Are SSD prices really going down?

Earlier today, we posted a story on a “Newbie Guide to Solid State Drives (SSD)” and after checking out some stores, we’ve noticed that SSD prices have slightly been reduced since the last time we checked.

So far, here are the SD prices we’ve seen in the local market:

Intel 330 2.5″ SATA3 60GB: Php4,499USD 77INR 6,499EUR 73CNY 558
Intel 330 2.5″ SATA3 120GB: Php6,999USD 119INR 10,111EUR 114CNY 869
Intel 330 2.5″ SATA3 180GB: Php10,999USD 187INR 15,889EUR 179CNY 1,365

Kingston SSDNow SATA3 60GB: Php3,499USD 60INR 5,055EUR 57CNY 434
Kingston SSDNow SATA3 90GB: Php5,499USD 94INR 7,944EUR 89CNY 682
Kingston SSDNow SATA3 120GB: Php6,499USD 111INR 9,388EUR 105CNY 807
Kingston SSDNow SATA3 240GB: Php12,999USD 222INR 18,778EUR 211CNY 1,613

Patriot Torqx 32GB: Php3,200USD 55INR 4,623EUR 52CNY 397
Patriot Pyro 8E 120GB SATA3 2.5″: Php8,950USD 153INR 12,929EUR 145CNY 1,111

Corsair F40 Force Series 40GB: Php3,800USD 65INR 5,489EUR 62CNY 472

Based on what’s being sold in the local market, the entry-level SSDs are just in the Php4k or lower prices already. That’s pretty affordable and will allow you to set aside a budget for a system running an SSD (for fast boot or caching) and an HDD (for high-capacity storage) combo when setting up a dekstop PC.

For laptops, the price of the 120GB SSD have breached the Php7k mark. This should be a viable alternative when upgrading your laptop’s old HDD. And if you got a cheaper ultrabook that uses an HDD instead of SSD (Aspire S3, Samsung Series 5 Slim), this upgrade should fit the bill.