(€ 1,799.99 / around AU € 2,950)
This massive 8TB SSD from Sabrent is much cheaper than we expected. It's the only SSD to combine 8TB capacity with this form factor, and it also offers truly blazing read/write speeds. The Sabrent 8TB Rocket Q SSD has finally received a price, and it's cheaper than expected. The player is now available on Newegg for $1,499.99 (roughly $1,200 / AU$2,200). It may sound expensive, but it's not too bad that the only SSD combines this form factor and size. Newegg even allows you to pay the reader for 12 months if you prefer. 8TB SSDs have been around for a while, but they've never been cheaper. We reviewed the SRI Integral SVR Pro 100 in January 2017, which was more than twice as expensive. Cheaper drives like the Ion 7.68 TB Micron 5210 SSD are available, but they are also much slower (because they use a SATA interface) and have a 2.5-inch form factor. At €187.50 per TB, Sabrent's drive is 88% more expensive than the Inland Professional 1TB, the cheapest NVMe SSD per unit of storage capacity. The premium is big, but it's worth it if you have a mobile workstation, for example, or for data center use cases. Although Sabrent uses Micron's QLC technology, which makes it slower than TLC-based products, it also has its own RKT 303 controller, allowing it to provide blazing speeds (3.3 GB and 2.9 GB in read/write speeds). respectively) with high IOPS numbers to boot. Combine that with a five-year warranty and a 1.8 PBW warranty (yes, a petabyte write warranty) and you have a seriously capable reader that should satisfy the needs of even the most demanding customers. However, as always, be sure to back up your data.
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- If the Sabrent Rocket Q is not available in your area, you may need to use a specialized package transfer service to take advantage of the transaction.