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

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138 points pabs3 | 1 comments | 12 Nov 25 05:36 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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karlkloss ◴[12 Nov 25 07:05 UTC] No.45897158[source]▶
And when the AI bubble bursts, "refurbished" HDDs and GPUs will flood the market. Save your money now and be prepared.
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Nux ◴[12 Nov 25 08:39 UTC] No.45897779[source]▶
GPUs yes, but there'll be no HDDs making it alive, they'll get destroyed to protect whatever rubbish they had on.
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1. HugoTea ◴[12 Nov 25 11:39 UTC] No.45898933[source]▶
Depends how it goes down, if a company goes into insolvency all security policies are off the table and random hardware can get shifted into lot bidding.