Western Digital’s BiCS8 218-layer 3D NAND is being put to good use in a variety of shopper and enterprise platforms, together with WD’s upcoming Gen 5 shopper SSDs and 128 TB-class datacenter SSD. On the exterior storage entrance, the corporate demonstrated 4 completely different merchandise: for card-based media, four TB microSDUC and eight TB SDUC playing cards with UHS-I speeds, and on the moveable SSD entrance we had two 16 TB drives. One might be a SanDisk Desk Drive with exterior energy, and the opposite within the SanDisk Extreme Pro housing with a lanyard opening within the case.
All of those are utilizing BiCS8 QLC NAND, although I did hear sales space speak (as I used to be taking depart) that they weren’t alleged to disclose using QLC in these merchandise. The four TB microSDUC and eight TB SDUC playing cards are rated for UHS-I speeds. They are being marketed below the SanDisk Ultra branding.
The SanDisk Desk Drive is an exterior SSD with a 18W energy adapter, and it has been available in the market for a couple of months now. Initially launched in capacities as much as eight TB, Western Digital had promised a 16 TB model earlier than the top of the 12 months. It seems that the product is coming to retail fairly quickly. One facet to notice is that this drive has been utilizing TLC for the SKUs which can be presently available in the market, so it seems unlikely that the 16 TB model can be QLC. The models (no less than as much as the eight TB capability level) include two SN850XE drives. Given the current introduction of the eight TB SN850X, an ‘E’ model with tweaked firmware is more likely to be current within the 16 TB Desk Drive.
The 16 TB moveable SSD within the SanDisk Extreme housing was a know-how demonstration. It is certainly the best capability bus-powered moveable SSD demonstrated by any vendor at any commerce present so far. Given the 16 TB Desk Drive’s imminent market introduction, it’s only a matter of time earlier than the know-how demonstration of the bus-powered model turns into a retail actuality.
