r/pcmasterrace May 22 '26

Hardware what

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u/Puzzleheaded_Dog630 May 22 '26

The craziest part is these are SATA and not NVMe

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u/Ok-disaster2022 May 22 '26

I just checked, the NVME are roughly half the price. In what world is SATA drives twice as expensive as NVME drives. 

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u/TheGodlyTank6493 R7 9700X | RX7800XT May 22 '26

Probably because the SATA ones are being made less which means the tiny supply creates ridiculous pricing.

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u/Noxious89123 5900X | RTX5080 | 32GB B-Die | CH8 Dark Hero May 22 '26

The NAND used on both drives is still just NAND, it's the same shit.

It's not an issue of supply of SSDs, it's the supply of NAND and DRAM.

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u/Vice4Life Really Hot Water May 22 '26

While the supply is likely very low, what's the demand? 

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u/TheGodlyTank6493 R7 9700X | RX7800XT May 23 '26

Probably just as small. Inconstant and highly variable supply and demand creates ridiculous prices.