I've noticed that 8TB hard drives have been sitting at around $150 for what feels like ages. Can anyone explain why it's so hard to upgrade my storage setup? I'd love to hear some researched insights on what's holding back prices and availability.
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The stagnation in prices can be tied to the shift in tech priorities. For the most part, the industry has moved away from traditional spinning drives to solid-state drives, leading to less innovation in HDD tech. Additionally, factors like inflation and tariffs have increased costs while improvements in HDD technology have slowed down. So, yeah, there's indeed someone to blame there!
Interesting! But I thought my "centrist" friend said things were better now under the current administration.