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> I keep reading about people predicting SSDs are going to hit the same price/capacity as spinning disks Flash doesn't actually have to reach the same price/ca
by topspin 8y ago
> I keep reading about people predicting SSDs are going to hit the same price/capacity as spinning disks
Flash doesn't actually have to reach the same price/capacity ratio to wipe out the small end of the HDD market. The performance and solid state nature of flash provide so much value that few will opt for a HDD when they can have a flash device, even if the flash device is smaller and a little more expensive. Also, at some point not having flash IOPS will become intolerable.
Large disks will survive while they have the price/capacity ratio advantage, but the small end of the HDD market is dead. And yes, I do believe this means that the price floor of HDD will climb as the number of lines building HDDs decreases.
- flukus 8y agoThe small end is why I'm still buying (or at least was a few years ago) machines with spinning disks. Even now looking at the surface range, the surface go has all the computing power I need but is hobbled by a 64GB SSD and jumping from that at $499AU to the 512GB I'd consider the bare minimum you have to spend $2,879.00AU and upgrade several other components I don't care about.
- nicoburns 8y agoHowever for devices with a standard 2.5" bay, a 500gb ssd only cost £99 (and an hhd is £50)
- wtallis 8y agoYou must not have checked SSD prices since last fall or earlier. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0786QNS9B https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0786QNS9B 500GB SSD for £49.98. M.2 SATA versions are £5-10 more.