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Samsung releases world's first 2TB consumer SSDs
Samsung today announced what it is calling the first multi-terabyte consumer solid-state drive (SSD), which will offer 2TB of capacity in a 2.5-in. form factor for laptops and desktops. The new 850 Pro and 850 EVO SSDs double the maximum capacity of their predecessors.
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Give it another year or two and these things will be a fraction of the cost, but a 2TB SSD in that Form Factor is great news, looking forward to cramming one of these in my PS4 in the future.
Once these come down in price, I'll have no need for mechanical drives in my computers anymore. Finally I'll be able to have most of my Steam games on one SSD.
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Is the 850 Pro's additional 10MBps sequential write speed and 10,000 random IOPS worth the $200 premium over the EVO if I intend to use an SSD primarily for gaming?
The PRO uses MLC NAND memory which gives it a much longer lifespan compared to the EVO's TLC NAND. If you just care about speeds then the $200 premium isn't worth it.