# State of play: SSD pricing one year into the AI component crisis — 220% price increases are crippling the DIY market

> Following our brief tour around the state of RAM pricing in 2026, it seemed only fair to extend our ‘State of the Union’ look at PC component pricing to another market that has taken an absolute beating in the AI…

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/state-of-play-ssd-pricing-one-year-into-the-ai-component-crisis-220-percent-price-increases-are-crippling-the-diy-market?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a69ef5fac0af9a636c192c7)
- **Published:** 2026-07-29
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #samsung #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a69ef5fac0af9a636c192c7

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