Yeah this is really frustrating. Like I get a desire to extract profit, but come on that premium is insane. I think if the NAND manufacturers encouraged OEMs to be more reasonable with drive pricing we'd see a lot more volume moving.
Try 4-5x the price. I bought a 4TB (Inland Performance Plus) for $226 after taxes at my local Micro Center, which uses the same components as this drive. I repurposed the 2TB it replaced in my PS5 into an external NVME enclosure for my PS4 library. So, I won't be needing an 8TB for the foreseeable future.
When this drive first came out, it was $1500. I think it's simply expensive because the pricing model copies HDDs. The highest capacity drives command a premium, and for NVMe m.2, 8TB is the largest capacity.
Yes, the highest capacity drives should command a premium, but when I can get brand new 2TB drives for $60ish, multiply that by four and we should see some 8TB drives somewhere in the $200-300 range. $1000+ is one heck of a premium.
If I could get some 8TB drives in that $200-300 range I'd start converting my NAS into all-SSD right now.
This is one of those rare situations where I agree the sticker price is pretty fair given the capacity. While I wouldn't purchase something like this until the cost comes down, I get that it's at the upper end of m.2 storage and should command a healthy premium. Now if we could get off NAND and onto something more durable...
I agree that products of that sort should command a premium, if you take the price per GB You are paying 12.5 cents per GB, you can get 4TB drives with comparable performance for around 5.3 cents per GB. 30%-50% premium would make sense, but 130% more? This is beyond "healthy premium". This makes these drives useful for niche cases where you need loads of fast storage, and you can't get enough m.2 slots for 4TB capacity drives.
It's basically hot off the proverbial presses for consumer use. Give it a year and the cost will be out of a range that you (quite validly) consider unreasonable.
I have seen $175 prices for the same speeds around 7000 MB/s a month ago on Amazon just before schools started. So what the heck is this 3x premium for? For placing absolutely the same chips on both sides of module instead of one ? Yea, truly super high tech job.
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Eliadbu - Friday, September 22, 2023 - link
You can get silicon power XS70 4TB for 215$Right now, why the price per GB on these 8TB models is more than double?
LtGoonRush - Friday, September 22, 2023 - link
Yeah this is really frustrating. Like I get a desire to extract profit, but come on that premium is insane. I think if the NAND manufacturers encouraged OEMs to be more reasonable with drive pricing we'd see a lot more volume moving.Kamen Rider Blade - Friday, September 22, 2023 - link
1x Standard M.2-2280 SSD's has 8x NAND Flash Packages split onto both sides for Maximum Capacity.I think the price has to do with Yields on stacking NAND Flash to 1 TiB per Package.
The higher you stack, the lower your yields will be compared to cheaper NAND Flash packages with lower stacks.
If you stick with the 128 GiB / 256 GiB NAND Flash Packages, those are dirt cheap and common.
Ergo the 1 TiB / 2 TiB cheapo M.2 SSD's that we see.
But the higher you go in stacks, the denser it is, the more likely you'll have bad yields which hurt the cost per Die Stack.
Also, demand for High Density NAND Flash Package by Enterprise might be part of the factor in high costs for High Density.
Golgatha777 - Saturday, September 23, 2023 - link
Try 4-5x the price. I bought a 4TB (Inland Performance Plus) for $226 after taxes at my local Micro Center, which uses the same components as this drive. I repurposed the 2TB it replaced in my PS5 into an external NVME enclosure for my PS4 library. So, I won't be needing an 8TB for the foreseeable future.meacupla - Saturday, September 23, 2023 - link
When this drive first came out, it was $1500.I think it's simply expensive because the pricing model copies HDDs. The highest capacity drives command a premium, and for NVMe m.2, 8TB is the largest capacity.
bill.rookard - Saturday, September 23, 2023 - link
Yes, the highest capacity drives should command a premium, but when I can get brand new 2TB drives for $60ish, multiply that by four and we should see some 8TB drives somewhere in the $200-300 range. $1000+ is one heck of a premium.If I could get some 8TB drives in that $200-300 range I'd start converting my NAS into all-SSD right now.
meacupla - Saturday, September 23, 2023 - link
Those $60 2TB drives lack DRAM, and won't work optimally in a PS5.They are also not particularly fast
SanX - Thursday, September 28, 2023 - link
Cost differences of DRAM cache vs SLC catche are few dollarsmeacupla - Saturday, September 30, 2023 - link
You are aware that those $60 2TB drives can't even do 2000MB/s sequential R/W, right?SanX - Saturday, October 7, 2023 - link
Were you just fell from the moon ?yeeeeman - Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - link
it's just a tax for the high capacity, no real reasonPeachNCream - Saturday, September 23, 2023 - link
This is one of those rare situations where I agree the sticker price is pretty fair given the capacity. While I wouldn't purchase something like this until the cost comes down, I get that it's at the upper end of m.2 storage and should command a healthy premium. Now if we could get off NAND and onto something more durable...Eliadbu - Saturday, September 23, 2023 - link
I agree that products of that sort should command a premium, if you take the price per GBYou are paying 12.5 cents per GB, you can get 4TB drives with comparable performance for around 5.3 cents per GB. 30%-50% premium would make sense, but 130% more? This is beyond "healthy premium". This makes these drives useful for niche cases where you need loads of fast storage, and you can't get enough m.2 slots for 4TB capacity drives.
PeachNCream - Sunday, September 24, 2023 - link
It's basically hot off the proverbial presses for consumer use. Give it a year and the cost will be out of a range that you (quite validly) consider unreasonable.SanX - Thursday, September 28, 2023 - link
I have seen $175 prices for the same speeds around 7000 MB/s a month ago on Amazon just before schools started. So what the heck is this 3x premium for? For placing absolutely the same chips on both sides of module instead of one ? Yea, truly super high tech job.SanX - Thursday, September 28, 2023 - link
for 4TB moduleshaplo602 - Saturday, September 23, 2023 - link
"The manufacturer says that the SSD offers an up to 7,100 MB/s sequential write and up to 6,000 MB/s sequential write speeds."Interesting specs ... what's the read speeds ?
Ryan Smith - Saturday, September 23, 2023 - link
Turns out it's a WORM drive. So it has no read speeds of speak of.(The article has been corrected. 7100MB is the read speed. Thanks!)
Musclegaragefitness - Friday, October 6, 2023 - link
Sabrent has recently released an 8TB SSD specifically designed for the PlayStation 5, offering gamers an impressive storage solution. This SSD provides ample space for storing a vast library of games, ensuring players don't run out of storage anytime soon. With fast read and write speeds, it enhances the gaming experience, reducing load times and improving overall performance. Sabrent's 8TB SSD is a welcomed addition for PS5 users looking to expand their storage capacity without compromising on speed and reliability. It's a game-changer for those seeking convenience and expanded storage for their gaming needs.