Turn up your storage with this 8TB WD Black SN850X SSD at an all-time low price

[Admin]

Western Digital's massive 8TB WD Black SN850X SSD drops to a new all-time low price.

Turn up your storage with this 8TB WD Black SN850X SSD at an all-time low price : Read more

 

[lmcnabney]

It is still a 100% premium over 1 and 2TB capacities at $/GB. It is the same NAND and even saves on some low-cost components making a second stick. Just fattening the profit margin.

 

[dipique]

It is still a 100% premium over 1 and 2TB capacities at $/GB. It is the same NAND and even saves on some low-cost components making a second stick. Just fattening the profit margin.

...I'm sorry but you know that's not how this works, right? They can't just slap a couple extra chips on the PCB and rake in the extra profit.

 

[lmcnabney]

...I'm sorry but you know that's not how this works, right? They can't just slap a couple extra chips on the PCB and rake in the extra profit.

That's exactly how it works. Currently each chip on the NVME stick can hold up to 1TB. A double sided full size stick can have four on each side to hold 8TB. A 2 TB stick will now have two chips on one side.

 

[dipique]

That's exactly how it works. Currently each chip on the NVME stick can hold up to 1TB. A double sided full size stick can have four on each side to hold 8TB. A 2 TB stick will now have two chips on one side.

Yup, that's exactly what happens. The SSD market is just that friendly with each other. Good thing none of them want more of the market! With those margins it'd be easy to make a move.