KIOXIA fires back at rising SSD costs with new EG7 Series for PC OEMs

KIOXIA has introduced the EG7 Series SSDs to address the rising costs of SSDs and memory due to the ongoing crisis in DRAM and flash memory. These new SSDs, utilizing QLC-based technology and 8th-generation BiCS FLASH, offer performance comparable to higher-priced options while enhancing power efficiency. Available in M.2 form factors with 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB variants, the EG7 Series boasts impressive PCIe Gen4 speeds of up to 7,000 MB/s for reads and 6,200 MB/s for writes. With Micron's Crucial brand no longer in the consumer market, KIOXIA's affordable SSD solution is set to fill the gap and cater to a wider range of systems, expected to launch in the second quarter of 2026.