Whats going on with SSD prices?

bob4933 · Dec 6, 2016

I keep a pretty good tab on prices, as Ive been looking for a "good deal" on a 1tb SSD, and I've noticed the prices of SSDs going UP (quite a bit) lately. Any particular reasons? For instance, I bought 2 of the OCZ trion 150 480gb for 79$ each... the lowest price on those I've seen is 119$ now, and those are still some of the cheapest ones.

edit: Great...

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ssd-hdd-shortage-nand-market,33112.html

HankB · Dec 6, 2016

Was it a dream or do I recall Samsung 850 EVO 500GB drives for $130US just a couple weeks ago? $160 on Amazon and $182 at Newegg.

I've seen the stories too. I have to admit to being a little skeptical. Is there really a shortage or is this a story being spread by the manufacturers to drive prices up? Luckily I have the SSDs I need at the moment and can sit on the sidelines while this plays out. A couple weeks ago would have been a better time to buy. IIRC there was one in classifieds but the warranty on Samsung drives applies to the original purchaser. I don;t know if there is any coverage for one bought in the private market.

trents · Dec 6, 2016

Prices have gone up on SSDs and RAM as well lately.

t1nm4n · Dec 7, 2016

Thank you for the link Bob, not good news, interesting read and informative, no new SSD purchases for me I guess.

mackerel · Dec 7, 2016

I've noticed a big rise in tech prices, but I at least have brexit to directly blame. How is the US$ doing in general?

EarthDog · Dec 7, 2016

Yeah, went up a bit due to a NAND shortage...

https://www.google.com/webhp?source...1&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=ssd prices to go up

Wow, $80 for a 480GB Trion 150 eh... was $129 at launch!

wingman99 · Dec 7, 2016

Hope I don't need a new SSD until 2018.

Shiozaki · Dec 8, 2016

Good gwad I picked the wrong time for wanting a 1tb ssd

EarthDog · Dec 8, 2016

wingman99 said:
Hope I don't need a new SSD until 2008.

That was 8 years ago...

HankB · Dec 8, 2016

Shiozaki said:
Good gwad I picked the wrong time for wanting a 1tb ssd

Looking at a chart for the Samsung 850 EVO, you only missed the lowest price of ~$250US. A year ago it was about $350. Today it's $310 at Amazon and $280 at Microcenter (in store price.) And that $250 price was a black Friday price and not really representative.

trents · Dec 9, 2016

All this talk about the shortage moved me to buy a 1TB WD spinner and a couple 3D Adata SSDs from NewEggg yesterday. They still had really good prices on the spinners and the SSD prices were only slightly higher than the lowest I've seen them, at least on some models. I want to have some inventory on hand so as to be able to offer my customers decent prices on system builds and upgrades until the prices go back down.

deathman20 · Dec 13, 2016

Bah shortage on even HDD components...

Well maybe have to delay NAS HDD upgrades then for a bit more.

TechJunky · Dec 14, 2016

My buddy just bought a Samsung 850 EVO 500GB at bestbuy last night for $134. I guess Office Depot had a sale price and BestBuy Matched.

Whats going on with SSD prices?

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