Samsung’s 8 TB QVO SSD Will Cost $900, According to Amazon Listing

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Are you desperate enough to pay $900 to fit your entire game library on a speedy, large-capacity SSD? Well, Samsung’s latest QVO SSD series should be right up your alley. According to an Amazon listing spotted by Tom’s Hardware, the Korean giant is prepping an 8 TB SKU for that very price.



Prospective buyers should be aware that this is a QLC-based drive, however. What that means is slower write speeds and wear resistance – but neither of these issues should be a concern if the device is used primarily for storage, and not as an OS drive, which would imply constant writes.



No specifications were given on the Amazon listing, but for comparison, Samsung’s...

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[Burticus]

$112.50 per TB. Price ratio works out. It's just a lot to swallow at once. Hopefully they come out with a 4TB version for half price.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

I agree. In the grand scheme of things that's not as bad as it could've been but still quite a bit.