256GB SSDs to drop under $70 this year
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vidra
Great News! I can finally get a 128MB SSD for my netbook without the pangs of buyer's remorse.
Hilbert Hagedoorn
Administrator
With that size you can probably get it for free already :dave:
TheDeeGee
The OCZ Vertex 120Gb (Indilinx Barefoot) i still own cost me 360 Euros back in 2009.
asturur
With price normally decrease performance and general quality of the product.
Also decrease avalaibility of the performance model because shops tend to stock the cheap one.
SSD now are al aligned in performance, when prices will fall down prepare for unknow revision, changes in controller without notice.
If you get a 256SSD in a single chip memory do not expect fast performance 🙂
Undying
Same here. Didnt want jump on a 128gb being far to low. Gonna get 256 or more next month...
lmimmfn
I got a crucial m550 256GB for 76euro( 87 delivered ) a few weeks ago, they had a half price sale, sold out in an hour.
Seketh
My 840 EVO was the best thing I ever purchased, and I paid 180€.
It really makes any PC feel like new!
schmidtbag
Interesting.... for prices like this, it now doesn't feel so wasteful installing games to SSDs. I might considering doing a RAID setup with SSDs for prices like these. I have more SATA ports than I know what to do with.
CalculuS
Would love a cheap 40 bucks 500mb/s SSD. But I really doubt they'll hit 40 bucks.
Solfaur
My first SSD was a 80GB Kingston, somwhere arround 2009. It as for OS only but damn it made huuuge difference, but at a hefty cost. Then in 2013 I bought a replacement Corsair Force Series GT 120GB, it's not only a bit faster but I actually manage to squeeze 2-3 games in it as well. I would LOVE to have all my games on SSDs but my Steam/Origin/Uplay libraries are just under 1.5TB... so yeah, looking forward to cheaper SSDs and the days when I can afford to have all my games on them. 🙂
Calmmo
Luv me 840 and 850 (use em as OS drives on both my systems)
IF this happens I'm probably gonna grab a couple 850s for gaming, it's tiresome having only 2-3 games installed at any given time due to lack of space. HDDs I only use for storage these days. Video recording SSDs still a few years away for me, I don't see 1TB SSDs getting reasonable pricing any time soon
danfim
Good news
Warrax
Best news of the year so far.
Agonist
This is good news 🙂 I paid $50 for my Intel 320 128gb ssd brand new in early 2014.
I just want a 256gb ssd for BF3, BF4, NFS Shift, GTA4, GTA5, Arma games and a few others. But just cant justify over $100 for one.
Agonist
I have a 1tb just for games that inlcude Origin.
My steam games on on their own 640gb.
Wish I could get a 1tb ssd that didnt cost as much as my rig.
Barry J
I have 5 SSD, in my system
1 128gb samsung 840 pro OS only
2 250gb samsung evo. Steam
3 250gb samsung evo. origin
4 128gb samsung 830. uplay
5 128gb crucial M4. apps and Programs
6 500gb USB drive. backups
7 1 tv HDD cradle 1TB. Backups
I plan on upgrading sometime this year 4 and 5 to 250gb Samsung SSD
KissSh0t
The cheapest 256GB SSD available to me is the Crucial MX100 for $145
I can't see the price just dropping like that : /
EspHack
I hope this doesn't end up like bill gates stating 640kb ram is plenty
schmidtbag
1. Bill Gates never said that.
2. Even if he did say that, he was right (at the time). That was plenty of memory for any home or office PC. Even if Bill said/agreed to the statement, I think he would conclude that it doesn't reflect the demands of the future.
3. There are people in these forums who would argue 0.5TB isn't enough for the average person.
4. Not sure what that quote has to do with the prices of SSDs dropping.
sykozis
Some retailers think reduced price = higher profit margin, so the savings aren't passed on to customers as they should be.
