Forward-looking: Solid-state drive prices are expected to continue their downward spiral through the third quarter but the same does not appear to be the case for DRAM. As a result, the substantial price cuts we have witnessed over the last several months will slow to a trickle – but not go away entirely – in the third quarter. Analysts with the firm predict the average selling price of consumer SSDs could drop as much as 13 percent in the third quarter