# The PC component crisis isn't going away: retail market for SSDs has 'almost disappeared' we're told, and DDR5 RAM prices refuse to drop

> Nelson Duann, an exec in the SSD supply chain, has said: "The retail SSD market has almost disappeared" DDR5 RAM prices refuse to drop, although older memory modules are easing in price, but only very slightly System…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/computing/memory/the-pc-component-crisis-isnt-going-away-retail-market-for-ssds-has-almost-disappeared-were-told-and-ddr5-ram-prices-refuse-to-drop?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a32b637de814794a0d708e4)
- **Published:** 2026-06-17
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #market #retail #ssds #almost #ddr5 #disappeared #component #crisis
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