SSDs: WTF?

SUPPORT US: Grab a GN Dice Kit on the store. E-Waste Inductor: https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/inductor-full-tabletop-mtg-dnd-premium-dice-set-7-piece-dice-wooden-box-token-card and Snowflake the Cat: https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/snowflake-full-tabletop-mtg-dnd-premium-dice-set-7-piece-dice-wooden-box-cat-card In this video, we dive deep into why SSD prices are skyrocketing, and why we think they'll get worse in the near-term. Similar to RAM (DRAM) prices for system memory, SSDs are now plotting an actually worse price increase trajectory by time vs spot price, and we expect contract prices will trail. Currently, data centers and "AI" are driving the demand for SSDs to be deployed in server solutions worldwide, which reduces consumer demand. At the same time, some SSD NAND suppliers are reducing their production capacity despite high demand. Watch our RAM: WTF? video that explains DRAM prices - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hLiwNViMak Watch our DRAM Cartel documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVzeHTlWIDY Watch our Rise of Chinese Memory documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzfhhAfxK-A The best way to support our work is through our store: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: http://www.patreon.com/gamersnexus TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Why SSD Prices Are Skyrocketing 04:15 - SUPPORT OUR WORK 05:24 - Factors, Basics, and Methodology 07:47 - Spot Prices Surge toward 9x 11:13 - Completed Product Price Increases 16:53 - Hard Drive Prices 19:13 - NVIDIA's Vera Rubin Servers 20:48 - Reducing Flash Production 22:18 - Conclusion ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: http://www.twitter.com/gamersnexus f: http://www.facebook.com/gamersnexus w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Our policies, processes, and ethics statements relating to review samples, advertising, travel, errors, and more are transparently and publicly available on this page: https://gamers.nexus/ethics-statements Steve Burke: Host, Writing Vitalii Makhnovets: Editing Tim Phetdara: Editing Tannen Williams: Writing