*stares at 20TB for $280 Seagate Exos*
Does it really need to?
Already asking for alot.
HDDs are getting cheaper at the high end.
SSDs are still new enough that they are still figuring out how to get economic viability where HDDs were a decade ago.
1TB for $100 is new in NVMEs for example.
This is a bit of a cherry pick.
Sure the drives are dropping slower but at the end of the day, I have a mental ‘limit’ on hard drive prices.
I paid $250 AUD for 3TB once.
Then I paid $250 AUD for 5TB
Then 8 and finally, 16.
It’s taken some time but it continues to evolve. It’s going to take a very long time before an SSD which lasts in excess of 5 to 10 years, matches HDD speeds (you heard me) and costs less than $250 AUD for 16TB.
If you consider inflation, they have come down kinda? lol
Cost per TB on hdd’s is what I look at and it doesn’t move down much if at all.
The good news is HAMR drops next year, and that will substantially lower prices.
WD has all but said they will not be able to answer HAMR next year, and will have to compete on cost with smaller drives.
And Toshiba and HGST have been silent.
All that adds up to Seagate getting to 32-40TB next year, and the rest of the players having to slash prices so buyers can get two drives and save a lot.
It’s cute how OP is comparing enterprise-grade HDDs with 5y warranty, with the trashiest consumer-grade SSDs with 2y warranty, some of which are QLC garbage that cannot be reliably used for long-term storage.
My thoughts exactly… and in Euro’s as well.
Compare them to US prices and WD Red’s and the picture looks a lot different.
Fuck do euros have anything to do with it?
Uhh?? Because the drives are fucking more expensive in Europe? The same 18TB drive in the is $200 and by your stupid fucking logic, it’s 183 Euro. Does that sound right to you? Fuck no, get a fucking clue. Euro drive prices do not track reality of drive prices, which is one of the reasons this chart is complete shit. Euro drive prices are basically random amounts disconnected from the actual price paid in the US.
€1 = $1.09
So you are contending a $200 18TB WD Red/Easystore is 183 Euro? Where are you buying these Easystores for $183 Euro? I’m sure a lot of Europeans would love to know.
My thoughts exactly… and in Euro’s as well.
Compare them to US prices and WD Red’s and the picture looks a lot different.
You shouldn’t use such an old X16 12TB for analysis. It’s price will increase since they’re getting sparse.
And a Toshiba N300 is the lowest quality drive out there.
it’s crazy that exactly one year ago i paid almost double the price for the same drive i bought last week
What’ll be extremely nice is when the price per TB is less on an SSD than a hard drive.
Might be a while, but I would gladly take SATA speeds if that’s what it meant to get to that price.
Well, this is pretty normal. Just wait when Micron will enter with the new fab fully active.
Pretty common. Drive manufacturers aren’t able to reduce costs much because most of the cost cutting measures were figured out already. With SSDs there is still plenty of opportunity
SSD prices will likely rise in 2024. The market has been massively oversupplied, but they are reducing manufacturing to compensate. It will take some time to reflect in the MSRP but it’s coming. Buy now while it’s cheap!
Get ready for incessant “SSD cartel” “price-gouging” posts for the next 2~3 years. It always happens every time these cyclical markets recover from troughs.
why do we keep posting these?