Storage Solutions [TR] SSD prices in steady, substantial decline

[Gannu]

Techreport occasionally comes up with very interesting and informative articles, this being one. Give it a read.

SSD prices in steady, substantial decline - The Tech Report - Page 1

On all too many occasions, we've bemoaned the state of hard drive prices. They rose sharply after last year's Thailand flooding and still haven't returned to what many of us would consider normal. There is good news on the storage front, though. The current generation of solid-state drives is cheaper than ever, with multiple models living comfortably below the dollar-per-gigabyte threshold.

To get a better sense of the SSD picture, we've analyzed a mountain of pricing information dating from early 2011 to Tuesday. The folks at Camelegg graciously provided the data, which we've sliced, diced, and compiled in pretty graphs. Camelegg tracks prices at Newegg, which should give us a good sense of what's going on in the overall market.

Crucial's m4 has been with us for more than a year, and it follows a familiar pattern. The drive is down 57-64% from its peak in 2011.

Another late arrival to the next-gen party was Samsung's 830 Series. This is our favorite SSD right now, and it's followed the same trend as the others. Prices change frequently, and they keep on falling.

On a related note, I wonder when the hard drive prices would get back to the pre-flood levels (3.9k for 2TB drives was it?). Paid Rs. 6700 for a Seagate 2 TB couple of weeks back.

 

[mehrotra.akash]

On a related note, I wonder when the hard drive prices would get back to the pre-flood levels (3.9k for 2TB drives was it?). Paid Rs. 6700 for a Seagate 2 TB couple of weeks back.

They wont, its a duopoly vs the multiple players in the market earlier

 

[?dOuBtFiRe?]

Nice dream I had earlier that 4tb HDD will soon be available @ 4k... All down the drain.
On the topic, I don't wanna have the same dream with SSD. Bad luck.

 

[Arv90]

On a related note, I wonder when the hard drive prices would get back to the pre-flood levels (3.9k for 2TB drives was it?). Paid Rs. 6700 for a Seagate 2 TB couple of weeks back.

Had got 1.5 TB WD for just 3100/- two months before the prics sprang up.
Now the wait seems ages long to reach these prices.

 

[kuduku]

yup got seagate 2 tb external for 3.9k , its a distant dream now

 

[MAGNeT]

Those prices were during the period when there were multiple player.At same time consolidation happened and now there are only 2 main players.And they know a person will buy from only this both.So chances of them going to 3.9k for 2 tb levels looks possible in 2 cases.

1::SSD price fall drastically and hit hdd base marjet like 512gb ssd going around 4-6k..

2::Higher tb sets in.Like say 10tb comes in market.So its obvious2tb will cost lower.