SSD price drops as memory shortage drives higher costs

Deal trackers note two significant price cuts in high‑performance solid‑state drives amid an ongoing memory‑chip shortage. PNY’s 1TB Pro Elite portable SSD is offered at $129.99, one of the lowest prices since the market’s recent hikes, down from $170 on some listings. The drive features USB 3.2 Gen 2 speeds up to 1,100 MB/s read and 1,000 MB/s write, and includes Acronis True Image backup software.

Samsung’s 990 PRO 2TB NVMe SSD is listed for $389.99, down from $640, while still delivering PCIe 4.0 performance with up to 7,450 MB/s sequential reads and 6,900 MB/s writes. The drive offers a 1,200 TBW endurance rating, five‑year warranty, hardware‑level AES‑256 encryption, and the Samsung Magician management suite. Both deals represent some of the deepest discounts seen since price increases began earlier in the year.