SSD vendors set to trigger price war to force out smaller peers

digitimes.com 25 Apr '12, 10am

SSD vendors set to trigger price war to force out smaller peers

SSD vendors set to trigger price war to force out smaller peers Josephine Lien, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 25 April 2012] Major SSD firms have initiated price reductions to reflect falling prices for NAND flash chips. The move is also aimed at triggering a price war in the market in an attempt to squeeze out smaller peers, according to industry sources in Taiwan. A number of channel retailers, which usually sell commodity memory products including flash drives and memory cards, recently began to offer SSDs, the sources observed. Some of the leading SSD producers are concerned about inferior products that might disrupt development of the market, and therefore have resorted to price-cutting measures to force the retailers to leave the market, the sources indicated. Kingston Technology, Intel, OCZ and Crucial are identified as the ones lowering SSD prices. In a...

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@JayMMueller » 13 May '12, 7pm
@marcoarment SSD price wars that are on the horizon should sort this issue out soon. [link]
@StoreyXIV » 09 May '12, 5pm
@sme81 YES! [link] also, bit raging I missed [link] but, if a war is starting, I'm ready.
@phanboy_iv » 06 May '12, 4am
RT @herf: SSD price war! (Seeing $0.75/GB in some places….) [link]
@herf » 06 May '12, 4am
SSD price war! (Seeing $0.75/GB in some places….) [link]
@TheDollarDes » 02 May '12, 7am
SSD vendors set to trigger price war to force out smaller peers [link] Good for the end-user, at least. I'll wait a bit, tho.
@morten_ec » 30 Apr '12, 7pm
Fingers crossed, the SSD market needs to pick up speed (no pun intended ;)) "SSD vendors set to trigger price war" [link]
@devmucit » 29 Apr '12, 3pm
yakında ssd'lerde şok indirimler göreceğiz demektir. [link]
@cmxinc » 28 Apr '12, 6pm
Cheap SSDs will make everyone's computer faster! [link]
@LNGU » 27 Apr '12, 9pm
[link] SSD 드라이브 가격 전쟁 시작
@krotesalbei » 27 Apr '12, 9pm
@blazebleam [link]
@marklabedz » 27 Apr '12, 8pm
SSD price war? As a consumer, I can only hope. [link]
@DeepStorageNet » 27 Apr '12, 5pm
RT @AllThingsSSD: SSD vendors set to trigger price war to force out smaller peers [link] A good thing #SSSS1 #SFD1
@arieleckstein » 27 Apr '12, 3pm
#SSD vendors set to trigger price war to force out smaller peers [link] #HardDrives
@LukeBaum » 27 Apr '12, 2pm
RT @gentrysherrill: SSD vendors set to trigger price war to force out smaller peers [link]
@dotfuz » 27 Apr '12, 1pm
oh yesssss almost time to get an SSD [link]
@iam_fredseger » 27 Apr '12, 1pm
SSD price war surfacing. [link]
@Carballada » 27 Apr '12, 12pm
SSD vendors price war: me gusta, me gusta [link]
@bhpImi » 27 Apr '12, 12pm
Looking at SSD's? Wait, there's a price war brewing apparently [link]
@jwkicklighter » 27 Apr '12, 12pm
SSD vendors set to trigger price war to force out smaller peers - [link] @Johndrud
@sharonmoves » 27 Apr '12, 12pm
I really love queso ;-) RT @greglopp: Who wins if there's a SSD price war? We do. [link] (Well, at least temporarily)
@greglopp » 27 Apr '12, 12pm
Who wins if there's a SSD price war? We do. [link] (Well, at least temporarily)
@LaMatriceTV » 27 Apr '12, 11am
Disques durs ssd,une guerre de prix s'annonce! Ils permettent une lecture/écriture beaucoup plus rapide. [link]
@Gary_S » 27 Apr '12, 11am
RT @pcweenies: if you're in the market for an SSD, this is good news: [link]
@thecrazyman1990 » 27 Apr '12, 10am
[link] wurde auch Zeit :D #SSD
@pcweenies » 27 Apr '12, 9am
if you're in the market for an SSD, this is good news: [link]
@alastaircox » 27 Apr '12, 6am
Cheap SSDs you say? Don't mind if I do! [link]
@justinphelan » 27 Apr '12, 4am
@aaronharlow We should keep an eye on this and get some [link]
@jamesang82 » 27 Apr '12, 4am
SSD manufacturers waging price war? Good news for consumers... [link]
@dmragone » 27 Apr '12, 2am
Cheap SSDs == faster computers for all: SSD vendors set to trigger price war to force out smaller peers [link]
@spotanime » 27 Apr '12, 12am
On the fence about buying an SSD? An upcoming price war may persuade you. [link]
@ddhhiikkaa » 27 Apr '12, 12am
SSD vendors set to trigger price war to force out smaller peers [link] @applengkengee @yogahaztweet worth waiting!
@radix33 » 27 Apr '12, 12am
I need more cheap (and reliable) SSDs. [link]
@DrLimimi » 26 Apr '12, 11pm
@adamruch @bennettring Oh hey, I don't know if you were thinking about an SSD, but you might want to hold off - [link]
@iYousif » 26 Apr '12, 11pm
Yes, keep lowering please & you small ones, stay alive: SSD vendors set to trigger price war to force out smaller peers [link]
@js_thorne » 26 Apr '12, 4pm
RT @OCZLong: $OCZ competes in a world with $INTC, Kingston and Crucial. Undervalued? Just a little bit. [link]
@DavidDeSmedt » 26 Apr '12, 3pm
Typical memory practices ... SSD vendors set to trigger price war to force out smaller peers - [link]
@franklinatdell » 26 Apr '12, 12pm
RT @IdeaStorm: This could get interesting if true - SSD vendors set to trigger price war to force out smaller peers: [link]
@IdeaStorm » 26 Apr '12, 12pm
This could get interesting if true - SSD vendors set to trigger price war to force out smaller peers: [link]
@smileybottsu » 25 Apr '12, 11pm
英語で読めませんが、SSDが安くなるみたい？！ SSD vendors set to trigger price war to force out smaller peers [link]
@OCZLong » 25 Apr '12, 10pm
$OCZ competes in a world with $INTC, Kingston and Crucial. Undervalued? Just a little bit. [link]
@egimenez » 25 Apr '12, 6pm
If u're think'bout buyin' a SSD, just hold on… [link]
@yeahforeal » 25 Apr '12, 5pm
#SSD #Flash $FIO RT @js_thorne: Kingston, Crucial, $OCZ and $INTC weeding out smaller peers in SSD [link]
@js_thorne » 25 Apr '12, 5pm
Kingston, Crucial, $OCZ and $INTC weeding out smaller peers in SSD [link]
@hnfirehose » 27 Apr '12, 5am
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@dafoole » 27 Apr '12, 4am
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@KrogersAtCMA » 27 Apr '12, 12am
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@Andrea_Mauro » 26 Apr '12, 1pm
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