Samsung Denies Existence of 2 TB 970 Pro SSD
by Anton Shilov on April 29, 2019 4:20 PM EST
In an unusual move, Samsung on Monday denied existence of a 2 TB version of its M.2-2280 970 Pro SSD. The company said that it did not have plans to release such a product, yet did not exclude a possibility of launching such a storage device in the future.
“Samsung has not released a 2TB version of the [970 Pro] drive and there are currently no plans,” a spokesperson for Samsung said Monday. “We will let you know if that ever changes.”
Samsung's public rejection comes after two international retailers in China and in Germany posted product listings for the drive last week. The Chinese retailer went so far as to publish a picture of the drive, whereas the German one revealed its MZ-V7P2T0BW model number. We've also been able to call the German retailer and talk to them directly, confirming that the drive listing is no automation fluke.
In any case, while Samsung’s refuting deserves to be taken at face value, the fact that retailers have photos and model numbers is odd to say the least. How these facts will be ultimately be reconciled – whether it’s some kind of canceled product, a limited release product, or Samsung isn’t ready to announce it quite yet – remains to be seen.
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NewMaxx - Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - link
Note, when I say MLC I mean 2-bit MLC and when I say TLC I mean "3-bit MLC."PixyMisa - Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - link
And if that's not confusing enough, TLC has eight levels.NewMaxx - Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - link
Right, 2^3 = 8 voltage states as opposed to MLC's 2^2 = 4.Notmyusualid - Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - link
How would you connect three hundred and fifty of them?Fleabay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350x-Samsung-3-84TB-SAS...
Notmyusualid - Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - link
And laptops beware - its the 110mm length type.pdegan2814 - Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - link
I'm more interested in the 2TB 970 Evo Plus which we were told would be coming in April.modeonoff - Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - link
This is the end of April but there is no news yet. I returned two unopened 970 EVO 2TB bought during boxing day sale. Waited for four months and there is no sign of coming. Asked Samsung several times but they have no idea when it will be available. If there is a delay, they should announce it rather than keeping people waiting and waiting. Very annoyed.FreckledTrout - Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - link
These aren't the droids you're looking for....avinatbezeq - Monday, August 12, 2019 - link
Then again, on Samsung's own site:https://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/...
avinatbezeq - Monday, August 12, 2019 - link
Ooops - my bad :(