According to Duann, PC makers have to buy from SSD module makers because NAND vendors reduced allocation to the client/consumer PC market and redirected most NAND supply to data center products.
As a result, PC OEMs like Acer, Asus, Dell, and HP cannot get enough NAND or SSD supply directly from NAND manufacturers and have to turn to module makers for solid-state drives. The latter traditionally served end-users and had plenty of aftermarket products with enhanced performance and cooling, but now they increasingly serve PC makers instead.
I’m still on a computer from 2018 and I guess I’ll have to wait for years to upgrade. There is no way I’m paying these prices for an upgrade unless I absolutely have to (meaning something breaks and needs to be replaced).
One day something will. Its 8 years old now and counting…