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Tech price rises: Tracking the PC memory and SSD supply crisis, now with added GPU fun

Affordable DDR5 and PC storage is but a sweet, well, memory. Will graphics cards follow?

PC Gamer

Flash storage has doubled in price over the last few months, says Phison: 'All the capacity is sold out'

At least memory prices are fi- oh, wait.

PC Gamer

Black Friday to the rescue? SSD prices could rise again, so now is the time to buy

If you were thinking about an SSD upgrade, do it now - prices are set to rise again due to NAND flash shortages.

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Phison CEO confirms NAND prices have more than doubled and will continue to rise, all 2026 production already sold out — SSDs facing pricing apocalypse throughout 2027

Khein-Seng Pua, the CEO of Phison, speaking to Digitimes, has painted a damning picture of the storage market to come. With NAND prices already on the rise, the CEO believes there's no alleviation in sight and the landscape will remain rough for the following years. Data centers are rapidly shifting…

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PNY's speedy PCIe 5.0 SSD with 14.9 GB/s speeds starts at $125 — the first Phison E28-powered drive to reach the retail market

PNY launches the CS3250, a PCIe 5.0 SSD with speeds up to 14.9 GB/s at a starting price of $125.99

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Second-gen Phison SSD controllers hit the market with 14.9 GB/s speeds — TeamGroup Z54E spearheads a new army of PCIe 5.0 drives

TeamGroup has announced the T-Force Z54E, a PCIe 5.0 SSD that leverages Phison's speedy E28 controller.

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Phison CEO claims NAND shortage could last a staggering 10 years — says memory 'supercycle' imminent and 'severe' 2026 shortages are at hand

Phison CEO Pua Khein-Seng has claimed in an interview this week that the upcoming forecasted NAND flash shortage will last "for the next ten years", rather than the more optimistic 1 year claimed by other industry insiders. The negative implications of the AI boom continue to grow by the day.

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New report blames Phison's pre-release firmware for SSD failures — not Microsoft’s August patch for Windows

The curious case of failing SSDs, following Microsoft’s August security patch for Windows, has once again taken an unexpected turn.

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft claims Windows 11 is innocent of killing SSDs – but the mystery continues

Microsoft solves the case of the vanishing SSDs – and clears the latest Windows 11 update of any wrongdoing.

TechRadar

Microsoft swats down reports of SSD failures in Windows — company says recent update didn't cause storage failures

Microsoft says that the KB5063878 update did not cause the drive failures that have been widely reported on social media.

Tom’s Hardware

SSD manufacturer 'Phison' clears its name after Windows 11 bricking panic — 4,500 hours of testing and zero drive failures

SSD controller manufacturer Phison says it found no evidence of drive failures linked to recent Windows 11 updates, calling out "fake" documents.

Windows Central

Windows 11's SSD breaking bug just got more mysterious - and I really hope Microsoft can clear this up swiftly

Microsoft's still investigating Windows 11's SSD bug - but one of its partners can't reproduce the glitch at all.

TechRadar

After 4,500 hours of testing, SSD controller specialist Phison rules out allegations that a Windows 11 update is bricking drives

Correlation without causation, after all?

PC Gamer

Phison squashes reports of Windows 11 breaking SSDs — says it was unable to reproduce issues despite 4,500 hours of testing, recommends users deploy heatsinks just in case

Following reports of a Windows 11 update breaking SSDs, Phison has just issued a new statement saying they were unable to replicate the issue internally. Phison wants you to use heatsinks on performant drives under intense workloads, and that's it.

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Reports say Windows 11 update is bricking drives — is yours on the list?

A lengthy report from an X user suggests that after the latest Windows 11 update, KB5063878, some SSDs are flatlining when attempting to move large files. Here's what you need to know.

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Phison takes legal action over falsified 'leaked' document on Windows SSD issues — says it continues to investigate reports of problems

Phison has been forced to release a staunch rebuttal against a circulated document the company says has been falsely created and circulated amongst its customers.

Windows Central

The latest Windows 11 security update could be nuking SSDs — what you can do to avoid disastrous data loss

A lengthy report from an X user suggests that after the latest Windows 11 update, KB5063878, some SSDs are flatlining when attempting to move large files. Here's what you need to know.

PC Gamer

A new report claims Windows 11 update is breaking SSDs and HDDs, but this could just be routine hardware failures

It could be correlation without causation, but holding off update KB5063878 for now probably makes sense.

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Kioxia unveils 246TB SSD behemoth — the LC 9 is the largest SSD ever launched and can store 52,000 DVD movies

LC9 snatched the capacity crown from Solidigm for now, but the race to the storage champion is only getting started.

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The Phison E28 SSD reveals the secret to breathing new life into older laptops and desktop PCs

Sometimes, a small upgrade goes a long way to extending the life of your tech, as long as you're willing to do a little DIY. And that's where the Phison E28 SSD comes in.

PC Gamer

Crucial P510 NVMe SSD review

Well balanced, affordable, and a prime pick for your next rig.

PC Gamer

Kioxia Exceria Plus G4 NVMe SSD review

From flash maker to drive creator, the price just ain't right on this one.

PC Gamer

Biwin Black Opal X570 Pro 2 TB review

Taking the fight to Phison, the drive that may or may not exist.

Tom’s Hardware

SMI CEO says no PCIe 6.0 SSDs for PC 'until 2030', Nvidia demands SSDs with 100 million IOPS — Wallace C. Kou on the future of SSDs

The CEO of Silicon Motion discusses the prospects of independent developers of SSD controllers, PCIe 6.0 SSDs, PLC 3D NAND, and other exotic types of non-volatile memory, as well as why NAND makers are poised to continue using controllers from third parties.

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TeamGroup's curious PCIe 5.0 SSD strategy: Adopt controllers from all makers

TeamGroup has expanded its high-end PCIe 5.0 SSD lineup to six different families based on four controller vendors to cover a wide range of performance and price points.

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