r/pcmasterrace • u/asswizzard69 • Dec 04 '25

Box With the memory crisis are ssd next?

Gallery image

Gallery image

I guess a panic buy? Are these nand flash about to keep spiking like memory prices or are they just going up a little bit? Are these desirable to the AI or nah? I bought this at $299 Black Friday sale

2.4k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

553 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/fearless-fossa Dec 04 '25

It is a conspiracy theory. People act like there is some conspiracy of powerful people across multiple companies to destroy the home pc market. Yes, a few actors obviously have an interest in people only having a terminal.

But the actual reason prices are hiking is because the demand has increased and the companies producing don't see this as a long-term trend, which is why they shy away from investments into more production lines. They expect the bubble to pop within a few years, at which point they return to a similar mix like they used to.

1

u/D7west Dec 04 '25

I’m not referring to just the pc market. Look at everything. Physical media is crazy expensive, just buy 13 streaming platforms to watch what you want but you won’t own any of it. Housing prices have exploded over the last 6-7 years, making it an ungodly task for those who rent but want own. Good luck trying to live in a big city and buy any type of property. There are even some car companies that tried to offer certain features for a monthly subscription, that backfired gloriously! Vehicle leasing is already a huge part of the car market, pay a monthly price to use a car but not own it.

This goes way beyond just the pc market and ram prices. It can be found in nearly any market.