Comment on Western Digital details 14-platter 3.5-inch HAMR HDD designs with 140 TB and beyond
Supervisor194@lemmy.world 3 days agoKind of the point of my comment was that drive size/cost is stagnating despite the massive technical progress in the space. I bought my first 4TB drive in 2020 ($89). Going back to 2015, I was buying 2TB at the same price ($86). Here in 2026, what’s the ~same price? 4TB ($99). 8TB is $180.
AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Well this is not a tech issue at all, it’s the fact that global economics have become a dumpster fire - particularly, in America. I can’t say I’m certain there are no other factors, but economically everything has gotten out of hand.