HDD prices rise almost 50% on average since September

HDD prices have risen by 23-66% since September

According to data collected by Computerbase.de, HDD prices have risen significantly over the past few months. The website has logged the prices of 12 HDDs since September 15th. These HDDs have capacities ranging from 4TB to 30TB. The retail pricing of these drives has risen by 23-66% since September 15th.

On average, the HDDs listed below have seen a 46.41% price increase. While some HDD models have recently seen their prices decrease, most models now carry much higher prices than before.

(Data from Computerbase.de)

Why are HDD prices rising?

The huge datacenter buildouts of companies like Microsoft, OpenAI, and Amazon have placed a huge strain on PC supply chains. While AI datacenters primarily focus on faster SSD storage, they still use HDDs for mass storage applications. This added demand is impacting retail prices. Furthermore, the growing SSD storage demands of AI datacenters have forced more traditional datacenters to invest in HDD storage as a cost-effective alternative. While SSDs are faster, HDDs are much more cost-effective, even as their costs rise.

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