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SSD prices predicted to skyrocket throughout 2024 — TrendForce market report projects a 50% price hike | Tom's Hardware (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 10 months ago by fne8w2ah to c/technology

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[–] roofuskit 43 points 10 months ago (4 children)

They all cut way back on manufacturing last year due to the price drops from significantly reduced demand. So it's 100% expected that prices will go up because they've created a reduced supply.

[–] billwashere 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It’s like there is a SSD OPEC.

[–] roofuskit 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

There's an unofficial open for everything these days, food, medicine, computer components, etc... there's a handful of companies that corner the market for everything now and they all are perfectly happy matching supply and pricing.

[–] 4lan 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

so they are treating computer parts like diamonds now? Faking supply shortages to increase demand, therefore prices?

Capitalism is so efficient.

[–] roofuskit 1 points 10 months ago

The graphics card market the last few years has really shown how much money there is to be made doing that. If they all reduce supply together or there simply isn't anyone setup to compete with them, they can make a killing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

They're reducing supply because they can't make any money with this supply/demand mismatch, Micron for example didn't have a single profitable quarter and lost something like $6B total over the course of 2023

The only reason SSD prices have been this low is because we've been paying less than the cost to produce them as they try to recoup some of their losses and shed inventory

[–] scottywh 1 points 10 months ago

I think they're underestimating how long reduced demand can continue... Especially when they make things even less affordable.