Are SSD Prices Coming Down? Should You Buy a SSD Now - Best SSD Deals

[@rwdplz1]

I've noticed over the years, whenever you NOTICE the price of a PC part slowing down, you have a matter of days to take advantage before a manufacturing plant "catches fire" or "has a flood"

[@craigneidel]

Yeah got to get them while they are hot.

[@prsearls]

I wonder what these prices will look like on Black Friday? They are certainly going in the right direction and I'll be making some purchases soon. Thanks for the update, Craig.

[@craigneidel]

@@prsearls thanks... For sure if they don't drop lower than this then don't buy them. You can use this as a price guide to compare to Black Friday, but they should be much lower.

[@_B.C_]

I got a crucial T500 2tb last Black Friday for $101 and haven’t seen anything close all year including prime day. Glad prices are going back down but will wait till the next Black Friday around the corner.

[@craigneidel]

That's a nice deal for sure.

[@JackFrost--5]

always smart to check thanksgiving week deals, the problem is the specific one you are eyeing may not go on sale, while others may.

[@Atom224]

It's already black week and no ssd is really cheaper 😢

[@_B.C_]

@@Atom224 no, it looks like last year was the low point on tech pricing, especially ssds. But the prices you see now will probably be the lowest they will be for the next 4 years. So buy up now, or pay even more when trumps tariffs kick in.

[@cholohd32]

Good lord, $300 for a 4TB sata SSD? About 18 month ago i upgraded my old gaming rig from a 1T sata to 4T samsung 870 qvo for about $140-ish, of cause that was a "special birthday deal" but still i expected the prices to go down. Espcially as all other pc hardware seem to have been plummeting in price.

[@craigneidel]

@@cholohd32 they are still up there

[@Sonic_Ox]

Thanks for a great video Craig. I just bought the Acasis TBU405Pro enclosure and plan to buy that WD Black 2TB SN770 in a couple weeks. Both purchases were guided by your vids. I REALLY appreciate your efforts. I'm not an Apple guy but your vids often cross over. I have two Thunderbolt 4 ports in my HP Envy PC laptop and am curious if I can approach 3GB/sec like I've seen you achieve. One of my hobbies is building and flying drones so I process a lot of 4K video. The above setup should be perfect for me. I'll be in it about $220 for 2TB plus enclosure. Thanks again for producing content that I find interesting, informative, and entertaining.

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for the post and good luck with everything. I can only show you want I was able to get but it should be similar for sure under the same setup.

[@Sonic_Ox]

Thanks for the reply, Craig. I really appreciate your efforts in creating these videos. I'm currently using two old external HDD units (500GB Hitachi and 1TB Seagate), so any increase in speed will be welcome 😆. I'm a hobbyist, so I don't NEED the fastest setup, but since my new laptop has Thunderbolt 4 capability, I was curious to see if I could find an ssd and enclosure that could take advantage of the capability without breaking the bank. I use about 2TB per year storing my drone videos, and my plan is to buy a good enclosure and just keep replacing the ssd when it fills up. I think it's a pretty cost-effective option as the price of the ssd seems to fall significantly over time, and I'm always looking for good deals. Your videos are very helpful in my search. 🫡 🍻

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for the post and for the nice words.

[@Sonic_Ox]

🤠👍

[@JackFrost--5]

thankfully prices are coming down, perhaps the time of year - better to buy in the fall as opposed to summer I just bought a Crucial P3 Plus M.2 for 60$ (1TB/Gen 4) warranty 5yr, free ship. The 500GB one was less than 20$ difference for comparison back in 2019 I bought a 2.5in SATA SSD WD Blue 500GB for 55$

[@craigneidel]

Not a bad deal at all.

[@PenandInk2012]

I bought an enclosure. I want to have way better backup as well as onsite storage for my media now that I can afford it.

[@craigneidel]

@@PenandInk2012 thanks for watching and good luck with everything with the enclosure.

[@BobDoe_69]

nice, always good to see trending down. I do want a lighter 4tb setup for backups to replace my external hdd.

[@craigneidel]

Let's hope they keep moving down.

[@BobDoe_69]

@@craigneidel amen, if they dont, I might just opt for an ssd T5 evo, but I really want to build one myself to be honest

[@craigneidel]

Yeah, I like building them to be honest.

[@williameverets2736]

What button are you clicking on to get the chart that you are showing us?

[@craigneidel]

The chart should come up once you click on the product and then you can adjust things like timeframe and more.

[@rorywalters1614]

I buy Samsung T7s, the regular T7 whenever it’s on huge sales. They’re not the fastest 10gbps drive in the world, but they don’t run crazily hot, they’re way cooler than DIY built ones, mainly because they don’t have a separate controller board which the DIY ones have, so they generate less heat. Even pre-built SATA portable SSDs, like the Samsung T5s and Sandisk Extremes, they run hotter because they are actually using converter boards inside too. The newer T7 Shield and T9 are not interesting to me, T7 regular is already pretty tough, and the additional rubber casing might trap more heat inside, which was the case for my Sandisk Extreme.

[@craigneidel]

T7 is a nice system and trusted for sure.

[@michaelbutler2312]

how do you access the separate screen showing the last 3 months? thanks, great video! you don't think they'll come down for cyber friday monday black type sales?

[@craigneidel]

It's on right side. Thanks.

[@michaelbutler2312]

@@craigneidel thanks, that's valuable info!

[@craigneidel]

for sure.

[@fedex1291]

Just bumped into this video looking for a good ssd for my laptop. Is sm770 a good choice in my case? I need it to run cool, speed is not a problem considering that i have a gen3 compatible motherboard so it exceeds the max speed supported by a lot

[@craigneidel]

The 770 is a great drive in my opinion and history using it. But I'm only one person.

[@hartyleif]

Hi, i only use ssd for gaming and id like mine with dram. Should i buy cheapest 2tb gen4 ssd with dram or 1tb samsung 990? does the file matter? i only need a fast loading time

[@craigneidel]

With gaming the loading time will be fast with either of those options. I know people that still use a spinning drive for gaming but with these load times will be ultra fast.

[@Johnny-c6p]

why are the pricing going down? does that mean the deals are bad products?

[@craigneidel]

No, just the normal flow with the holiday sales.

[@Carittech]

Prices are hardly down in Canada….

[@craigneidel]

@@Carittech yeah Canada seems to have very expensive tech for some reason

[@owogamingchannel850]

Im from the Philippines. And nope, the prices arent going down here 😭

[@craigneidel]

Yes, they are higher in other parts of the world for sure.

[@davejones4740]

What ssd is best for the M1

[@craigneidel]

You mean external SSD? There are so many options and price points depending if you want M.2 SATA, NVME, and a 10 Gbps enclosure or 40 Gbps enclosure but most modern SSDs will work fine. Just format as APFS.

[@alain-m2t]

longevity of these devices went down from 7 years lifespan to 3 years

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for the post.

[@zahirkhan778]

4TB NVMEs are $300 now

[@craigneidel]

Price keeps jumping around.

[@Jo_dad]

An 8tb ssd with a heat sink is $1,085 on sale right now is it worth it?😅

[@craigneidel]

Nope. I'm working on a possible video on a 7.6 tb external SSD for 699. It's under wraps now but hopefully soon.

[@Jo_dad]

@ it’s in Cad I’ve been hoping for a good price for one

[@Jo_dad]

@@craigneidel the price is high because it’s in Cad not USD

[@craigneidel]

Yeah, I know the conversion rate is high.

[@capone_rd_809]

Thanks to this video and best buys price match guarantee I was able to get a refund for the samsung evo ssd I purchased two weeks ago I paid 160 and the refunded the difference so it came out to be 129

[@craigneidel]

@@capone_rd_809 not a bad deal and grab the cash back for sure.

[@asan1050]

Dirt Cheap! Thanks for posting this video, Craig.

[@craigneidel]

They are heading down a bit.

[@petehboy2]

Not for apple. I may have to buy from them but I don't have to like it!

[@craigneidel]

I use these for external storage on my Mac and that is my main reason for using these externals.

[@petehboy2]

@craigneidel apple is great quality but their greedy tactics really leave a bad taste. Gimping the m3 pro and insane ssd prices

[@craigneidel]

@@petehboy2 Yes they are a bit high for sure. I agree with that. But at the end of the day everybody can choose what they want to buy and if it's too expensive just don't buy it.

[@JackFrost--5]

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[@craigneidel]

Not sure what you mean but they normally don't let users post links.