For comparison purposes, today's pricing for similar quality, sold by Amazon:
Western Digital 1TB Blue SATA $199.99
Western Digital 1 TB Black NVMe $184.99 (blue currently out of stock)
Crucial P310 1 TB NVMe SSD $199.00 (get it before they're all gone)
Flashback to August 8, 2019, when a top-tier 1 TB SSD was $107.99 with free shipping.
Crucial was a brand known for top-quality consumer products at competitive prices. They are no more as Micron ended the brand at the end of 2025 to shift production to enterprise parts for AI data centers. Another casualty of the global warming bullshit machine.
I took this screenshot on August 8, 2019, before buying one.
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Sony has resumed production of A6400 APS-C mirrorless camera but A7 II and A6100 likely discontinued
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Could the supply chain issues possibly be coming to an end? Well, weβll have to see about that but for now at least, Sony has announced that theyβre able to resume production of 2019βs Sony A6400 APS-C mirrorless camera. Sales of the model were originally suspended in November 2021 due to the ongoing silicone shortage [β¦]
Shortages and delays still seem to be the order of the day and Canon Japan has released their latest delayed product list with their usual βapology and guidanceβ status update. Amongst the products delayed in the latest update are the Canon EOS R3 and EOS R5c bodies, as well as the newly announced RF 800mm [β¦]
Camera Production Down as Much as 30% Over Last 2 Years: Report
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Canon Printers Think Canon Ink is Fake Due to Chip Shortage
Due to the ongoing global chip shortage, Canon is finding it difficult to obtain the chips that are attached to ink cartridges that confirm their legitimacy to its printers. As a result, it has to explain to customers how to bypass its own DRM.
Canon Germany has issued a public statement on its website (which has apparently also been emailed to some customers) that explains that due to the lack of chips, even official Canon ink could be seen as counterfeit across a range of its printers. As part of the statement, the company has also issued instructions on how to bypass its own Digital Rights Management (DRM). The issue may extend beyond Canon Germany into other Canon Europe entities as well.
π Semiconductor shortage leads to Canon selling toner cartridges without chips which usually identify them as genuine, so Canon now instructs customers on how to override the warnings for using "counterfeit" cartridges <https://t.co/rqcmXckPFp>
-- Nils Adermann (@naderman) January 7, 2022
Below is Canon's statement, machine translated from German:
We value you as a customer and a constant user of Canon products.
Due to the persistent global shortage of semiconductor components, Canon is currently facing challenges in sourcing certain electronic components that are used in our consumables for our multifunction printers (MFP). These components lead e.g. B. Features such as the detection of the remaining toner level.
In order to ensure a continuous and reliable supply of consumables, we have decided to deliver consumables without semiconductor components until normal supply is restored.
There is no negative impact on print quality when using consumables without electronic components, but certain additional functions, such as e. B. the detection of the toner level may be impaired.
19 total printer lines and multiple models within each are affected by the issue and Canon has listed instructions on how to work around the issue for each on its website, which is basically the official instruction to ignore the warnings in its own printer software.
The situation highlights what some consider to be the absurdity of DRM as Canon, which was recently sued for disabling the scanning functionality of its printers when ink cartridges are empty, now has to explain to customers how to bypass the methods it uses to scare customers to only buy "official" ink and that its error messages to the contrary can be effectively disregarded.
Louis Rossmann, a popular YouTuber, repair technician, and advocate of consumer rights in technology products, says that he actually likes this set of events because it normalizes hitting "OK" on a senseless error message.
"You shouldn't be scared to use third-party ink in your printer," Rossmann says. "I've been using third-party ink in my printer for 25 years[β¦] it has always worked. If there is one good thing to come out of the global chip shortage, I think less of these chips that are there to try and prevent you from using something from a third party or to alert you if you are using something from a third party, I like the idea of them being discredited because when you make it normal in the consumer's mind, when you tell them, 'by the way, you just bypass this, just ignore this error message,' you're kind of low-key telling them that this doesn't matter."
Rossmann argues that Canon printers -- or really any manufacturer's printers -- are capable of retaining full functionality regardless of if the ink placed in them is first- or third-party, and the warnings the company puts in its software can be ignored with no repercussions to the quality of the printing.
While the notice was found on Canon Germany's site, PetaPixel reached out to Canon USA for comment, but the company was unavailable to respond ahead of publication.
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The global silicon shortage has hit all industries hard, and the camera industry is now feeling it pretty hard. New cameras and lenses have often had delays, historically, but usually not more than a couple of weeks. Then the Pocket 4K came, which had a 3-6 month waiting list for the first 18 months of [β¦]
Canon Warns EOS R3 Orders Could Take More Than Six Months to Fulfill
All camera manufacturers are struggling to produce enough supply to meet demand, and Canon is no exception. The company has published an apology stating that it could take more than six months before it is able to deliver on new EOS R3 orders.
Canon has published the notice to its website as an apology. As has been the case with most of these warnings of low stock or lack of supply, the note points to higher demand than anticipated for the EOS R3 as the reason for the delay.
Currently, we have received orders for each of the following products in excess of expectations, and due to the impact of global parts supply, delivery delays are occurring. We apologize for the inconvenience caused to our customers and business partners.
It's not just the R3 that has been affected, however. Canon also stipulates that orders for the RF 14-35mm f/4 L IS USM are also going to be delayed.
The products are scheduled to be shipped one by one, but it is expected that it will take a lot of time for the new camera body EOS R3 and RF lens RF14-35mm F4 L IS USM.
We sincerely apologize for the long wait for our long-awaited customers. We will continue to take measures to ensure a stable supply of products so that we can deliver our products as soon as possible. Thank you kindly look forward for your understanding.
What is unusual is that Canon is providing somewhat of a timeline: up to or beyond six months for cameras ordered at this point.
It will be shipped in sequence, but it may take more than half a year to deliver when you place a new order.
It isn't clear how long current orders are expected to take to deliver, but it wouldn't be out of the question to assume some kind of delay.
In most cases of these kinds of notices, a solid timeline is not provided. For example, when Nikon delayed the Z fc, it just said that it would work quickly to deliver "as soon as possible," but didn't provide a concrete timeline. That was also the case with expectations of Z7 II orders that were delayed for months after the announcement last year. So while it never feels great to hear something is going to be in limited availability, this kid of transparency is respectable.
Canon reverts to the more obscure timeline further in the notice and says it may "take longer than usual to deliver" on a set of lenses: the RF16mm f/2.8 STM, RF100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM, and RF400mm f/2.8 L IS USM along with an eye cup and lens hood.
The EOS R3 was likely expected to be delayed or in short supply for anyone who has been following recent camera availability. Due to the global chip shortage, every technology manufacturer from Apple to Sony to Canon has been experiencing some kind of manufacturing issue. While raw numbers point to a market that is still down compared to last year, the market is trying to recover. This coincides with reports from camera store owners who note that they can't keep stock of anything: demand has not been this high in years.
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Sony has announced that theyβre halting production of three of their Alpha series mirrorless cameras due to the global silicon shortage. Fortunately, for one of them at least, itβs an older camera model. The Sony A7 II, which has now been superseded twice, since the recent announcement of the Sony A7 IV. The two other [β¦]
Well, this oneβs a bit of a mixed bag. Over the weekend, Canon has updated its list of products delayed by supply chain issues and there also appear to be rumours of certain products being cancelled completely, to be reintroduced as a βrefreshedβ version in the future. Itβs not much of a surprise that supply [β¦]
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