No matter whether „cheap“ SATA-6G-SSD or powerful PCIe-SSD – in terms of storage capacity, on average we have to dig deeper into our pockets with SSDs than with classic hard drives. But what is the reason for this? Why are SSDs still more expensive than HDDs?
SSD storage media have – depending on performance and interface – quite wide price ranges. Cheaper SATA SSDs are now available for the equivalent of 8-9 cents per GB, which is quite astonishing when you compare the prices of recent years. In 2014, just as an example, the cheapest SSD models still cost over 30 cents per GB. Nevertheless, classic HDDs still come off best in terms of price: With an average of 2.5 cents per GB, not a single SSD is enough for them. Apart from the market development, there is a very simple physical reason for this, namely the underlying technology...
