Post B2744YO953ViLbd2fI by eskuero@mstdn.io
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 (DIR) Post #B2744YO953ViLbd2fI by eskuero@mstdn.io
       2026-01-09T15:44:21Z
       
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       Hell fucking yeah I was so right about HDDs spiking in price due AI.Bought disks from SPD the 22 of december at 265 euro a pieceSame disks now 350 euro a piece.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2744ZdmQPbwENx2fo by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
       2026-01-09T15:45:50.009309Z
       
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       @eskuero It's nothing to do with LLM's or AI - those mostly use SSD's - the HDDs duopoly just gladly jacks up prices at any excuse.
       
 (DIR) Post #B275BSfCrbVOZcSzMO by eskuero@mstdn.io
       2026-01-09T15:47:59Z
       
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       @Suiseiseki for runtime maybe but they also need a shitton of storage to save the dancing dog AI slop videos.
       
 (DIR) Post #B275BTreOp3OIVIROa by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
       2026-01-09T15:58:17.569156Z
       
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       @eskuero I don't believe the slop videos are stored for very long.Regardless, the more HDDs you make, the cheaper it is to make each unit - but why not jack up the price if the demand is such that the suckers will pay anyway?