alt.hn

2/17/2026 at 9:22:05 PM

Western Digital is sold out of hard drives for all of 2026

 https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/western-digital-is-already-sold-out-of-hard-drives-for-all-of-2026-chief-says-some-long-term-agreements-for-2027-and-2028-already-in-place

by linolevan

2/18/2026 at 2:24:16 PM

The goal is to push consumers into the cloud completely.

by spirewalk

2/17/2026 at 11:17:27 PM

So RAM isn't the only component that goes into these AI data centers?

by direwolf20

2/18/2026 at 1:16:01 AM

well given that this started after the RAM shortage, this feels more like surveillance-related activities, to me.

but that's much more of a gut feeling than anything i have evidence to support.

by naikrovek

2/18/2026 at 3:35:08 AM

It is, just not for the purpose of law enforcement. The models need a lot of data. Gotta keep it somewhere

by idiotsecant