Comment by jandrese

The mainstream drives are heavily focused on lowering the price. Back in the 2010s SSDs in the TB range were hundreds of dollars, today you can find them for $80 without breaking a sweat[1]. If you're willing to still spend $500 you can get 8TB drives[2].

[1] https://www.microcenter.com/product/659879/inland-platinum-1...

[2] https://www.microcenter.com/product/700777/inland-platinum-8...