The Verge:
That’s where the Samsung PM1633a SSD comes in, clocking in at a massive 15.56 terabytes (or 15,360,000,000,000 bytes) of storage. Such power comes at a price, however, with preorders for the 15.56 terabyte behemoth coming in at around $10,000. The 15.56 TB size is not only the largest SSD ever made, but the largest single hard drive ever, finally breaking the 10 TB barrier that spinning disk drives seem to be capped at.
The drive’s small size and huge storage capacity means that you’d be able to outfit a standard 42U server storage rack with 1,008 PM1633a for a cool 15482.88 TB (over 15 petabytes) of storage, to presumably store a spare copy of the known universe. (Assuming you can afford the $10,080,000 price tag for such a setup.)
Want one? Here’s a link.
But there is also a lease option for 321.73$ a month!
Consumer grade 4 TB SSD (Samsung 850 EVO) costs $1,500, or 16 TB for $6,000. $4,000 premium for higher performance, smaller overall footprint, and higher lifespan doesn’t seem too bad in the grand scheme of things.
Price per GB for an SSD seems pretty good at that level, especially given the numbers @nutmac:disqus gave.
Yes, my early-adopter friends out there. Please get right on this and lower prices for me.