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Data centers are now hoarding SSDs as hard drive supplies dry up (www.techspot.com)
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According to Taiwan tech publication DigiTimes, most AI firms are unwilling to wait two years for HDD supplies to stabilize and are shifting to SSDs instead. To contain costs, they are choosing QLC NAND-based drives over the faster, more durable, and more expensive TLC variants.

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[-] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

On the upside, we consumers get to have the superior TLC SSDs (better write durability).

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 13 points 3 months ago

Assuming that the chip manufacturers don't drop TLC production to fill AI orders.

[-] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Let's hope not

[-] UnityDevice@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

But at double the price that they were a few months ago.

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