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Re:Samsung Demos Its First BGA SSD: 1500 MB/s Read Speed and... by sklogic on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @06:14AM (#11813284)
Well, OSH Park and alike are surprisingly good now, I even had some success recently with an ice40lp WLCS16 package (by pushing well beyond the recommended design constraints), got 1 passable board out of 3. So even a very small ball pitch is somewhat suitable for DIY.

What caught my eye in this SSD package is a low ball count, so it might be potentially suitable for DIY even without an expensive hardware. If it's possible to route it on 4 layers without too many small vias it might be a game changer.

Re:Samsung Demos Its First BGA SSD: 1500 MB/s Read Speed and... by ChartsNGraffs on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @02:52PM (#11817126)
Low ball count also means that it is easier for the part to not sit flat when soldered.