Pc Gamers Face Another Blow As Samsung May Halt Ssd Manufacturing
Samsung may halt SATA SSD production in 2026, which could reduce supply and push SSD prices higher across the market. SATA SSDs still make up about 20 percent of top selling drives, and Samsung exiting could impact both SATA and NVMe pricing. Combined with Micron stepping away from consumer RAM, AI driven priorities are squeezing PC hardware buyers even harder. PC gamers and system builders could be staring at another unwelcome price hike as reports suggest Samsung plans to halt SATA SSD production starting in 2026....