Upgrading SSDs

[VL_Hermes]

So, right now i dont necesarrily need to upgrade my ssd, but i know in around another year+, i would definitely need to.
my question, is that recently the price of ssd has been going up. do you guys think i should wait for several months for it to go down (if it will?) or but it like right now?

I am really stating, that currently i dont need it, but i know that i will need it in quite a far future

[BillBill]

2 minutes ago, VL_Hermes said:

So, right now i dont necesarrily need to upgrade my ssd, but i know in around another year+, i would definitely need to.
my question, is that recently the price of ssd has been going up. do you guys think i should wait for several months for it to go down (if it will?) or but it like right now?

I am really stating, that currently i dont need it, but i know that i will need it in quite a far future

Prices are going to change all of the time. 

[VL_Hermes]

5 minutes ago, BillBill said:

Prices are going to change all of the time. 

i know, basically im asking if anyone knows more about the market of these stuff, and have any idea if this price will probably go up or down in the future

 

[Kilrah]

Nobody can know.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/trends/price/internal-hard-drive/

[Electronics Wizardy]

Why do you need to upgrade your SSD in a year? Space? Speed?

 

Generally prices trend down for storage, so probably wait until you need it.

[BillBill]

14 minutes ago, VL_Hermes said:

i know, basically im asking if anyone knows more about the market of these stuff, and have any idea if this price will probably go up or down in the future

 

Keep checking prices and wait for a sale. 

[StDragon]

RAM and NAND Flash (chips used for SSD storage) are basically a commodities market. The industry tries to match supply/demand, but RAM specifically has a history of price fixing and collusion. NAND just depends on the market. Both seems to follow boom and bust cycles that leave an over supply (cheap for the consumer), to lack of it (prices rise).

If you're not hurting for storage, just wait for the next cycle of deals.

[OddOod]

I believe rices have levelled off and seem to be ready to start going down again

[podkall]

19 minutes ago, StDragon said:

RAM and NAND Flash (chips used for SSD storage) are basically a commodities market. The industry tries to match supply/demand, but RAM specifically has a history of price fixing and collusion. NAND just depends on the market. Both seems to follow boom and bust cycles that leave an over supply (cheap for the consumer), to lack of it (prices rise).

If you're not hurting for storage, just wait for the next cycle of deals.

NAND lags beind RAM's price adjustment, but it's just a slower pace at also being lower and lower price,

 

@VL_Hermes why do you know you'd need an SSD, and what kind of use case it is?

[PDifolco]

47 minutes ago, VL_Hermes said:

So, right now i dont necesarrily need to upgrade my ssd, but i know in around another year+, i would definitely need to.
my question, is that recently the price of ssd has been going up. do you guys think i should wait for several months for it to go down (if it will?) or but it like right now?

I am really stating, that currently i dont need it, but i know that i will need it in quite a far future

As silicon is shifted to HBM, and foundries limit production to avoid exces stocks that put price down last years, RAM and SSD prices are expected to rise in 2024/25

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ddr5-price-increase-hbm/

https://www.techspot.com/article/2835-ssd-pricing-q2-2024/

So I won't wait, or wait for 1 year+

[Doobeedoo]

Prices have been great for years for SSDs though. Unless you seek top tier models and highest capacity. Really up to you but I doubt they will go up as in anything meaningfully.

[VL_Hermes]

20 hours ago, podkall said:

NAND lags beind RAM's price adjustment, but it's just a slower pace at also being lower and lower price,

 

@VL_Hermes why do you know you'd need an SSD, and what kind of use case it is?

simply because i will be playing new games in the future and i know im not getting new laptops,as well as other usecase when i get work/new taska

[VL_Hermes]

20 hours ago, PDifolco said:

As silicon is shifted to HBM, and foundries limit production to avoid exces stocks that put price down last years, RAM and SSD prices are expected to rise in 2024/25

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ddr5-price-increase-hbm/

https://www.techspot.com/article/2835-ssd-pricing-q2-2024/

So I won't wait, or wait for 1 year+

alrighty,much thanks!

[podkall]

2 hours ago, VL_Hermes said:

simply because i will be playing new games in the future and i know im not getting new laptops,as well as other usecase when i get work/new taska

just uninstall old games