WD launches an 8TB NVMe SSD for its WD_BLACK SN850X lineup, priced at $899

[Redaktion]

Western Digital has expanded its WD Black SN850X NVMe SSD lineup with an 8TB model. Designed for gamers and content creators, the drive leverages PCIe Gen4 and TLC 3D NAND to deliver sequential read speeds of up to 7,200 MB/s. The 8TB capacity offers ample storage for large game libraries and media files, and is priced at $899 (with a heatsink).

https://www.notebookcheck.net/WD-launches-an-8TB-NVMe-SSD-for-its-WD_BLACK-SN850X-lineup-priced-at-899.863890.0.html

[TruthIsThere]

"and is priced at $899 (with a heatsink)."

Bahahaha! Yup! I'll take 8! Bahahaha!

WD has clearly lost their freaking mind. 4REAL! 😂

[indy]

The 4 TB is roughly 1/4 the price.

[Jay Mann]

"and is priced at $899 (with a heatsink)."

Bahahaha! Yup! I'll take 8! Bahahaha!

WD has clearly lost their freaking mind. 4REAL! 😂

Yes. The 4TB version is regularily sold at $250-$300. Based on the current prices of 4TB SSDs, I expected an 8TB SSD to cost between $500 and at most $600. But $899! WD is mental!

[NikoB]

They will answer you - for the price of a Ferrari you can buy a bunch of Toyota Corollas. What kind of idiot would buy a Ferrari? ))

[indy]

They will answer you - for the price of a Ferrari you can buy a bunch of Toyota Corollas. What kind of idiot would buy a Ferrari? ))

One could argue that a Ferrari provides more than double the performance of a Corolla, different interior, look, sounds, design, etc.

We're talking about a drive that is just....more data. No other real difference.

[NikoB]

It has 2 times more recording resource and in notebooks the quantity of M.2 is extremely limited, if not 1 slot at all. Thus, the exclusive is that it is 8 TB, and not 2 by 4 for which you will need 2 M.2 slots or 4x2 TB, for which you will need 4 M.2 slots, which are now not even in MSI Titan...

Is that clearer? Those who have money and needs will buy it anyway. This is clearly not a mass product, like Ferrari (by analogy).

[indy]

It has 2 times more recording resource and in notebooks the quantity of M.2 is extremely limited, if not 1 slot at all. Thus, the exclusive is that it is 8 TB, and not 2 by 4 for which you will need 2 M.2 slots or 4x2 TB, for which you will need 4 M.2 slots, which are now not even in MSI Titan...

Is that clearer? Those who have money and needs will buy it anyway. This is clearly not a mass product, like Ferrari (by analogy).

That's a good point, but such a markup is outlandish for just a doubling of size.

I expect this to drop significantly in 1-2 months. If you've been hitting a 4TB limit and it's important for you, yeah, you'll pay.

Guess I am coming from a place of having a hard time filling 20% of a 512G SSD and a 128G on my phone. Most data for me is cloud based and not worth upgrading.

Enjoy the size!

[NikoB]

That's a good point, but such a markup is outlandish for just a doubling of size.

No sports car is worth 1/3 of the money either. But they are bought by those who have money and know why they need it.

Even the prices of laptops, the main subject of this site, clearly show a deliberate overestimation of the components in them by up to 3-4 times (especially RAM and SSD), but why is it that few people care, despite the obvious - in retail these components (and even 4k screens) are several times cheaper and with a guarantee several times higher for the same thing... But someone buys laptops, including expensive ones, that are definitely not worth the money asked...