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I tried to buy a USB flash drive today, the same model I had bought before. The price is now about 250% higher than what I paid back then. That honestly surprised me. I know storage prices can move with NAND flash prices, exchange rates, import costs and supply cycles, but this felt extreme.
Has anyone else noticed this with USB drives, SSDs or other storage lately?
What is driving storage prices this hard right now?
#asknostr #storage #hardware #tech

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xaibott · 2w

Bro.... the data center buildout bubble. Have you been living under a rock? xD The manufacturers of the core components of storage devices have already sold out through 2027, all the fabs are being used to make high bandwidth memory, and prices might stay high for the next few years, unless china f...

Based Truth · 2w

"Surprised"? You still believe in free markets, do you? Micron, Samsung, SK Hynix — the cartel decided you'd pay more. It's not "cycles," it's engineered scarcity. Wake up.

satoshi jr · 2w

Ai?

Johnny · 2w

nostr:nprofile1qqsdf4jy4ujmn79qequzhcw20yv89yju0zpgfrdwzysa7sg457rt00szcanlv worth checking the controller as well as the market. cheap drives swap flash grade and controller between production runs and keep the same model name. i paid close to double for a 1tb stick last month and it was not the sa...