A solid state drive is often the most important component for making a PC feel fast and responsive; any PC still using a mechanical hard drive as its primary storage is long overdue for an upgrade. The SSD market is broader than ever, with a wide range prices, performance and form factors.
SSD prices are trending slightly downward since our last update, and most market forecasts point toward further decline due to weak demand. We're still seeing some inconsistent product availability, but that situation has improved markedly in the past month or two. On the technology front, 128-layer 3D NAND has arrived from one manufacturer, and a few others may start introducing their first 1xx-layer 3D NAND later this year. However, we're still waiting for the new generation of high-end NVMe controllers supporting PCIE 4.0 to hit the market.
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