MSI Spatium M461 2TB hits $299 on Newegg: a rare bargain in PCIe 4.0 storage
The MSI Spatium M461 2TB is selling for $299.99 after a promo code at Newegg, making it one of the cheapest name-brand PCIe 4.0 SSDs available at roughly 10 cents per gigabyte.
Component costs have remained elevated for an extended period due to AI-driven demand, with storage, memory, and graphics cards seeing particularly steep increases. Though pricing has retreated from peaks reached roughly eighteen months ago, worthwhile discounts are beginning to surface. Newegg is currently offering the MSI Spatium M461 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD at $299.99 with promo code SSD73852, translating to 10 cents per GB and positioning this mid-range drive among the most affordable branded options in its class.
While not the fastest drive in the PCIe 4.0 category, the M461 substantially outpaces conventional hard drives and SATA-based solid-state drives, delivering respectable performance across random and sequential operations. Built on a PCIe Gen 4x4 (64 Gbps) interface with NVMe 1.4 support and a Phison E21T controller paired with 3D NAND flash, the 2TB model achieves sequential read and write speeds of 5,000 and 4,200 MBps respectively. This performance level suits gaming libraries and operating system installations alike, representing a meaningful leap beyond older storage technologies and PCIe 3.0 alternatives.
MSI provides a five-year warranty covering the M461 alongside an endurance rating of 900 TBW, sufficient write cycles for typical consumer workloads. Most users will reach the warranty expiration before exhausting the drive's write capacity. The drive incorporates built-in data protection and error correction mechanisms standard to this storage category.
For buyers seeking additional NVMe capacity, the 2TB MSI Spatium M461 at $299.99 using promo code SSD73852 represents an exceptional value proposition. At 10 cents per GB, it ranks among the least costly branded Gen 4x4 drives currently available in the market.