Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 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-square75fedilinkarrow-up1426arrow-down12cross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
arrow-up1424arrow-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 · 3 days agomessage-square75fedilinkcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
minus-squareHamknight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·3 days agoI’m just gonna say, check out shucks.top, just got two 14tb drives for 160 each.
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoIf they are SMR, they are basically DOA (for my use case)
minus-squareHamknight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoNone of the WD 14tb have been SMR as of yet. Neither have the two 18tb drives I’ve shucked.
minus-squareCtrlAltDefeat@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoLike 2 years ago that was just a normal price ffs
minus-squareSomeonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoAre they used HDDs? Nothing worse than buying something that’s on the brink of dying.
minus-squarethemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.comcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoUsed HDD aren’t on the brink of dying some them could last decades.
minus-squareHamknight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-23 days agoNope! They’re brand new shuckable (you can take out the hdd) external drives. I have 10 14tb drives in my nas that all came from this. And if you keep the enclosures, you can still warrenty them.
I’m just gonna say, check out shucks.top, just got two 14tb drives for 160 each.
If they are SMR, they are basically DOA (for my use case)
None of the WD 14tb have been SMR as of yet. Neither have the two 18tb drives I’ve shucked.
Like 2 years ago that was just a normal price ffs
Are they used HDDs? Nothing worse than buying something that’s on the brink of dying.
Used HDD aren’t on the brink of dying some them could last decades.
Nope! They’re brand new shuckable (you can take out the hdd) external drives. I have 10 14tb drives in my nas that all came from this. And if you keep the enclosures, you can still warrenty them.