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mock-possum ◴[12 Nov 25 06:28 UTC] No.45896964[source]▶

> delivery times for enterprise-grade HDDs delayed by two years.

I sleep

> so hyperscalers are now switching to QLC NAND-based SSDs to avoid these backorders … This could lead to SSD prices rising worldwide

Real shit

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BoredPositron ◴[12 Nov 25 06:41 UTC] No.45897033[source]▶

>>45896964 #

The funniest thing about this is that, with high GPU prices, rising RAM costs, and now increasing SSD prices, Apple will end up producing the most affordable PCs.

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1. HackerNewt-doms ◴[12 Nov 25 07:27 UTC] No.45897283[source]▶

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No, Apple has effectively promoted iCloud as the alternative to local storage as part of its product differentiation strategy in the lower price segment.

Apple will almost certainly introduce the same approach for the budget MacBook as well.

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Hard drives on backorder for two years as AI data centers trigger HDD shortage