Another rumor of price hikes in the components market, with manufacturers Samsung and Kingston reportedly raising their selling prices yet again. The price hike is said to concern storage, with SSDs seeing their bill rise a little further. Indeed, there is talk of a 10% price rise. Clearly, the tight DRAM supply is the reason for these price hikes.
Samsung and Kingston: +10% on SSD prices!
Second monthly increase!
Clearly, this is the second price increase in a month. It adds further pressure to a market already in the throes of a slowdown. This is already evident in CPU sales, which are in freefall. In concrete terms, in the example quoted by our colleague, a Samsung 990 Pro 1TB SSD, which costs between $300 and $330, would increase in price to around $330~$360. Yes, that’s another 10% increase. Note that the Korean company has already raised its prices this April.
Another memory shortage story…
Obviously, the reasons given for this umpteenth price hike in this sector concern the memory shortage currently raging in the hardware sector. AI is generating strong demand in this sector, especially as orders for pro hardware are not decreasing. Memory manufacturers such as Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron are making a trade-off by reorienting their production towards HBM or LPDDR5(X) memory, the standards used in this fast-growing sector, and abandoning consumer products deemed less profitable.
And there’s more to come!
Other rumors point to a further increase in sales prices in the weeks and months to come. The question is how much this increase will be worth. In any case, for gamers who prioritize storage space over RAM, opting for 1TB SSDs promises to be particularly tricky in the future.