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when are we getting 8 tb ssds. its been awhile. ssds should have caught up to spinning rust by now in capacity

Enterprise 15 TB SSDs are already available. It would be easy to create 8 TB consumer SSDs but they don't see demand. There's tons of empty space inside 2.5" SSDs: https://www.anandtech.com/Gallery/Album/6783#3

Right, but a huge part of the consumer SSD space has moved to m.2, where there isn't a lot of space to just pack in another couple dies. While conceivably you might be able to make a 8TB drive in m.2 its going to be easier in 2.5", and people with the money to buy that large of a SSD probably don't want it on SATA. Which is why, as you point out they exist, here is a 8TB u.2

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1E4-006U-00...

for only $2600.

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