I write insane amounts of data to my scratch drives (AI models, VMs, you name it). Currently, that is an SSD. I have worn a few below 100%. And since I don't have enough kidneys to sell for more SSDs, I'm trying something kind of retro.

I ordered a USB 3.2 DAS, and will load it with 4x 1TB WD VelociRaptor HDDs. This in RAID0 should give me near 1 gigabyte per second, plenty for the purpose. HDDs don't "wear out" from writing. (EDIT: as fast).

And the sound will be splendid 😁 Stay tuned.

EDIT: It's working fantastic! https://tech.lgbt/@Lydie/116307176095683365

#data #datastorage #harddrives #ssd #storage #swap #scratch

Are we measuring wellness in terabytes already? I have some gold :)
One is clicking, but I don’t know which one. Will put them in a box with other unused hardware for now. Can be useful someday.

#hdd #hdds #harddrives #harddrive #hardware #wd #seagate #homelab

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/18/wd-seagate-2026-hard-drive-shortage-ai-data-centers-xcxwbn/

Hard Drive Prices Surge 50% as AI Data Centers Buy Out 2026 Supply

#BigTech #AI #HardDrives #WesternDigital #Seagate #CloudComputing #AIInfrastructure #Storage #DataCenters #AIDataCenters #Cloud

Stop it, get some HDDs!

• MentalOutlaw

I would if all the #AI-shilling #billionare sociopathic #assholes didn't buy up #SSDs and #HardDrives so hard that we're close to 2006 pricing per TB with worse availability than after the 2011 Flooding in Thailand!

• The #AIbubble must burst - right now and extra hard!
  • Before it'll destroy the world!!!