TECH NEWS – Imagine paying $400 (131,000 forints) for a 1 TB high-performance SSD.

The PC hardware market is experiencing significant price fluctuations these days. One day, we hear that RAM and SSD prices have dropped noticeably; the next, this trend reverses completely. South Korea seems to be facing difficulties as SSD prices have skyrocketed in recent days. Current SSD prices are already 3-4 times higher than the usual list price, and they could double again.

News is emerging that the prices of Samsung and WD consumer SSDs in Korea have doubled.

While further verification is needed, it appears that the price increase has been reflected at official online retailers.

WD SN850X 1TB: 600K
WD SN850X 2TB: 1.2M
WD SN850X 4TB: 2.2M
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Prices for the Western Digital SN850X have risen sharply, and the cheapest SSD is currently available for 600,000 won ($400). This SSD reportedly sold for $200 (300,000 won) in the past, but with prices doubling, the SN850X has reached an unimaginably high price. Currently, the 1 TB version costs $200-$250 in North America, showing that the SSD has become unaffordable in South Korea.

Significantly higher prices are also seen for the 2 TB, 4 TB, and 8 TB models, which are currently selling for as much as 4.5 million won ($3,000). For $3,000, you can buy Nvidia‘s most powerful graphics card, the GeForce RTX 5090. However, for Koreans, rising SSD prices are an additional challenge on top of previous hardware price challenges. The Western Digital Black SN8100 has also been significantly affected by the price increase, with the 4 TB model reaching 2.5 million won. The 1 TB SN8100 SSD currently costs 628,000 won ($419), and the 2 TB version costs 1,250,000 won ($834).

The same thing happened with Samsung NVMe SSDs, and now the 990 Pro and 9100 Pro SSDs are reaching new heights. It’s difficult to track Samsung SSD prices in the country because the company sells its SSDs through distributors. However, the price of the Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB SSD has doubled, reaching 470,000 won ($313), up from around 200,000-250,000 won. The Samsung 9100 Pro 8TB SSD now costs 4 million won ($2,670), which is lower than the SN850X but still too expensive for most people.

SSDs from other manufacturers have likely been affected as well. The question is: When will this end?

Source: WCCFTech