and while we're starting to see prices begin to rise again after the sales (especially with 4 TB drives), it's still possible to get a really good NVMe SSD for relatively little money. For the top ...

Oof. And while 60 TB might be a bit much—we usually recommend a 2 TB SSD, or 1 TB if you're on a budget—that hasn't stopped Micron from unleashing the Micron ION 6550 into the world.

The biggest model it currently has is the EDDCT100 which retails for a staggering $40,000 or $400 per TB. As of November 2024, that is about 9x the price of the cheapest SSD on a per TB basis ...

Additionally, it improves power density at the edge by providing 3.4 times more terabytes per watt compared to 30 TB TLC SSDs. The SSD allows for up to four petabytes of storage within a single ...