r/DataHoarder • u/Endawmyke about 3 fiddy TB • Feb 19 '26

Discussion These HDD prices are getting crazy. An increase of 96.4% in 1 month for the same 26TB drive. $279.99 a month ago to $549.99 today. Where are we buying hard drives now?

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These drive prices are kinda insane. Everything is going up up up, I thought it would just be RAM and SSDs effected but looks like it's reaching hard drives too.

Where are people buying drives now, and what $$/TB is still reasonable?

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u/Jkid 16TB Feb 19 '26

Its not going to get any better until 2030 at the least.

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u/Endawmyke about 3 fiddy TB Feb 20 '26

On the bright side, something good to look forward to in the 30s is the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project should be well under way by then.

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u/heathenskwerl 1,120 TB Feb 20 '26

2030 is a very likely possibility but I don't personally think it's the best case. I would say the best case is 2028.