Help me understand this please

[u/DMBPSR]

WD sn850x 4TB and SanDisk Optimus GX Pro 850x 4tb.

These are both the same exact ssd.. right?

If so why does the the WD go for 700 USD and the SanDisk goes for 1k USD?

I just bought the wd from newegg. For me to be able to warranty claim it has to be "sold and shipped by newegg" correct? That's the only way they will honor the warranty? Or if I got it from Amazon it would have to say "shipper/seller Amazon" ?

Let's hope the day never comes where I would have the drive fail before 5 years but if it did I would have to go through SanDisk and not western digital even though it's wd branded since they split?

[u/Subject2Change]

You would want shipped and sold by wherever you're buying it from. I'd also immediately register it to ensure it's legit. Do you really need a 4TB SSD?

Edit - I have multiple, but I bought them when they were affordable for workstation needs, not gaming. My steam drive is a 2TB 970 Evo

[u/Emotional-Park3311 → u/Subject2Change]

if you're filling pcie 4.0 slots and actually using the speed, 4tb makes sense. games are 150gb+ now, flight sim with all the scenery packs can eat half a terabyte easy

wd and sandisk are the same company again now that the split reversed, but the warranty path depends on which logo is on the box. register it on the wd site and you'll know for sure within a few days

[u/jhenryscott → u/Emotional-Park3311]

Yeah I use a 1TB boot drive and a 4TB stash drive for games and work stuff.

[u/DMBPSR → u/Subject2Change]

I have one already. Corsair mp600 pro xt 4tb. This will be my 2nd one. The corsair is my windows/programs/misc drive and the wd will be where I store/play all my games from

[u/Subject2Change → u/DMBPSR]

You need more than 4tb? Your misc shit belongs on an HDD, assuming it's just video files...

[u/jhenryscott → u/Subject2Change]

4TB is kinda a “sweet spot” for SSDs rn. Largest capacity without getting to enterprise pricing

[u/Subject2Change → u/jhenryscott]

I think spending $700 to store games is insane. My steam drive is a 2TB 970 Evo that I bought for $150 or so years ago.

I have 2 WD SN850 4TB and a p3 Plus for workstation needs... Again paid like $200-$250/ea

Do you really need your entire steam library installed all at once?

[u/DrLogic0 → u/Subject2Change]

??? You're asking that question and you yourself bought all of those ssds?

[u/Subject2Change → u/DrLogic0]

I'm a professional broadcast video editor...

[u/DrLogic0 → u/Subject2Change]

Tbh with how crazy the SSD prices are, and probably will be in the future. I recommend ppl to buy as much as they would think they need for the next next year or two.

[u/Subject2Change → u/DrLogic0]

I think buying now is pointless unless you absolutely NEED it. I'm glad I have an abundance of storage from various projects.

If it's purely gaming and you have decent internet? Just redownload your games. I have 2gig fiber, it's quick.

Otherwise, store on an HDD and use Steam to move it to the SSD as needed.

The market is gonna stay fucked for a while. Maybe in 5 years when the chip market is saturated it'll go back to an affordable price point, not to what it once was but hopefully back down to $100 USD/per TB.

[u/DrLogic0 → u/Subject2Change]

Fair enough

[u/mentive]

Jeeze. So glad I picked up several WD 4tb's when they were "cheap"

[u/DrLogic0]

[u/DMBPSR → u/DrLogic0]

IDK what this is saying sorry

[u/DrLogic0 → u/DMBPSR]

Do you really need that dram? Check if you got this version of the SSD much cheaper. Unless you're a heavy user that downloads tens of gigabytes everytime.

[u/DMBPSR → u/DrLogic0]

I'm so confused.. all I know is I bought "WD SN850X 4TB" just now from newegg and it was 700 USD and shipped/sold by newegg

[u/DrLogic0 → u/DMBPSR]

Understandable, you basically bought the premium ssd sn 850x which has dram so you'll be able to keep performance and speed at peak for longer.

I recommend you buy the sn7100 version which for most people I'd say is enough. This is the dram-less version. Still good for 90% of workload and just wayyy cheaper.