Unfortunately, all of that doomsaying last year was correct and SSD prices are surging as a result of the memory crisis

For the last year and a bit, I've sat down every Friday morning to update our guide to the best SSD deals for gaming. Today, ...

The memory shortage is driving up prices for SSDs, GPUs, and hard drives – even phone makers are cutting projections

With the DRAM shortage already making memory upgrades prohibitively expensive, high-end SSD prices have also spiked in recent weeks. This surge is being driven by the ...

NAND production cuts could lead to even higher SSD prices

NAND is a pretty crucial component in products like NVMe SSDs, SD cards, and USB flash drives, and as such, production cuts ...

As AI Eats Up The World’s Chips, Memory Prices Take The Hit

At CES 2026, sleek new laptops dazzled—but soaring memory costs driven by AI chip demand threaten to make everyday PCs ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

RAM may be abominably expensive, but hey, at least SSD prices are also exploding

As tech giants continue hoarding memory chips to build their AI farms, and suppliers gleefully jack up their prices in turn, ...

Want a high-end NVMe SSD, or a small bar of gold that's the same weight as that drive? You might want to choose the former

Is a high-end SSD worth more than its weight in gold? Yes, in some cases, as storage prices follow in the footsteps of RAM.
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SSD prices are rising, but this Corsair 2TB SSD just plummeted to its lowest price ever

There are hints that gaming SSD prices are on the rise, but that isn't the case for this Corsair MP700 Elite drive. With a healthy 12% discount, it just hit its lowest ever price and makes for one of ...

SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD Is Back in Stock at a Record Low After Selling Out at Full Price

If you’re looking for the biggest savings, the black SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD is the clear winner. Right now, it’s ...
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SSD controllers face five challenges as NAND shortage drives sky-high prices

NAND flash prices have increased dramatically. Supply and demand are unlikely to ease this year as AI technology giants and ...
TweakTown

Samsung denies rumors that it is phasing out its consumer SATA SSD production

TL;DR: Samsung has denied rumors of phasing out its SATA SSDs, reassuring consumers amid ongoing DRAM shortages and rising RAM and SSD prices driven by high demand from cloud and AI sectors. Despite ...

The AI crunch is making high-capacity SSDs worth their weight in gold

Redditor Dark_Marmot recently claimed that Western Digital's most expensive WD Black solid-state drive is worth 70 percent more than 24-karat gold by weight. While average SSD ...