Samsung Releases 2 TB Models For 850 Pro and 850 EVO

[Guest]

Samsung takes the 850 Pro and 850 EVO up to 2 TB, but this release is more than just a capacity increase.

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[ubercake]

In around five years when everything is SATA 4.0 and 2TB SSDs cost us around $100, we're going to be saying "Why did I drop a grand on this????"

 

[usertests]

The review says 1 GB of DRAM, the chart says 2 GB

 

[Arabian Knight]

SSD are overpriced.

and I find it strange with all the competition out there , the prices are identical .

it is about time we buy a 2T SSD for $500 and the 1T for $250

The manufacturing cost of SSD are way lower than Mechanical drives. just a board and chips soldered on that board.

 

[Arabian Knight]

In around five years when everything is SATA 4.0 and 2TB SSDs cost us around $100, we're going to be saying "Why did I drop a grand on this????"

The Answer : because I needed it .

People who buy stuff only because they can buy it and not for needing it are stupid.

 

[zodiacfml]

when you dismantle the drives.....you would find an m.2 drive. just kidding but that is the way to go in terms of performance, better profit for the maker, and cheaper prices eventually versus 2.5" drives.

 

[Vivecss]

In around five years when everything is SATA 4.0 and 2TB SSDs cost us around $100, we're going to be saying "Why did I drop a grand on this????"

For bragging rights, of course.

 

[childofthekorn]

SSD are overpriced.

and I find it strange with all the competition out there , the prices are identical .

it is about time we buy a 2T SSD for $500 and the 1T for $250

The manufacturing cost of SSD are way lower than Mechanical drives. just a board and chips soldered on that board.

Don't forget paying back R&D. If they were just to lower MSRP simply because the end result of how much it is to produce it they would lose money cause R&D is a monster that must be fed. Otherwise it'll eat the company from the inside out. Not to mention they have to line the pockets of their execs.

 

[CROOKID]

What about people that buy stuff because they want it?

 

[childofthekorn]

What about people that buy stuff because they want it?

That option hasn't been available since someones usage always is the perfect usage than <insert individual here>. Such is the interwebs.

 

[gamebrigada]

SSD are overpriced.

and I find it strange with all the competition out there , the prices are identical .

it is about time we buy a 2T SSD for $500 and the 1T for $250

The manufacturing cost of SSD are way lower than Mechanical drives. just a board and chips soldered on that board.

SSD's are expensive because the chips are born on a wafer, and wafers have a very constant price. Prices will go down slowly as the manufacturing process gets smaller.

 

[game junky]

I guess this is geared toward graphic designers and media hoarders on the go? I can't imagine anyone but a designer having a need to spend $800 on a drive.

 

[elite09g8]

people complained that Samsung didn't have a 2TB SSD, now they can complain about the prices... lets wait for PCIe SSD NVMe to become mainstream and hear how its not available in 4TB capacity for x amount of years then when its released have a repeat of complaints on the prices being to steep.

my advice.. don't buy it then.

 

[dstarr3]

Honestly, I've been waiting for this. I'm relieved that I don't have to buy two 1TB SSDs and RAID them together anymore.

...Although maybe I'll buy two 2TB SSDs now and RAID those together instead, just for shits and giggles.

 

[firefoxx04]

The price is not too high if it is what the customers are willing to pay. Why is this so hard to understand? Its basic economics.

 

[Ariesdragon50]

SSD are overpriced.

and I find it strange with all the competition out there , the prices are identical .

it is about time we buy a 2T SSD for $500 and the 1T for $250

The manufacturing cost of SSD are way lower than Mechanical drives. just a board and chips soldered on that board.

SSD are overpriced.

and I find it strange with all the competition out there , the prices are identical .

it is about time we buy a 2T SSD for $500 and the 1T for $250

The manufacturing cost of SSD are way lower than Mechanical drives. just a board and chips soldered on that board.

Keep in mind that usable silicon per wafer is a major factor in the price. The lower the yield per wafer the higher the price. 100% yield per wafer 100% of the time in very difficult if not impossible.

 

[childofthekorn]

people complained that Samsung didn't have a 2TB SSD, now they can complain about the prices... lets wait for PCIe SSD NVMe to become mainstream and hear how its not available in 4TB capacity for x amount of years then when its released have a repeat of complaints on the prices being to steep.

my advice.. don't buy it then.

Word. Its $.50 a GB price and its still too much for most. But they do expect new consumer tech to be cheapest upon release.

 

[hannibal]

Samsung also have the first 3D nand in market, so they can ask what they want. The competition will help a little bit when others are also coming to 3d nand market. (But not much and not fast...)

 

[soldier44]

Get what you pay for folks, don't like it don't read about it or care. Move along.

 

[Tanquen]

Will it has real TBs or the fake GiBed ones? Oh, so its a 1.8 TB drive then.

 

[Warsaw]

So nice we have 2TB SSD's now. 1TB was a base level IMO needed for most gamers, but now with 2TB it's what I would say is a recommended amount of space if you game a decent amount and have multiple games loaded with the addition of videos, shows, music, etc. You can now have everything on 1 drive if you prefer. For instance I have a huge amount of both steam games and physical, I can't tell you how many times I run into storage issues with my 256 GB Raided Samsung 840's. Granted it's 512 GB since I ran it as Raid 0 but only have games on it and am full all the time =/. Can't wait until I can buy two of these for around $500 =).

 

[vaughn2k]

SSDs are expensive, because the memory assembly processes are expensive..(TSV's, stacked dice, low loop wirebondings, etc..

 

[megiv]

In around five years when everything is SATA 4.0 and 2TB SSDs cost us around $100, we're going to be saying "Why did I drop a grand on this????"

Then again, in 10 years we'll have SATA 5.0 and 2TB SSDs will cost 20$, so we'll look back saying "Why did we drop 100$ on this ???"...Got my point ?

 

[stevenrix]

At this price point this SSD is not for the masses: not everyone has $1000 to invest,and it is going to add a bigger gap on the top of the line computers.

 

[Arabian Knight]

SSD are overpriced.

and I find it strange with all the competition out there , the prices are identical .

it is about time we buy a 2T SSD for $500 and the 1T for $250

The manufacturing cost of SSD are way lower than Mechanical drives. just a board and chips soldered on that board.

SSD are overpriced.

and I find it strange with all the competition out there , the prices are identical .

it is about time we buy a 2T SSD for $500 and the 1T for $250

The manufacturing cost of SSD are way lower than Mechanical drives. just a board and chips soldered on that board.

Keep in mind that usable silicon per wafer is a major factor in the price. The lower the yield per wafer the higher the price. 100% yield per wafer 100% of the time in very difficult if not impossible.

come on lol , for $1000 I can buy a full Blown PC with GTX 970 GPU and Ram ... and i5 CPU .. and those are alot of Chips and yields

I still think SSD are overpriced.