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Those numbers are just what the company is willing to cover under warranty. Despite what many think, they really shouldn't be considered a good indicator of quality or how long the drive will last. Value brands (like Team Group) know that most people will never come remotely close to those numbers but it gives them something seemingly appealing to advertise. Aside from that, fewer people will bother to RMA a cheap Team Group drive, compared to something better and more expensive like a Samsung or Crucial drive. I am firmly of the opinion that most people put way too much stock in those TBW numbers. For reference, you'd have to average over 560GB of writes per day to hit 1000TB in 5 years. Most people aren't going to be writing that much per month.
After spending the last decade watching Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron charge ever more ridiculous prices for the same 1-2TB SSDs whiles hard drives approached 20GB, I for one am glad they are getting their just desserts.
installed it today transferred all the games to it works flawlessly although everyone raised their price $8 this week but Best Buy still includes free heat sink and it worked perfectly with $15 off using my Amex offer however there is also some decent Best Buy card offers that may save you more as well
thanks to ymtc - even though you may have never heard the company
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After spending the last decade watching Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron charge ever more ridiculous prices for the same 1-2TB SSDs whiles hard drives approached 20GB, I for one am glad they are getting their just desserts.
thanks to ymtc - even though you may have never heard the company
YMTC has like low single digit market share only right now globally. The truth is Samsung (1/3 market share) has been refusing to cut production despite very weak demand until very recently.
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After spending the last decade watching Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron charge ever more ridiculous prices for the same 1-2TB SSDs whiles hard drives approached 20GB, I for one am glad they are getting their just desserts.
It's gaining shares rapidly in China and the other 3 have to shift overstock in China elsewhere. Without YMTC, the big 3 can easily have backdoor deal or acquiescence to keep price high.
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YMTC has like low single digit market share only right now. The truth is Samsung (1/3 market share) has been refusing to cut production despite very weak demand until very recently.
It's gaining shares rapidly in China and the other 3 have to shift overstock in China elsewhere. Without YMTC, the big 3 can easily have backdoor deal or acquiescence to keep price high.
Samsung, Kioxia, WDC, SK Hynix, Micron...not sure what big 3 you are talking about.
Thought Samsung, Hynix and Micron - but obviously I was wrong in thinking Kioxia is small and WDC does not has its own NAND.
Still, with YMTC, a lot less likely others can put up a price control. If BYD is allowed to sell cars in the US, the car price will be 30% or more off instantly.
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Samsung, Kioxia, WDC, SK Hynix, Micron...not sure what big 3 you are talking about.
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installed it today transferred all the games to it works flawlessly although everyone raised their price $8 this week but Best Buy still includes free heat sink and it worked perfectly with $15 off using my Amex offer however there is also some decent Best Buy card offers that may save you more as well
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Still, with YMTC, a lot less likely others can put up a price control. If BYD is allowed to sell cars in the US, the car price will be 30% or more off instantly.
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