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	Podcast:		voiceofthedba's podcast
	Episode:		Get What You Pay For?
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:03:50
	Publish Date:		2018-06-06 20:00:00
	Description:		Many items that we choose to buy have some relation between the price and the quality of the item. We often find that a more expensive appliance or automobile has better quality than a cheaper one. There's certainly a point at which spending more doesn't necessarily get you better quality or even value. This seems especially true today with many "over the top" products that have added features or design that don't seem to be worth the additional cost. At the other end, there are times many of us pay less for less quality, consciously making that tradeoff. I also think that the base level of quality has risen for so many products that it might not be worth spending more than some amount for an item. They're all close in value and performance. I ran across a piece that looks at the value of consumer and enterprise SSDs. This isn't a scientific analysis, but rather a short discussion of why enterprise SSDs might be more than twice as expensive as consumer ones. There are some details, such as the architecture and spare capacity, but ultimately the author notes that people purchasing drives also worry about the perception that they might have saved money with a cheaper drive, but lost data because the warranty and support are lower. Even if the same hardware were being sold by the vendor, which I'm sure happens, having enterprise support is a crutch that can provide the employee some protection if there are issues. Read the rest of Get What You Pay For?
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