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Just had an HDD in my array die. Thought I'd replace it and add another spare. The prices are up 300% from 2 years ago. For spinning disks. Why?
by robmccoll 2mo ago
Just had an HDD in my array die. Thought I'd replace it and add another spare. The prices are up 300% from 2 years ago. For spinning disks. Why?
- mediaman 2mo agoMy theory is demand substitution. NVME/SSD is up so much people at the margin are switching to spinning rust, which nobody was prepared for, so now they too are drowning in demand.
- LetsGetTechnicl 2mo agoI've resorted to buying refurb HDD's for my NAS (which I backup to rsync.net) but like damn!
- mbesto 2mo ago(1) Because they can. Implied (2) If you're WD, Seagate, etc. you may shift all your fabs to higher growth areas which means you create less supply for less demand products (spinning disks)