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First 16TB M.2 SSD Reaches Retail at Nearly $16,000

Priced at $15,935, Exascend’s PCIe 4.0 PE4 targets enterprise workloads that value capacity and endurance over peak speed.

The Exascend PE4 SSDs come in multiple sizes.
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Overview

  • Exascend’s PE4 16TB M.2 NVMe drive is now listed on Amazon, marking the first widely available single-drive M.2 at that capacity.
  • The model is positioned for servers, workstations, NAS and AI/ML uses where reliability and density outweigh consumer-class performance.
  • Key specifications include a PCIe 4.0 interface with up to 3,270 MB/s reads and 2,980 MB/s writes, 176‑layer TLC NAND, and sub‑7.2W active power.
  • Durability features include a five‑year limited warranty with 0.6 DWPD (≈16,640 TBW) and a 2,000,000‑hour MTBF.
  • Coverage links the steep price to tighter storage supply driven by AI data centers, and Tom’s Hardware notes the model sold for $4,299.99 in November 2025, indicating a near‑quadrupling.