All true, but there was a time not too long ago when 1TB SSDs were north of $500 and look at those now They are dropping more quickly than anticipated two years ago.Good capacity, but absolutely horrific prices. Price/GB is a meaningless metric if used solely, given it ignores the actual amount you're out of pocket. $800 in this case.
You can pick up a 7200RPM 2TB HDD for ~$50: http://www.amazon.com/HITACHI-Desks...7367&sr=8-10&keywords=2tb+internal+hard+drive.
That puts the SSD at around 16x (sixteen) times higher cost per/GB.
And let's face it, with a drive that big, most of it is going to be cold storage data and not something that needs fast I/O, which makes it even more of a rip-off. Maybe in 2-3 years the price will be more realistic.
Add an extra $20 and get an external 2TB 2.5" USB drive, and you'll still save $730. USB powered drives are also more power-frugal compared to 7200RPM drives given their power comes solely from the interface.How will you put a 3.5 7200 rpm drive into a laptop with single 2.5 drive ? you can't.
Those with disposable money tend to lack that kind of rationaleAdd an extra $20 and get an external 2TB 2.5" USB drive, and you'll still save $730. USB powered drives are also more power-frugal compared to 7200RPM drives given their power comes solely from the interface.
$730. Yes, you keep $...7...3...0 in your pocket. You can build an entire PC for that.
You can pick up a 7200RPM 2TB HDD for ~$50: http://www.amazon.com/HITACHI-Desks...7367&sr=8-10&keywords=2tb+internal+hard+drive.
So the 2TB SSD ball have started. Cant be long before Crucial, Intel etc follows suit.
Yet it feels 160x times faster. People are already paying ridiculous amounts of $$$ for 10 fps more....
That puts the SSD at around 16x (sixteen) times higher cost per/GB.
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Add an extra $20 and get an external 2TB 2.5" USB drive, and you'll still save $730. USB powered drives are also more power-frugal compared to 7200RPM drives given their power comes solely from the interface.
$730. Yes, you keep $...7...3...0 in your pocket. You can build an entire PC for that.
Quick, everybody, your 1TB SSDs are overpriced! Panic and drop prices precipitously!
::crosses fingers::
About $200 too expensive, for what it is. Drop the price, and then people will buy them.
I think you have that backward. People will buy them and then the price will drop over time.
Still 8x as expensive as it should be. Honestly, SSD prices have stagnated these past 3 years or so. The coming price wars that everyone had been predicting for years never happened. Now we hear it's all gonna come in 2016. Getting 1 TB for 100 dollars should be a rule of thumb.
That would still make it carry a significant premium over a HDD, but not an atrocious one as currently is the case. Laughable.
Outside of choosing whether or not to buy it, who are you to dictate the pricing of SSDs for manufacturers? LOL Also, as someone else mentioned, prices have been consistently dropping year after year. I'd like a $400 2TB SSD, but that won't happen for while. You are free to wait.Still 8x as expensive as it should be. Honestly, SSD prices have stagnated these past 3 years or so.
Most of my computers are running a boot SSD (128-256) with a 2TB spinner, so this will allow me downsize to one drive in each machine with the benefit of consistent speed across all files. It's about dang time.I know what is going to replace my five 1TB 840 EVOs now. All I need are three 2TB 850 EVOs.
Good capacity, but absolutely horrific prices. Price/GB is a meaningless metric if used solely, given it ignores the actual amount you're out of pocket. $800 in this case.
You can pick up a 7200RPM 2TB HDD for ~$50: http://www.amazon.com/HITACHI-Desks...7367&sr=8-10&keywords=2tb+internal+hard+drive.
That puts the SSD at around 16x (sixteen) times higher cost per/GB.
And let's face it, with a drive that big, most of it is going to be cold storage data and not something that needs fast I/O, which makes it even more of a rip-off. Maybe in 2-3 years the price will be more realistic.