• Llamatron
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    32 days ago

    So how close are we to getting low end large capacity SSDs at affordable prices? I mean, are we ever gonna be able to buy 12TB SSDs for our desktops or home NAS for similar prices to mechanical drives??

    • Alphane MoonOPM
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      32 days ago

      SSD $/TB costs will keep going down, but I can’t see them rivaling HDDs in the next 5-10 years.

      • @[email protected]
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        12 days ago

        The cost per TB of mechanical drives keeps going down too. I doubt high capacity SSDs will ever be cheaper than HDDs.

        • astrsk
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          22 days ago

          Especially with the next big leap towards 40tb spinning rust.

    • @Valmond
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      22 days ago

      I feel they are crazy cheap already, you can find ssds for 50€ the TB.

      Aren’t they not meant for storage too, so HD will always be the preferred solution there (electrons needs to be reactivated in ssds IIRC)?