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We are quite use to price fluctuation by now - with the COVID supply chain disruptions for GPUs having returned to a new normal in 2023.

You may have heard of the 2024 first quarter Flash Storage price increases - but are these going to turn into a problem?

What if you need to buy storage at some point in the next year, is it better to buy now or to wait?

I have an answer to this question and I would compare it to the GPU crisis from a few years back. Market instability saw prices climb and that caught us off guard. This time around I think it would be wise to grab any flash storage you may need now (USB Drive, RAM, SSDs, NVMes, SD Cards etc.). Prices are inevitably going to increase - in part due to increased supply disruption (pick any global headline and you'll see what I mean), but also the increased market instability.

One year later these items may cost a substantial amount more. One practical example - Samsung 980 or Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMes. Black Friday Sales had them sell for ~$55 USD, right now they are listed at $110 USD locally for me. Shop smart and good luck with the hunt for affordable flash storage.

🛠 Amazon / Ebay / AliExpress Affiliate Links - a custom selection of storage drives that I think are work obtaining if you seek to expand your storage during the price hikes:
(Please note- links will direct you to Amazon.com or Ebay.com or AliExpress.com. I will receive a commission if a purchase is made through these links. Thank you.)

HDDs that I have used:

Seagate EXOS x18 16TB HDD (Note - SAS connector): https://amzn.to/3HxjYNP https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBGkNJP

WD Red NAS Plus 4TB: https://amzn.to/4asB0K5 https://ebay.us/Q7TUaZ

WD Red NAS Plus 10TB: https://amzn.to/3Seh31v

NVMe Storage (prices were good in Jan 2024, but may change on these):

Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus: https://amzn.to/3SyWkXC

Patriot Viper VP4300: https://amzn.to/4bhco7s

Corsair MP600 Pro XT: https://amzn.to/3uigFH9

Gigabyte Aorus Gen 4 NVMe: https://amzn.to/3SBTH6j

Silicon Power US70: https://amzn.to/42f9FYk

Western Digital Black SN850: https://amzn.to/49dHPxK

Samsung 980 Pro: https://amzn.to/3UfkLdJ

Crucial P5 Plus: https://amzn.to/3ub27Jv

Adata XPG SX8200 Pro: https://amzn.to/3SjMBTy

Price Hikes Biting - but you need storage?

Silicon Power SSDs:
https://amzn.to/3vR7spQ

KingSpec M.2 NVMe (I have used these with success - but only up to 256GB - larger capacities may not work correctly!):

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCVc3xJ
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DdIO5c1
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBU42ud

GoldenFir SSDs (I have now tested these - AVOID! They work well at 1/4 of the published capacity - I bought 1TB SSDs, they worked well up to 240GB, then slowed right down to 30MB/s. At a guess, one NAND Flash is TLC, the other 3 are QLC):

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DdCQ7EH
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFoVO2h
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DDrBtsh

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