4TB SSDs drop to 5 cents per GB in October Prime Day storage blowout -- here are all the drives on sale

[Admin]

Here are the best 4TB SSD deals you can find this Prime Day October 2024. From low-end drives to the fastest PCIe 5.

4TB SSDs drop to 5 cents per GB in October Prime Day storage blowout -- here are all the drives on sale : Read more

 

[Darkbreeze]

Those aren't "sale" prices. Those are still outrageous, like everything else is currently. Ridiculous. When the price of drives comes down to around 100-150, even at those sizes, then people will be inclined to make purchases. Until then, only those with a real need for fast storage in those sizes are going to be inclined to buy them. Average person is not, ever, going to at those prices.

 

[why_wolf]

Just as a comparison but the cheapest 4tb 7200RPM hard drive I see right now is around $102. I see 8 TB models at the $199 mark, a little less if you go the shucking route.

So twice as expensive as spinning rust. Which is massively cheaper than where we were when I bought my last SSD several years ago. Probably be another 5 years before SSDs get in price spiting range of HDDs.

Though if you are fine with 1 Tb and SATA connection, they have already reached price parity at the low end.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Though if you are fine with 1 Tb and SATA connection, they have already reached price parity at the low end.

Right. And that's kind of my point. When they reach parity at the 4tb range then you'll see a lot more mainstream consumers willing to purchase them. At 200 dollars or more I think most mainstream users are willing to simply, as you say, go with a 1TB SSD and then a much larger HDD for half the price, and simply live with the slower speeds especially since we know that for gamers at least there isn't a tremendous advantage to having their game files on an SSD aside from loading times for maps, levels, etc. Plus for those looking for long term storage of pictures, movies, music, a mechanical HDD still has some advantages in terms of longevity over an SSD so for half the price it would seem to be a lot more appealing to those consumers. Enthusiasts and geeks like most of us, different story, but that isn't the type of user I was referring to originally in any case.

 

[cyrusfox]

when its sub $160 I'll be interested, until then, I don't see a point. Should have bought more back in the bottom of NAND prices last year I guess (was getting 2TB for around $70 then).

 

[Darkbreeze]

Thanks for concurring with a real response. It is agreed and actually not wrong.