Both SSDs and RAM memories They are the two PC components that suffer the most price variations throughout the year, prices that vary depending on market demand. When there is excess stock, prices fall while, if demand is very high, prices rise. In the end it is the law of supply and demand.
Since the beginning of 2024, we have seen the price of storage units has been rising little by little, a price that, as expected, has ended up affecting user demand, slowing down the market, and filling manufacturers' warehouses.
Lower the price of SSDs
This is undoubtedly good news for users since this is associated with a price drop. According to TrendForce, the demand for SSD drives and flash memories has been weaker than expected so far in the second half of the year.
This has caused the manufacturers' warehouses to not be selling the manufactured stock and the only way to get rid of it is to lower the price. TrendFoce expects the price of SSD storage units to drop between 5 and 10%.
If you are looking for an SSD to expand storage space and you put GB capacity ahead of speed, now that manufacturers are stopping manufacturing PCIe 3.0 drivesit is a golden opportunity to get an interesting offer on this type of units, taking advantage of the price drop that will hit the market in the coming weeks.
Regarding the price of the Flash drivesthese will suffer a greater price reduction set between 10 and 15%. After the usual push of the summer season, sales figures have fallen well below expectations.
The eMMC drives used in mobile phones and tablets, has not had a good year in terms of demand either, because users are extending the renewal cycle more, so they will also suffer a price cut of between 8 and 13%.
In the enterprise segment, demand for storage units remains high, driven by Artificial intelligencefor now, continues to be the main lifeline for storage unit manufacturers and everything indicates that it will continue to be in the coming years.
However, on the customer side demand has been lower than expected not only for SSD drives, but also for memory cards and USB storage drives, there has been very poor demand throughout the year.
When will the price drop hit the market?
We are about to enter the month of November, so there are just over 2 months left until the end of the year. Manufacturers have to reach the business figures they have planned, so this expected price drop should not take long to reach the market.
