• s_i_m_s@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Someone posted a graph and at current rates the cost per GB should converge around 2030 assuming current trends continue.

    I figure sooner as i’d assume HDD costs will increase as the sales volume goes down

    Almost all consumer goods are already SSD at this point.

    Anytime a HDD goes out in anything at this point it gets replaced with a SSD.

    Only things i’d stick with HDD for at this point is heavy storage like NVRs and backups.

    Most modern laptops don’t even have a place to put a HDD and I can’t even complain about it you can put way more storage in a m.2 than you can in a 2.5" 9.5mm hdd.

    HDDs will still be profitable for at least several years but it’s pretty clear that SSDs are where the market is going.