# Top-end SSDs have gotten so pricey they're worth more than their weight in gold

> SSDs have shot up in price over the past month and a half Tom's Hardware compared the cost of some top-end SSDs against gold in terms of their relative weight It turns out that high-end 8TB SSDs are, on average, worth…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/computing/storage-backup/top-end-ssds-have-gotten-so-pricey-theyre-worth-more-than-their-weight-in-gold?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=696aae78077c78b013a47864)
- **Published:** 2026-01-16
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #ssds #gold #weight #worth #cost #gotten #gram #hardware
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