Western Digital confirms HDD and NAND flash shortages, warns partners of higher pricing

sandeepsachin

Skilled

• Apr 11, 2024

• #1

[News] Western Digital Customer Letter Confirms HDD Supply Shortage! NAND Flash and Hard Drive Prices Continue to Rise | TrendForce Insights

The demand for large-capacity HDD products driven by the artificial intelligence market has caused overall HDD prices to surge. According to the lates...

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Sohamsdays

Recruit

• Apr 15, 2024

• #2

I just searched for the HDD I bought during college in 2015 for 3,899 and it's now selling for 5,099 on Amazon. ( wd element ). Cannot afford shit even after having a job lmao.

 

napstersquest

Thread Police

Adept

• Apr 15, 2024

• #3

Sohamsdays said:

I just searched for the HDD I bought during college in 2015 for 3,899 and it's now selling for 5,099 on Amazon. ( wd element ). Cannot afford shit even after having a job lmao.

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Well I bought a 250GB Samsung 860 EVO SSD in 2017 for 6999 XD

We have come a long way for sure. But yeah the news is concerning, especially for HDDs. NAND storage shortage comes and goes, prices genersally come down further than they rise.

 

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entropy

Recruit

• Apr 23, 2024

• #4

That's a bummer! I was thinking about setting up a media server for home use by getting a NAS. But I guess it won't be happening anytime soon