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SanDisk Desk Drive 8TB Slashes Prices

SanDisk’s 8‑terabyte Desk Drive now sells for $899.99, equating to $112.50 per terabyte. The price drop makes it cheaper per unit than internal SSDs and other external drives, including the Samsung 870 QVO, which retails at $1,480 ($185/TB). In lab tests, the Desk Drive delivered read speeds of 1,032 MB/s and write speeds of 1,010 MB/s, and it completed a 1‑TB copy of 1,200 RAW and JPEG images in just under two minutes. Video editing in Final Cut Pro with 4K footage ran smoothly with no dropped frames. The drive’s compact form factor and plug‑in power make it suitable for creators, small offices and studios, though its bulkier design may be less convenient for laptop use. While the current price is a solid deal, the drive’s performance is slightly behind newer SanDisk Extreme models, and buyers with less than 8 TB of storage might find smaller drives cheaper. Overall, the Desk Drive offers a high‑capacity, fast, and affordable solution for users who need large, portable storage.

· TechRadar

The essential points

  1. 01$899.99 price gives $112.50 per TB, the lowest per‑unit cost among 8‑TB SSDs
  2. 02Benchmarks show read 1,032 MB/s and write 1,010 MB/s, with a 1‑TB image copy finished in under two minutes
  3. 03Samsung 870 QVO sells at $1,480 ($185/TB), making the Desk Drive almost 60 % cheaper per terabyte
  4. 04Ideal for creators and small offices, but bulkier than SanDisk Extreme and may need an external power adapter
The full brief

SanDisk’s 8‑terabyte Desk Drive now sells for $899. 99, equating to $112. 50 per terabyte.

The price drop makes it cheaper per unit than internal SSDs and other external drives, including the Samsung 870 QVO, which retails at $1,480 ($185/TB). In lab tests, the Desk Drive delivered read speeds of 1,032 MB/s and write speeds of 1,010 MB/s, and it completed a 1‑TB copy of 1,200 RAW and JPEG images in just under two minutes. Video editing in Final Cut Pro with 4K footage ran smoothly with no dropped frames.

The drive’s compact form factor and plug‑in power make it suitable for creators, small offices and studios, though its bulkier design may be less convenient for laptop use. While the current price is a solid deal, the drive’s performance is slightly behind newer SanDisk Extreme models, and buyers with less than 8 TB of storage might find smaller drives cheaper. Overall, the Desk Drive offers a high‑capacity, fast, and affordable solution for users who need large, portable storage.