Fochtman added, "This is a benefit we're looking forward to recognizing on the cost side of the business. Thus, the overall cost of the new HDD is anticipated to be cheaper -- at least in the long run.
The Register noted that Seagate could capitalize on the exclusivity of the latest tech. And, in turn, skyrocketing its prices. However, it will be long enough until other competitors release a similar two-actuator tech.
With the cheap production cost, Seagate could be forced to pull the price instead. As such, it could be the answer to the prevailing problem in both the supply and prices of HDD. Apparently, some of the well-informed sellers knew about the price increase from a month ago. Merchants with deep pockets and direct access to the agents obviously took the opportunity to stock up when the pricing was more reasonable.
Small-time scalpers bought a few units to flip as they're afraid that the price will eventually drop. On the other hand, the really serious resellers went all in and purchased thousands of hard drives to resell. Take the number with some salt since it's not information that we can verify. Time Finance noted that scalpers were also offering their overpriced goods in WeChat groups. For casual farmers, Chia doesn't require the biggest hard drives on the market; even 4TB hard drives will suffice.
For prospective investors, however, the high-capacity units are the most sought-after models, particularly enterprise-class hard drives. Many people have saved power and money by using a Raspberry Pi to farm Chia by attaching drives to the single board computer after building the plots on a PC.
We randomly compared a few 18TB and 16TB hard drives using data from manmanbuy. Water needs to be pumped, filtrated and cleaned to a usable standard before it can be utilized in the production of semiconductors. This tremendous demand for this component, alongside constant changes in the production line to cater these components to the end-user, has significantly drained available water resources in Taiwan, draining reservoirs and pushing existing water treatment centers to breaking point.
Taiwan has invested significantly in this area and as we speak, a new water filtration and treatment center is being built there. But the advantages at manufacture will still not be present or noticeably felt until to at the earliest. Although the impact on Taiwanese sovereignty, independence and freedom with regard to China is not centered around the subject of semiconductors and component manufacture in Taiwan, it would be silly not to acknowledge that this has not impacted or played a part in tensions worldwide.
With the recently mentioned dominance in semiconductor manufacturer, Taiwan holds a lot of political attention.
The US, along with large portions of the world, supports and recognizes Taiwan as separate from China. There are numerous, historical, moral and social factors that form the basis of this support, but it would be foolish to ignore that there is also a note of economic concern in this too. Meanwhile, as far as ownership of Taiwan is concerned, China is still adamant that historically it is theirs, and has been an ongoing debate for decades. This is not the biggest factor in this list, but it sure is not making things any better.
And there you have it, five key reasons where there are hardware shortages right now, why the prices are going up and sadly why we can expect this to be the case for quite a while longer! Have I missed something? Is there a new crisis on the horizon you think worth touching on? Let me know below. It might take an extra day to respond to your message, but we will try our best to help you with your storage needs.
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