MurrayL@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Blaming it on AI seems misleading given the owner explicitly blames leechers in the community. Selfish chuds were routinely bypassing download limits and then had the gall to add their own paywalls without contributing anything back.
noname_no_worries@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
AI datacenters buying up the hardware is why their hosting costs increased. Worsening the problem.
Zos_Kia@jlai.lu 5 hours ago
I’m sorry but this is bullshit. For basic storage you absolutely don’t need a lot of RAM or SSDs, older gen hard drives are extremely easy to find and very cheap. People have been hypnotized into believing they absolutey definitely need the latest gen of hardware, without realizing it’s useless, and it’s the only kind of hardware that knows shortages and high prices.
lechekaflan@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Where have you been?
A 2tb hard drive I bought about 6 months ago is now double its price.
papalonian@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
I’m sorry but this is bullshit.
AlDente@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
The same mechanical hard drive I bought for $250 three years ago is now going for $500 online USED. I was lucky enough to see a Microcenter listing them as in-stock for $410 about two months ago and drove an hour each way to get the last one. I haven’t seen them available new since.
Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 5 hours ago
Dude, in case you weren’t paying attention the last two weeks, HDDs are practically already sold out through their expected 2026 output. I is not just ran and ssds.
DaMummy@hilariouschaos.com 5 hours ago
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