$110 for a PCIe4 1TB 2230 is a steal compared to the PCIe3 2230 1TB models from Samsung and Kioxia that were almost "purpose built" for the Surface Pro and saw their retail prices skyrocket due to demand for Steam Deck upgrades.
This is a very welcome alternative for both the Steam Deck and the Asus ROG Ally.
That's a decent price considering this is kinda niche/not high volume. These purpose built drives (I know it's not strictly that) tend to come with a serious price premium.
Yeah, it's just that lag as new form factors take off. I suspect 2230 will be the mainstream SSD standard for laptops 2-3 years from now as it's so easy to package. 2280 will be for workstation type devices that need more than the 4TB 2230 will be at by then.
Framework Marketplace also has a 2TB 2230 drive (WD SN740, seems to be OEM-only) for $199, if higher capacity is required. IIRC that's the only 2TB 2230 on the market.
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ToTTenTranz - Wednesday, April 26, 2023 - link
$110 for a PCIe4 1TB 2230 is a steal compared to the PCIe3 2230 1TB models from Samsung and Kioxia that were almost "purpose built" for the Surface Pro and saw their retail prices skyrocket due to demand for Steam Deck upgrades.This is a very welcome alternative for both the Steam Deck and the Asus ROG Ally.
Tunnah - Wednesday, April 26, 2023 - link
That's a decent price considering this is kinda niche/not high volume. These purpose built drives (I know it's not strictly that) tend to come with a serious price premium.dontlistentome - Wednesday, April 26, 2023 - link
Yeah, it's just that lag as new form factors take off. I suspect 2230 will be the mainstream SSD standard for laptops 2-3 years from now as it's so easy to package. 2280 will be for workstation type devices that need more than the 4TB 2230 will be at by then.alawadhi3000 - Saturday, April 29, 2023 - link
Nowhere near a steal, SN740 1TB with similar specs can be had for ~$75.antonkochubey - Wednesday, April 26, 2023 - link
Framework Marketplace also has a 2TB 2230 drive (WD SN740, seems to be OEM-only) for $199, if higher capacity is required. IIRC that's the only 2TB 2230 on the market.Rinny - Thursday, April 27, 2023 - link
It's $299 now. https://frame.work/products/western-digital-sn740-...HardwareDufus - Monday, May 1, 2023 - link
Now if a Raspberry Pi 5 were released in 2024 that utilized this in lieu of SDMicro!!