Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoHDD prices spike as AI infrastructure and China's PC push collide — hard drives record biggest price increase in eight quarters, suppliers warn pressure will continuewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square83linkfedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down11
arrow-up1169arrow-down1external-linkHDD prices spike as AI infrastructure and China's PC push collide — hard drives record biggest price increase in eight quarters, suppliers warn pressure will continuewww.tomshardware.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square83linkfedilink
minus-squarefox2263@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoI was waiting for them to come down in order to get another for my NAS. Now they’re gonna go up again instead. Fuck me
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoThis isn’t a huge increase. It’s not on the order of what just happened with RAM. According to a report from Digitimes Asia (quoting Nikkei), HDD contract prices jumped roughly 4% quarter over quarter in Q4 2025.
I was waiting for them to come down in order to get another for my NAS. Now they’re gonna go up again instead. Fuck me
This isn’t a huge increase. It’s not on the order of what just happened with RAM.