themachinestopsJan 16

Hard drive prices have surged by an average of 46% since September — iconic 24TB Seagate BarraCuda now $500 as AI claims another victim

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/61744315

Hard drive prices have surged by an average of 46% since September — iconic 24TB Seagate BarraCuda now $500 as AI claims another victim - Divisions by zero

https://serverpartdeals.com/products/seagate-exos-st28000nm000c-28tb-7-2k-rpm-sata-6gb-s-512e-cmr-3-5-recertified-hard-drive [https://serverpartdeals.com/products/seagate-exos-st28000nm000c-28tb-7-2k-rpm-sata-6gb-s-512e-cmr-3-5-recertified-hard-drive] 28 TB $449.99 Price per TB: $16.07 For used༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

Show threadthemurphyJan 16

Are we really sure that AI is not just used as a scape goat for companies to raise prices?

Why HDDs?

Show threadDarkCloudJan 16
Yeah right, of they’re buying thousands of terrabytes, I doubt they’re doing in in 1 TB HDD SATA drives.
Show threadPixxlMan
The tools which make 1 tb HDDs also make bigger ones.
Jan 17 at 1:37amWeb