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Re:Western Digital is trying to redefine the word “RPM” by bfuclusion on Monday September 07, 2020 @07:33PM (#24403810)
SSD volumetric capacity already exceeds spinning disk, and we're just waiting for the price to come down. The horse's dealer's competition wasn't more stables, it was the car.
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Re:Western Digital is trying to redefine the word “RPM” by katbyte on Monday September 07, 2020 @08:29PM (#24404099)
SSDs expire, large long term r/w storage where speed isn’t important rust still wins
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Re:Western Digital is trying to redefine the word “RPM” by tuatoru on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @03:46AM (#24406111)
... rust on tape, that is.
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Re:Western Digital is trying to redefine the word “RPM” by bleepblorp on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @12:28AM (#24405204)
SSD prices have remained stubbornly high for some strange reason or other. Indeed, they've gone up since the pandemic started.

The small number of suppliers for flash memory might have something to do with this.

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Re:Western Digital is trying to redefine the word “RPM” by HeadsUpHigh on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @09:15PM (#24415640)
They are dropping by ~20-30% YoY
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