That’s led to a supply shortage of hard disk drives, which in turn is pushing up prices.
Joining the list of components being made more expensive by the AI revolution are HDDs.
The companywarnedcustomers in December to expect HDD price jumps throughout the first half of 2024.
This is due to the high demand for large-capacity drives that are used for AI-powered servers and data centers.
Smaller-capacity drives of 2TB and under have actually declined in price.
Prices for SSDs, both enterprise and consumer, have also increased.
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