Recently, we’ve been hearing more discussions around SSD and NAND price pressure in the hardware market. For POS terminals, this may affect not only cost, but also supply stability and component consistency. When prices move quickly, the difference between suppliers is often not just the quotation itself, but also inventory planning, SSD source, testing standards and after-sales support.

AI data-center demand is adding pressure to memory and SSD supply, which may affect POS hardware cost, lead time, and future replenishment planning.