Solidigm exits the consumer SSD market

[Marzipan]

Solidigm Ends Production of Consumer SSDs, No Replacements Planned

Solidigm, a subsidiary of SK Hynix, has officially stopped producing its consumer Solid State Drive (SSD) lineup, with no replacement products expected. The company's last two consumer SSD models, the P44 Pro and P41 Plus, along with the PCIe 3.

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no more P44 Pro or P41 Plus. comment in the article says this is due to 'uncertainty' in the consumer SSD space. there's uncertainty? the only thing I;ve heard is that DRAM and flash memory prices are expected to lower in 2025, but I wouldn't call that uncertainty.

 

[Izerous]

First intels sells it off, now it is exiting consumer market... feels more like curse of Intel relationships

 

[Cptn Vortex]

Damn, those were great spec SSD for the price. I sold quite a few

 

[moocow]

Could the predicted price drop in 2025 be a cause?

Finally cheaper SSDs: A period of falling prices is coming - HWCooling.net

According to TrendForce's analysis, the NAND and SSD market has shifted into oversupply, favoring consumersSSD pricing has been unfavorable form most of the year, with storage becoming more and more expensive ever since the second half of 2023. Fortunately, it seems that the cycle is finally...

www.hwcooling.net

 

[sswilson]

Could the predicted price drop in 2025 be a cause?

Finally cheaper SSDs: A period of falling prices is coming - HWCooling.net

According to TrendForce's analysis, the NAND and SSD market has shifted into oversupply, favoring consumersSSD pricing has been unfavorable form most of the year, with storage becoming more and more expensive ever since the second half of 2023. Fortunately, it seems that the cycle is finally...

www.hwcooling.net

That's what came to my mind first. With their prices so low, they're already running on a super slim margin so it's questionable that there'd be enough meat left on the bones for them to be profitable.

 

[Bond007]

A loss for sure. They were good drives for the short time they were a company. Sadly we didn't get as much availability as they did in the USA.