Nimbus Data now now announced pricing for its ExaDrive SSD solutions and while the 100TB version might be ideal for PC s looking for more storage, it costs $40,000. The Nimbus Data ExaDrive 100TB and the lower capacity 50TB models were announced almost two years ago and took the title from Samsung as the largest SSD ever made.
In recent years, solid-state drive (SSDs) have become a necessity, rather than just a feature for modern computer systems. Garnering a large demand in cloud operations and gaming, SSDs used to be too expensive for mainstream audiences, but that's no longer the case. All thanks to the growing commercial demand, low-level capacity solid-state drives are becoming increasingly common, with the top names in the storage space now offering multi-capacity storage devices. However, the American data storage company, Nimbus Data, is setting new standards for storage, albeit at exorbitant prices.
Until now, the price of the Nimbus Data ExaDrive was only made available upon request. However, as reported by TechRadar, the company has now confirmed the official prices for the 50TB and the 100TB variants. While the 100TB SATA Model - EDDCT100, breaks the bank at $40,000 ($400 per TB), the 50TB model is cheaper in comparison. The 50TB version marked as SATA Model - EDDCT050, is priced at $12,500 ($250 per TB), which is relatively cheaper than its closest competitor, the Samsung PM1643 SSD with 30.72TB capacity, priced at $8,860 ($288 per TB).
How Much Is Too Much For An SSD?
There is some truth to the fact that you can never have too much extra storage, but a 100TB SSD is quite a stretch by any measure. To put things in perspective, just 1TB of storage can allow you to store modern standard of 4K and 8K content means that you'll be sacrificing a lot more of those gigabytes per minutes, the fact that it can hold around 1,000 4K movies with the ExtaData SSD is impressive and terrifying at the same time.
The per terabyte cost of the ExaData 100TB version is off the charts, so if you're seriously considering going all-in on a high-capacity SSD, s are better off with the 50TB model. Backed by a 5-year warranty, the Nimbus Data SSD has a larger form factor of 3.5-inch, in comparison to the general standard of 2.5-inch. Owners will be able to enjoy read/write speeds of 500/460MB/s and up to 114,000/105,000 IOPS, owing to the enterprise-grade MLC 3D NAND flash memory.
Source: Nimbus Data