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There is a general lack of Reviews on 2TB SSD's (and I'm obviously only referring to variants where that exists).
I'd bet that there's at most a 30% coverage (or worse) of 2TB SSD's.
I'll welcome disagreements with any data to back them up.
But my survey shows that.
And I'd argue that with the continued drop in SSD prices, and the general acceptance of SSD's as both boot, internal data, abnd external drives, that the "sweet spot" for SSD's, is not at 1TB, but somewhere in between, 1TB and 2TB.
As in, if people had the information, and understood the potential benefits of a 2TB, then they'd buy one.
Or two.
People are pretty fixated on performance, even if they don't actually NEED it, and then at buying time, jump at what seems a bargain, without thinking if it's really the best deal for them.
If more people understood that a SSD will last longer, and run faster if it's given more overproportioned space, and not filled to capacity, then the idea of buying a 2TB and then giving it extra OP will be more common.
And you could then get the performance of a more expensive model, say Intel or Samsung, where you can only afford 500GB or maybe 1TB, and instead potentially pay LESS, and get a 2TB drive.
So I'm talking about increasing OP to 20-25% from the initial 9% that's usually provided, and then only filling what's left to say 80% at most (which is the max you should be filling one in any case).
So it means a nominal 1TB goes from an effective 740GB size (using the usual 9% OP, and 80% max fill) to 600GB (25% OP and max 80% full).
And using same idea, a nominal 2TB drive goes from 1440GB to 1150GB.
And if you REALLY needed 1TB useable space, a nominal 1TB doesn't give you that, anyways.
But if there are good reviews that consider this, you can find a 2TB drive that is both fast as well as cost effective compared to a high end drive.
If you've got a laptop, you're better off with an internal 2TB SSD than a 500GB, or even 1TB internal, and a 2TB external HDD because you need the extra capacity.
About the only issue is that Reviewers want to be first off the block with a new model release, and the 2TB sizes aren't always released at the same time as the 500 and 1TB ones.
But then they should do the 2TB when it comes out, and add it to the Review.
And if the excuse is they can only review what the Manufacturers give them, then I think if a Review site cannot get the 2TB, variant then it shows you're not being taken very seriously by the Manufacturer. So maybe need to up your game.
Or at worst, buy one, and then re-sell on eBay.
Costs you maybe $50 in the end?
Until at least you can convince Manufacturer's you're worthy of doing the bigger drives.
Feedback?
I'd bet that there's at most a 30% coverage (or worse) of 2TB SSD's.
I'll welcome disagreements with any data to back them up.
But my survey shows that.
And I'd argue that with the continued drop in SSD prices, and the general acceptance of SSD's as both boot, internal data, abnd external drives, that the "sweet spot" for SSD's, is not at 1TB, but somewhere in between, 1TB and 2TB.
As in, if people had the information, and understood the potential benefits of a 2TB, then they'd buy one.
Or two.
People are pretty fixated on performance, even if they don't actually NEED it, and then at buying time, jump at what seems a bargain, without thinking if it's really the best deal for them.
If more people understood that a SSD will last longer, and run faster if it's given more overproportioned space, and not filled to capacity, then the idea of buying a 2TB and then giving it extra OP will be more common.
And you could then get the performance of a more expensive model, say Intel or Samsung, where you can only afford 500GB or maybe 1TB, and instead potentially pay LESS, and get a 2TB drive.
So I'm talking about increasing OP to 20-25% from the initial 9% that's usually provided, and then only filling what's left to say 80% at most (which is the max you should be filling one in any case).
So it means a nominal 1TB goes from an effective 740GB size (using the usual 9% OP, and 80% max fill) to 600GB (25% OP and max 80% full).
And using same idea, a nominal 2TB drive goes from 1440GB to 1150GB.
And if you REALLY needed 1TB useable space, a nominal 1TB doesn't give you that, anyways.
But if there are good reviews that consider this, you can find a 2TB drive that is both fast as well as cost effective compared to a high end drive.
If you've got a laptop, you're better off with an internal 2TB SSD than a 500GB, or even 1TB internal, and a 2TB external HDD because you need the extra capacity.
About the only issue is that Reviewers want to be first off the block with a new model release, and the 2TB sizes aren't always released at the same time as the 500 and 1TB ones.
But then they should do the 2TB when it comes out, and add it to the Review.
And if the excuse is they can only review what the Manufacturers give them, then I think if a Review site cannot get the 2TB, variant then it shows you're not being taken very seriously by the Manufacturer. So maybe need to up your game.
Or at worst, buy one, and then re-sell on eBay.
Costs you maybe $50 in the end?
Until at least you can convince Manufacturer's you're worthy of doing the bigger drives.
Feedback?