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More 128TB SSDs are coming as almost no one noticed this launch — another SSD controller that can support up to 128TB appeared paving the way for HDD-beating capacities


Phison quietly revealed an updated X2 SSD platform at CES

Samsung has forecast that we can expect single SSD capacity to be as high as 1PB within the next decade, a prediction which came off the back of the company exhibiting a prototype 128TB SSD at the Flash memory Summit in San Jose in 2022, calling it a "petabyte scale product". Although details are very scarce beyond the information found on Phison's media deck released prior to the show, we know that highlights of the X2 controller (beyond the massive capacity) include: It’s clear by the lack of fuss that Phison isn’t ready to shout about the updated X2 just yet, but it’s a positive sign that 128TB SSDs are slowly making their way to the market, and it will surely only be a matter of time before they start to become more commonplace, even if 1PB drives remain a distant dream for now.

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