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ampersandrew@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoNo, because some of the supply constraints we thought were locked in contracts were actually just handshake agreements that fell through, so that frees up supply and sends prices back down a bit. There’s also the part where this came for RAM first, but then SSDs were hit on a lag because a lot of the same tech is used, and then HDDs were hit on a lag because SSDs were scarce. HDDs don’t really factor into these devices, but there are ripple effects that can make predicting long-term costs difficult.
iamthetot@piefed.ca 2 weeks ago
Where have you seen prices coming down at all? I have only seen up up up.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
RAM prices came down a bit in mid-April, as I said, when one of those deals fell through because it wasn’t actually set in stone, and one of those major AI companies was less cash rich than everyone thought. That doesn’t mean it’s back to where we started, but they came down from their peak, at least for a time, and have somewhat stabilized since then. We’re also seeing data centers meet opposition, not just legally but logistically, and folks are trying to read the tea leaves there for prices, too.
iamthetot@piefed.ca 2 weeks ago
Must be regional because I’ve been looking and have not seen a dip 😭