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minus-squarerekabis@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 days agoWhy… why would hard drives be going up in price?? AI does not use spinning platters of rust, like, at all.
minus-squareTaldan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·9 days agoYes it does. Where do you think they store those gigantic training datasets?
minus-squareEncrypt-Keeper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 days agoBecause the opposite is true. AI uses spinning rust far, far more than it does solid state storage.
minus-square1995ToyotaCorolla@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoMy best guess is they want to use the raw materials on more profitable products. Kinda like how consumer PSUs are going up in price. The materials are being used for enterprise PSUs in the datacenter
Why… why would hard drives be going up in price?? AI does not use spinning platters of rust, like, at all.
Yes it does. Where do you think they store those gigantic training datasets?
Because the opposite is true. AI uses spinning rust far, far more than it does solid state storage.
My best guess is they want to use the raw materials on more profitable products. Kinda like how consumer PSUs are going up in price. The materials are being used for enterprise PSUs in the datacenter