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State of play: SSD pricing one year into the AI component crisis — 220% price increases are crippling the DIY market

What happened

SSD prices have surged dramatically, with the Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB increasing by 221.5% over the past year, and the WD Blue SN5000 4TB doubling in price to $449.99.

Impact and signal

High impactImpact score: 98/100

Affected components and suppliers

SSDM.2 SSDSATA SSD

Samsung Electronics Western Digital

Samsung 990 EVO Plus WD Blue SN5000

price-hikeshortageDIY_market

Source and time

Source: Tom's Hardware · 7/29/2026 · View original source

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State of play: SSD pricing one year into the AI component crisis — 220% price increases are crippling the DIY market

What happened

Impact and signal

Affected components and suppliers

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