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

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136 points pabs3 | 1 comments | 12 Nov 25 05:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.216s | source
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ls612 ◴[12 Nov 25 19:04 UTC] No.45904527[source]▶
Thank god I built my NAS in early October it seems like I got the proverbial last train out of town.
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1. rwyinuse ◴[12 Nov 25 19:57 UTC] No.45905525[source]▶
Same here, though I did it a bit earlier. Data center SSD's I bought a while back for 50 euros each from Ebay now sell for over 200 euros. Similar increase for HDD's too.

Maybe in 3-5 years there will be a fantastic time to upgrade again, after AI bubble has burst and slightly used stuff gets dumped from data centers to online marketplaces.