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Is the 768GB SSD price dropping any further?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1506263" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Just remember...my answer was mostly from a "philosophical" point of view. In the computer industry since approx. 1980ish (when personal computers got much more mainstream): </p><p></p><p>- cpu's have always been getting faster</p><p>- storage is always been getting cheaper</p><p>- the price of ram is always getting cheaper</p><p></p><p>The problem is knowing when it will happen & how quickly. That 768gig SSD is currently a $900 upgrade on the top-end 27" iMac. </p><p></p><p>- In 6 months it may cost $800</p><p>- In 12 months is may cost $750</p><p>- in 24 months it may cost $3000...due to a fire, or a labor strike, or a shortage of a key component at the factory that makes the SSD's (it has happened before)</p><p>- In 30 months it may cost $400</p><p></p><p>So if you pay $900 for a 768gig SSD today...in 30 months time when the price could potentially be $400...how does that make you feel? This is the "nature of the beast"...the price of storage in computers is almost always dropping.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1506263, member: 56379"] Just remember...my answer was mostly from a "philosophical" point of view. In the computer industry since approx. 1980ish (when personal computers got much more mainstream): - cpu's have always been getting faster - storage is always been getting cheaper - the price of ram is always getting cheaper The problem is knowing when it will happen & how quickly. That 768gig SSD is currently a $900 upgrade on the top-end 27" iMac. - In 6 months it may cost $800 - In 12 months is may cost $750 - in 24 months it may cost $3000...due to a fire, or a labor strike, or a shortage of a key component at the factory that makes the SSD's (it has happened before) - In 30 months it may cost $400 So if you pay $900 for a 768gig SSD today...in 30 months time when the price could potentially be $400...how does that make you feel? This is the "nature of the beast"...the price of storage in computers is almost always dropping. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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