According to Duann, PC makers have to buy from SSD module makers because NAND vendors reduced allocation to the client/consumer PC market and redirected most NAND supply to data center products.
As a result, PC OEMs like Acer, Asus, Dell, and HP cannot get enough NAND or SSD supply directly from NAND manufacturers and have to turn to module makers for solid-state drives. The latter traditionally served end-users and had plenty of aftermarket products with enhanced performance and cooling, but now they increasingly serve PC makers instead.
Yeah, that’s what happens when you triple the price of everything.
2TB drives were about £100 a few years ago and now they’re close to £400. That’s a fuckin’ no from me dog.
That’s what good MLC and TLC coasted back in the Win7 EOL days…
Today they are more likely QLC or TLC without dram.
Yep. I bought a 2TB for my laptop right before prices started rising.
Hoping everything I have lasts for a few years now.
I’ve had good luck in the used market on ebay. Got a 2TB laptop HDD (WD Blue) for $40 and it’s working just fine for media storage.