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SSD NAND prices dropping - price could further half this year
Solid State Drives are becoming increasingly cheaper, it is now reported that there is an oversupply of flash memory with low demand for notebooks and smartphones back. This year, the priced could be halved compared to what it was last year.
NAND manufacturers want to reduce the production of flash memory. In addition, investments are expected to fall by two percent, having already been dropped by ten percent last year. DRAMeXchange expects that prices for Flash memory products will be around 20 percent in the first quarter of 2019. For the second quarter, and maybe 15 percent and in the last two quarters, it will be another ten percent per quarter. For the year, the price of flash memory would be roughly be reduced by half.
Below an example of the Crucial BX500 480GB released in the Summer of 2018, you can clearly see the trend.
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#5627518 Posted on: 01/15/2019 08:51 AM
BIG if true.
Could.
BIG if true.
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#5627519 Posted on: 01/15/2019 09:03 AM
Fingers crossed! It'd line up perfectly for a Ryzen 3K build with a 2TB M.2 in summer or early fall.
Fingers crossed! It'd line up perfectly for a Ryzen 3K build with a 2TB M.2 in summer or early fall.
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#5627530 Posted on: 01/15/2019 09:47 AM
Yeah, I too wouldn't mind getting my fingers onto a larger M2 drive tbh.
Yeah, I too wouldn't mind getting my fingers onto a larger M2 drive tbh.
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#5627535 Posted on: 01/15/2019 10:00 AM
500gb samsung 970 m2 seems to be the best bang for buck. Will follow the prices with great interest.
500gb samsung 970 m2 seems to be the best bang for buck. Will follow the prices with great interest.
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#5627538 Posted on: 01/15/2019 10:04 AM
Hoping for sub $100 Terabyte SSD's. It's wild to me seeing this though, since I was one of the very first SSD adopters all those years ago. I remember paying almost $300 USD for a 60GB Vertex drive. Those were the days.
Hoping for sub $100 Terabyte SSD's. It's wild to me seeing this though, since I was one of the very first SSD adopters all those years ago. I remember paying almost $300 USD for a 60GB Vertex drive. Those were the days.
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#5627589 Posted on: 01/15/2019 11:52 AM
Desperately need a 2TB for my PS4 Pro because 1TB is not enough with online games getting near the 100GB mark.
Will put that Samsung Pro 1TB into my PC where space is not a big issue as it is only a gaming PC. I think 200 bucks for a 2TB is my goal so whenever that hits I will bite.
At this point it's pretty obvious these things don't cost anywhere near this to be manufactured anymore for a lot of profit still, and the prices are just going to have to come down. People will not pay 300 plus for much these days.
I only spent on a 1TB Samsung because I can't stand load times in games on PS4.
Desperately need a 2TB for my PS4 Pro because 1TB is not enough with online games getting near the 100GB mark.
Will put that Samsung Pro 1TB into my PC where space is not a big issue as it is only a gaming PC. I think 200 bucks for a 2TB is my goal so whenever that hits I will bite.
At this point it's pretty obvious these things don't cost anywhere near this to be manufactured anymore for a lot of profit still, and the prices are just going to have to come down. People will not pay 300 plus for much these days.
I only spent on a 1TB Samsung because I can't stand load times in games on PS4.
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#5627621 Posted on: 01/15/2019 01:03 PM
Planing on getting another SSD soon, hopefuly this is true.
Planing on getting another SSD soon, hopefuly this is true.
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#5627625 Posted on: 01/15/2019 01:16 PM
Wouldnt mind getting a second Samsung 970pro 1tb but they're £50 more than they were a month ago, paid £250 for mine
Wouldnt mind getting a second Samsung 970pro 1tb but they're £50 more than they were a month ago, paid £250 for mine
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#5627676 Posted on: 01/15/2019 02:53 PM
Would love to get a 2TB SSD for my photos. Would love the improved speed with that seeing as photos are only getting bigger and bigger.
Would love to get a 2TB SSD for my photos. Would love the improved speed with that seeing as photos are only getting bigger and bigger.
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#5627730 Posted on: 01/15/2019 04:06 PM
Hmm an m2 512 for os ond an 1-2tb for steam split with an hdd cashed with my old 120 drive might be a dream!
Hmm an m2 512 for os ond an 1-2tb for steam split with an hdd cashed with my old 120 drive might be a dream!
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#5627778 Posted on: 01/15/2019 05:29 PM
idk about 50% drop, plausible though.
what i do know is OEM systems are going to be a rip-off until summer as the memory was sourced at higher prices.
but there will be a price war as WD fully integrates Toshiba's production of NAND and Micron wants US and Euro sales to make up for Chinese issues.
idk about 50% drop, plausible though.
what i do know is OEM systems are going to be a rip-off until summer as the memory was sourced at higher prices.
but there will be a price war as WD fully integrates Toshiba's production of NAND and Micron wants US and Euro sales to make up for Chinese issues.
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#5627797 Posted on: 01/15/2019 05:52 PM
Might be a good opportunity for me to upgrade my home server. Right now it has a RAID1 setup with a couple of 7200RPM laptop drives. They're plenty fast enough (considering my network is limited to 1Gbps anyway) and aren't showing signs of failure, but I like the idea of something being more reliable and more energy efficient. Switching to a single drive, I could also finally switch to ARM and ditch x86 (RAID isn't really achievable on ARM, at least not cost-effectively).
Might be a good opportunity for me to upgrade my home server. Right now it has a RAID1 setup with a couple of 7200RPM laptop drives. They're plenty fast enough (considering my network is limited to 1Gbps anyway) and aren't showing signs of failure, but I like the idea of something being more reliable and more energy efficient. Switching to a single drive, I could also finally switch to ARM and ditch x86 (RAID isn't really achievable on ARM, at least not cost-effectively).
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#5627828 Posted on: 01/15/2019 06:52 PM
Micron has bought 100% of Intel's interests in Optane.
look for AMD compatibility to be advertised (it always worked but was sold as Intel)
as well as new sizes and formats (i.e. M.2, pcie, 2.5").
also a price reduction. Micron has troubles in China and is doubling down on the first world.
Micron has bought 100% of Intel's interests in Optane.
look for AMD compatibility to be advertised (it always worked but was sold as Intel)
as well as new sizes and formats (i.e. M.2, pcie, 2.5").
also a price reduction. Micron has troubles in China and is doubling down on the first world.
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#5627850 Posted on: 01/15/2019 07:35 PM
Speaking of SSD... Any chance to see new SSD that takes advantage of PCI-E 4 this year? (since Ryzen 3XXX is coming with PCI-E 4)
Speaking of SSD... Any chance to see new SSD that takes advantage of PCI-E 4 this year? (since Ryzen 3XXX is coming with PCI-E 4)
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Could.