08/23/2026
WTF
The prices of SSD are more then doubled. I bought a 8tb gen 5 ssd last year Samsung 9100 pro on sale at micro center for $799 reg $999. They are now $2700. Since china produces the most rare earth minerals I
Think Russia is second. So tariff war is costing us way more than you think
SSD capacity prices are now over 20 times those of HDD capacity prices. Storage tiering that includes SSDs and HDDs with data movement as needed is a solution.