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SSDs were held up in prices artificially for a while related to the memory price inflation that happened throughout 2018 and some of 2017. QLC was mentioned but
by devonkim 7y ago
SSDs were held up in prices artificially for a while related to the memory price inflation that happened throughout 2018 and some of 2017. QLC was mentioned but prices are down across the board and everything in consumer land is down sharply YoY from that period (50%+ discount is fair). I’d expect some price increases coming up due to investor pressure for revenue.
- squarefoot 7y agoWhat about SSD reliability? Did it improve in the last year or so?
- devonkim 7y agoQLC literally drops write endurance by an order of magnitude but most consumers won’t be hit by it. Most of the performance is from the SLC cache and it tanks once it gets full or with sustained usage. The bet is that won’t matter for 99% of users but most of HN is not that 99% so caution must be exercised when buying these SSDs.