floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThanks a lot, AI: Hard drives are already sold out for the entire year, says Western Digitalmashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square146linkfedilinkarrow-up1904arrow-down17
arrow-up1897arrow-down1external-linkThanks a lot, AI: Hard drives are already sold out for the entire year, says Western Digitalmashable.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square146linkfedilink
minus-squareGamingChairModel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·1 month ago Same with RAM. Unfortunately, the RAM shortage is caused by a RAM component being diverted to specialized packages that can’t easily be converted into normal RAM. So even a bubble bursting won’t bring RAM onto the market.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoAnd those hard drives will almost certainly be shredded.
minus-squareIbuthyr@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoWhy would they? I don’t see how they’d have to work more than in regular server farms… I could be wrong though.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoIt’s data privacy. It’s cheaper to shred them than pay someone to dban them.
minus-squareIbuthyr@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·28 days agoOh, you mean actual shredding! Thought that was some IT lingo for an HDD that is well past its prime, lol.
Unfortunately, the RAM shortage is caused by a RAM component being diverted to specialized packages that can’t easily be converted into normal RAM. So even a bubble bursting won’t bring RAM onto the market.
And those hard drives will almost certainly be shredded.
Why would they? I don’t see how they’d have to work more than in regular server farms… I could be wrong though.
It’s data privacy. It’s cheaper to shred them than pay someone to dban them.
Oh, you mean actual shredding! Thought that was some IT lingo for an HDD that is well past its prime, lol.