Back in December of 2025, two days before Christmas, I was on vacation and doing some tech stuff that I had on my todo list. One of them was to start backing up my GoG game purchases (and also have a bigger drive to backup my OneDrive stuff, my music and my pictures.

I stopped by Best Buy and bought this external Seagate 24TB drive for $279.99 and thought to myself at the register while paying for it, "Damn, this is expensive."

I just looked and the same drive at Best Buy is now $709.99 (and that's the sale price after a $50 discount!). The sale price is a whopping 153.6% increase in just six months!

This is insane. Thanks #AI techbros for making everything tech more expensive.

#compute #hardware #harddrive #gaming #videogames #gog #storage

The Samsung 990 Pro SSD Is on Sale for the Lowest Price I’ve Seen in 2026

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/the-best-prime-day-deal-on-memory-2026/

💾 Transcend porta le NAND a 218 layer nello storage per AI edge: più densità, prestazioni e affidabilità dove i dati nascono. #AIedge #Storage

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/hardware/transcend-lancia-storage-3d-nand-piu-denso-per-lai-edge

Transcend porta le NAND a 218 layer nello storage per AI edge

Transcend porta le nuove soluzioni 3D NAND a 218 layer nello storage per AI edge, con più densità per sistemi industriali, imaging e nodi embedded.

Tom's Hardware

The Samsung 990 Pro SSD Is on Sale for the Lowest Price You're Likely to See This Year.

https://www.wired.com/story/the-best-prime-day-deal-on-memory-2026/

#Tech #Deals #Storage

The Samsung 990 Pro SSD Is on Sale for the Lowest Price You’re Likely to See This Year.

These Prime Day specials on a Samsung SSD and Lexar SD card represent the best digital storage deals you're likely to find this year.

WIRED

⚙️ Lo storage legacy lascia le GPU in attesa: colli di bottiglia, costi più alti e AI meno veloce. Modernizzare i dati è accelerare il business. #AI #Storage

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/business/lo-storage-legacy-frena-le-gpu-e-lai-paga-il-conto

Lo storage legacy frena le GPU e l'AI paga il conto

HPE punta il dito sullo storage legacy: pipeline lente e dati copiati più volte riducono l’utilizzo delle GPU nei progetti AI su larga scala.

Tom's Hardware

A Xiaomi lançou o Xiaomi Smart Storage, uma solução para organizar ficheiros locais e alternativa aos serviços pagos de armazenamento online. O equipamento facilita a vida a quem procura uma alternativa às subscrições na nuvem 📁

🔗 https://tugatech.com.pt/t86137-novo-xiaomi-smart-storage-quer-acabar-com-as-tuas-subscricoes-na-nuvem

#nuvem #smart #storage #xiaomi 

Novo Xiaomi Smart Storage quer acabar com as tuas subscrições na nuvem

A Xiaomi decidiu entrar no mercado dos servidores domésticos com a apresentação de uma nova solução desenhada para organizar ficheiros locais. A informação foi

TugaTech

Tiered Storage live: Wie ein ZFS special vdev den HDD-Flaschenhals an der Wurzel packt

Ein ZFS-Pool aus zwei 7200-rpm-Platten war durch Metadaten-Random-I/O ausgebremst. Mit zwei zpool-add-Befehlen im laufenden Betrieb wurde daraus ein hybrider Pool: heiße Metadaten auf gespiegelter SSD, kalte Massendaten auf HDD. Mit Baseline-Messung, Encryption-Stolperstein und ehrlicher Wirkungsanalyse.

https://www.kernel-error.de/2026/06/24/zfs-special-vdev-slog-tiered-storage-hdd-flaschenhals/

Explainer: Why your legacy storage is choking your expensive GPU

THE REGISTER EXPLAINER: GPUs idle? Blame your outdated storage, not the silicon sprinters.

theregister

#Samsung introduces #UFS 5.0 – the new #storage standard for next-generation #AI ​​applications

https://gadgetflux.eu/samsung-lanseaza-ufs-5-0-ultra-rapid/

Samsung lansează UFS 5.0 ultra‑rapid - GadgetFlux

Samsung introduce UFS 5.0 cu 10,8 GB/s, eficiență +40% și design compact, optimizat pentru aplicații AI on‑device de nouă generație.

GadgetFlux