Your SSD is Now a Gold Bar — Literally, in Price at Least
At $1,476 for an 8 TB SSD, you'd be better off panning for gold in your storage drive — literally.
Industry analysts noted:
"With the AI-infused silicon shortages, we've reached the point where NVMe gumstick-style SSDs are more expensive than gold by weight."
8 TB drives now average $1,476, surpassing gold's price of $1,148 per gram when factoring in their 8.2-gram weight. In the 4 TB segment, sub-$800 models have reached gold-equivalent pricing, but these are primarily mass-storage units optimized for capacity rather than performance.
High-end performance SSDs like the Samsung 9100 Pro ($500+) and Corsair MP700 Elite ($600-$800) remain available but are increasingly scarce.
Western Digital (Sandisk) dominates the premium pricing tiers, while PCPartPicker data shows 4 TB drives have seen 80%+ price increases in two months.
The weight discrepancy is stark: 8 TB drives average 8.2 grams and 4 TB models 8 grams (excluding heatsinks), yet their price-per-gram ratios now rival precious metals.
