Re: Samsung T7 1 TB - price change

On Fri, 3/13/2026 9:16 AM, s|b wrote:
> I bought this portable SSD, Samsung T7 1TB, in Oct 2024 for 109 euro. It
> is now 159 euro. Same device, so not the Gen 2.
> 
> These things are supposed to be going *down*, not up. )-:
> 

Samsung is a vertically oriented company, which can make NAND chips
to build its own storage devices. This is why you can buy such a
storage device. Samsung may also make the controller chip for
that (instead of buying a Phison controller).

But the price of the device is still subject to
market forces. There is a NAND shortage and DRAM shortage. WDC
has already sold all the hard drives it can make in 2026 (there is
human labor in each one). For the hard drive companies,
it is hard to guess how much manufacturing capacity they really have.

You should try pricing DRAM at the computer store. I was at the store
several days ago, when the clerk told one customer "that much RAM
will cost you $1200, would you like financing with that". The customer
did not look particularly interested in paying interest, on getting
some RAM for his new build. And his selection of video cards would
be pretty thin.

Even the guy making RPi, is having trouble getting RAM. Once any
supply contracts expire, getting chips is not a given thing.

   Paul