Samsung unveils 2.5-inch 16TB SSD: The world’s largest hard drive

[Dexter]

http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/08/samsung-unveils-2-5-inch-16tb-ssd-the-worlds-largest-hard-drive/

At the Flash Memory Summit in California, Samsung has unveiled what appears to be the world's largest hard drive—and somewhat surprisingly, it uses NAND flash chips rather than spinning platters. The rather boringly named PM1633a, which is being targeted at the enterprise market, manages to cram almost 16 terabytes into a 2.5-inch SSD package. By comparison, the largest conventional hard drives made by Seagate and Western Digital currently max out at 8 or 10TB.

[truth_seeker]

Wow. 16 TB, SSD. That is something.

[Oceander]

I wonder what the retail price will be.

[ABX]

I would could use that. I have about 5TB (about 12 drives) in drives behind my computer at home as back ups for photos. It is getting a bit crazy.

[Oceander]

I would could use that. I have about 5TB (about 12 drives) in drives behind my computer at home as back ups for photos. It is getting a bit crazy.

You could get 5 1T drives for about $500 now.