Storage Prices have gone insane!!

[Owain Taggart]

SanDisk (Western Digital) must think gamers have big wallets as they've just released a PS5 branded 8GB SSD for $3800 USD ($5000 CAD). That's just insane. Of course, people have pointed out that WD itself released a drive with the same specs in 2024 for $579 USD.

Sandisk unveils 8TB SSD SANDISK Optimus GX PRO, oficially licensed for the PS5 for the low (promotional) price of $2,699.99

https://www.sandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/sandisk-optimus-gx-pro-850x-internal-nvme-ssd?sku=SDSP81800TAH-000E0

www.resetera.com

SanDisk's New, Officially Licensed 8TB PS5 SSD Costs A Whopping $3800

The end isn't nigh, it's already here

kotaku.com

Of course, I realize after posting this could have easily gone in the RAM crisis and PC Apocalypse thread, so feel free to merge it if you must.

 

[StarCruiser]

Cause - Sam Altman and OpenAI...

 

[Rincewiend]

The 8TB regular WD Black is around 1000 $/€, so double the price it was in 2024...
Making the new one 4 times that is insane...
I'm checking pcpartspicker and there are more for sale between 2000 and 4000 $/€, but still plenty cheaper options(for now)...

 

[Owain Taggart]

Is there even a market for inflated prices like this though? Who'd be likely to buy something like this? Who's their target market? It sounds to me like just based on the price alone they wouldn't be getting very many buyers.

 

[John Clark]

Data centers are buying them all?
This is yet another reason most of my computers are getting older. I did get a 2tb SSD 2.5 inch for my laptop last year for about GBP100 if I recall, but upgrading my desktop, especially if it doesn't use old style connectors i going to be pricy

 

[Owain Taggart]

Data centers buying up the regular drives are one thing, but we're talking some specfic PS5 branded drives. If they are, that would just add salt to the wound over the fact that gaming has become very expensive within the last few years.

 

[StarCruiser]

It's not just high-end SSDs - they are buying up the high-end CPUs, GPUs, and memory as well.

OpenAI racked up $1.85 TRILLION in debt by the end of 2025 because of Altman's obsession with cornering the market on parts that haven't even been made yet.

(Need to proof read - it's trillion.)

 

[F. King Daniel]

OpenAI racked up $1.85 BILLION in debt by the end of 2025 because of Altman's obsession with cornering the market on parts that haven't even been made yet.

In order for OpenAI to turn a profit, it will need to become the most successful company in human history.

I hope it becomes the biggest failure in human history so I can afford a new PC again. And so my country doesn't run out of water by the end of next year.

 

[PlainSimpleJoel]

^ Bezos thinks that data centres should be priority for water usage. Stuff that idea.

I know when I got my computer build for me, I got two hard drives. Not sure of the cost now. I kind of wonder what it will be when I decide next time in 4 or so years. I'd still go for 1Gb SSD as one of my hard drives.

 

[DonIago]

A 1Gb SSD wouldn't last you very long.

 

[John Clark]

Still using smaller - Got a 40mb (yes, mb) in use - but that's Amiga

Going through my dads usb drives, he's got a 128mb stick that works

 

[Marc]

SanDisk (Western Digital) must think gamers have big wallets as they've just released a PS5 branded 8GB SSD for $3800 USD ($5000 CAD). That's just insane. Of course, people have pointed out that WD itself released a drive with the same specs in 2024 for $579 USD.

Sandisk unveils 8TB SSD SANDISK Optimus GX PRO, oficially licensed for the PS5 for the low (promotional) price of $2,699.99

https://www.sandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/sandisk-optimus-gx-pro-850x-internal-nvme-ssd?sku=SDSP81800TAH-000E0

www.resetera.com

SanDisk's New, Officially Licensed 8TB PS5 SSD Costs A Whopping $3800

The end isn't nigh, it's already here

kotaku.com

Of course, I realize after posting this could have easily gone in the RAM crisis and PC Apocalypse thread, so feel free to merge it if you must.

This sort of thing has lots of precedent but the price is compouneded by the massive price increase becasue of the demand from AI.

Look back at any time a "official" drive has come out for any gaming device and watch te dollar signs spin.

and it's in no way unique to gaming consoles.

People will go on about the Apple tax and the price that you pay for ram and storage on their devices but not like the dells, hps and lenovos of the world are without sin.

Is there even a market for inflated prices like this though? Who'd be likely to buy something like this? Who's their target market? It sounds to me like just based on the price alone they wouldn't be getting very many buyers.

people who don't know better, people who fall the the "official" label, people who want support if they have a problem upto and including warranty issues.

 

[Ragitsu]

people who don't know better, people who fall the the "official" label

"Monster" High-Definition Media Interface cables come to mind.

 

[Owain Taggart]

A 1Gb SSD wouldn't last you very long.

Probably meant 1TB! These days I likely wouldn't go less than 2TB.

This sort of thing has lots of precedent but the price is compouneded by the massive price increase becasue of the demand from AI.

Look back at any time a "official" drive has come out for any gaming device and watch te dollar signs spin.

and it's in no way unique to gaming consoles.

Sure, I realize that, but even when taking all that into account, it just feels so incredibly absurd, almost as if they're laughing at the situation gamers find themselves in.

people who don't know better, people who fall the the "official" label, people who want support if they have a problem upto and including warranty issues.

Would be interesting to know the official statistics of how many are bought as I doubt it would be many.