SSDs cost a lot of money. A company is now bringing new, affordable SSDs to the market. For some gamers, these could be a good option if they really become cheap.
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SSDs and RAM have risen sharply in recent weeks, and a real improvement in the situation is not yet in sight and is likely to remain so until next year.
Now the manufacturer Sandisk, known for its affordable models, is set to release some budget-friendly new SATA SSDs. According to TomsHardware, the leaker momomo_us has discovered that Amazon UK has listed the upcoming models from Sandisk.
Can new, affordable SATA SSDs save gaming from high prices?
Which models are being discussed? Essentially, it concerns two new series of SATA SSDs: One series is aimed at regular consumers, while the other series is more for creators and semi-professional users.
It is important that these are SATA SSDs. They are connected via a SATA port on the PC and are therefore generally slower than M.2 SSDs, which are connected via a PCIe interface.
Nevertheless, SATA SSDs are still a good choice for many users, for upgrading an older system and providing more storage space. For SATA SSDs are still significantly faster than traditional hard drives.
What are the current prices for SATA SSDs? Prices currently start between 40 and 50 Euros for 240 GB and go up to about 300 Euros for 4 TB, if you look at the prices on Geizhals.de. Whether and how much these prices can be undercut by the new models is still unknown.
Prices for M.2 SSDs are significantly higher in some cases: For 4 TB of storage, you pay around 500 Euros, compared to that, the 300 Euros for a SATA SSD seem almost affordable. We can definitely assume that even the budget models are likely to be more expensive than they were a year ago.
Sometimes, however, cheap products can also become a problem. A gamer wanted to save money and ordered a very cheap SSD for about 20 Euros. But when the package arrives, he is afraid: After all, the device looks dangerous according to him and he seeks help: Sparfuchs buys SSD with 4 TB for 17 Euros, opens the case and is now afraid to connect the device to his PC
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