I've noticed that the prices of storage, specifically internal SATA SSDs, seem to be rising. I was hoping to snag a good deal on one for my setup, but instead of seeing discounts, the costs look like they've gone up. For example, I remember when a 1TB SSD was around $50, but now it seems like you can barely get 256GB for that price. Considering that SSDs and RAM share some manufacturing processes, could this trend be due to manufacturers focusing more on RAM and NVMe drives since they might be more profitable?
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Samsung just announced that they’re stopping production on SATA SSDs, which is a big deal. SATA drives used to be the affordable option for storage, and this might mean it's going to get tougher to find good deals.
Yeah, it’s not just RAM that's going up; SSDs and even HDDs are seeing increases too. Data centers are buying up tons of SSDs, which drives prices up for everyone else.
Both NVMe and SATA storage rely on similar memory chips, so they’re going to feel the pinch from any shortages. Plus, with Micron cutting back on consumer sales, it means less supply for all the products we rely on.
If you’ve been out of the loop for a bit, then you might have missed that prices on both RAM and storage have spiked significantly. It’s wild out here!
Everything seems to be increasing in price, and I recently panicked bought a 4TB NVMe I had my eye on. It was $300, and now it’s shot up to around $388! Buying on credit actually ended up saving me money in this scenario.
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