Enterprise SSDs cost 18.6 times more than HDDs as 30TB drives hit $22,600 — hard drive supply is sold out through 2027

A 30TB TLC enterprise SSD now costs $22,600, 6.5 times higher the $3,460 it fetched around this time last year.

MicroSD card torture test writes 133 petabytes of data across 351 cards over three years — cards tested to failure reveal SanDisk as the outlier with 6 failures of the 7 tested

Matt Cole has been running hundreds of microSD cards through their paces, running them through thousands of cycles until they fail. The results are quite surprising, with both the winners and losers coming from some of the most unexpected brands.

Expand your NAS with a third off this Seagate 8TB IronWolf HDD — 32% discount in Best Buy’s 60th Anniversary sale
Expand your NAS with a third off this Seagate 8TB IronWolf HDD — 32% discount in Best Buy’s 60th Anniversary sale

Save $167 on an 8TB Seagate IronWolf HDD at Best Buy in their 60th Anniversary sales event.

SK hynix runs out of replacement SSDs and defaults to original purchase price refunds — fine-print warranty clause shortchanges buyers as drive prices double

A Redditor reports a case in which SK hynix reportedly offers a refund for a malfunctioning SSD at the original purchase price instead of a direct replacement.

Catastrophic optical disc shattering blamed on cleaning chemicals and packing foam — another data preservation concern to add to bit rot and laser rot

Bitrot isn’t the only worry, CDs and DVDs are also susceptible to damage caused by cleaning or foam off-gassing chemicals.

SK hynix to expand production capacity in China as it mulls Solidigm IPO, report claims — second phase of fab could boost local production by 50%
SK hynix to expand production capacity in China as it mulls Solidigm IPO, report claims — second phase of fab could boost local production by 50%

As demand for high-end data center SSDs peak, SK hynix upgrades its Chinese facilities and plans Solidigm listing at NASDAQ.