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Enterprise SSDs 18.6x pricier than HDDs amid HDD supply crunch

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Enterprise Solid State Drives (SSDs) are now significantly more expensive than traditional Hard Disk Drives (HDDs), with a 30TB TLC SSD costing $22,600, which is 18.6 times the price of an equivalent HDD. This price surge is attributed to increasing NAND flash prices, which are expected to remain structurally elevated. The scarcity of HDDs, with major manufacturers like Seagate and Western Digital sold out through 2027, further exacerbates the cost disparity, making large-scale AI storage solutions considerably more expensive. AI

IMPACT Accelerates the cost of large-scale AI training and inference infrastructure due to increased demand for high-capacity storage.

RANK_REASON Significant price disparity and supply chain issues for essential storage hardware. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Luke James ·

    Enterprise SSDs cost 18.6 times more than HDDs as 30TB drives hit $22,600 — hard drive supply is sold out through 2027

    A 30TB TLC enterprise SSD now costs $22,600, 6.5 times higher the $3,460 it fetched around this time last year.

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