Samsung Evo 1TB SSD O.o

[Thor.]

HELLO, looks like finally the ssd's have broke the price tarabyte mark, 600$ for a ssd that size and performance of a 512gb is impressive..

 

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147251

 

 

Crucial had a terabyte model, but they where so hard to come by it was nearly impossible to get.

Edited October 26, 2013 by Thor.

[nukafish]

This is a bit old to be honest, but it is very interesting.

It is interesting to see SSDs get bigger while watching the prices go down, but, they're still awfully expensive, I can get a WD Blue or a Seagate HDD for $60 or less with the same memory capacity, though of course it will not be nearly as fast, I don't need to but up Windows in 4 seconds or archive huge files, SSDs seem like that last luxury item you should be getting next to a 80+ Gold/Platinum fully-modular PSU. Under a circumstance where you use this for professional use, this seems like quite the deal though, especially when PCI-e SSDs are so expensive and take up more valuable space as well as being more fragile.

[Thor.]

Its price vs performance when it comes to ssd's, you can get a tb hd for that price, but what would you be missing from the lack of moving parts and sheer transfer speeds that can move files the size of a 20gb game in less then 2 minutes if not seconds. SSD's are designed for efficiency over storage, and more aimed at gaming and servers then regular every day use.

but in many cases people do use them as their main means of storage for OS.

 

this is price war, that is new to me and nice to see a tb ssd drop in price like this, its not old news to a point, well i haven't seen any below 1500$ yet, except crucial models.

Edited October 26, 2013 by Thor.

[JimboUK]

This is a bit old to be honest, but it is very interesting.

 

It is interesting to see SSDs get bigger while watching the prices go down, but, they're still awfully expensive, I can get a WD Blue or a Seagate HDD for $60 or less with the same memory capacity, though of course it will not be nearly as fast, I don't need to but up Windows in 4 seconds or archive huge files, SSDs seem like that last luxury item you should be getting next to a 80+ Gold/Platinum fully-modular PSU. Under a circumstance where you use this for professional use, this seems like quite the deal though, especially when PCI-e SSDs are so expensive and take up more valuable space as well as being more fragile.

 

I don't think they're anywhere near a decent price point yet, I don't need Windows to boot in a few seconds and load times in games aren't terrible. I'm never in that much of a hurry that I need to spend hundreds on quicker load times.

[nukafish]

 

This is a bit old to be honest, but it is very interesting.

 

It is interesting to see SSDs get bigger while watching the prices go down, but, they're still awfully expensive, I can get a WD Blue or a Seagate HDD for $60 or less with the same memory capacity, though of course it will not be nearly as fast, I don't need to boot up Windows in 4 seconds or archive huge files, SSDs seem like that last luxury item you should be getting next to a 80+ Gold/Platinum fully-modular PSU. Under a circumstance where you use this for professional use, this seems like quite the deal though, especially when PCI-e SSDs are so expensive and take up more valuable space as well as being more fragile.

 

I don't think they're anywhere near a decent price point yet, I don't need Windows to boot in a few seconds and load times in games aren't terrible. I'm never in that much of a hurry that I need to spend hundreds on quicker load times.

 

I agree, $600 to store data when you're not on a professional or enthusiast level is a big strain, still though, it's better than those huge 4-digit priced PCI-E SSDs, but that is why it's a luxury at the moment, and yes, I've never (not that I'm aware of) had to sit more than 6-12 seconds on a loading screen in a Triple A game, unless it was a game in alpha/beta of course.

Edited October 26, 2013 by nukafish

[nukafish]

Its price vs performance when it comes to ssd's, you can get a tb hd for that price, but what would you be missing from the lack of moving parts and sheer transfer speeds that can move files the size of a 20gb game in less then 2 minutes if not seconds. SSD's are designed for efficiency over storage, and more aimed at gaming and servers then regular every day use.

but in many cases people do use them as their main means of storage for OS.

 

this is price war, that is new and nice to see a tb ssd drop in price like this, its not old news to a point, well i haven't seen any below 1500$ yet, except crucial models.

The Samsung and Crucial SSD that we're on the topic of have been around for 2-2.5 months on the retail side, they've been priced at around this though being the $500-$600 marker, so not totally new, but a bit of a step in the evolution of cheaper SSDs, yes.

 

All though I agree with you on the performance aspect, I don't see an average user transfering 20tb of data on a normal basis. As for gaming, the only thing it truly has an effect on is load times which aren't even bad for most games, unless it isn't optimised very well, it's not going to do anything for FPS, an average user or someone looking for speed could always buy a cheaper and or smaller SSD and use it for caching on your HDD or just buy a Hybrid SSHD.

 

 

*I don't mean to come off as condescending or argumentative, just having a chat and discussion about SSDs.

[Thor.]

There was a typo, i mean't new to me, not new in general :D

[nukafish]

There was a typo, i mean't new to me, not new in general :D

MISTAKES CANNOT BE FORGIVEN!

 

All is good, don't mind me, just being critical of things. :laugh:

[FMod]

The price is nice. This is TLC, so i wouldn't be particularly inclined to use it as a sole SSD in a desktop - but great for a laptop.

 

I'm actually thinking if I should actually get one. If you remove the metal box, might even squeeze in a pair in the place of a drive, as long as the laptop has an extra port for it (very few do).