Is 250gb ssd profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

The niche generates $209K/yr across 15 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -16.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (35/100).

How competitive is the 250gb ssd niche?

10 brands and 146 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in 250gb ssd?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Value For Money, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 2.1%.

When does demand for 250gb ssd peak?

Demand peaks in Apr–Dec; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the 250gb ssd niche?

Listings span $31.11–$155.96; the average listing price is $57.23 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 24,665 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

250gb ssd

Skip it

A deep review moat (24,665 avg reviews) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Avg price

Great$57.23

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Good2.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Price range

Good$31.11–$155.96

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Okay$209K

$209K/yr · 128K searches

Conversion

Okay2.9%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Brand share

Bad90%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad75%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-16.9%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Review moat

Bad24,665

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Signals High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 250gb ssd is a $209K/yr Amazon United States market (128K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.

Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

250gb ssd market data

Units sold / yr: 5K–6K; avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr: $286K–$343K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 2.9%
Avg BSR: #124
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 93%
Sponsored: 47%
Out of stock: 6.5%
Avg brand age: 52 months
Avg seller age: 178 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

10 rising

Sellers

146

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

PNY68%
Patriot Memory10%
fanxiang7%
Kingston3%
Crucial3%
SSK3%
Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 7%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 101 weeks — -16.9% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Apr, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Open Trend

Top 250gb ssd search terms

250gb ssd34K/yr -8.7%2.7% conv.
pny ssd28K/yr -17.9%1.8% conv.
ssd 250gb16K/yr -17.3%1.6% conv.
250 gb ssd14K/yr -38.0%2.6% conv.
pny cs9007K/yr +12.4%4.0% conv.
ssd 2504K/yr -10.1%2.0% conv.
250gb sata ssd3K/yr -3.3%3.2% conv.
pny 1tb ssd4K/yr -28.4%1.2% conv.
250 ssd3K/yr -14.3%3.1% conv.
ssd pny4K/yr -26.0%2.3% conv.

All search terms

Top 250gb ssd products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

PNY CS900 250GB 3D NAND 2.5 SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - (SSD7CS900-250-RB)

PNY$32.874.7★5,346 rev

PNY CS900 500GB 3D NAND 2.5 SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - (SSD7CS900-500-RB)

PNY$44.234.7★6,120 rev

PNY CS900 1TB 3D NAND 2.5 SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - (SSD7CS900-1TB-RB)

PNY$67.184.7★5,988 rev

fanxiang S101 250GB SSD SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5 Internal Solid State Drive Read Speed up to 500MB/sec Compatible with Laptop and PC Desktops(Black)

fanxiang$39.024.5★23,418 rev

Patriot P210 256GB SATA 3 2.5 Inch SSD

Patriot Memory$39.654.6★6,115 rev

Newest

by launch date

PNY CS2241 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD M.2 2280 Upgrade Kit - Up to 5 100MB/s Read - PC/Laptop Upgrade for Gaming Photo/Video Rendering and Workstations - Internal Solid State Drive - M280CS2241-1TBKIT-RB

PNY$155.964 rev

1y ago

Fikwot FN501 Pro 256GB NVMe SSD - M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x4 Internal Solid State Drive with Graphene Cooling Sticker Up to 3 000MB/s SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC Compatible with Laptop & PC Desktop

Fikwot$54.181,634 rev

3y ago

KingSpec 256GB SATA III SSD 6Gb/s 2.5 SATA SSD with 3D NAND Flash Internal Solid State Hard Drives for Laptop and PC Desktop (R/W Speed up to 550/520 MB/s)

KingSpec$37.782,531 rev

3y ago

SSK Portable SSD 250GB External Solid State Drives up to 1050MB/s USB C SSD External Hard Drive USB 3.2 Gen2 for iPhone 15/16/17Pro Windows Mac Android Phones and Tablets

SSK$47.603,537 rev

3y ago

TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 256GB SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal Solid State Drive SSD (R/W Speed up to 520/450 MB/s) T253TZ256G0C101

TEAMGROUP$33.277,148 rev

4y ago

What buyers say about 250gb ssd

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall12%

“Good product got it on sale”

Data Transfer Speed12%

“Good speeds and does what I need it to affordable when I purchased it happy with this purchase”

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

“As advertised”

Value For Money10%

“Good for the price”

Computation Performance9%

“Works Fast”

Compatibility-Overall8%

“No compatibility issues”

Storage Capacity7%

“very reliable storage”

Assembly/Installation7%

“Easy install”

Durability5%

“It hasnt broke”

Functionality-Overall5%

“Significantly Improved Old Laptop's Performance”

What buyers complain about

Durability27%

“Corrupted after very short use”

Value For Money16%

“too expensive now”

Functionality-Overall13%

“then disappeared completely”

Quality-Overall11%

“incredibly cheap”

Data Transfer Speed6%

“They failed so completely that I cannot pull any data off of them”

Connectivity-Overall3%

“Frequent disconnects and the frequency gets worse”

Software/Application3%

“I lost all of my app data for my different apps”

Heating2%

“gets bit hot”

Assembly/Installation2%

“Died 6 months after installation”

Size-Overall2%

“I was surprised how small it was it looks bigger on Amazon pictures it's fast for what it is”

Top return reasons

Compatibility-Overall26%

Functionality-Overall23%

Size-Overall13%

Value For Money7%

Storage Capacity5%

Defective Material/Parts4%

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

Connectivity-Overall3%

Data Transfer Speed2%

Product Condition2%

Common questions

Is 250gb ssd profitable to sell on Amazon United States?: The niche generates $209K/yr across 15 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -16.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (35/100).
How competitive is the 250gb ssd niche?: 10 brands and 146 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in 250gb ssd?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Value For Money, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 2.1%.
When does demand for 250gb ssd peak?: Demand peaks in Apr–Dec; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the 250gb ssd niche?: Listings span $31.11–$155.96; the average listing price is $57.23 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 24,665 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

250gb ssd

250gb ssd market data

Competition & brand share

Demand & seasonality

Top 250gb ssd search terms

Top 250gb ssd products on Amazon

Top sellers

Newest

Trending

What buyers say about 250gb ssd

What buyers love

What buyers complain about

Top return reasons

Common questions

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