and 2TB models easily surpass $200, sometimes getting close to $300. There’s been plenty of progress on performance; PCIe 5.0 drives started out at 10GB/s in early 2023 and now the fastest models can hit over 14GB/s. Prices haven’t moved much though, not even for now-relatively-slow 10GB/s drives.