Hm, in March 2016 I got a 64GB USB flash drive from amazon.co.uk for £24.99 and today a similar 64GB drive is only £6.99. A 500GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD was £110.

Hm, in March 2016 I got a 64GB USB flash drive from amazon.co.uk for £24.99 and today a similar 64GB drive is only £6.99. A 500GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD was £110.99. Now a 500GB Samsung 870 EVO SSD is £68.47. Samsung has just started mass production of 1 Tbit TLC NAND: densities & performance up, cost down. https://www.techtarget.com/searchstorage/news/252527119/Samsung-begins-producing-1-terabit-TLC-NAND https://www.techtarget.com/searchstorage/news/252527119/Sams... I admit I was counting on Optane to have a large part to play by now, and that has completely tanked. But something like MRAM is bound to come along soon and take its place, and the wear factor will be a thing of the past.