Re:SSD Storage: 2018 in review
by segfaultbuserr on Monday January 14, 2019 @07:14PM
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In June 2015, I found the price of a 1 TB SSD was 400 USD, and in December, the price had fallen to 300 USD. In June 2017, I checked the price again and found it was 250 USD. I've put the numbers in my calculator to perform a curve-fitting using the exponential function, and it suggested that "I'll be able to purchase a 1 TB SSD for ~140 USD in 18 months", and I left the number a future note. Now, it turned out the regression analysis was almost correct (only for unnamed cheaper brands for now, I expect more reliable products are coming soon). The "Moore's Law" is really working.
I'm seeing $135 for a Crucial MX500 1TB or WD Blue 1TB (and lower during the recent holiday sales), so we've already hit your target with name-brand drives from major retailers like Amazon and Newegg.
Re:SSD Storage: 2018 in review
by WaltPurvis on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @01:05AM
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It's pretty much there —- the Samsung EVO 860 1 TB is $147 at Amazon.
Re:SSD Storage: 2018 in review
by disishhsha on Monday January 14, 2019 @07:47PM
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I wouldn’t worry about it. If you barely use it, what are the odds you’ll ever fill it up? And if you do fill it up, SSDs will be even cheaper then.
I purchased a 500GB EVO 860 only 7 months ago for $139.99.
Just checked and it's currently $82.99.
For only $8 more than I paid for that 500GB SSD, I could now get a 1 TB SSD.
(Naturally, I've barely used that drive, which was slated for secondary storage, and now I wish I had waited.)