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HDD prices spike as AI infrastructure and China's PC push collide — hard drives record biggest price increase in eight quarters, suppliers warn pressure will continue (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How tf are hdds going up in price

Did the data centers somehow buy up all the sdds and decided nah we need more, lets buy up all the hdds too

Like ???

At this rate i gotta start grabbing my old drives to reuse because apparently 2010 equipment is back on the plate or smth

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 3 points 3 days ago

It's all about the Pentiums!