Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 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-square87linkfedilinkarrow-up1456cross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
arrow-up1456external-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 · 17 days agomessage-square87linkfedilinkcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-216 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.
This isn’t a huge increase. It’s not on the order of what just happened with RAM.